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by Michael Hurcomb - Staff Photographer Click here for the rest of The Fray photos

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer It was difficult to tell who drew more of Austin's music fans to the Moody Theater, Wilco the headliner, or British songwriter Nick Lowe who has a relationship with Austin that stretches all the way to January 25, 1978 the Armadillo, when he and Dave Edmunds and their band Rockpile opened for Elvis Costello and the Attractions. That show turned out to be a seminal influence in Austin's own nascent alternative music scene, and sparked dozens if not hundreds of local bands. Noted in the audience were [...]

by Michael Hurcomb - Staff Photographer Click here for the rest of the Guns N' Roses photos

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer It's hard to go to a B-52's concert and not have fun, and tonight's gig at Stubb's was no exception. For a band that that is celebrating their 35th anniversary, they sound and look great, even if Fred isn't quite the dancer he was way back when they were just a "college" band out of Athens and I was a high school student hanging out Raul's and Club Foot. It's hard to see the band and not reminisce over their long career arc. I still miss Ricky Wilson's [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer New York City's thrash metal masters Anthrax, with frontman Joey Belladona and Scott Ian, brought their tour to the brand new Emo's East, a huge(by club standards) new music venue that occupies the former Back Room location on East Riverside. I don't know if the show sold out or not, but it was packed with fans of Austin's metal scene, including 101x's "No Control" Chuck Loesch looking like the notorious Viking Erik the Red with his infamous flowing red beard. With supporting acts [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Chuck Billy and Testament played a long, blistering set at the new Emo's East in Austin Texas, co-headlining with New York based thrash mates Anthrax. Their current tour will run through November 19th, ending in the snow at The Rave in Milwaukee. For tour info see http://www.testamentlegions.co m Click here for more pics of Testament.

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer With a set that was as fast as it was loud and frantic, Death Angel's frontman Mark Osegueda's natty dreads were mostly a blur as he dashed around Emo's stage. Opening for thrash legends Testament and Anthrax, the Concord, California's based band is trying hard to show the old school some new tricks and are doing a damn good job. For more Death Angel info see http://deathangel.us Click here for pics of Death Angel.

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Prehistoric sludge metal band Mastodon filled up and sold out Austin's La Zona Rosa and then proceeded to trample the audience with heavy bass lines and wandering guitar rifts. Their current North American tour continues on through November, ending in Atlanta on December 2nd. The break will be short with the band back on the road January 11th, in Europe. For tour info see mastodonrocks.com Click here for pics of Mastodon.

by Jess Watt - Staff Photographer Click here to check out the rest of the Portishead photos

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer L.A. based Weird Al Yankovic brought banjos and accordions to the ACL Live stage last night, making up for a missed appearance at last years Fun Fun Fun Fest. The audience was full of kids of all ages, regardless of actual age, and included long time Austin guitarist Eric Johnson, who watched on while Weird Al wheeled and reeled through a succession of his MTV hits at a frenetic pace. Weird Al's current tour winds its way through the south, then up the east coast [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Erasure. the English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell, made a long- long awaited, anticipated, and overdue, return to Austin, playing to a sold out audience at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on an elaborate stage that included gargoyles and steel cages. Erasure's U.S. tour began in August in Tampa and will finish in Seattle on October 6 before heading back to start a European tour in November. Click here for more pics of Erasure [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer I don't usually cover D.J.s but deadmau5 isn't really your ordinary D.J. and his shows are more than just a rave or dance party . His stop last night at the Austin Music Hall was no exception. With a light show that would make Pink Floyd envious, a list of guest D.J.s that included Motley Crues Tommy Lee, and a walk on vocal performance by Sofi the show was more like a full blown concert event than a rave. deadmaus5 is partying again tonight at the Music [...]

by Michael Hurcomb - Staff Photographer Click here to check out the rest of the U2 photos

Cassie takes a mean picture... In Blank magazines latest issue you can catch up w/ the beauty dishing on her new album and looking delicious in her colorful photo spread...

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer These Widespread Panic guys are pretty hard core for being so mellow. After playing ACL Live during this years SXSW, they took time off their current U.S. tour to come back to Austin and do a 2 day live internet telecast on Facebook from the ACL Live stage. Once they finish their tour of North America they immediately head off again for a Japanese tour at the end of July. For the list of tour dates see their site at widespreadpanic.com [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White the legendary R & B band Earth, Wind & Fire is still going strong and playing to packed houses, as evidenced by their Saturday stop at Austin's ACL Live at the Moody Theater. The band's current tour takes them though the midwest, swinging out to the east coast before ending July 3 in Atlantic City. Check out upcoming tour dates on their site at earthwindandfire.com Click here [...]

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Well, they missed their first opening gig for Weezer by 20 minutes but the L.A. based (transplanted from New Orleans) hip hop act The Knux finally made it to Stubb's to open the second night's set. Getting stuck in Austin traffic sucks when your late for a show - it sucks worse when your in the band. The Knux only have 4 East Coast dates listed on their site, all at the end of July. More info at theknux.com . Click here [...]

by Jess Watt - Staff Photographer Click here to check out the rest of the Robyn photos

Click here to check out the rest of the Sleigh Bells & CSS photos by Jess Watt - Staff Photographer

by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer Los Angeles based indie rock favorites Airborne Toxic Event played to a full house at Austin's La Zona Rosa last night, as a pre pre-cursor to their set at this fall's ACL Fest. Supporting their second release All at Once which hit stores in April, the band has a full summer tour schedule. Check out the new release and upcoming tour dates on their site at theairbornetoxicevent.com Click here for more Airborne Toxic [...]