My Morning Jacket Schedule a Local Show Pantages Theatre 6/22/11: My Morning Jacket (presale Friday at 10 AM; public Saturday at 10 AM) El Rey 4/29/11: Jet Life Tour – Curren$y / Trademark / Young Rodddy (Saturday at 10 AM) 5/25/11: Noah and the Whale / Apex Manor (Thursday at 10 AM) 5/26/11: Stiff Little Fingers / Sharks (Thursday at 10 AM) 6/7/11: Death Cab For Cutie / The Lonely Forest (Saturday at 10 [...]
Fresh & Onlys Play Tuesday at the Echo This is posted from the past. Hopefully I see some of these bands while I'm in Austin... Monday 3/21/11 [Pick of the Night] Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar [Recommended] Living Things / Kids of 88 / Bloodgroup @ The Satellite (Free) – Kids of 88 are a self-proclaimed “slutty new wave/electro duo.” Bloodgroup are from Iceland. [Recommended] Spirit Vine [...]
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Itching To See Lauryn Hill But Shut Out of Coachella? Greek Theatre [subscriptions HERE ] 5/27/11: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience 5/28/11: War / Tower of Power 6/4/11: REO Speedwagon / Rick Springfield 6/11/11: Jethro Tull 6/16/11: Youssou N’Dour / Angelique Kidjo / Vusi Mahlasela 6/23/11: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas 6/24/11: Deep Purple 7/8/11 – 7/9/11: Steely Dan [...]
As the music world descends upon Austin...there are still a few shows worth checking out around town. Monday 3/14/11 [Pick of the Night] Bowery Beasts / Peg Leg Love / John Carpenter / Billie Jack @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) – I dig that John Carpenter man. [Recommended] Frank Fairfield / Ari Shine @ Redwood [Recommended] Spirit Vine / Dante vs. Zombies / [...]
The Music Box 4/20/11: Ellie Goulding (now) 5/13/11: The Kills / Cold Cave (Saturday at 10 AM) 6/15/11: Matt & Kim / Autobot from Flosstradamus / The Thermals (now) Troubadour [Ticketfly] 5/23/11: James Blake (Saturday at 1:00 PM) 6/2/11: Dennis Coffey and Friends / Breakestra (Friday at 1:00 PM) 6/19/11: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit / Maria Taylor (now) The Glass House [Ticketfly] [...]
Lykke Li Plays a Few Local Shows I almost had to move a cot into the Satellite last week. I saw Richard Swift and Everest on Monday (two artists I really like). The crowd could have been more respectful of Swfit (it was a loud, free Monday night show) but he impressed the patient patrons. Imaad Wasif impressed me on Tuesday. He recently added Seb (from Division Day) on bass and they shredded. Endless Boogie was fun after (I got too tired to stay for Arbouretum). Then on [...]
Quite a few "local" releases this week... Pick of the Week Lucinda Williams : Blessed (Lost Highway) – Don Was produced. This is her best record in at least eight years. Lucinda’s married now and comes off a bit happier. Other Releases That Caught My Eye Alexander : Alexander (Vagrant) – Local alert. [...]
Okkervil River Play the Wiltern in June The Wiltern 6/23/11: Okkervil River / Titus Andronicus / New Villager (Friday at 10 AM) The Echo Mondays in April: Amanda Jo Williams 5/1/11: Vivian Girls / No Joy / Sweater Girls (now) 5/3/11: Beach Fossils / Craft Spells (now) 5/11/11: Greenhornes / Jeff the Brotherhood (now) 5/15/11: The Deadbeats (now) 5/18/11: Johnny Flynn [...]
I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for the Autolux show this Friday at the Echoplex. The Soft Moon opens the show. If you've never seen Autolux, I highly recommend checking them out. Really good live band. What I've heard from the Soft Moon is cool too (with a cold/krauty/Joy Division vibe). To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite record of the new year. Please put "Autolux Contest" in the subject line. The contest closes Thursday at [...]
