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Semihelix HSN 2025 13th Floor Troy Gonzales

Live music photos: Hot Summer Nights featured Andrew Cashen, Semihelix, Portrayal of Guilt and more

July 31, 2025 Greg Ackerman 4196 Views Andrew Cashen, Austin, Bruce, Como Las Movies, glam rock, gospel, hard rock, Hot Summer Nights, HSN, live music, metal, Mujeres Podridas, Pearl Z, photos, pop rock, Portrayal of Guilt, prog rock, psych-rock, Queen Serene, Red River Cultural District, rock n roll, Semihelix, Sexpop, shoegaze, Stop Motion Orchestra, Team Trust, The Bottomless, Troy Gonzales

The Red River Cultural District’s cover-free Hot Summer Nights event took place last weekend in venues all over the downtown neighborhood July 24-26. Nearly 150 primarily Austin-area artists took to the stage at Mohawk, 13th Floor, Elysium, Chess Club and a dozen other RRCD venues. This is the eighth year the neighborhood organization has organized the event which spawned from its original sister event, Free Week which takes place the first week of January each year. Resound Presents founder, Graham Williams is credited with originating that event while he was working as a talent booker at the original Emo’s on Red River and Sixth Street. featured in this photo story is Andrew Cashen and Disciples of Creation, shoegaze/psych rockers, Queen Serene, Pearl Z, Sexpop, Mujeres Podridas, Stop Motion Orchestra, Portrayal of Guilt, Semihelix and lots more.

Live Music Review Troy Gonzales

Live music review: Of Montreal sold-out Radio East for 20th anniversary of The Sunlandic Twins album

July 25, 2025 Troy Gonzales 4724 Views art rock, Cormae, garage rock, indie rock, Kevin Barnes, LBGTQA+, live music, Of Montreal, Pelvis Wrestley, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, The Sunlandic Twins

There comes a time in every music fan’s life, when the band or musical artist who they once viewed as hip and innovative, suddenly becomes seen as a nostalgic act. Which might be hard to argue when said band, of Montreal, founded by Kevin Barnes in 1996, is now celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of their most seminal and popular albums, The Sunlandic Twins with an ongoing tour. While it has never been my favorite album, (Satanic Panic in the Attic or Hissing Fauna and Are You The Destroyer both vie for that honor), I’ve rarely missed one of their live shows. There was no way I was going to pass up a chance to enjoy this 2oth anniversary celebration with new and old fans for what turned out to be a sold out show at Radio East on July 16.

Music News Robert Dean

Music news: celebrating Ozzy Osbourne in death is saying goodbye to an old friend

July 23, 2025 Robert Dean 4302 Views Black Sabbath, Death, heavy metal, King of Metal, metal music, music news, obituary, ozzy dead, Ozzy Osbourne, RIP Ozzy, rock n roll, tribute

Music is like an emotional sledgehammer to our lives; it’s the soundtrack to moments, to milestones. Everyone has those songs that, upon hearing them, transport them back in time. Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” is that time machine for many, a raucous small rip of mind fuck that fuels speeding cars, hot sex, or wild montages of cocaine and whiskey medicine. It’s a few moments of perfection, which the band never intended to be anything but album filler. That’s the majesty of the band – they created a genre: Heavy Metal. And the four lads from Birmingham experienced their fruits in real-time. Yesterday, Ozzy Osbourne, the King of Metal, passed on

Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning poster

Live Music Review Robert Dean

Live music review: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath – The Tired King of Metal Gets His Final Bow

July 10, 2025 Robert Dean 5970 Views Alice In Chains, Back to the Beginning, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Chad Smith, Disturbed, final concert, Geezer Butler, Guns n Roses, heavy metal, live music, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Review, rock n roll, Tom Morello, Tommy Iommi

Someone online said something profound about Ozzy’s final performance with Black Sabbath at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5: they called him a tired king. And as that tired king looked out over his court, with the whole world watching, he gave one last welcome to those still loyal to his heavy metal kingdom.

April Dawne Live Music Review

Live music review: Phish at Moody Center – Whatever You Do Take Care of Your Shoes

July 1, 2025 April Dawne 6032 Views concert review, jam band, Jon Fishman, live music, Mike Gordon, Moody Center, Page McConnell, Phish, Review, rock n roll, Trey Anastasio, whatever you do take care of your shoes

I’m still processing last weekend’s rollicking two night Phish run in Austin at the Moody Center. The last time the nerdy foursome from Vermont played Austin was on a sweltering July day in 2018 outside and I was in the midst of an on-again/off-again thing that was off who also happened to be at the show.

