ATH Presents: Matt Kivel @ Community Garden (12.12)
We don’t always curate shows, but when we do, you know we love something wholly, like Matt Kivel. The artist, currently living in Austin, will release his new long-player, Escape from LA, on December 12th via Scissor Tail Records, so to throw our weight behind his work, we’re sponsoring his show over at Community Garden. You’ll find the record is mostly filled with really gentle ballads, the sort that seems perfectly fitting for a small space like Community Garden. He’ll be joined by several friends playing some short sets, like Alex Dupree, so be sure to come and hang out with us all. Things will kick off around 6:30, with copies of the LP available to buy!
I loved listening to last year’s Thieves LP from Austin’s 
First there was Covid, then I had another kid, but I’m back this year to reignite the annual AustinTownHall vs SideOneTrackOne SXSW Party. It’s a 3 stage extravaganza over at Hotel Vegas, bringing in some of our favorite acts from all over Austin and having them throw down ridiculous sets that make us all proud of our music scene. Huge shout out to John at SOTO and 101x Homegrown for the organization, and thanks to the Vegas crew for having us back here. This year, we’ve even got a fun playlist for you to sample the tunes and share around to get your friends excited.
Pretty busy week over at ATH, jammed out to bunches of bunches of tunes, plus did a nice little quick wrap-up of what’s going on in the Austin scene. Our friends Dummy continued their world domination with their great new single from Sub Pop, plus we got some new tracks from forever faves Slow Rosary, Alex Dupree and Scarves…not to mention a bunch of newer acts we’re starting to fall in love with, like Blue Cove and Cusp. Check out the jams and enjoy your Monday my friends.
You’ve waited all weekend for the quick and easy recap of all the sweet tunes we hit up last week. We started off the week really strong with a bunch of stuff, but somehow, it feels like we kind of sputtered to a close, just sprinkling a tune here and there. Still, we managed to get 20 great tunes you should enjoy in your first hour of the morning. We start it off with the absolute banger from Say Sue Me, then have some more experimental works from the likes of Sinaive and Double Vanity. Plus, we’ve got a new track from our friend Lizzy Lehman produced by S. Houser and Jim Eno of Spoon. Turn it up and get your day started.