Austin Town Hall

Yo la Tengo are returning to Austin at Antone’s on Friday night.  The veteran 3 piece outfit will be joined by the hyped up blogosphere band Times New Viking.  Should be one helluva night.

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Download: Yo la Tengo – Periodically Double or Triple [MP3]

The super duo of Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard and Son Volt leading man Jay Farrar are stopping into town at Antone’s on Wednesday.  The recently formed group are touring in support of their Big Sur inspired colaborative project.  One of our favorite songwriters Will Johnson will also be on hand to open things up.

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Download: Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar – California Zephyr [MP3]

Our good friends over at Two Groove are helping putting on a show at Antones on Sunday night featuring some of the best local music Austin has to offer.  The lineup includes Speak, Stereo is a Lie, and ATH faves Frantic Clam.  You can also expect some photo booth action, goodie bags for the first 30 in attendance, and some other special guests.  Ticket prices are directly benefiting the Austin Children’s Shelter so why not hear some good music for a great cause?

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Download: Speak – Carrie [MP3]

The incredible Neko Case is making a stop in town just in time for Thanksgiving at Antones on Tuesday.  The show is also set up to benefit the local Austin Food Bank during these cold and trying times for the less fortunate.  Opening support is provided by Oh No Oh My.  Tickets are all sold out for this one so try your hand at craigs list or try to scalp the night of the show.

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Download: Neko Case – People Got a Lot of Nerve [MP3]

You gotta know with this website that we’re going to talk about the Mountain Goats show when they stop through town.  So take yourself over to Antones on Wednesday night which is where we would be if that GUK show wasn’t coming to town.  Opening support will be provided by Final Fantasy and Larkin Grimm.

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Download: Mountain Goats – Genesis 3:23 [MP3]

After a superb set at ACL, Dirty Projectors are returning to Austin on Monday night for a show at Antones.  Up and coming band Givers will be on hand to provide opening support.  If you missed this show during your time at ACL, trust us in saying that you won’t want to miss out on this one.

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Download: Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move [MP3]

Let the ATH ACL festival madness begin! So we’ve started off light with a few spotlights on lesser known ACL artists and now we’re really getting serious with artist interviews. Last year we spoke to some pretty big bands and we hope to reach as many artists as we can this year. To start off our interview series, we have none other than French pop hit makers Phoenix. Guitar player Christian Mazzalai recently sat down with us to chat a bit about his now 10 year old band. Follow the jump for full interview.

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It’s been some time since we posted about a White Denim show and we’re excited to see the incredible live band on the bill for Wednesday night at Antones. Hot new artist band Harlem will also be taking part in the night’s event. On the subject, here’s a new track from White Denim called “Wet Sand” that went up a few days ago.

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Download: White Denim – Wet Sand [MP3]