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Kraftwerk at ACL Live
Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk presented in 3D at ACL Live

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German electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk played ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Monday presenting in 3D during a performance that ran through the group’s entire catalog. During a rare (for this Summer) thunderstorm that brought bolts of lighting from the sky, the quartet delivered a sonic and visual experience that exists to present their groundbreaking music in the most ideal setting possible.

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Ty Segall and his Freedom Band
Drew DoggettReview

Live music review: Ty Segall Shows No Signs of Slowing Down with Return to Mohawk

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Ty Segall and his Freedom Band, which includes Mikal Cronin on bass, Charlie Moothart on drums, and Emmett Kelly on guitar, took the stage at Mohawk June 18 to a sold out crowd. It was Segall’s second show at Mohawk in just the past three months and his third since last October’s Levitation festival, both times playing drums for the trio Fuzz. 

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Calexico
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Live music review: Calexico played memorable performance at Scoot Inn Wednesday

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Tuscon’s Calexico is a hard to define band. And that’s a good thing as the 26-year old outfit made a stop in Austin Wednesday night at Scoot Inn for an eclectic and thoroughly enjoyable performance from the veteran performers who merge Latin music, indie rock, desert soundscapes along with elements of jazz, Americana and Tex Mex.

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Dry Cleaning band by Spimch
Brian HillsmanReview

Live music review: Dry Cleaning Rocked East Austin at Hotel Vegas

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On the beautiful evening of Wednesday, May 25, London-based, post-punk band, Dry Cleaning played in front of a sold out venue on the Hotel Vegas patio. One year after the band released their debut LP, New Long Leg, the band toured the United States, finishing the current segment of their North American tour right here in East Austin.

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Dehd
Christina DeStefanoReview

Live music review: Dehd turned in jubilant performance at Antone’s

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“Lucky to have people in my life with the power to break my heart”. After many months in quarantine, this opening line from Dehd’s song “Lucky” succinctly captures the time I’ve spent scrolling through Instatherapy accounts and reading Brene Brown. The band played Antone’s on May 13 to full-house with support from tour mates, Pixel Grip.

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Sigur Ros
Michael MalyReview

Live music review: Sigur Rós at ACL Live night one left our writer speechless

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Sigur Rós brought this music experience to life at ACL Live Moody Theater Monday night, the first of two appearances at the venue, and if you ask those in attendance what took place on that stage and in that room, the answers could be as diverse and mysterious as the band itself, but only in the best way. Fan or no fan, the emotional push and pull of this band live is hard to deny

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Phoebe Bridgers
Michael MalyReview

Live music review: Phoebe Bridgers the kid just might be alright

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The world is a scary place these days. A real fucking scary place. The world is also a beautiful, amazing place, and we are all in this big, scary, beautiful place together. At least that is how Phoebe Bridgers makes us feel with her progressive brand of folk, indie-pop music that permeates the current emotional climate that most of us are experiencing in these tumultuous times. Despite Bridgers’ young, female fan-base, the kid just might be alright.

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Oblivion Access Festival
Michael MalyReview

Live music review: Oblivion Access Festival slayed Austin last weekend

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Just when you think that there isn’t any room for another music festival in Austin that has the strength and originality to be taken seriously, enter Oblivion Access Festival. Formerly known as Austin Terror Fest, Oblivion Access Festival took over six venues in the downtown area over the course of four days last weekend and provided a diverse lineup that showcased some of the best artists of metal, hardcore, shoegaze, rap, electronica, experimental and DJ.

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SIMS Foundation event Central Machine Works
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Live music review: The Bright Light Social Hour, Lolita Lynne played SIMS Foundation event

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On Saturday, May 14, Austin rockers The Bright Light Social Hour along with Lolita Lynn and DJ Cassandra entertained SIMS Foundation supporters at Central Machine Works. The concert and fundraiser sponsored by The Zebra, Storable and CMW has already raised over $7,000 to help SIMS Foundation

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