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Just read over on Sonic Itch & Ultra8201 that the Decemberists will be playing at Southwestern University in Georgetown this evening! Tickets for the show are $10 for students and still only $20 for all other ticket buyers. Doors look to open at 6:30 with the show following around 8 or so. Read more on the Southwestern events site. How did we all miss this one?
Lucinda Williams has a new digital only live EP out now on Lost Highway Records. The EP features 3 covers of songs by Buffalo Springfield, The Flaming Lips/Thievery Corporation, Bob Dylan and one of her own tunes. Listen to the free LU in ’08 EP now.
Apollo Sunshine recently played an acoustic 3 song set for the Livedaily website. The site has also featured some great acoustic sets by The Ting Tings, Rogue Wave, Calexico and a bunch of others. Check out the live videos now and find out why this is one of our new favorite bands.
Everyone’s favorite DJ out of Austin, Car Stereo(Wars), recently created a new Thriller remix just in time for Halloween on Friday. Get ready to bust a move. You picked out that costume yet?
Download: Car Stereo (Wars) – Thriller remix [MP3]
Ah the tough decisions you must make living in Austin… If you aren’t a supporter of TV on the Radio, you’ve got another choice this stacked Thursday night. Magnolia Electric Co. will be making a stop at the Mohawk in Austin on Thursday as part of their rare tour of the US this fall. Another favorite artist of ours, Will Johnson (Centro-Matic), will be opening things up for the Stockholm band around 9:30 or 10. You can buy tickets now for only $8 or I’m sure you can get one at the door.
Arguably one of the most innovative bands around, TV on the Radio, will be gettin’ down at Stubbs on Thursday night in Austin. Tickets for the show can be bought for $25 from the Stubbs Front Gate Tickets site. If you read our review of the band’s stellar 2008 album Dear Science, then you know we’re excited about this one.
Download: TV on the Radio – Dancing Choose [MP3]
The NPR music website has a live set by A Place to Bury Strangers you can listen to from the CMJ Festival this weekend. The live recording is provided by KEXP and you can download the 4 song set now. The guys at KEXP say it was the loudest set of the festival.
We’ve been reading a lot online these days about Brooklyn band, The XYZ Affair, and we’re gonna bring you a song to help spread the word about the upstarts. The song we’ve got for you is called “Evening Life” and appears on recent EP by the band Trials. Do you think these guys have what it takes to make a name for themselves?
Download: The XYZ Affair – Evening Life [MP3]
Boulder rock band, Rose Hill Drive, will be playing the indoor stage at Stubbs on Wednesday night. In even better news, Colour Revolt (who we did a little feature on before ACL), will be opening things up for the Boulder boys. Doors for this show are at 10:30 and tickets can be bought for $12 from front gate tickets. We’ve also got a tune from Rose Hill Drive below called “Trans Am”.
Download: Rose Hill Drive – Trans Am [MP3]
Swedish band Love is All have a catchy new song for you to check out off their new album Things Keep me up at Night due out Nov. 11th. The song is called “Wishing Well” and you can hear it below or on our ATH radio player.
Download: Love is All – Wishing Well [MP3]
