live music

Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn Asking for a Ride tour stop

Louisville natives White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn on Tuesday, stopping in Austin in support of January release, Asking for a Ride. The record is perhaps the band’s best. That’s say something as their previous release produced their most popular song thus far, “Might Be Right.”

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Christina DeStefanoReview

Live music review: Bass Drum of Death shredded Empire

February 11 marked the third night of the Say I Won’t Tour for Bass Drum of Death at Empire Control Room and Garage. While February may be an unusual time for bands to tour through Austin, too cold for larger crowds and too early for SXSW, fans hungry for a show to tide them over until the Sx avalanche of bands

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Austin Music Awards lineup set for Mohawk on February 26

The 41st Austin Music Awards are set to take place February 26 Mohawk honoring the best in Austin music over the past year. The lineup has been set with performances by Jackie Venson, Como Las Movies with Sabrina Ellis, Die Spitz and more. Tickets for the event are on sale now. Proceeds benefit music mental health org, SIMS Foundation. 

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Brian HillsmanReview

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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OpinionRobert Dean

The Lost Well: Austin Punk’s Last Stand

Many of the bars and venues of the past are now alive thanks to a savvy marketer coupling with new construction Svengali, giving the names of their suites like the “Armadillo World Headquarters” or “the Trudy’s Room,” offering a gross impression of what was in a place steeped in so much cultural history. Yet some places remain – like The Lost Well. 

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Brian HillsmanReview

Live music review: KUTX 10th Birthday celebration at Antone’s

It sure feels as if the locally-beloved radio station has been around for far longer, but on Sunday, January 15, KUTX celebrated its 10th “Birthday” at Antone’s Nightclub with a chilled-out showcase of euphonious tunes from locally-treasured bands Why Bonnie, Sun June and show opener, Redbud.

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Christina DeStefanoReview

Live music review: Free Week twentieth anniversary recap

From January 5 to January 7, venues up and down the Red River Cultural District participated in Free Week. 2023 marked the twentieth anniversary of the event that was created to provide entertainment during quiet months in order to support the service industry.

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