I had an opportunity to see Arooj Aftab and her ensemble play during LEVITATION Festival this year in Austin. The show was off the beaten track, a few blocks away from the raucousness of Sixth Street at Scholz Garten.
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New York City’s Parquet Courts hit Stubb’s BBQ Friday amid a ton of anticipation from fans eager to see the garage rockers’ return to Austin. Perhaps lost in that fervor was the fact their new record, Sympathy for Life featured a cache of songs unlike much of the band’s previous material.
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Tame Impala took the stage just three days after the mass-casualty event at Astroworld, where eight victims all younger than 30 lost their lives during a chaotic set from headliner Travis Scott.
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Approximately two years since their previous visit to Austin, hardcore UK punk rockers, IDLES, made their glorious return to the live music capital October 25, on a warm, muggy night at the now legendary Stubb’s BBQ, in the historic Red River Cultural District
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On October 26, Soccer Mommy visited Emo’s in Austin, Texas after the release of their sophomore album, color theory. During quarantine, Nashville native Sophie Allison aka Soccer Mommy, released a binder, EP version of the album.
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As Austin’s LEVITATION festival closed out on Halloween night, many fans still wore three or four wristbands from their full weekend of psych rock events the festival organzied. Sundays can be a drudge for any festival, but the sold-out, costume-wearing Japanese Breakfast crowd at Stubb’s BBQ proved that the Live Music Capital of the World is as vibrant as ever.
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At Mohawk on October 29th, black midi displayed their sky-high musical endurance and tested the audience’s as well at the 2021 verison of LEVITATION Fest.
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With their concise old-school rock formula, it’s tempting to label Montreal’s TOPS as a nostalgia project. But pop-rock doesn’t account for the band’s intricate layers and synthpop negates the group’s prowess in both their instruments and songwriting. Sure, the keys pop and levitate into a lush atmosphere, but it’s a dreamy wave that invites you to dance not brood as was the case last Friday in Austin’s Red River District at The Mohawk.
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Saturday at White Denim’s Radio Milk Recording Co. compound, local dream pop trio, Semihelix will celebrate the release of their first full-length album, Recoil. Joining the band on the bill are post-rock mainstays, my education and electro-psych duo ThunderStars.
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All day, grey skies threatened to rain over Austin last Wednesday. Sleigh Bells, set to play their only outdoor show of their Unannounced Album tour at Mohawk, calculated the risk of moving their set time from 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday.
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After a successful dry run with Go Fever last weekend at East Austin’s BLK Vinyl’s first outdoor show, the venue is hosting their second such event this Sunday, October 17. This time the in-store guest is Semihelix bandleader, Geannie Friedman who is playing a solo set to promote her debut full-length record release.
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