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As the heat beats down upon us, it’s always nice to find yourself enthralled in a decent evening of carousing with the locals, especially if said shenanigans include a night filled with incredible musical accompaniment. I’m pretty sure that’s what all of us got over at Emos on Tuesday night, with Antlers and Little Scream giving us just what we needed.
How is it possible that one band manages to put out this much music in such a short career? It’s hard to believe, but Portugal. The Man are preparing to release their 7th studio album In the Mountain, In the Cloud July 19th on Atlantic Records. Prior to that date, we have this new single “Got it All (This Can’t Be Living Now)” which continues the familiar PTM psych/funk rock sound. Hope you enjoy another solid jam from this extremely prolific band.
Download: Portugal. The Man – Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now) [MP3]
| Date | Friday, June 10th |
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| Location | The ND Venue |
| Doors | 800p |
| Tickets | $7 @ the Door |
Many shows have come through our town, but we wanted to spotlight a local show for one of the hottest new acts in town, Not in the Face. The duo are known for their rollicking live shows, pummeling audience with their straight-up rock n’ roll sound. Besides, you gotta get your hands on their album, as it’s your job (and ours) to support the local Austin scene! Plus, you’ll get the benefit of seeing several other Austin area acts prior to the night’s highlight such as Lights Go Out and The Ripe. Preview a track from NitF below!
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/03-Downtown-Girl.mp3]Download: Not in the Face – Downtown Girl [MP3]
It’s been a crazy few months for stalwart label Sub Pop; they’ve been putting out killer record after killer record, and it doesn’t seem like they’re going to stop anytime soon. Today they announced the release for the newest album from Male Bonding titled Nothing Hurts, hitting stores on August 30th. This one is going to be a heck of a good time if you’re going off the featured track, “Bones.” It’s a bit noisy, as far as the guitar sound goes, but it maintains this perfect sense of melody throughout, which really has us excited. It won’t take long before you’re blasting this song around your office all day.
Download: Male Bonding – Bones [MP3]
What? You haven’t heard of Hit the Jackpot? Well, we’ve got you covered. The group hail from Australia, and they’re lined up with the excellent people over at Chapter Music, home to ATH favorites The Crayon Fields. They’re about to release a cassette with CM, but it’s going to be super-limited, so us US folks might find it hard to get our hands on it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t head over the band’s site and give it a listen. The Holiday Tape is seven tracks, and all I’ve listened to sound pretty spectacular, in my humble opinion. The opener, “Holiday” sounds like something you would have expected Sonic Youth to do, or you expect them to do, when they allow Kim to take the microphone, and use her gruffly warm vocals to approximate a pop song. These are the kind of things that win our hearts over at ATH, so give it a chance to make your day.
Download: Hit the Jackpot – Holiday [MP3]
After sharing a new song back in November from Chicago based Scattered Trees, we have another new song for you and a label release date for their recent album. This new song “Four Days Straight” appears on the bands new LP Sympathy which will be available August 9th in stores via Roll Call Records. The new album was actually released back in April for purchase on the band’s site or on itunes, but will finally appear in your local record store this August. I dig the sort of Summerteeth Wilco style with a pretty sweet chanting chorus that’s sure to be a hit in the live setting. Interested parties should also check out the Star Wars themed video for the song we shared in November “Love and Leave”.
Download: Scattered Trees – Four Days Straight [MP3]
Okay, this song is all over the internet, with focus on that fact that the “senator wants a blowjob,” but what’s wrong with everyone giving a little press to our hero Stephen Malkmus? His newest record, Mirror Traffic, will be coming out via Matador on August 23rd, and it’s clear that the Beck produced record is going to have a bit of spit and polish to it. This track below has those Malkmus cascading guitar cuts going through it, but you can definitely feel a bit of the gritty edge removed, or at least pushed down in the overall mix. At some point, people have to make changes, and I expect this to be a great one for Stephen and his Jicks.
Download: Stehpen Malkmus and the Jicks – Senator [MP3]
| Date | 6/10/11 |
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| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 8pm |
| Tickets | $10 @ Frontgate |
Local kids the Strange Boys are about to embark on a cross country tour this summer, but have a show at Mohawk this Friday before they head out. Opening support is provided by Spiked Punch. Concert goers should also stick around after the Strange Boys for an inside midnight show by Grand Champeen. With not a whole lot of solid shows this Friday, sending our Austin friends off in style is a must.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/baby_please_dont_strange.mp3]Download: The Strange Boys – Baby Please Dont Go [MP3]
Here’s a new hazy style number from Philadelphia based band Sun Airway. The song “Wild Palms”, is set to appear on a brand new 7″ from the group due out July 17th on Dead Oceans. Hopefully this will help you ease into a beautiful Wednesday morning.
Download: Sun Airway – Wild Palms [MP3]
The hit making city has struck again! Brooklyn churns out more than its share of music, and Milagres is one of those bands that has slowly been on the rise; they’re ready to go beyond the city though. They’ve just signed on with Kill Rock Stars who will be releasing their record, Glowing Mouth, at some point in September. The first single, the album’s title track, has this electronic vibe to it, but what really grabs me, and hopefully you as well, is the way the vocals come across; they seem to be manipulated so carefully, showing perfect control in both pitch and tone. I’ve just been replaying this all afternoon, so I figured you folks out there would enjoy it as well.
Download: Milagres – Glowing Mouth [MP3]
