Jackie O’Brien – The Cosmic Clash

Live Music Review: The Bright Light Social Hour headlined stellar Scoot Inn performance last Saturday

April 16, 2024 Amanda Quraishi 710 Views Curtis Roush, funk, hillbilly disco, Jackie O'Brien, Juan Alfredo Rios, live music, Mia Carruthers, new music, Review, rock n roll, Scoot Inn, TBLSH, The Bright Light Social Hour, Zac Cantanzaro

The band played Austin for a few SXSW-adjacent shows this spring and now they’re back on the road, taking Emergency Leisure eastward – but not before one more local show at Austin’s Scoot Inn on Saturday, April 13. Local favs The Mammoths opened early, followed by Mo Lowda & the Humble who are scheduled to continue on tour with The Bright Light Social Hour through the end of spring. By the time Mo Lowda was done vibing, the crowd was primed and the mood shifted in anticipation.

Album Greg Ackerman Music Video Review

Album review: The Bright Light Social Hour released first new music in three years Friday

September 30, 2018 Greg Ackerman 478 Views Afrobeat, Austin, Austin Music, Curtis Roush, Jackie O'Brien, Music, new music, psych-rock, shoegaze, TBLSH, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Cosmic Clash

After covering The Bright Light Social Hour for nearly a decade, since their debut album The Bright Light Social Hour dropped, I can honestly say I couldn’t be more excited for the group. If you clicked the link, you saw tens of thousands of plays their debut has on Soundcloud which isn’t even the most popular streaming platform they’re found on. The band was hot. You couldn’t turn on KUT (KUTX didn’t exist yet) without hearing one of the band’s singles.

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