Austin Town Hall

If you’re looking for something to do on Thursday night, the Mohawk isnide stage would be a great place to stop by with a nice lineup of local bands.  Things get kick started with instrumentalists Silent Land Time Machine, then move to My Milky Way Arms, and music ends with ATH faves Ideal Soul Mart.  Mark us down as attending.

Side note: The boys in ISM just made a sweet new video for their catchy jam “Wrk”.  Check out the hilarity of it all on youtube.

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Download: Ideal Soul Mart – Wrk [MP3]

Why not start your week off right with a Monday night set by UK band The Clientele at Mohawk.  Solid opening support will be provided by Vetiver.  It starts a little early so you kids with jobs should be able to make it out.

Update: Michael Kingcaid and his new band The Broken Bottle Casualties will be the 1st opener and Vetiver will play second.

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Download: The Clientele – Retiro Park [MP3]

Saturday night at Mohawk is the place to be with a very special set by post-emo Lawrence, KA band Appleseed Cast.  The show is a unique one because the guys will be performing their 2001 masterpiece of a double album Low Level Owl Volume 1 & 2.  Opening support for this one is provided by Dremend.  Also stick around after things wrap up inside for sets by buzzing locals The Clouds Are Ghosts and This Old House.

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Download: Appleseed Cast – Steps And Numbers [MP3]

We’ve long been fans of Boston boys Pretty & Nice and we’re excited to see their back in town at Mohawk on Wednesday night.  The guys will be joined on the stage by up and coming band Title Tracks.  Here again is that sweet track they dropped our way in 08.

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Download: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora [MP3]

While we may not have been too crazy about his new album, Four Tet should still put on a solid live show at Mohawk on Saturday night.  The electro mastermind will be joined on the stage by Nathan Fake.  Stick around after the headlining set outside and head inside for sets by L.A.X. and Many Birthdays.

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Download: Four Tet – Angel Echoes [MP3]

It’s been awhile since our last artist to watch feature, so we thought we’d press on this week with Austin band The Clouds Are Ghosts.  The band has been building a lot of deserving positive press recently around town on sites like The Austinist who also dropped an interview with the band several months ago.  Being a bit new to the Austin music scene having formed only in 2008, it’s surprising to see such a fresh band growing so quickly.  The recent rise in popularity is of course attributed to the quality of the band’s sound which has been compared to their Radiohead & Massive Attack cited influences.  This writer is ready to call them a more atmospheric and electronic version of European bands like Muse.  You definitely won’t hear the wailing rock guitars like that band, but Clouds Are Ghosts certainly have that “epic” feeling to their music.  The band, fronted by Jason Morris, recently came off an east coast tour and also just released their debut self-titled LP back in September.  We’re jumping on the hype bandwagon with this band and we’re betting you will too.  If you’d like to hear more, the band is currently offering up their new LP for free high-quality download on their website.  Live shows coming up are February 27th at Mohawk and a few TBA shows during SXSW.

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Download: The Clouds Are Ghosts – Fields [MP3]

Bowerbirds are making a return to Austin on Saturday night at Mohawk.  The folk styling group will be joined on the stage by songwriter Julie Doiron.  If you haven’t seen these guys yet, please make a point to do so.

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Download: Bowerbirds – Northern Lights [MP3]

The Sour Notes are an Austin band who have arguably released more material in the last couple of years than any other local band.  What makes the large discography for such a new band (3 LPs and a 7″ to be exact) even more impressive is that each release was put out on the band’s dime.  Anyone who has been involved with a band currently shopping a label knows how hard releasing material on your own can be.  Don’t tell that to leading man Jared Boulanger.  He Originally started The Sour Notes in Houston, TX as a moniker for what was essentially a solo project.  Shortly after his debut in 2008, Boulanger began bringing some friends on board to a form a new band that could tour and play live shows together locally and nationally.  2010 has seen the band release a new LP It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty with a follow up already planned for later this year.  Now, recently returning from another east coast tour, the band has a welcome home show planned for Thursday night at Mohawk.  The up and coming locals will be playing along with Zest of Yore and The Demigs.  Check out this latest single “Do-ers & Say-ers” from the band below and find out why we think you needs ta know about these locals.

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Download: The Sour Notes – Do-ers & Say-ers [MP3]