music festival – The Cosmic Clash

Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny with Danny Brown, HEALTH, Of Montreal, Water From Your Eyes set for December 14-15

November 26, 2024 Case Cockrell 466 Views art rock, Being Dead, Danny Brown, Haha Laughing, Holiday Hootenanny, live music, micro fest, music festival, Of Montreal, post-punk, preview, Radio East, Resound Presents, rock n roll, Water From Your Eyes

Resound Presents’ annual winter formal returns this year with a two-day event set to take place on December 15 and 16 with a worthy lineup to ensure Austin music fans send off their year with a bang. The 16-band excursion dubbed the “Holiday Hootenanny,” is an enormous opportunity to see the up-and-coming and well-established talent with many acts that have torn through Austin in 2024 as show favorites as the stacked concert calendar in town has continued to unfold. The event is also co-presented by all-star concert photographer Pooneh Ghana and famed local radio station KUTX. The annual programming will take place at the multi-stage Radio/East, located in South Austin, one of the city’s most exciting new venues

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: Wizard Rodeo festival is set for year four with thoughtfully curated eclectic bill

November 22, 2024 Case Cockrell 393 Views A Hawk and A Hacksaw, alt-country, folk music, folk rock, Garrett T Capps, Garrett T Capps NASA Country, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Barnes, Jesse Ebaugh, Lindsey Verril, Little Mazarn, live music, music festival, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nina Nastasia, preview, psych-rock, rock n roll, The Long Time, Will Johnson, Wizard Rodeo

The annual Wizard Rodeo music festival returns to The Long Time Sandlot for another year of folk-oriented fun on December 7. An eclectic lineup put together by San Antonio country rock sensation and Lonesome Rose venue owner Garrett T. Capps, Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill, and The Long Time owner Jesse Ebaugh, Wizard Rodeo promises a celebration that defies all the current era’s normalities with a genre-spanning music lineup, art installations, and multiple stages, (Including one located inside of an onsite boarding house, go figure.) The booked talent will showcase the widespread creativity of Central Texas and beyond.

Brian Hillsman Live Music Review

Live music review: Levitation Halloween Kickoff at Hotel Vegas with Osees and Kairos Creature Club

November 6, 2024 Brian Hillsman 478 Views garage rock, Halloween, Hotel Vegas, John Dwyer, Kairos Creature Club, Levitation, live music, music festival, Osees, punk rock, Review, rock n roll

Halloween night 2024, marked the opening evening of Levitation Festival this year. With artists from around the globe opening on stages at venues throughout Austin, Kairos Creature Club and Osees presented a Halloween kickoff at East Sixth’s Hotel Vegas. It was a show that would surely deliver. Each year, Osees make their way to Austin for a four-night residency at East Austin live music hub. And every year, they put on versatile sets that exceed the expectations of music fans. Halloween night last Thursday was no exception.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: Seven more bands to see at Levitation 2024

October 28, 2024 Case Cockrell 517 Views doom metal, Grocery Bag, hard rock, Illuminati Hotties, indie pop, indie rock, Levitation, live music, music festival, preview, psych-rock, Queen Serene, rock n roll, shoegaze, Slowdive, stoner rock, The Dare, The Sword, Wine Lips

The 2024 edition of Levitation is coming up fast this Halloween weekend. Each year, Austin’s The Black Angels and trusted booking powerhouse and Festival Director Rob Fitzpatrick continue to deliver star-studded lineups and cutting edge acts that never disappoint local and out-of-town music fans traveling to Austin for the annual multi-venue programming. The Cosmic Clash team is here to provide another list of bands you need to see over the four-day festival takeover at venues all over the Austin area. Fans have the option of purchasing access to the entire lineup or purchase individual shows. Set times and tickets can be found on the Levitation website for fans to plan their daily excursions to see all the music they can throughout the weekend.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music preview: Six bands to see at LEVITATION 2024

October 14, 2024 Case Cockrell 634 Views A Place to Bury Strangers, Austin Psych Fest, Boris, doom rock, Levitation, live music, Mdou Moctar, music festival, Pissed Jeans, progressive rock, psych-rock, Review, stoner rock, Swift, The Black Angels

