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Greg AckermanReview

Album Review: Satalights debut eclectic full length Little Star

Rich in texture and hard to define, Satalights debut full-length album, Little Star which drops this Saturday, November 7 on Timewheel Records is such an album. There is no doubt bandleader, guitarist and vocalist Alex Scott is both a talented performer and songwriter. We ‘re excited to share this eclectic and musically rich record record today.

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Greg AckermanPremiere

Video Premiere: Good Field release Halloween themed clip

Austin indie rock / shoegaze four-piece Good Field released a new song and accompanying video, “Coyote” today. The song is part of a larger collection of tracks the Austin band has recorded over the years that will be compiled into a full-length record entitled Coyote. Jim Eno (Spoon) provided engineering and production on the record. Dan Duszynski (Loma, Cross Record) mastered the tracks which include this ode to living free that B Movie filmmaker, Zachary Scott transformed into a werewolf themed story just in time for Halloween. 

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Brian HillsmanLiveReview

Live music review: Wand delivered spellbinding magic at Mohawk Austin

While the outdoor stage was booked with the likes of Black Joe Lewis and Emily Wolfe, The smaller, more intimate indoor venue was blessed with the psychedelic, ultra-creative musical stylings of the Los Angeles-based five-piece, Wand.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Luscious Heaven Shoegaze show and The Nothing Song label launch

There are probably more small, independent, local record labels in Austin than you’d expect. That fact isn’t stopping The Nothing Song owner, Trish Connelly from launching her own label on 7″ featuring talented newcomers, Blushing. The Cheer-Up Charlie’s booker is announcing the newly formed label at her Luscious Heaven: A Night of Shoegaze and Dreampop on Saturday, November 3 (this weekend) at the aforementioned Red River club.

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AlbumGreg AckermanMusic VideoReview

Album review: The Bright Light Social Hour released first new music in three years Friday

After covering The Bright Light Social Hour for nearly a decade, since their debut album The Bright Light Social Hour dropped, I can honestly say I couldn’t be more excited for the group. If you clicked the link, you saw tens of thousands of plays their debut has on Soundcloud which isn’t even the most popular streaming platform they’re found on. The band was hot. You couldn’t turn on KUT (KUTX didn’t exist yet) without hearing one of the band’s singles.

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Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: LSD and the Search for God at Cheer-Up Charlie’s

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