This is fine.
We first caught wind of Dominant Legs by way of Stereogum a few weeks back. Any allusion to Belle and Sebastian will catch my eye! Still, this new tune isn’t quite the twee pop one expected, but it’s more summery, as if there is a lighter air to the crafty writing here. You decide.
Download: Dominant Legs – Clawing Out At The Walls [MP3]
| Date | 10/29/09 |
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| Location | Emos |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $16 from Ticketweb |
If you have yet to experience the madness that is a Beth Ditto live show, it’s about time you do so. You won’t regret it. Lucky for you, Beth and her indie band Gossip are playing at Emo’s on Thursday so now’s your chance to catch the leading lady in all her glory. Locals Many Birthdays are set to open.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/goss.mp3]Download: Gossip – Four Letter Word [MP3]
More new local music continues to churn out this week with a track from Chris Simpson and his band Zookeeper. This new track “Mary of the Morning” will appear on an upcoming album due out in 2010. Thanks to Austin Sound for the heads up on this.
Download: Zookeeper – Mary of the Morning [MP3]
All right people, with only two weeks left until Fun Fun Fun Fest, we here at Austin Town Hall are feverishly finalizing our concert schedules. Running down the line up of the four stages I see many bands that get me truly excited. Gorilla Biscuits! The Jesus Lizard! Danzig!(?) But if I had to choose one band that gives me reason to subject myself to two days of loud music and sleepless nights I would have to choose Kansas City’s own Coalesce.
Coalesce has released some of the most innovative records that hardcore has seen. From the blistering speed and ferocity of their debut, Give Them Rope (1997) to the groove-laden, but no less heavy, Functioning on Impatience (1998) and 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening (1999), Coalesce have firmly planted themselves as stalwarts of the hardcore scene. After a lengthy hiatus, Coalesce has returned this year with OX, their first full length in ten years, as well as their most accomplished records to date. OX mixes the band’s intensity with their new found appreciation of the music of America.
I haven’t even touched on the band’s intense stage presence. I have driven thirteen hours on two separate occasions to witness the spectacle that is Coalesce live. You would be hard-pressed to witness a more energetic live band than Coalesce, so do yourself a favor and head over to the Black Stage on Sunday, November 8th at 4:50 p.m. and prepare yourself to see four guys giving their all for something that they love.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/03_Wild_Ox_Moan.mp3]Download: Coalesce – Wild Ox Moan [MP3]
| Date | 10/28/09 |
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| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 8pm |
| Tickets | $10 from Frontgate |
Who ever said you can’t celebrate Halloween early? The fine folks at Cherry Peel and Flip Scene think you can and that’s exactly what they’ll be doing at Mohawk on Wednesday night. You can expect music from Black and White Years, Bright Light Social Hour, Learning Secrets DJs, Markus with a K, L.A.X, and Neiliyo. Also make sure you wear a costume so you’ll be a part of the costume contest with some sick prizes. A lot more info can be found on that sweet flier or over on do512.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/the_black_and_white_years-power_to_change.mp3]Download: The Black and White Years – Power to Change [MP3]
We love the free MP3s and this sampler from Hardly Art on Amazon is loaded with 15 songs from bands on the indie label. You’ll see a few unreleased demos and live tracks from ATH favorites Dutchess & The Duke, Le Loup, Pretty & Nice and others on Hardly Art. Check it out.
Download: Dutchess & The Duke – Reservoir Park [MP3]
At this point you may have seen/listened to the youtube video with the first single from supergroup Them Crooked Vultures that hit the net yesterday. You people know ATH is digging it so here’s an MP3 of that track for your downloading pleasure. It’s pretty loud and straight up rock n roll. The self-titled debut album from the band will be available Nov 17th.
Download: Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang [MP3]
Judging by the look of this picture, you would think that New Zealand band The Bats might be just a touch to old to bring sweet tunes to your ears, but rest assured, they don’t have a 25 year old history for nothing. Just like The Clean, they still have what it takes to spin phenomenal gems out of thin air, ones that inevitably get stuck in your head. Try this one on for size. If you dig it, you can find it on the 7″ over at Slumberland Records.
Download: Bats – Face Inside the Sun [MP3]
A while back we brought you the sweet tunes of Surf City fresh off releasing their first EP, but now the group has more new tunes in the works, and we’re glad to bring you the new tune. While it takes “Autumn” a few second to wind up, the band let loose once the song gets going, bringing us more than we expected. Guess we’ll have to wait until 2010 to get more great tunes such as this.
Download: Surf City – Autumn [MP3]
| Date | Tuesday, October 27th |
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| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 800 PM |
| Tickets | $12 @ the door |
While the jury is still out on just how good Vapours is, we still look forward to an always energetic show from Islands. Touring behind their new album, they will also be bringing along Jemina Pearl to back the group up. Tickets are fairly cheap, so you can’t really not attend this show can you? Sure, there are loads of good ones this week, but the way Nic plays onstage is enough to get us out there. And who knows, maybe he’ll throw us a bone and give us “The Sound.”
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Islands-Vapours.mp3]Download: Islands – Vapours [MP3]
