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Earlier today The Gum premiered this new track “A Far Cry” from Scots We Were Promised Jetpacks. If you read our site often, you know we have a thing for those UK (particularly Scottish) bands. This new jam will appear on upcoming EP The Last Place You’ll Look due out march 9th on Fat Cat. The band will also be stopping in next month during the SXSW music festival.
Download: We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Far Cry [MP3]
This fine Wednesday evening, yours truly will be heading down to San Marcos to appear on local college radio station KTSW. I’m slotted to be on the air between 10pm-midnight on the weekly Wednesday show The Party Line w/ BC & Merch. I’ll be discussing our upcoming day party lineup, giving away some free stuff and of course jammin’ the tunes (while simultaneously judging their taste of course…). Anyone can tune in online via the KTSW site. Also say hi to BC & Merch on their website or follow dem on twitter. Tune in tonight! Do it!
We are finally pleased to announce our very own day party during the SXSW music festival week. We’re also happy to announce that our friends Knuckle Rumbler will be jumping on to help promote along with sponsors Bird’s Barbershop Dominican Joes Coffee, Taco Cabana, and college radio station KTSW. Free coffee! Free Tacos! Beer specials coming soon. Deets:
Date/Time: (3/18) – Doors @ 11am/music @ noon
Price: Free with RSVP @ https://austintownhall.com/rsvp
Lineup: The Loom(Brooklyn, NY), Crayon Fields(Melbourne, AU), Let’s Wrestle(London, ENG), Lovely Feathers(Montreal, CA), Dappled Cities(Sydney, AU), Surf City(New Zealand).
It’s no doubt an international affair. Feel free download our fancy poster below and share it with everyone you know. Start gettin’ those RSVPs in now! Early arrival is strongly recommended as RSVPs do not guarantee entry. More info. about our showcasing bands to come soon. For now, try a search on the site to find yourself some MP3s and album reviews.
Click here to download the full-size show poster.
| Date | 2/24/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 10pm |
| Tickets | $8 @ Door |
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.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pn_toratoratora.mp3]Download: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora [MP3]
| Date | 2/24/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | The Independent |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $13 from Frontgate |
Have you made plans for Wednesday yet? It’s a tough choice you’ve got to make… Brendan Benson playing at The Independent should definitely be a part of your decision making process. He’ll be joined on the stage by Leatherbag and Michael Kingcaid.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/01-a-whole-lot-better.mp3]Download: Brendan Benson – A Whole Lot Better [MP3]
Prior to it’s March 1st release date, Frightened Rabbit are streaming their upcoming LP The Winter of Mixed Drinks over on their myspace page. Anyone care to give us their first impressions?
| Date | 2/24/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | The Parish |
| Doors | 8pm |
| Tickets | $13 from Frontgate |
Wednesday night is a busy one in the Austin music scene, but Akron/Family at the Parish is one of your top choices. The 2009 top song winners will be joined by hot up and coming band Warpaint. Should be top notch.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/river.mp3]Download: Akron/Family – River [MP3]
We continue our highlight on a few SXSW bands this week with Canadian outfit Still Life Still. Having formed close to 10 years ago, you would expect this band to be a lot more well known in the national blogosphere. However, when you take into account that the guys formed up as teenagers and have had a few band names changes, it’s not surprising that they still fly a bit under the radar. Still Life Still even fly a bit under our radar, as we sort of missed out on their admirable debut LP of 09 Girls Come Too. The stand out track from that album “Kid” can be found below. It sounds a bit like some old school post-emo bands with a bit more of a pop beat backing it. Also, our SXSW watchlists from here on out will now include a brief 5-6 question interview of questions we generated for our favorite SXSW artists. We hope this helps you to get to know these artists a little bit better. Still Life Still band member Brendon Sarinnen answers our questions after the jump.
New music comes our way today from recently re-located Baltimore band Future Islands. The song below, “Tin Man” will appear on the groups upcoming LP In Evening Air. That one is available May 4th on Thrill Jockey.
Download: Future Islands – Tin Man [MP3]
Oh how Fridays are always so much better when you get a lil jam like this in your inbox! Since we don’t work much over the weekend, maybe you can enjoy this one during your rough Monday morning? Anyway, this new pop diddy, “Western Hospitality” comes by way of Swedish band Club 8. The song will appear on the now veteran’s upcoming album The People’s Record due out May 12th on Labrador. Good times.
Download: Club 8 – Western hospitality [MP3]
