Written mostly by Frank Phosphate with some help by DL . FRIDAY Hidden Cameras / Gentleman Reg / The O's (Hailey's): It's a pretty shitty time to be a gay person in America. Somehow it was decided that civil rights issues are something to be voted on by the public at large. On one side of the argument, we have testimonials from couples unable to receive perks made easily available to their hetero counterparts, civil rights experts explaining the social/historical significance of [...]
Tonite, Friday Nov 30th, Austin's own Black Angels descend on The Mohawk, to spin their unique style of drone-n-roll, and if you don't know what that is, do yourself this favor, and go. The band plays few shows around town, so this a special opportunity. Aside from the Psych Fest 3 preparation, and their legal woes , I hope that there's newly recorded material on the horizon. I'm sure that there will new tunes tonight. Friday Nov 30th: The Black Angels, Kurt Vile, and Shapes Have Fangs Mohawk: 10 [...]
Tonite, Friday Nov 30th, Austin's own Black Angels descend on The Mohawk, to spin their unique style of drone-n-roll, and if you don't know what that is, do yourself this favor, and go. The band plays few shows around town, so this a special opportunity. Aside from the Psych Fest 3 preparation, and their legal woes , I hope that there's newly recorded material on the horizon. I'm sure that there will new tunes tonight. Friday Nov 30th: The Black Angels, Kurt Vile, and Shapes Have Fangs Mohawk: 10 [...]
Date 10/30/09 Location Mohawk Doors 9pm Tickets $13 from Frontgate What's that you say? You still haven't seen locals The Black Angels yet? Where have you been? Do yourself a favor and head down to Mohawk on Friday night to take in a show from one of the best Austin bands around. The lineup [...]
There's a ton of great shows this week, here's our recommendations. You can also follow us on Twitter (@ Ultra8201 ) if you like. Monday (10/26) : Dirty Projectors, Givers at Antone's [ Purchase Tickets ] $15 | Doors @ 8 Tuesday (10/27) : The Peen Scene Presents: Drop The Lime, Vicious, Marst (of Irresponsible Voltron) vs. Hoodie Allen, Mad Classy at The Parish [ Purchase Tickets ] $10 [...]
Here are a few good shows that are on my radar for the weekend. Tonight I'm going to watch Mike Relm do his audio-visual mashup thing at the Austin Music Hall . Wilco is at the Cedar Park Center , too. Friday it is Black Lips and Strange Boys at the Mohawk , or Dan Deacon at Emo's . Black Lips - "Disconnection" myspace.com/theblacklips The Strange Boys - "Probation Blues" [...]
The Austin City Limits Festival is this weekend, and while it will unfortunately take place minus Merry Swankster representation, there's no reason to sour an otherwise tremendous month of music in the Lone Star State. But just for fun, here's who'd I see if I were making the trip to Austin: Blitzen Trapper, Avett Brothers, the Walkmen, Phoenix, Los Amigos Invisibles, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deer Tick, the Ravonettes, !!!, Grizzly Bear, Flogging Molly, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Bon Iver, Mos Def, the Decemberists, the Dodos, Heartless Bastards, Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Projectors, [...]
Artoutside.org's 3 Day Show in between Houston, Austin, and Dallas showcases art, film, media, and performance acts from around the State - Okay this looks pretty awesome Scroll For complete details, visit http://www.artoutside.org Tentative Schedule for Art Outside, 2009 Visual Artists and Roving/Off Stage Performances Roving/Off Stage Performances Austin Enchanted Forest Interactive Area [...]
We put up our concert recommendations earlier in the week, but we thought we'd remind you about all the great concerts going down this weekend. Friday (9/25) : The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Depreciation Guild, Cymbals Eat Guitars at Mohawk (outside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $10 | Doors @ 8, Show @ 9 Monotonix, Pong, White Rhino at Emo's (outside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $15 | [...]
