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Music video premiere: Shared Walls released fun clip for Heavy On My Mind

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Shared Walls has just dropped their new music video for the their new track “Heavy On My Mind,” showcasing Hersh Cohen as the ultimate Florida hero we all wish we had in our everyday lives. The playful and whimsical video follows this caped crusader as he roams the streets, tackling life’s little challenges—whether it’s catching thieves or rescuing your melting ice cream. The song itself is a fast-paced, high-energy punk anthem, with moments that echo the raw edge of legendary band X.

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Interview: Parker Woodland talk Austin music scene and new music with Mike Cosmic

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Early January saw Mike Cosmic connect with and interview two members of Parker Woodland; lead vocalist and bassist Erin Walter, and drummer Keri Cinquina. These multi-talented musicians previously collaborated in Butch County before joining forces with guitarist Andrew Solin, forming Parker Woodland three years ago.

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Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest announced masterfully curated lineup today

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Levitation’s Austin Psych Fest will return to The Far Out Lounge & Stage in South Austin on April 25 – April 27 for yet another year of a masterfully curated lineup by famed booker Rob Fitzpatrick and Resound Presents. Since returning to a Spring edition on top of the regular Levitation Fall Edition, Austin Psych Fest has both stayed in touch with the current world of independent music at large and the roots of what made the festival the coveted phenomenon it is in the present day.

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Live music review: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol sold-out Antone’s

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At the sold-out Austin staple Antone’s Nightclub on a frigid, Friday, January 17 evening, Austin heavy-hitters Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol kicked off their 2025 with an indoor, deafening statement-maker for their year that is sure to be massive as their upswing to fame has shown to have no conceivable ceiling.

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Live music review: Riverboat Gamblers thrilled fans at The Ballroom

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The night of Sunday, December 15 at The Ballroom, was the setting for Texas hard-rock veterans, Riverboat Gamblers, to take stage in front of a packed crowd of anxious, longtime fans. It was a diverse crowd of all ages. College kids and middle-aged fans alike packed the small capacity, Guadalupe venue for what felt like a special performance on tap.

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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Spaceflight Records party at Radio East featured The Black Angels, Nolan Potter and more

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For the 5th anniversary of Spaceflight’s opening, the Austin-based music centerpiece threw a party at the year-old Southeast Austin venue Radio/East on December 6 with signees Anastasia Hera and Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, featuring a headlining outing from none other than Austin psychedelic mainstays, The Black Angels. 

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Live music review: Interpol Honors 20 Years of Antics with Precision and Nostalgia at Moody Amphitheater

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Almost twenty years ago, I downloaded my first song off iTunes. I put $0.99 down for the Interpol lead single Evil that would keep a steady hold on the automatic “Top 25 Most Played” playlist. After obsessively listening to the song, Antics became the first album I downloaded. From there it was The Strokes, Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Sonic Youth. Antics was my gateway into a wider array of sonic landscapes and I am eternally grateful for that 30-second iTunes preview that hooked me.

On November 21, Austin’s Moody Amphitheater hosted a celebration of the 2004 album, where the band delivered a masterful two-hour set to honor the record’s 20th anniversary and provide some fan favorites to boot.

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

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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

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

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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.

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King Gizzard at Germania
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Live music review: King Gizzard played marathon three hour set at Germania Amphitheater

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The trek out to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas racetrack where Germania Amphitheater is located is a daunting one. From taking in an hour of traffic, ludicrous drink prices, and baffling ticket expenditures, the Formula 1 Racing spot has most Austin music fans disinterested in driving out to the sticks to experience its monstrosity. (17 miles outside of the downtown area to be exact.) In last Friday night’s case, fans of a certain Australian band made an exception.

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Live music review: Fastball played Scoot Inn in support of their new album Sonic Ranch

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Fast forward to last week’s show at Scoot Inn on the East Side of the Live Music Capital when fans gathered to hear the band introduce their latest effort, Sonic Ranch. What may surprise fans who haven’t kept up with group, is this record is quite good. If you were at Scoot Inn on Thursday last week, you saw the pride on the faces of bandleaders, Tony Scalzo and Miles Zuniga as they introduced their new songs. They have every right to be proud.

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