The Cuckoos – The Cosmic Clash

Song Review: The Cuckoos reveal eclectic new track Dirty Pictures

June 12, 2024 Case Cockrell 965 Views Dirty Pictures, funk, indie rock, Kenneth Frost, new music, psych-rock, song review, soul, The Cuckoos

Kenneth Frost has proven to be a hometown prolific mastermind. Since performing as a part of Grandmaster, Sexpop, and his brainchild band, The Cuckoos, it’s mind-boggling to wonder how the Austin musician manages his time. On new track “Dirty Pictures,” Frost shows that his musical staying power is here to stay in the Austin scene. The band’s sound takes an eclectic route, showing touches of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, and the roots of classic rock.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Austin acts welcome festival goers with amazing performances

March 11, 2024 Case Cockrell 1377 Views A Giant dog, Annabelle Chairlegs, Club X, Grandmaster, Lauren Lakis, live music, Review, Sexpop, SXSW, The Cuckoos

The first weekend of South By Southwest 2024 showed some of Austin’s finest local talent, warmly welcoming out-of-town visitors, local music fans, and touring bands alike. Austin is still a global music hub in 2024, and SXSW amplifies that fact for a couple weeks each March to show that music is still a hot commodity in the city, no matter what time of year it is. With opening, all-day showcases such as Hotel Vegas’ Anniversary Party, SX Soundcheck, Do512 Smokeout, and others, there’s plenty to keep music attendees busy before official music week begins today (March 11). Here’s what stood out to us in the opening days of SXSW, most of which will perform again before the festival concludes.

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Live music preview: Vancerts shuffled deck for Drag Edition of Sunset Saturdays at Native

July 14, 2021 Greg Ackerman 284 Views Caleb De Casper, drag queens, drag show, live music preview, The Cuckoos

After weeks of unusually rainy weather into the early summer months in Austin, mobile concerts company Vancerts has had to reschedule recent Sunset Saturdays events at Native Hostel. That includes this Saturday’s hotly anticipated drag queen edition featuring five outstanding and entertaining drag performers plus stellar live acts, Caleb De Casper and Vancerts’ favorites, The Cuckoos.

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Live music preview: Vancerts Sunset Sessions at Native with Christian Bland

April 20, 2021 Greg Ackerman 361 Views acoustic music, Christian Bland, Dayeater, live music, Native Hostel, psych-rock, Sunset Sessions, The Black Angels, The Cuckoos

Austin music startup Vancerts, a mobile concert concept has announced Sunset Sessions at Native Hostel with Christian Bland of The Black Angels. The launch is slated for Saturday, April 24 at 5 p.m. in the Native “backyard.”

Greg Ackerman Review

Best Austin Albums of 2020

December 15, 2020 Greg Ackerman 481 Views Alex Maas, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Annabelle Chairlegs, Austin albums, Austin Music, best 2020, best albums, best of, Brownout, Holy Wave, Jackie Venson, Loma, new music, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Satalights, Star Parks, The Blowies, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Cuckoos, The Sour Notes, top albums, Trail of Dead, White Denim, Will Courtney

With the year-end approaching, a new White House administration preparing for the next four years and The Cosmic Clash staff puzzling over which Austin albums we like best from 2020, it’s time to introduce our list of top albums made by Austin artists in the past year.

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Video Premiere: The Cuckoos new single I’ll Be Ur Tramp

July 6, 2020 Brian Hillsman 214 Views Austin Music, David Bowie, glam rock, new music, punk rock, rock n roll, The Cuckoos, Video

In what now feels like ancient history, this past January, The Cuckoos put on a show at one of Austin’s most intimate venues, Cheer Up Charlie’s. On June 29, the band dropped a new single and video. The new clip depicts a man (Frost), sitting alone in a chair, in black and white with a vintage color TV playing footage from the aforementioned show. This is the premise for the Austin-based The Cuckoos’ latest music video and single release “I’ll Be Ur Tramp.”

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Album Review: The Cuckoos recently released debut LP I Hate Love

March 6, 2020 Brian Hillsman 365 Views album review, new music, psych-rock, punk rock, rock n roll, The Cuckoos

Young and fast-rising Austin band, The Cuckoos, recently released their debut album I Hate Love, a sizzling synthesis of varied, classic genres that intrigues and energizes the listener. Heavy synth, classic rock instrumentation and unmistakable, rock n roll vocals, make this record an instant Austin classic, propelling the group to premier status as far as we’re concerned.

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