Austin Town Hall

Anyone look for some solid live music on Wednesday night should head out to Stubbs in Austin for a show by Mark Oliver Everett and his crew known as Eels.  Opening support should also be above average and is provided by The Submarines.  If you aren’t checking out Wooden Birds, this is where you need to be.

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Download: Eels – I Like the Way This Is Going [MP3]

Mogwai have been making a name for themselve for years, brandishing noisy post-rock in the live setting, pushing your eardrums to their limit.  They returned to Austin on a breezy Monday night, bringing their fellow Scots, Errors, along for the ride.  Read More

If you’re looking for an incredible show to kickstart next week, then you should definitely make your way to Frontgate and get your hands on Mogwai tickets.  The Scottish band is perhaps one of the best known post-rock instrumenalist groups, and they’ve just recently released Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will, which has actually grown a lot on me since I first reviewed it. I’ve seen the band several times, and always find myself encapsulated in walls of sound, music that borders the fine line between beauty and sheer noise.   You’ll also be fortunate enough to catch opening act Errors, who are supporting the group on their current tour.  If your lucky enough to catch a cool breeze, this could make for one of the best nights of your life.

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Download: Mogwai – San Pedro [MP3]

A sold out show is always a good sign of a band peaking at the right time, and such is the case for Fleet Foxes, surely benefiting from the excellent release of Helplessness Blues.  Oh, and we can’t forget the opener, The Cave Singers, one of our favorite acts. Read More

There’s a reason this show is sold out, that being that Fleet Foxes are one of the hottest bands around, even though they seemingly disappeared for several years while recording Helplessness Blues. All that extra time led to the crafting of a magnificent album, filled with those warm harmonies and folk stylings, better than practically anything else out there. You won’t just find one great band, however, on this bill, because Cave Singers are a phenomenal act in their own right.  They released their third album, No Witch, and it established the band as one of our favorites here at ATH.  You might not be able to buy tickets, but you know there will be tons of folks trying to earn a buck by scalping a ticket or two.  If you got one, you’re lucky, if you’re looking, keep on, as this show aims to be nothing more than one of the most remarkable nights in Austin.

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Download: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues [MP3]

It’s been a crazy couple of days for shows in Austin, and Monday is no different.  You won’t get the huge amount of options like you did on Friday/Saturday, but you still will have your pick of three better than average shows.  So if you’re looking for some sweet music to check out on a Monday night in Austin, follow the jump to see where we think you should be.  Follow the jump.

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Things are warming up in Austin. The music schedule is nuts. Just saw Foals, about to see Arcade Fire, Tony Bennett, Fleet Foxes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Beirut and more. Bad news for them, Cut Copy may have stolen their thunder. The Aussies set the bar very high, and we’ll all win if there is a better show this year. Holy Ghost! opened, more after the jump…

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Here’s a last minute show preview for the Cut Copy show at Stubbs tonight since it has yet to sell out.  As you can see, no more tickets are available for Friday, so if you didn’t plan ahead, try to make it out tonight.  We’ll have some ATH staffers on hand gettin’ down all night.  Opening support for the evening is provided by Holy Ghost!

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Download: Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire [MP3]