Every December Cody Ground from Austin band Loxsly sends me a fresh new Christmas song. Pithy little numbers they are too, taking a slanted view of the season of goodwill. The little tykes give our Christmas compilations an alternate narration so even though it is only August I'm already looking forward to this year's gift. Of course Loxsly do other stuff when there's no snow on the ground – 3 releases in as many years to be precise. This one is taken from their 2008 debut 'Flashlights' and is indicative of their nifty melodies and gift for a memorable lyric. [...]
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Sometimes a band needs a shake-up, and sometimes a name change is the perfect catalyst. Royal Forest wasn't always this band's name; no, they were once called Loxsly. With the new name, Royal Forest sheds the past and reinvents themselves with a slightly updated sound that hints of a little math-rock and a curious Texas-inspired blend of folk and pop that's a bit further away from their hometown heroes Spoon than their previous work, though the "syncopated snares" remain. Opening track to their self-titled debut (under this moniker), Royal [...]
Date 1/15/10 Location Emos Doors 9pm Tickets $10 from Ticketweb San Marcos finest, This Will Destroy You , are coming to the ATX at Emo's on Friday night. The lineup rounds out nicely with Lymbyc System , Sleep Whale and Loxsly . Should be a great night with some talented bands. Download: This [...]
Its here! The 2009 Music Playlist for Christmas! Now I wish I could take credit for this awesome compilation of chill songs but it was really the guys from Indiecater Records that made this possible! After their success with their first Christmas album last year, they decided to step it up a notch and improve their selection for 2009. Most of the songs on this collection were written especially for the occasion and even includes bands we had previously covered like Adam and Darcie You can stream the songs [...]
[So long, summer. Happy birthday, Chrissie Hynde.] Tonight's show lineup is a bit holiday-weekend-light, but two of the September residencies kicks off. Leslie & the Badgers [ featured here back in June] bring their big-hearted twang to the Echo, joined by Welldiggers Banquet and Old Californio . ... Cinematic quartet Saint Motel [more on them later today] launches its Spaceland residency, with the Jakes , Fight From Above and Giant State [...]
Date 8/26/09 Location Mohawk Doors 9pm Tickets $5 @ Door Local shows are solid this week and Mohawk on Wednesday night is a great option to check out some of that local talent. The lineup includes pop hit makers Loxsly , Birdlips and fairly new locals Ideal Soul Mart . The show is also in celebration [...]
There was no shortage of a variety of good, fresh food wherever we visited in China. A small grocery store around the corner from our hostel in Beijing carried an amazing assortment of chicken and duck eggs; and while their produce was not great, right outside in the alley was a huge selection of fruits and vegetables (first photo in the gallery). Above, smarmy advertising looks the same everywhere! Grocery shopping in China [...]
Our friends over at Party Ends have a sweet show planned for Saturday night at Club de Ville here in Austin. The all local lineup includes up and comers LA Snacks , Deleted Scenes , Loxsly and a DJ set by John Gross. Show starts at 9pm. This should be a cheap way to get your live music fix on an otherwise boring Saturday night. Download: LA Snacks - Kristin was a Meteorologist [MP3]
Another great week for concerts in Austin, here's our picks. Monday (6/8) : Little Joy at The Independent [ Purchase Tickets ] $13, Doors @ 8pm Gomez at Waterloo Records [ FREE In-Store ] Starts @ 5pm Gomez, JJ Grey, Mofro at Stubb's (outside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $18, Doors at 6:30pm Tuesday (6/9) : Cotton Jones Basket Ride, Frank Smith, TV Torso at Emo's (inside) [ Purchase Tickets ] [...]
I've always been a big fan of the music video, probably because when I was growing up MTV actually played them on a regular basis and at that time my beloved glam metal dominated the airwaves. Yes kids, long before there was Carson Daly and TRL, there was Adam Curry and Dial MTV. Back when I used to watch, the daily countdown was a veritable who's who of hair bands, with bands like Poison, White Lion, Warrant, and Def Leppard dominating video landscape and virtually every single released was accompanied by some sort of visual interpretation. I'm not sure what [...]
