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Live music review: Eclectic musical gathering Wizard Rodeo marks third year at The Long Time

December 8, 2023 Case Cockrell 1581 Views alt-country, Deerhoof, Garrett T Capps NASA Country, Grocery Bag, Hemlock, indie rock, Little Mazarn, live music, punk rock, Pussy Gilette, Review, rock n roll, The Long Time, Wizard Rodeo

Wizard Rodeo isn’t a rodeo for spell-casting wizards.. There aren’t any wizards, horses, bulls, lassos, or anything like that there

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Atlanta garage punks Black Lips rocked Parish with Gus Baldwin and Death Party

November 20, 2023 Case Cockrell 1531 Views Black Lips, Death Party, garage rock, Gus Baldwin, indie rock, live music, Parish, punk, Review

Atlanta’s Black Lips have kept this dream alive since the label’s dissolution. Since embarking on numerous tours and album cycles since 1999, the garage outfit has been a musical binge since their inception. With a stage show that goes the lo-fi, rocking distance, there was never a dull moment on Friday night at Austin’s Parish in the city’s East Side.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Review

Live music review: Nation of Language treated Scoot Inn crowd to sublime synth rock vibes

November 6, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1356 Views Human League, indie rock, live music, Nation of Language, new music, New Order, Review, Scoot Inn, synth rock

Brooklyn’s Nation of Language treated the Scoot Inn crowd last Thursday to an 80s synth rock influenced masterpiece of of a show. The upstart trio who got a huge boost in the midst of the Pandemic with 2021’s A Way Forward which garnered streaming fans far and wide. The record’s success also got the band slots at ACL Festival last year where The Cosmic Clash witnessed an early afternoon set at a minor stage that impressed despite the less than ideal setting in the heat of the Texas afternoon

Greg Ackerman Review

Song review: Como Las Movies and Sabrina Ellis join forces for La 6, release party November 3

October 31, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1378 Views Como Las Movies, Cumbia, indie rock, live music, Sabrina Ellis, song review, Try Hard Coffee, Waterloo Records

Ahead of the group’s planned November release of the new album by Austin’s Como Las Movies, the band has released

Mike Cosmic Music Video Premiere

Music video premiere: SATALiGHTS “Sirenas” drops today

August 16, 2023 mikecosmic 1475 Views alt-rock, indie rock, Mike Cosmic, music video, new music, Satalights, shoegaze, single premiere, Sirena

Satalights are set to premiere their latest single and music video titled “Sirenas” today at The Cosmic Clash. This release follows their November 2020 album Little Star, which made our Best Austin Albums list that year

Live Music Mike Cosmic Review

Live music review: Sparta Celebrates Wiretap Scars 20th Anniversary Tour at Parish

August 9, 2023 mikecosmic 1898 Views Acid Wave, At The Drive-In, El Paso, indie rock, live music, Mars Volta, Mike Cosmic, Parish, Review, rock n roll, Sparta, Wiretap Scars, Zeta

Sparta cruised into Austin’s Parish venue on July 26, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Wiretap Scars. This highly anticipated release came after their 2002 EP, Austere. Wiretap Scars was well received, particularly following the downfall of the critically acclaimed band, At The Drive-In. The breakup of At The Drive-In, due to musical differences, split the band into Sparta and The Mars Volta. Both bands definitely took different paths and crafted their own sound.

Album Mike Cosmic Review

Album review: Rival Waves to release latest record A Meaningless Chaos August 5

August 4, 2023 mikecosmic 1582 Views 3TEN, A Meaningless Chaos, album review, Frenchie Smith, indie rock, Lola Tried, Mike Cosmic, new music, Rival Waves, The Dead Coats

Rival Waves is set to release their eagerly anticipated new album, “A Meaningless Chaos,” on Saturday, August 5 at ACL’s 3Ten venue. The spectacular lineup is sure to make it the party to be at that evening. Openers are none other than Austin powerhouse acts The Dead Coats and Lola Tried.

Album Mike Cosmic Review

Album Review : Being Dead debut album When Horses Would Run offers refreshing take

July 29, 2023 mikecosmic 1710 Views album review, Being Dead, indie rock, jazz, Mike Cosmic, new music, post-punk, rock n roll

It has been a little over a week since the release of Being Dead’s debut album When Horses Would Run. The Austin band (featuring bandleaders, Falcon Bitch and Gumball) has offered a refreshing take on alternative music.

Case Cockrell Review

Live music review: Wednesday told all of their best stories at Mohawk Monday

May 5, 2023 Case Cockrell 1245 Views Cryogeyser, indie pop, indie rock, live music, mohawk, Review, songwriter, Wednesday

For Wednesday’s Monday night gig at Austin’s beloved Mohawk, the group turned the Austin Red River District venue into their storytelling sanctuary.

Drew Doggett Review

Live music review: Built to Spill Slays, Shreds, Sells Out Mohawk Austin

April 19, 2023 Drew Doggett 1813 Views Built To Spill, Doug Martsch, indie rock, Isaac Brock, J Mascis, live music, Mohawk Austin, Review

One band she loved was Built to Spill. “Hey, play that song about going out of your mind,” she’d request. Translated from mom-speak, that was the band’s standout ‘Goin’ Against Your Mind.’ At Austin’s Mohawk on April 8, I thought about the drives with her as the drums launched into the 10-minute six-string odyssey.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: finding hope with Weyes Blood at Stubb’s

April 4, 2023 Michael Maly 1043 Views indie rock, live music, Natalie Laura Mering, Review, Stubb's, Weyes Blood

As the sold-out crowd at Stubb’s BBQ performed the standard between set activities, beverages, restroom breaks, locating friends in the crowd, etc. in preparation for the highly anticipated headline act of the evening, Weyes Blood, a familiar and widely underestimated beauty of a tune piped in over the PA.

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