Album Review: shame delivered on promise of debut with Drunk Tank Pink
Three years almost to the day after Shame released Song of Praise, they delivered on that promise with the release of Drunk Tank Pink in mid-January.
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Song Premiere: Austin band Zachman drops first single from upcoming EP
Austin band Zachman has been busy in the studio during the local music industry slow-down due to the world-wide pandemic. Accordingly, the group is introducing their first single, “All Wired Up” today exclusively at The Cosmic Clash.
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Album review: The Dead Coats set to drop rocking album Big Wish Saturday
Austin rockers, The Dead Coats made a rocking full-length album slated to drop Saturday on all platforms. The band tracked the 10-song album, BIG WISH (Dissent Records) in two days utilizing analog equipment and forgoing click tracks in favor of a more natural sound.
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Album Review: User Unauthorized set to drop new record December 18
Upstart hardcore punks User Unauthorized are set to drop their second EP, Watch Them Fall December 18 on Rabbit Rabbit Records (Chicago).
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Live music preview: Black Syrup to debut Vancerts concept at FSG
David Castro went from booking 50-100 shows a year for his fledgling, Bird Barn Booking Company to wondering if work as a line cook was something he’d have to return to. But then, like a bolt of lightning, the Vancerts concept came to him in the form of an informal, mobile live performance at House Skatepark on December 4.
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Album Review: The Blowies debut LP came in time for election
The Blowies had all but completed their debut album by that point. During the lockdown, Tucker Jameson and Sam Thompson remained productive, remotely collaborating from their makeshift home studios to put the finishing touches on their now delayed debut LP.
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Interview: Alex Edkins of Metz talks pandemic, Austin scene
Last month we reviewed Toronto noise-rockers, Metz’ fantastic new album, Atlas Vending. Today we’re sharing an in-depth interview with band leader, Alex Edkins. We discussed the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on touring musicians, the new album and how the Toronto scene compares to Austin’s.
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Album Premiere: Kay Odyssey hits back with Knock Out
We’re thrilled to premiere the band’s exceptional third release, Knock Out (Pecan Crazy Records) today at The Cosmic Clash. The album is a follow-up to one of our top Austin albums of 2019, What’s A Woman To Do.
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Album Review: Fontaines D.C. drops ambitious new record A Hero’s Death
To the excitement of many fans, Fontaines D.C. announced early this year that they had completed recording their sophomore effort, A Hero’s Death which was heavily inspired by the music of the Beach Boys. An ambitious undertaking to both avoid the sophomore slump and put out a record that rose to lofty level of Brian Wilson and company.
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Video Premiere: The Cuckoos new single I’ll Be Ur Tramp
In what now feels like ancient history, this past January, The Cuckoos put on a show at one of Austin’s most intimate venues, Cheer Up Charlie’s. On June 29, the band dropped a new single and video. The new clip depicts a man (Frost), sitting alone in a chair, in black and white with a vintage color TV playing footage from the aforementioned show. This is the premise for the Austin-based The Cuckoos’ latest music video and single release “I’ll Be Ur Tramp.”
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Book Review: Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes introduces fantastical realm with debut novel, Me and Mr. Cigar
Austin area punk rocker, Gibby Haynes, of Butthole Surfers fame, initiated his career as a Young Adult (YA) novelist with his first book, Me & Mr. Cigar. The book was released in January by YA publishers Soho Teen, just in time for an era of the coronavirus pandemic shelter-in-place directives when folks have extra time on their hands. This debut novel by a well-known Central Texas rabble-rouser fills the time well.
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