Lots of great releases this week, which include two highly anticipated albums from both Grizzly Bear and Phoenix . Definitely worth picking each of these up as they each live up to lofty expectations, and I'm sure they will be populating many people's year-end lists. A few other interesting releases include Black Moth Super Rainbow's Eating Us and Viva Voce's Rose City . Anything else worth picking up this week? Let us know if we happened to leave off anything! [...]
Austin's Loxsly have released their third LP, Tomorrow's Fossils . Listen to "Battalions," and watch the new video fro "As the Constellation's Arms Uncurled." audio: Battalions video: As the Constellation's Arms Uncurled dates: 05.28.09 - New York, NY - Pianos 05.29.09 - Wilmington, DE - Mojo 13 05.30.09 - Boston, MA - The Squealing Pig (w/ It's From The Sky) 06.13.09 - Austin, TX - Club DeVille [...]
Note: Album streams and MP3s may only be available for a limited time. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us Listen: Full Album Stream Buy It: Amazon | iTunes Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Listen: Full Album Stream Buy It: Amazon | iTunes In The Hollows - [...]
by kevin diamond Tuesday, May 26 marks one of the most epoch album release dates in 2009. Though these records have already made multiple site appearances, today we're handing out our sanctioned QC ratings complete with mini-reviews, in conjunction with their official release. GRIZZLY BEAR: VECKATIMEST [...]
Holy Fuck By James Mejia As the weekend winds to a close, the BBQ scene heats up and the shows start to wind down. However, there are still a few things to see before we have to return to work on Tuesday. Between Sunday and Monday, The National play three shows at 9:30 Club in DC. You know you love them and you know the shows are beyond sold out. mp3 : The National - Fake Empire (via Beggars Group) Holy Fuck and Crocodiles [...]
Our good friends from Austin, TX Loxsly are coming to Athens tomorrow to perform as they promote their brand new record Tomorrow's Fossils ! The band is spending the better part of this month on the road, so keep an eye out as they hit a city near you! Drawing comparisons from bands like Grandaddy and Spoon, the band's latest record has been getting strong reviews across the board. Cody Ground, the bands frontman, has put together a video for their new song "As The Constellations Arms Uncurled". Check it out below! [...]
Local boys Loxsly have been garnishing a lot of positive publicity as of late and are finally ready to drop a proper LP on our ears. To celebrate the release of the album, Tomorrow's Fossils, the band is putting on a release party at Mohawk on Friday night. Fellow local bands Oh No Oh My , Booher and the Turkeyz (Mike Booher from now dead Zykos ), Corto Maltese , and TV Torso are also on the bill. Damn, that's one helluva lineup. Show starts at 8pm [...]
There's a bunch of great shows this week, here's our recommendations! Just a reminder, sometimes we like to do ticket giveaways on twitter, so follow us (@ ultra8201 ). Monday (5/11) : Austinist Presents :: Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Other Lives at The Parish [ Purchase Tickets ] $14, Doors @ 8 Weinland, Ukemi, Southern Company at Mohawk (inside) Doors @ 9 Tuesday (5/12) : NIN|JA tour [...]
wilco is offering up a download of their version of the woody guthrie song "the jolly banker" on wilcoworld.net - worth a look just to check out the purchase (or not) options :) coldplay is giving away a free live cd. details here . the bono-clooney smug off smack down interview is tonight on cnn. [mp3] battalions - loxsly late - o
Another week comes to a close with yet another Ten Tracks You Need Post. What more really needs to be said? Well to sum it all up, we've got a few bonus tracks this week that are all zipped up and ready to go. This weeks RCRD LBL selections were kind of slim because there wasn't that much cool stuff that came through over the past week. However, there is a cool DJ Koze podcast from Fairtilizer that should help make up for the lack of tracks. A few videos stumbled in this week as well; they come to us [...]
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