Thursday, June 5, 2025
Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Juneteenth Vancerts show Saturday with Tribe Mafia at Native

Austin hip-hop duo Tribe Mafia are set to headline an impressive Juneteenth bill for Sunset Saturdays by Vancerts and Fistful of Bourbon at Native Hostel this Saturday. The event begins at 6 p.m. (instead of 5 p.m.) inside Native so fans won’t wilt in the midst of hot, summer weather already upon us in Central Texas.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live Music Preview: The Deer, Moving Panoramas, Como Las Movies to play SIMS Foundation benefit May 15

The SIMS Foundation planning a benefit show Saturday, May 15 at Far Out Lounge at 12 p.m.. The NPO that provides mental health and addiction services to Austin music industry members and their dependent families is hosting a slate of events in May to honor Mental Health Awareness Month beginning with this event at the Far Out Lounge in South Austin.

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Live stream preview: Billy Strings to stream SIMS benefit from ACL Live Friday

Billy Strings winds up his live stream tour at ACL Live in Austin with a two-set, live stream broadcast to benefit SIMS Foundation this Friday, March 26. SIMS is an organization that provides mental health and addiction services to Austin music industry members and their families.

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Album review and show preview: The Selfless Lovers return to Antone’s

Austin’s The Selfless Lovers return to Antone’s stage Friday (tomorrow) for a sold out performance with local family band, The Watters. While Selfless Lovers’ bandleader, Nik Parr has been performing a smattering of solo gigs during the pandemic slow-down, his band has been busy making their new full-length, When The Bars Close.

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

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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Live music preview: Hard Luck Lounge to Say Farewell November 23

Beloved East Austin dive bar and live music venue, Hard Luck Lounge is holding a final show Saturday, November 23 before shutting down after five years on E. Seventh near Springdale. The much loved venue with a big back patio, tiny bar and a stage that looks cut out of a film set will close this Saturday with a celebration of local artists who frequently performed at there.

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Live music preview: Austin’s Wild Child plays Far Out Lounge next week

The upstart music venue has announced popular local act, Wild Child will play the first ticketed event there on October 24. The indie-pop act led by songwriting team, Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins makes a rare local appearance. From what Boone told us you’re going to want to be there for the surprise opener too. Tickets can be purchased here.

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Brian HillsmanPreview

Live music preview: Drummer Babes is coming back to Cheer-Up Charlie’s Thursday

Catch The Cosmic Clash’s end of Summer party, Drummer Babes at Cheer Up Charlie’s on August 29 (Thursday). This annual event features some of Austin’s best drummers. On this bill each happens to be a badass woman too.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: The Bird Barn booked killer bill at Empire Control Room Saturday

To that end, we’ve chosen to highlight The Bird Barn’s killer psych-rock, punk and straight up rock n roll lineup at Empire Control Room Saturday. The stacked, all-local bill features Billy King and the

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Live music preview: Marcus Rezak and Shred is Dead are coming to Austin

A new wave of experimental and improvisational artists are gaining popularity nationwide. Touring progressive music guitarist Marcus Rezak is part of that trend, emerging from the respected music program at Berklee College in Boston to join the ranks of skilled hired guns touring festival stages while working with Digital Tape Machine, Grateful Dead/JGB progressive instrumental act Shred is Dead and Katharsis. Rezak has made his first solo album, “Gateway to the Galaxy” with drummer Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), legendary saxophonist, Bill Evans (Miles Davis), bassist Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa) and Joel Cummins (Umphrey’s) on keys. Indeed a true super group was assembled for the recording of the record at The Attic in Nashville.

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New music: The sensational Reina del Cid and The Other Favorites on tour

I am still not sure what a “YouTuber” is, though my teenager has explained the concept twice. I am halfway lost between rotary phones and storage clouds; long playing records and streaming services. So I do not know if Reina del Cid was a “YouTuber” originally or if it just happens to be where I found her singing “The Tennessee Waltz”.

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