Date 5/26/12 Location Mohawk Doors 8pm Tickets $12 @ Frontgate Mr. J Tillman has spent many years making a name for himself with his various projects with Fleet Foxes, as a solo musician, and now with his project going by Father John Misty . The veteran and his new band will be in town this Saturday for [...]
Date Friday, May 25th Location Mohawk Doors 800 pm Tickets $10 from Transmission Tons of great shows on Friday night, but the one you'll find me hitting up is Ty Segall and White Fence over at the Mohawk. Ty's got to [...]
Forgive me the moderate delay in posting a mix for this month, and just know that the delay is solely due to indecision rather than procrastination. Not sure if others will identify with these tracks as much as I do - many are familiar to me after use as hip-hop samples, and a good deal of credit for the selections should go to Hip Hop Is Read and This Is Hip Hop for the coursework. I don't think I've posted any of these artists on any other mixes, but then again, I don't think I've had [...]
Little late on this one but Welikeitindie got to drop in on an excellent show last Friday, once again at the Mohawk here in Austin, TX. Avant-pop group Active Child + witch-house wunderkind Balam... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
A week ago today, Twin Shadow released his new single "Five Seconds" (which is awesome btw) and now we get tour dates. We're super excited as always that Austin is on the schedule! Mark your calendars for Friday, Septemeber 14th at Mohawk . Tickets go sale this Friday @ 10am. However, if you must get your tickets now, the Twin Shadow site is offering advanced tickets through the Ton Up Tour page that also entitles you to an exclusive Twin Shadow t-shirt illustrated (the artwork is shown up above) by Gianmarco Magnani [...]
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs killed a lot of people in a cramped space on Wednesday night at Austin's own Mohawk venue. Trampled at the feet of this young UK producer, the large crowd... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
It was way too hot for early May as The Mohawk played host to Active Child with Superhumanoids and Balam Acab opening. RayRay insisted I would be surprised by the live set. After a few beers at Easy Tiger, we wandered up Red River half-jokingly singing clips from You Are All I See . What would an Active Shild cover of "Cumbersome" sound like? Anyway, click through. I have plenty of pics and [...]
No Sleep hit a home run recently signing on Drug Church who will release their self titled EP July 10th. Preview "Mohawk" , the raging new introduction to the release, featuring Touche Amore frontman Jeremy Bolm
After a week spent listening to psychedelic rock n' roll, I needed something to cleanse the spirits. I just wanted something refreshing and fun, something to get me back into the mood for a relaxing week, and Allo' Darlin and the Wave Pictures definitely helped me out. Read on for thoughts on all the night's acts and sweet photos from B. Gray. No Future , the band formerly known as Leatherbag , started off the night for us all, and I think the change in name [...]
Date 5/4/12 Location Mohawk Doors 8pm Tickets $10 @ Frontgate I've been pumped for this show since the Active Child show at Fun Fest, and finally the band is coming into town this Friday at Mohawk . Joining the group in support is Balam Acab and Superhumanoids . I know that many [...]
Date Tuesday, May 1st Location Mohawk Doors 900 pm Tickets $8 from Frontgate Those of you who are in any way fans of great indie pop need to be sure you're in attendance at this excellent show on Tuesday evening. Allo Darlin and the Wave Pictures are two of the best UK indie pop acts, [...]
Date 4/26/12 Location Stubbs Doors 7pm Tickets SOLD OUT! It seems crazy that Feist has grown to this insane amount of popularity after humble begins in Broken Social Scene. I can't say I'm a huge fan of all of her material, but she can certainly write her fair share of catchy pop tunes that appease the masses. The lovely lady [...]
The last trip for Hunx in town was a little underwhelming, at least so far as the live show, so I was hoping he could redeem himself on this particular evening, backed by a strong supporting cast of openers. Read on for my thoughts and the excellent images of one Brian Gray. When the Vomettes took to the stage just after ten, I originally liked their pummeling sound; it was sort of snotty and grimy, but also a little bit unfocused. But, the longer they went [...]
does your hair stand up for Fishbone ? i know what you are saying now: "more bone please?"
The show preview nailed it. It was Ladies Night at The Mohawk . Magnetic, charming, engaging and technical, playing solo or as the front person - the women on stage controlled the night. Chairlift was in town for SxSW and played a heavy schedule. Would there be local fatigue? Would their set create a better, more unique experience for the fans? The set up bands, Bell and Nite Jewel , certainly gave good reason to get out [...]
Finally through this last round of shows. It was Friday the 13th, so I wore a hockey mask. Nah, not really. School of Seven Bells played the Mohawk . A newly refined two-piece, Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza brought along an extra keyboard player and drummer to fill out their live line up. They also brought along Exitmusic as the opener. Head past the break and you will get show notes and plenty of pics. Exitmusic - [...]
Date Wednesday, April 18th Location Mohawk Doors 900 pm Tickets $8 from Frontgate Need a little fix of poppy garage rock on Hump Day, then I think you better do your best to make your way over to Mohawk to catch this excellent show! Opener Hunx and His Punx just released [...]
Date Tuesday, April 17th Location Mohawk Doors 630 pm Tickets $12 @ the Door Sometimes we don't do our best to cover all the incredible female voices out there in indie rock these days, but that being said, tonight's show at Mohawk is going to feature some of the best voices of that ilk. The headliner Chairlift has been a [...]
Yes, more show pics. I am still plowing through a backlog of photos from last week's blitz of shows. This post features shots of Ladders , Jonquil and Keep Shelly in Athens playing the Mohawk 's inside stage after the Real Estate show. And you may notice the post title above being show pics of Jonquil even though they weren't the headliner and the reason for that is Keep Shelly in Athens turned off the lights. The projected scenes lent for a [...]
During a busy week in town, musically speaking, Brian and I jumped at the chance to catch one of our favorite acts, Terry Malts , as they returned to town. We moved beyond our exhaustion, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, rocking out til the bar closed. Read on for some quick thoughts on all the bands and check out Brian's photos! Rayon Beach opened up the evening, and the band just keeps on improving. It always strikes me how forcefully they [...]
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