Song review: Como Las Movies and Sabrina Ellis join forces for La 6, release party November 3
Ahead of the group’s planned November release of the new album by Austin’s Como Las Movies, the band has released
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Music video premiere: SATALiGHTS “Sirenas” drops today
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
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Live music review: Sparta Celebrates Wiretap Scars 20th Anniversary Tour at Parish
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.
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Album review: Rival Waves to release latest record A Meaningless Chaos August 5
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.
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Album Review : Being Dead debut album When Horses Would Run offers refreshing take
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.
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Live music review: Wednesday told all of their best stories at Mohawk Monday
For Wednesday’s Monday night gig at Austin’s beloved Mohawk, the group turned the Austin Red River District venue into their storytelling sanctuary.
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Live music review: Built to Spill Slays, Shreds, Sells Out Mohawk Austin
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.
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Live music review: finding hope with Weyes Blood at Stubb’s
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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Live Music Review: Dry Cleaning Sold-Out Mohawk last week
Dry Cleaning was back in Austin for a sold-out show in the Red River Cultural District at Mohawk on Friday, January 27. The South-London, post-punk band displayed a great deal of synchronal growth almost eight months to the day after a sold-out performance at Hotel Vegas
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Song Premiere: Austin act The Sour Notes dropped Middle Distance this month
While Austin’s powerhouse indie rock outfit, The Sour Notes, is gearing up to release a new album, The Cosmic Clash is proud to premiere the first single “Middle Distance”. The track is mixed by Steve Christensen and mastered by Joe LaPorta who’s worked on every Sour Notes song.
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Live music review: Modest Mouse 25th birthday of Lonesome Crowded West at ACL Live
The sold-out Modest Mouse performance on Monday at ACL Live celebrated the 25th birthday of the band’s lauded Lonesome Crowded West album. The indie-rock recording gem is often cited as one of the best records of the 90s and for good reason.
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