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The alien rockers from Venus (by way of Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Valient Thorr are notorious for their energetic live shows. Playing a blend of what used to be called "boogie metal" and good old-fashioned rock 'n roll, the band wields lyrics that blend the political and the popular.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

The Midcoast Takeover is getting plenty of (well-deserved) attention for bringing our area's music scene to South By Southwest, but they're not the only ones presenting Kansas City and Lawrence acts in Austin next week. Replay Records — those fine gents who brought you the Cheap Beer compilation — will have their showcase Thursday, March 15, at the Longbranch Inn.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the [...]

Wonder Fair (803 1/2 Massachusetts St.) is hosting Kyle Durrie and her fully functional Movable Type Truck tonight (free, open to the public). The stop is a part of Durrie's ten-month tour.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Bands that hail from Athens, GA, seem to be particularly apt in the art of funky beat creation. Reptar , just one of the latest bands to spring forth from the south, makes breezy, easy-to-digest electro-funk.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

The new Replacements documentary, Color Me Obsessed , has been stirring up quite a bit of buzz lately — not just because of the high quality of the film and what it brings to the table in terms of revelations about the legendary Minneapolis quartet, but because it features none of the band's music. None of the Replacements' members appear in the film, either.… [ Read more ] [ [...]

Does the idea of being excoriated and humiliated by Simon Cowell on national television seem like an appealing price to pay for your 15 minutes of fame? You're in luck, then — auditions for the second season of the Fox talent show The X-Factor are at the Sprint Center on Wednesday, March 14.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Spring has most definitely sprung, and the concert season is upon us. We made a few announcements earlier in the week, and here are a slew of other shows: The Uptown Theater had some of the most notable mid-week announcements.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Huddled masses of heels, miniskirts, snapbacks and fitteds piled up inside the Sprint Center. There were mobs of girls dressed in matching homemade shirts emblazoned with "I Heart Drake," or something like that.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Fans are beginning to recognize Lauren Larson as the lead guitarist and singer of Ume , rather than the band's merch girl. "It is kind of frustrating for people still be surprised to see a woman on stage," says Larson.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

KC indie kids Capybara released their sophomore album , Dave Drusky , last month. Today we bring you a live version of a track from it, "Neighbor Crimes," captured at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

In addition to playing guitar for New Savages, Bryan Cox records as one-man chillwave project Soft Lighting . Recently signed to Synthemesc Recordings, Cox releases the first Soft Lighting album, Slow Motion Silhouettes , today.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

SSION - My Love Grows in the Dark (Official Video) from Dovecote Records on Vimeo . In my day job as baker, I've made a lot of bread and worked with a pretty diverse cross-section of people, but it's never been as sexy as Ssion 's new video for "My Love Grows in the Dark," off last year's Bent . Says Cody Critcheloe of the video: "The song was written about a sex club — everything is completely dark, you have to feel your way around.… [...]

Opening for Cursive at RecordBar this Friday, March 2, is Austin's Ume . The three-piece indie-rock act released Phantoms last year via Modern Outsider, and have been touring relentlessly behind the LP ever since.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Is this dubstep, or is this just dance music with a hot name thrown on it to make it sell? Either way, Rusko 's new album, Songs , due out March 27, on Mad Decent, is hyped to do pretty well.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Oils , Fake Natives , and CS Luxem will most likely present some interesting new music at the Replay tonight (9:30 p.m., cover at door). That hunch is fueled by these facts: [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

DESTROYER - Kaputt from Dawn Carol Garcia on Vimeo . KC/Lawrence missed Destroyer when they came through the Midwest last year on tour with the War on Drugs.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Expo '70 always seems to be up to something. The experimental Kansas City band seems to always be on the verge of releasing LPs, EPs, or playing interesting gigs.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Another tour announcement: Aziz Ansari — of Parks and Rec , Human Giant , and a bunch of funny movies — will be at the Midland on Thursday, May 10, as part of his Buried Alive tour. Tickets on sale this Friday, March 2, at 10 a.m.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

John Mayer and his perverse O-face will be stopping by Starlight on Wednesday, May 2, on tour to support the singer-songwriter's upcoming LP, Born and Raised . Tickets on sale this Saturday, March 3, at 10 am.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Good news and bad news regarding the George Strait concert at the Sprint Center this past Saturday. The good news is that, if you'd been unable to attend, it's been rescheduled for this Saturday, March 3.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]