Mavis Staples Performs at the Satellite on Thursday Monday 2/28/11 [Pick of the Night] Red Cortez / Richard Swift / Everest / The Dead Trees @ The Satellite (Free) – I’d definitely pay to see Richard Swift and Everest, so free is impossible to beat. [Recommended] Jenny O / Jonathan Wilson / J. Tillman @ Bootleg (Free) – Talented lineup. [...]
Unfortunately I haven't gotten too deep into any of these releases yet. A few of them sound promising though... Releases That Got My Attention: Adele: 21 (Columbia) – The winner of 2009’s Grammy for best new artist releases her second album. At the Palladium on 6/9/11. Listen HERE Julianna Barwick: The Magic Place (Asthmatic Kitty) – For fans of pretty, ethereal, vocal records. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Cairo [...]
The Music Box 4/23/11: Bassrush – Chase & Status (Saturday at 10 AM) 4/28/11: The Airborne Toxic Event (presale now, password = MIDNIGHT; Saturday at 10 AM) 5/22/11: Aloe Blacc (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = NEEDADOLLAR; Saturday at 10 AM) 5/24/11: Yeasayer / Smith Westerns / Hush Hush (presale Friday at 10 AM, password = AMBLING; Saturday at 10 AM) 6/24/11: Black Lips / Cerebral Ballzy (Saturday at 10 AM) El Rey [...]
The gifts keep on coming.. I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away for the Sebadoh and Quasi show that's going down this Friday (February 25, 2011) at the Echoplex in Echo Park. Sebadoh's calling their tour "The Bakesale/Harmacy Remembering Time Tour" which is pretty incredible since those are my two favorite Sebadoh records. Not coincidentally, both of those records will be reissued/expanded later this year on Sub Pop . The band for this tour consists of Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D'Amico. Opening the show [...]
I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away to see Telekinesis and The Love Language show this Thursday at the Echo. Opening the show will be One Trick Pony . As I mentioned last week, I'm really enjoying the new Telekinesis record. To win these tickets, email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your pick for Best Picture at this Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. Please put "Telekinesis Contest" in the subject line of the email. The contest closes Thursday at Noon. [...]
Shitload of great shows this week, dig in to some... Monday 2/21/11 [Pick of the Night] Slang Chickens / Everest / Papa / Young Hunting @ The Echo (Free) – Another chance to see Everest for free. [Recommended] Red Cortez / Eastern Conference Champions / Allah Las / Mid Cities @ The Satellite (Free) – Get there at 9 for Mid Cities - a new band with [...]
So much music to try to keep up with this week. I'm starting to remember why I stopped doing these posts.... Pick of the Week: Telekinesis : 12 Desperate Straight Lines (Merge) – With this record, Telekinesis should cross over to snag Death Cab For Cutie’s audience. Produced by DCFC’s Chris Walla, it’s very well done breakup indie rock with a bit of punch. While I did like their first album, I’m surprised how much I [...]
The Raveonettes Have a Slew of Local Dates Scheduled The Wiltern 4/12/11: Queens of the Stone Age perform their debut album in its entirety plus b-sides and more (presale now, password = dostuff; Friday at 10 AM) 5/12/11: Elvis Costello (now) Avalon 2/23/11: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Portugal. The Man, Best Coast ( now ) Troubadour 4/11/11: k.d. lang (2/24/11 at 1:00 [...]
I've got a couple of pairs of tickets to give away to see Lucero and Olin and the Moon this Thursday (February 17th) at the Echoplex. Lucero's got one of the most intensely dedicated fanbases. For the uninitiated (I guess some people still hadn't heard of Arcade Fire before last night) think gruff, slightly twangy heavy drinking rock'n'roll. To win these tickets email me [dukeufo at gmail] with the name of your favorite Lucero record. The contest closes at 6:00 PM on Wednesday. Winners will be notified by Noon on [...]
Beach House Play Two Local Shows It was a good weekend of live music. Yuck and Smith Westerns on Friday night at the Echo - Yuck really impressed me and Smith Westerns were good (as expected). Apex Manor put on a great show at the Satellite on Saturday. Lots of really good musicians in the band (and a great cover of Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" and a surprisingly good cover of the Outfield's "Your Love"). Monday 2/14/11 [Pick of the [...]
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