
Even though it's stormed like hell so far it seems like May is going to be a great month. Allo Darlin- The Polaroid Song I'm yet to find a song by Allo Darlin' that i don't absolutely love. Such a great band to put me in a good mood and motivate me to go out and enjoy my life. Thao witht he get down stay down- bag of hammers Lovett- The Fear [...]

I'm feeling pretty good about this playlist, take the time to check out a few songs 1. Shiv Hurrah- All my teeth fell out I've got this bad habit of forgetting to give a track list to my friends when i burn a mix for them. At least five times i've had someone call me up and ask "who sings the song that goes 'i had a dream that all my teeth fell out as i was just about to [...]

Date 9/4/10 Location Emos Doors 9pm Tickets FREE!! So those looking for a fun time on Saturday night need to be heading out to Emo's for a totally free show by some of the best bands Austin has to offer. The lineup includes ATH favorites Ringo Deathstarr , She Sir , White White Lights , and [...]

DOWNLOAD: Cracker - Live at Crossroads, KC 5-13-10 (Note: This is hosted on Archive.Org and is an authorized bootleg...buzz off RIAA weenies) Cracker came back into the mainstream last year when the first single, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me", from their Sunshine in the Land of Milk and Honey CD hit the Billboard charts. This new disc has been called " musically gutsy and lyrically sharp " and " as engaging and enjoyable as anything they have released since Kerosene Hat in 1993. [...]

Date 4/22/10 Location Mohawk Doors 9pm Tickets $5 @ door Waited too long and can't seem to find a ticket for that Beach House show on Thursday? Fret not friends, for Mohawk has an answer with a great local lineup for cheap. Up and coming locals Sunset , Morakestra and New Roman Times are all a [...]
And this week's selection of five are... Gorillaz - Some Kind of Nature (Feat. Lou Reed) "Dear SOIWT: Thanks v.much for your recent letter , asking whether my new Gorillaz album would be a stream of clichéd celeb cameos and rather simple-sounding beats. I'm happy to report that this is not the case: while numerous artists like Snoop Dogg and Barry Gibb do appear doing their 'thang', this is a wholly purposeful, imaginative enterprise - check out this duet I did with Lou Reed, and note it's eclectic combo of zany loops, thigh-slappingly infectious hooks and foreboding [...]

*Phosphorescent-It's Hard To Be Humble (When You're From Alabama) ( mp3 ) ( web ) *Velvet Davenport, Ariel Pink & Gary War-Run ( mp3 ) ( web ) *Air Waves-Sweetness ( mp3 ) ( web ) *Bridges and Blinking Lights-Undercover ( mp3 ) ( web ) *New Roman Times-Smoke In Your Disguise ( mp3 ) ( web ) *Wintergreen-Someday ( mp3 ) ( web ) *Venice Is Sinking-Fall City ( mp3 ) ( web )

So, as of this here post no mysterious benefactor has emerged to finance a last minute jaunt down to Austin. Hence, I am not going to SXSW . I already went through Part 1 of the Unofficial SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists torrent , you can see the results of that... here . Here is a selection of mp3s from bands featured in Part 2 . This time I was able to whittle down the list to 28 songs. Some of these tracks will probably be familiar to you, while others not so much. Listen. [...]

New Granada Records & Team Clermont Announce SXSW Day Parties! *No trucks, cameras, planes or phonographs will actually be given out (as far as we know). Tampa-based label New Granada Records is partnering with Athens-based PR firm Team Clermont for a two-day SXSW afternoon party at The Ghost Room. The parties will feature a number of New Granada bands as well as several artists from the Team Clermont roster. [...]

New Roman Times are Daniel Owens (guitars, vocals), Josie Fluri (bass, vocals), Mike Allen (drums) and Harris Thurmond (guitars, synths). It's said that much can be drawn by observing the company someone keeps. So what does being consistently hand-picked to perform with artists like Death Cab for Cutie, The Bravery, Cursive, The Rapture and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists say about New Roman Times? It shows that they're the next generation in the great American indie rock tradition. Drawn from an emotional plane where pain and liberation are interchangeable, their nocturnal music moves from crashing [...]
Direct from my inbox to your ears, unedited & presented to you… *No trucks, cameras, planes or phonographs will actually be given out (as far as we know). Tampa-based label New Granada Records is partnering with Athens-based PR firm Team Clermont for a two-day SXSW afternoon party at The Ghost Room . The parties will feature a number of New Granada bands as well as several artists from the Team [...]

Date 2/18/10 Location Stubbs Doors 9pm Tickets $5 from Frontgate As a part of the Austin 360 concert series , local buzz bands Zookeeper , The Boxing Lesson , and New Roman Times will be getting down at Stubbs on Thursday. We're here to tell you that this is a really [...]

Orlando transplant NEW ROMAN TIMES have made their way to their new digs of Austin, TX and are also back with a recent album, "On the Sleeve", released last year on New Granada Records. It's been some time since we've heard from them on our Florida and Orlando feeds, notably tracks from the 2005 release 'International Affairs'. We are happy to have another quality track for you from an old IR favorite: New Roman Times Website NRT @ MySpace NRT @ [...]

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Date 1/28/10 Location Ghost Room Doors 9pm Tickets $5 @ Door Our good friends Ultra8201 are throwing a huge 4 year anniversary party at Ghost Room on Thursday and we're happy to be a part of the fun. The guys have a killer evening lined up with music from locals New Roman Times , The Authors [...]

We are extremely proud to announce that this site turns 4 years old in the next few weeks. It's hard to believe that something that started out as something to kill time when I first moved to Austin has turned out the way that it did. We have seen amazing shows, made a ton of new friends and gotten into all sorts of situations that we never thought possible. To celebrate the occasion we thought we would do what we do best and put together a party. Seeing that one of [...]

(photo courtesy: Pitch-a-Tent) Cracker came back into the mainstream this year when the first single, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me", from their Sunshine in the Land of Milk and Honey CD hit the Billboard charts. Cracker and the reconvened Camper Van Beethoven have been playing a series of double-bills which kicked off in California right after Christmas and the two bands' Traveling Apothecary Show hits the Highline Ballroom on Jan. 15th. Cracker, featuring co-founders David Lowery (vocals/ guitar) and Johnny Hickman (lead guitar / vocals), along with bassist [...]

Date 12/23/09 Location Stubbs Doors 900pm Tickets $8 from Frontgate Highly underrated local band New Roman Times are playing at Stubbs on Wednesday night. Fellow Austin bands The Always Already and Distance Runner will be providing your opening support. At $8, this should be a great way to start your holidays off right. [...]
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