Here's our show recommendations for this week. You can also follow us on Twitter too (@ Ultra8201 ). Monday (9/21) : Telefon Tel Aviv, The Race at Mohawk (outside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $10 | Doors @ 7, Show @ 8 Tuesday (9/22) : NoBunny, Hunx and His Punk, Harlem at [...]
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! Here's our concert recommendations for the rest of the week. Don't forget you can also follow us on Twitter (@ Ultra8201 ). Wednesday (9/9) : The Dandy Warhols, Spindrift at Emo's (outside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $15 | Doors @ 9, Show @ 10 Emeralds, Scorpion Child, Black Bone Child, Bankrupt & the Borrowers, Astronaut Suit at Mohawk (inside) | Doors @ 9 The Dead Space, [...]
Here we are, facing the LCD display armed only with Diet Dr. Pepper and Orbit chewing gum, culled from the discount bin at the local Jackson's convenience store. It's some months after promising a new post, and we're ready to get back into this gig. Word of mouth tells me that the fan-base of Beat City Radio has been steadily growing and old listeners are loyal ones. One of the biggest complaints I've received is the lack of online playlists and podcasts. So, let's give 'er another shot and kick this thing off the ground. Below you'll [...]
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]
Here are our picks for live music in Austin this week, with a few tunes to get you in the mood. Use the links to get more information about everything. We're giving away Spoon tickets on Twitter, so follow us if you want in. Thursday: Spoon, Quasi, Black Joe Lewis at Stubb's also: Deer Tick at Waterloo Records at 5pm [...]
Here's our recommendations for this week. Also, be sure to follow us (@ ultra8201 ) on Twitter. Monday (7/6) : New Roman Times at Waterloo Records [ Free In-store ] Starts @ 5 Tuesday (7/7) : Abe Vigoda, Talbot Tagora, Loser Life at Emo's (inside) [ Purchase Tickets ] $8 | Doors @ 9, Show @ 10 Thursday (7/9) : Spoon, Quasi, [...]
Hey Austin, I know there are a few of you reading this blog, head tonight to Mohawk for this free show! Also added since the making of this sweet flyer: Daughters of the Sun. Shapes Have Fangs, and Motel Aviv. Have some tacos and Lone Star on me guys!
Here are our picks for live music in Austin this week, with a few tunes to get you in the mood. Use the links to get more information about everything. Tonight: Sunset, The Sour Notes, Wild Moccasins at Emo's Sunset - "Fishtown" myspace.com/lobosunset Wednesday: [...]
Here's our recommendations for the week. Tuesday (6/30) : {{{Sunset}}}, The Sour Notes, Wild Moccasins at Emo's (inside) [$5 Cover] Doors @ 9, Show @ 10 Wednesday (7/1) : Patrick Wolf, Living Ends, The Plastiscines, Jaguar Love at Antone's [ Purchase Tickets ] $15 | Doors @ 6, Show @ 7 Thursday (7/2) : Harlem, Woven Bones, DJ Orion at Club Deville This [...]
The world lost a true musical maverick last night, with the death of Sky Saxon . Saxon was born with the slightly more plain name Richard Marsh at some point around the Second World War - nobody seems quite sure when. After brief spell as a doo-wop singer, Little Richie Marsh, Saxon reinvented himself as lead singer with The Seeds. Saxon was the American bridge between Sergeant Pepper and US punk, turning out three albums at the end of the sixties which more-or-less defined Flower Power. The Seeds burned brightly, but quickly - their final [...]
As they say, bad things happen in 3's. Every news station and website across the country reported the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and then later Michael Jackson...not much was said about Sky Saxon's death though. Sky Sunlight Saxon (born Richard Marsh) was the founder of '60s garage band The Seeds. He died this morning at St. David's Hospital in Austin, TX. Saxon became ill last Thursday, but managed to perform at Antone's on Saturday night with Shapes Have Fangs. He was hospitalized [...]
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