World-renowned psychedelic Austin musician Roky Erickson once said, “At one time, I had it notarised that I was from another planet. By a lawyer.” Regardless of whether that makes sense or not, Erickson’s legacy still holds true in the city of Austin, Texas. We’re decades removed from the 60s, but folks like Austin’s The Black Angels and their proxies have kept his legacy alive by delivering endless programming of neo-psych rock utopia. Festival founders Rob Fitzpatrick and The Black Angels’ Levitation is back this Halloween weekend for yet another multi-venue installment, and the booked talent continues to deliver a factor of “Wow.” The Cosmic Clash team will join the festivities yet again and is here to prescribe another list of bands you need to see for the end-of-October festivities. All set times can be found on the Levitation website.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Review

A Different Kind of Music Fest: Park City Song Summit Labs featured Jim James with Danny Clinch and Steve Poltz with Jay Blakesberg

August 22, 2024 Greg Ackerman 790 Views alternative rock, blues rock, Danny Clinch, Jay Blakesburg, live music, mental health, music festival, My Morning Jacket, Park City Song Summit, PCSS, Review, rock n roll, soul, Steve Poltz, Summit Labs, Trombone Shorty Academy

Last weekend musicians, music industry members and fans gathered at Canyons Village in Park City for the fifth edition of the Park City Song Summit which took place August 15-17. The small capacity festival provided an intimate and gorgeous setting for fans to engage in Summit Labs sessions that included performing artists discussing various aspects of music as it relates to mental health and wellness. Programming included a presentation by Canadian singer-songwriter, Steve Poltz and photographer Jay Blakesburg as well as a session that included, My Morning Jacket band leader, Jim James and longtime MMJ photographer, Danny Clinch. The festival offered daytime performances by various acts with headlining shows in the amphitheater situated on the adjacent Canyons Village ski slope which provided top-tier sound and lighting throughout the weekend. It was evident that this was a different kind of music fest than most fans are accustomed to.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

Live music preview: LEVITATION 2024 music festival lineup and schedule is out

July 3, 2024 Case Cockrell 1142 Views 13th Floor, A Place to Bury Strangers, Boogarins, Death Valley Girls, Hotel Vegas, Kingdom, Levitation, live music, Mdou Moctar, Meatbodies, mohawk, music festival, Osees, Phantogram, preview, psych-rock, Slift, Stubb's, The Black Angels, The Jesus Lizard, The Sword, Wine Lips

Austin-based psychedelia collective Levitation has announced the 2024 edition lineup and schedule of their multi-venue festival to take place in downtown Austin over Halloween weekend. The festival will retain its four-day format, featuring venues in the Red River Cultural District and other parts of Austin. The event runs from October 31 – November 3. Each day of programming will contain multiple shows at various locations throughout its duration, including; Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Mohawk, Empire Garage & Control Room, Elysium, The 13th Floor, and the new addition of downtown EDM favorite, Kingdom.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Review

Live music review: Kilby Block Party days two and three featured LCD Soundsystem, The Postal Service with Jenny Lewis

May 16, 2024 Greg Ackerman 1696 Views Belle and Sabastian, CSS, dance punk, Deathcab for Cutie, Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices, indie music, indie pop, indie rock, Jenny Lewis, Kilby Block Party, LCD Soundsystem, live music, music festival, Pond, Review, rock n roll, S&S Presents, Santigold, The Postal Service

The fifth Kilby Block Party celebrating 25 years of Salt Lake City’s most beloved DIY venue, Kilby Court was as good as billed last weekend as the upstart music festival concluded days two and three with standout performances not only by headliners LCD Soundsystem and The Postal Service with Jenny Lewis but scene-stealing sets by Belle and Sebastian, CSS, Pond and Santigold. Not since Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest has there been a mid-tier sized festival as well run, booked and executed.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Review

Live music review: Kilby Block Party on day one featured Vampire Weekend and a host of gifted female performers

May 11, 2024 Greg Ackerman 1270 Views Alvvays, Andy Shauf, Blondshell, Courtney Barnett, Ezra Koenig, indie rock, Joanna Newsom, Kilby Block Party, live music, music festival, prog rock, Review, rock n roll, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend

In Salt Lake City one of the most beloved and revered music venues is Kilby Court, the tiny, DIY performance space for which the Kilby Block Party music festival is named. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the legendary club, organizers and venue operators, S&S Presents are also marking the fifth year of the festival with another stellar lineup that attracted fans from all over the country to the Utah State Fairpark for what is turning out to be an incredible weekend of musical performances. Friday’s lineup included Vampire Weekend and a host of gifted female performers including; Joanna Newsome, Courtney Barnett, Alvvays and Blondshell among others.