SXSW Preview: Austin’s Keeled Scales Label a Family Affair
An innate drive for acceptance that is a basic human instinct. Independent record label Keeled Scales embody the positive aspect of family.
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SXSW pro-tips from an Austin local
These SXSW pro-tips may help you navigate the festival a bit better.
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Live music preview: Six SXSW 2023 buzz bands to see
Alright, folks. It’s March in Austin which means it is time to begin your planning for SXSW 2023. Posters and RSVPs have already begun opening up. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of artists, showcases, and events happening around the city. Here is a list of six buzz bands I am most excited to see perform this year.
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Live music review: 41st Austin Music Awards featured Jackie Venson, Como Las Movies, Kathy Valentine and more
On a springlike evening Sunday at Mohawk, the Austin Chronicle hosted the Austin Music Awards for the 41st time to a sold-out venue that saw a lineup that truly ran the gamut of the Austin musical landscape.
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Live music review: Big Thief played to a full house at ACL Live
This past Wednesday night the hallowed Austin music venue, the ACL Live Moody Theater, slowly filled to its full capacity in anticipation of the evening’s agenda featuring the indie-folk roots music of Big Thief.
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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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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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Interview: Club X founders Michele Mas and Misti Watts talk booking in Austin
The Cosmic Clash sat down with local event promoters Michele Mas and Misti Hamrick who produce Club X, happening every second Sunday at The 13th Floor Bar downtown.
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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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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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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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