Amanda Quraishi Live Music Review

Live music review: A joyous solstice fest by The Bright Light Social Hour

June 25, 2025 Amanda Quraishi 5020 Views Curtis Roush, Endless Light Festival, funk, Grandmaster, indie rock, Jackie O'Brien, Juan Alfredo Rios, Megafauna, Mia Carruthers, mohawk, psych-rock, rock n roll, space rock, TBLSH, The Bright Light Social Hour, Zac Catanzaro

The summer solstice is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: a hometown performance by Austin’s The Bright Light Social Hour. This year, the band was joined for their one-night Endless Light Festival at Mohawk by four other outstanding Austin bands; Megafauna, Bruce, LLuvii, and Grandmaster on June 21 at the longtime downtown Red River Cultural District venue.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Photos

Live music photos: Pinky Fest by The Pinky Rings at Far Out Lounge featured eight bands

June 13, 2025 Greg Ackerman 4210 Views Cormae, Die Mart, Dregs, Far Out Lounge, indie rock, live music, Molly Ringworm, photos, Pinky Fest, punk rock, rock n roll, The Pinky Rings, Think No Think, Tied Up

On Saturday, June 7 Pinky Fest organized by Austin punk band The Pinky Rings took place at South Austin venue The Far Out Lounge and Stage. The event featured live music from eight local bands. Besides the all-female foursome hosts a raft of Austin acts including Molly Ringworm, Think No Think, Die Mart, Cormae, NSFWHO, Tied Up and Dregs performed on an unusually hot Spring weekend in Central Texas.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: White Denim returns to Austin for Hot Luck Fest with Nolan Potter

May 28, 2025 Case Cockrell 4967 Views fusion, Hot Luck Festival, indie rock, James Petralli, jazz, mohawk, Nolan Potter, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Egg, psych-rock, Raze Regal, rock n roll, White Denim

Austin to Pasadena indie outfit White Denim, the musical fusion of chief songwriter James Petralli has seen many forms. Since making the West Coast his home, the Austin-bred group has undergone a creative shift, no longer a vehicle of constant members and making Petralli’s name synonymous with the consistent stream of records released amid numerous lineup changes throughout the years. On Saturday night (May 24) at Mohawk in the Red River Cultural District as a part of the annual Hot Luck Festival culinary celebration, White Denim fed their hometown once again, their third stop in Central Texas in 18 months.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Metal madness with GWAR at Radio East

May 27, 2025 Case Cockrell 4731 Views David Brockie, GWAR, hard rock, heavy metal, live music, metal, Oderus Urungus, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, shock rock

It’s Halloween every day in GWAR land. The Richmond shock metal outfit has been at it with their comically serious hustle since 1984. Despite numerous lineup changes and the untimely passing of David “Oderus Urungus” Brockie, the chaos, vibe, feel, spew, and unhinged madness at their shows remain intact. At Austin’s Radio/East on Thursday night, the long-running spectacle ensured nothing was safe in their mesmerizing presentation.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: experimental metal act Deafheaven at Emo’s

May 23, 2025 Case Cockrell 5031 Views alternative rock, Deafheaven, Emos, experimental music, Gatecreeper, George Clarke, Kerry McCoy, live music, metal, progressive metal, Review, rock n roll, Trauma Ray

Now 12 years removed from its release, Deafheaven has morphed back to peak form with 2025’s Lonely People With Power. At Austin venue Emo’s on Wednesday night, an action-packed bill helped pave the way for the screaming spectacle that didn’t let up until the last note. Upon arriving at the Riverside venue, metalheads of all ages were spotted in the audience, showing the generational appeal of fury that still holds on the masses.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: London punk legends The Damned sold-out Radio East

May 21, 2025 Case Cockrell 4847 Views live music, punk rock, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, T.V. Smith Dave Vanian, The Adverts, The Damned

Punk rock is an ageless art form. Whether you’re 16 or pushing 70, the act of rebellion is best vented through a massive concussion of rock and roll. For London legends The Damned, a decades-long existence without a disbandment is an utmost rarity in the books. On Saturday night in the southeast industrial area of Austin at Radio/East, a sold-out crowd was treated to a history lesson over 50 years in the making. When entering the new Austin music hotspot for the evening, fans were greeted with the return of the venue’s mainstage. Supposedly, the large stand was sidelined given some permitting issues, but the party was back on for the onslaught about to commence.