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Live music review: King Gizzard played marathon three hour set at Germania Amphitheater

November 20, 2024 Case Cockrell 172 Views Circuit of the Americas, COTA, Germania Amphitheater, hard rock, indie rock, jam band, Joey Walker, King Gizzard, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, live music, Review, rock n roll, Stu Mackenzie

The trek out to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas racetrack where Germania Amphitheater is located is a daunting one. From taking in an hour of traffic, ludicrous drink prices, and baffling ticket expenditures, the Formula 1 Racing spot has most Austin music fans disinterested in driving out to the sticks to experience its monstrosity. (17 miles outside of the downtown area to be exact.) In last Friday night’s case, fans of a certain Australian band made an exception.

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Live music review: Billy Strings Moody Center debut kicked off Austin run with 3-hour spectacle

June 4, 2023 Case Cockrell 2648 Views Billy Strings, Blaze Foley, bluegrass, flatpicking, jam band, live music, Moody Center, Review, Townes Van Zandt

With two nights of music prepared for Austin at Billy Strings Moody Center debut Friday and Saturday, Strings unveiled three and a half hours of music, with the first night of the residency being Strings’ longest live show to date.

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Album review [Show preview]: Marcus Rezak returns with Truth in Sound EP

April 14, 2021 Greg Ackerman 470 Views album review, Grateful Dead, Grupo Fantasma, jam band, music fesival, Riders Against The Storm, Shred is Dead

It seems more than appropriate to celebrate the impending release of jam guitarist, Marcus Rezak’s solo EP, Truth in Sound which releases on all digital platforms April 29 with distribution by Color Red.

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Live music review: Melvin Seals and JGB return to Austin 37 years later

August 8, 2019 Greg Ackerman 599 Views Austin, BLues, jam band, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Band, Jerryfest, JGB, live music, live review, Melvin Seals, mohawk

When it was announced that Melvin Seals and JGB (Jerry Garcia Band) booked two nights at The Mohawk last weekend, we scratched our heads. Not because the booking was strange, many a jam band has graced the outdoor stage at

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Live music preview: Marcus Rezak and Shred is Dead are coming to Austin

April 30, 2019 Greg Ackerman 772 Views Grateful Dead, improvisational music, jam band, live music, Marcus Rezak, preview, progressive music

A new wave of experimental and improvisational artists are gaining popularity nationwide. Touring progressive music guitarist Marcus Rezak is part of that trend, emerging from the respected music program at Berklee College in Boston to join the ranks of skilled hired guns touring festival stages while working with Digital Tape Machine, Grateful Dead/JGB progressive instrumental act Shred is Dead and Katharsis. Rezak has made his first solo album, “Gateway to the Galaxy” with drummer Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), legendary saxophonist, Bill Evans (Miles Davis), bassist Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa) and Joel Cummins (Umphrey’s) on keys. Indeed a true super group was assembled for the recording of the record at The Attic in Nashville.

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The Cover Letter continued to rock at Sahara Lounge Thursday at SXSW – The Cosmic Clash

March 22, 2018 Greg Ackerman 204 Views concerts, Four Daze of Clash, jam band, live music, Sahara Lounge, SXSW, The Cover Letter

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