
Mohawk has a nice lineup of local acts on the bill for Friday night which should be a good option for your weekend starting plans. The lineup includes locals The Ugly Beats , Shapes Have Fangs and English Teeth . Doors are set to open at 10pm with entrance fee at $6. Here's a little taste of what's in store with this little jam from The Ugly Beats. Download: The Ugly Beats - Get in Line [mp3]

The nice folks at do512 and Vinyl Entertainment are offering you another show this weekend with free drinkage to be had. This time around the celebration is for the release of new LP Valley of the Cyclops by local act Diagonals. Other local artists The Ugly Beats and DJ Brian Tweedy will also be getting in on the fun. The show is going down at the 501 studios ( map here ) downtown and starts around midnight. RSVP to the show now to guarantee entry and [...]
We continue with more of our favorite bands appearing at this year's South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. The full schedule of showcases is here. More such posts will appear here at Powerpopulist in the coming days. Previous SXSW posts, with lots of mp3s, can be found here.A Mix of Known & New (to Me)The Asteroid #4 - These Flowers of Ours mp3The Transpersonals - Twenty Twelve mp3Magic
Please know, dear visitor, if we had the words to say how much we're enjoying the following, we'd spend them. Austinites Murdocks - Playhouse Party mp3 - I've seen at least two different names for this song. I'll go with the one Vitriol's Ian Anderson graciously sent me today. The new EP, Roar, emits next week.The Ugly Beats - The Light Comes On mp3 - I've been enjoying this group for awhile and
"It doesn't get any more coked-out than that. Just singing about coke spoons. Like they're not even trying to cleverly disguise it." - Tom on Humble Pie's monthlong descent into the pit of the Marriott "Guy had everyone on the run. I can only imagine what it must have been like in that van, going cross-country with that lunatic." -- Tom on the volatile dynamic within the real Pavement ft. Gary Young "People are very intimidated by the drums. When I show up to a [...]