Month: March 2011

New Music From Royal Bangs

March 14, 2011 RayRay Leave a comment

Knoxville based electro-pop band Royal Bangs have a new single called “Fireball” floating around the web. The tune is set to appear on the new LP from the band Flux Outside due out March 29th on Glassnote Records. It’s a bit of a spastic number, but I am digging it none the less. It’s a good time for a new song from Royal Bangs as they are also playing tons of show this week. You can catch a full list of where they’ll be on their myspace page.

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/02-Fireball.mp3]

Download: Royal Bangs – Fireball [MP3]

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Show Review: Local Natives @ Stubbs (3/11)

March 13, 2011 brian.gray Leave a comment

So I am standing in line to see Source Code at SxSW Film and read the email that I have press for Local Natives. Panic. A quick check of the show’s stage times and the movie’ running time, I should be able to make Local Natives no problem at the sacrifice of time in the pit for Gayngs. We all make sacrifices. The movie got a late start, and thankfully so did the show at Stubb’s. A very good show as those of you who have seen Local Natives will attest…

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Friday Top 5: SXSW Is No Fun

March 11, 2011 nathan.lankford 15 comments

A few years ago, we had a huge debate about which Austin festival was the best, Austin City Limits or SXSW. In the interim, other great festivals have gained status in our world, such as the incredible Fun Fun Fun Fest, and although SXSW was our favorite then, I’m just not so sure. Looking back, I should have seen this coming; I should have known that the hey-day of SXSW was slowly in decline. Now, I’m not saying that I’m ungrateful that so many incredible bands flock to Austin once a year, but rather I’m pointing out a few things that, to me, demonstrate just how far things have spun out of control in recent years. Take note that this is just one man’s opinion, and not necessarily the opinion of Austin Town Hall. And, in all likelihood, you’ll probably still see me out about town in my Killin Time Til Dave hat, I just won’t be too happy about it!

New Violens Track!

March 11, 2011 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

One of the band’s we’re most excited to see at SXSW, Violens, has slowly been leaking out demos and mastered versions of their latest tracks for their next LP, the follow up to Amoral. You’ll have to wait a few weeks for the mastered version of their latest track, “Be Still,” but if you go to their site you can get a nice listen of this really sweet new track. I suggest you do so, as this band’s deserving of much more praise than they’ve received. Take a listen right HERE. And, if you like it, you can buy the first MP3 that they put up last month. Here’s an old track from the band to get you in the mood.

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Download: Violens – Acid Reign [MP3]

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New Track from Dizzy Eyes

March 11, 2011 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

We’ve been super busy with SXSW, so a few things have slipped under the radar, and such is the case with Dizzy Eyes, one of the band’s just signed by our friends over at Hardly Art. The band just released their new Let’s Break Up the Band 7″ last week, and I’ve been loving the lead title track. Vocals remind me of Stellastarr, yet there’s a cutting melody that works beneath the entirety of the song, giving just enough bounce to the song to make it more than your average tune. We’re still happy the guitar is full on this year. Oh, and we included this track on our SXSW Sampler, which you can grab here: SXSW SAMPLER.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DizzyEyes-LetsBreakUpTheBand.mp3]

Download: Dizzy Eyes – Lets Break Up The Band [MP3]

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Killer SXSW Comp from Dirtnap

March 11, 2011 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

The great thing about SXSW is getting to see a lot of great bands you haven’t spent a lot of time with, but for me, that’s not the case with all the acts on Dirtnap Records. They’ve been putting a lot of great tunes together, several include local Austin/Texas acts like High Tension Wires or the Mind Spiders. They just put up a little comp HERE, where you can sample their great bands. Be sure to head out to their showcase on Saturday @ the Easy Tiger if you like what you hear.

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Download: The Mind Spiders – Dont Let Her Go [MP3]

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New Music From TV On The Radio

March 11, 2011 RayRay Leave a comment

We have yet to post any of the new TV On the Radio songs and I think it’s just about time that we did so. This new jam “Caffeinated Consciousness” is set to appear on the band’s upcoming LP Nine Types of Light due out April 12th. I’m glad that I’ve finally posted one of the new songs because they are quite good. You can hear another new slow style jam called “Will Do” over on the gum.

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/TV-On-The-Radio-Caffeinated-Consciousness.mp3]

Download: TV On The Radio – Caffeinated Consciousness [MP3]

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SXSW Interview: Twin Tigers

March 10, 2011 nathan.lankford One comment

Gray Waves was such an enjoyable record that it led us to fall for Twin Tigers. We followed them around SXSW last year, secretly of course, so we were happy to sit down and get a few words in with the band before their return.

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New Music From Let’s Wrestle

March 10, 2011 RayRay Leave a comment

Former ATH showcasing band Let’s Wrestle are getting ready to release their sophomore LP Nursing Home later this year on Merge Records. The album sees the guys growing up quite a bit and moving forward with a heavier sound. If this single “Dear John” is any indication of what to expect on the new record, I’ll be in line to give it a listen come May 17th.

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dearjohn.mp3]

Download: Let’s Wrestle – Dear John [MP3]

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New Music From Stricken City

March 10, 2011 RayRay Leave a comment

As many of you probably now, the UK band we grew to love last year Stricken City have decided to call it quits. Fortunately for fans of the band, they recently released their final album Losing Colour this month on Kora Records. Sure we may be a bit late on posting this, but we feel like we owed it to the band to pay homage to some of the sweet tunes they created. Enjoy new single “Some Say” below.

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/some-say.mp3]

Download: Stricken City – Some Say [MP3]

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