Friday, November 22, 2024

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: L.A. Witch and Blushing to rock Parish August 17

That is why when Resound Presents asked us to co-present some upcoming shows, the L.A. Witch / Blushing bill jumped out at us. Not only are the West Coast garage rockers great live performers, Austin act, Blushing falls right into that same category of mesmerizing live band. The two groups sharing the bill together at the Parish on August 17 is too perfect for us to pass up

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Greg AckermanReview

Album review: New project, Caramelo Haze dropped NOESTÁSAQUI last Friday

Music fans in Austin know to keep track of what Grammy-winning and multi-Grammy nominated Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas, Spanish Gold, Grupo Fantasma) is doing because d’uh! It also pays to track his bandmates. Musicians Beto Martinez (guitar) and John Spiece (drums) also have Grammys at home as founding members of Grupo. They also have a new project called Caramelo Haze who dropped their debut album last Friday on Nacional Records called NOESTÁSAQUI. We’ll let the band tell you what it is…

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Drew DoggettReview

Live music review: Fuzz delivered headbangers assault at Mohawk

On a temperate Wednesday night (by Austin standards) the band kicked off a few minutes before 9 PM. With chants of “Ty! Ty!” the iconic front man, Ty Segall, graced his fans, just six months after Fuzz graced the same  Austin stage for LEVITATION festival.

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Amanda QuraishiReview

Live music review: Jackie Venson Lambert’s residency is legit

I’ve been waiting patiently to see Jackie Venson for a while. Even with her demanding tour schedule, the Austin-born guitar goddess is never away from our fair city for too long. So when she announced on Twitter that she was doing a residency at Lamberts during February, I was stoked.

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Christina DeStefanoReview

Song review: Austin artist Rene Chavez released new single Big Mouth last Friday

Last Friday marked the release of the new single by Rene Chavez, “Big Mouth.” Chavez has branched out beyond playing guitar and performing lead vocals for Austin-based band Latin fusion act, Como Las Movies to sing and play guitar on his latest solo project.

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Drew DoggettReview

Live music review: Philly punks Mannequin Pussy slayed Empire Garage last night

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy is an aggressive punk band with a lot of energy and a lot more to say. Sold out for Austin’s downtown venue, The Parish, last night’s show moved to Empire Garage in the adjacent Red River District to accommodate a significantly larger crowd than what the 400 capacity, The Parish can hold.

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