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Live music review: Eclipse Utopiafest brought eclectic music and community to Central Texas this month

October 18, 2023 Case Cockrell 939 Views !!! (chk chk chk), Andrea Magee, Eclipse Utopia, live music, Megafauna, Money Chicha, music festival, Review, The Octopus Project, Tomar and the FCs, Trouble in the Streets, Uotpiafest, Viben and the Submersibles

Utopia Festival organizers Travis Sutherland and Wayne Dalchau have spent over the past decade working tirelessly to craft a small cap music festival that stresses the importance of expanding any music fan’s horizons while cultivating a community that keeps fans of the festival coming back year after year. For this Fall’s edition of the festival, the Utopia team celebrated the solar eclipse with an eclectic lineup that brought an array of diverse musicians that take the Utopia Festival mission to heart.

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Live music preview: Six artists to see at final Eclipse Utopia Festival in October

September 28, 2023 Case Cockrell 997 Views !!! (chk chk chk), Eclipse Utopi, live music, Megafauna, Money Chicha, preview, The Octopus Project, Trouble in the Streets, Utopia Fest, Viben and the Submersibles

Utopia Festival has planned a profusion of eclectic music acts for this Fall’s edition of the festival. What’s more, no set overlaps, attendance is limited and camping is free with your ticket. This festival was made for a quality experience for music fans. Here are six artists to see if you’re smart enough to snag a ticket to the Four Sisters Ranch for the festivities on October 12-14.

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Live music review: Feel Good Music Festival for SIMS Foundation featured Latin fusion, songwriters

May 31, 2023 Greg Ackerman 408 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Easy Compadre!, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, live music, Megafauna, Money Chicha, Review, SIMS Foundation

The first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage took place over the holiday weekend. The venue and SIMS Foundation hopes it to become an annual tradition at the upstart live music venue in South Austin. The festival capped a month-long celebration of Mental Health Awareness for the music non-profit that provides mental health and recovery services to Austin music industry members and their dependent families.

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Live music preview: Feel Good Music Festival by SIMS Foundation takes place May 27-28 at Far Out Lounge

May 9, 2023 Greg Ackerman 390 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Clemente Castillo, Dylan, Far Out Lounge, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, Marley, Megafauna, mental health, Money Chicha, SIMS Foundation

On Friday, SIMS Foundation announced the first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage, May 27-28 as part of a month-long Mental Health Awareness celebration. The two-day event (Saturday evening, daytime Sunday) features a Latin-heavy bill opening night

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Live music review: Japan’s Boris destroyed Empire Garage, Megafauna played Chess Club after show

September 1, 2022 Greg Ackerman 459 Views Boris, Empire Garage, heavy rock, live music, Megafauna, Nothing, post rock, prog rock, Review

Guitar-heavy noise rockers, Boris visited Empire Garage August 25 for a stop on their Heavy Rock Breakfast tour with support from Philadelphia’s Nothing. Needless to say, it was an evening of loudness that fans felt in their organs at various points during the intense, 15-song set headliners Boris delivered.

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Live music preview: My Cruddy Valentine at Far Out Lounge Feb 14

February 5, 2020 Greg Ackerman 176 Views Austin, Far Out Lounge, indie rock, live music, Megafauna, preview, rock n roll, The Sour Notes, Valentine, Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day can be a drag. If you’re in a relationship, you feel obligated to get your partner candy, cards, flowers, dinner, the whole ball of wax. If you’re not hanging out with anyone during the holiday then it can be a source of stress or at least mildly annoying. The Cosmic Clash along with Dad Presents and Covert Curiosity are taking care of all those details for you this year by booking and planning a great night of live music, performance art and vendors February 14 at Far Out Lounge and Stage.

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Best Austin Albums of 2019

December 18, 2019 Greg Ackerman 205 Views Albums, Austin, best albums, Black Pumas, Gary Clark Jr, Jackie Venson, Megafauna, Moving Panoramas, Music, records, Sun June, Superfonicos, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Vapor Caves, top albums, Townes Van Zandt, vinyl

Two years ago, over 400 albums were released by Austin artists according to Kevin Curtin at
The Austin Chronicle. Curtin then released a list of Austin’s top 200 records. His point? The musical bar is set so high in Austin that half of that momentous number of releases were deserving of some kind of mention in a year-end list. While we applaud him for the effort in producing a massive list of worthy albums, we’re keeping it simple with a more manageable collection of best Austin albums we loved listening to in the past year.

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Hot Summer Nights kicked off in Austin’s Red River District last night [live video]

July 26, 2019 Greg Ackerman 157 Views Coattails, concerts, Empire Control Room. Cheer Up Charlies, Hot Summer Nights, Kay Odyssey, live music, Megafauna, review Austin, Urban Heat Island Effect

Thursday evening’s California-like weather encouraged fans to get out early (and often) to support local musical acts performing on the first of four evenings of no cover shows in downtown Austin. The event, dubbed Hot Summer Nights seeks to

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