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Need something to do to kill off your last day of work before vacation?
How about flipping through a gallery of pics from 2012. HASHTAG SxSW, FFF, ACL, Chaos, Party, Beach Balls, Yelling, Raining, Jumping, Beer, Fun, Regret, Pit, Backstage.
So click through and click the first shot and see how many of these shows you attended.
| Date | 12/16/12 |
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| Location | Stubbs |
| Doors | 8pm |
| Tickets | $7 @ Frontgate |
It’s been a big year for local band My Jerusalem. They just dropped their impeccable album Preachers, have done some light touring, and have been picking up some positive national press. Sunday evening is a chance to get on board and support local music with a show on the Stubbs inside stage featuring the up and coming group. It’s an even better show with ATH approved local songwriter Frank Smith providing the opening support for the evening. Should be a good one.
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/My-Jerusalem-Mono.mp3]Download: My Jerusalem – Mono [MP3]
Personally, I’m expecting good things from Austin’s Black Forest Fire after delving into their latest single for a bit. It’s got that magic slow-burn to it, which at first seems to hold a bit of fuzziness to it, but as the song progresses, the ringing guitar seems to give birth to the songs inherent beauty. Singer Karen comes in carefully, but she’s only around for a short bit, providing just a bit of vocals to the heavy mix. You can find the song and a slew of others on the band’s recently released Transit of Venus, which was just put out by Sedimental Records.
Download:Black Forest Fire – Live News Feed [MP3]
I know I haven’t been doing my job when there’s an Austin band that I haven’t come across that completely floors me. This just happened today with this track from Mini Dresses, a group who’s put out a couple of great singles, including this dreamy little jam. I love the sound of the bass just quietly bouncing along beneath the vocals, then the cascading guitar that echoes into the song as it fades out. You can find this gem on a recent 7″ the band released through Manic Pop Records; keep an eye out on the band both here and afar.
Download:Mini Dresses – Post Office Girl [MP3]
Well, the traveling acts might have ceased for the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t tons of local bands doing their thing here in Austin. Here’s a quick rundown of where I think you should be hanging out this weekend. Be sure to get out there and support the local scene…you know the weather will be great, so no excuses. Read more
It’s that time of year folks, when we here at Austin Town Hall try to convince you that we know what’s what in the world of music. We’re starting things off with our list of Top Ten Austin Albums of 2012. We purposefully left out EPs, just focusing on the Album as a whole, since that’s our favorite form of media. Before you read this, please know that this is just the expressed OPINION of ours, and you’re definitely cool to disagree. Let us know your thoughts, and make sure your favorite Austin bands send us their hits in 2013!
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It’s no secret that we ATH kids have always been huge fans of local band She Sir and the beautiful hazy pop sounds they create. We’ve done shows with the band over the years and tried to give them the coverage they truly deserve from music aficionados in Austin. Today we’re very excited to be one of the first to bring you this brand spankin’ new song from the band entitled “Condensedindents”. As we’ve said before, it would really be hard for this band to get any better, and all they do is continue to impress us with their invoative style and sound. Keep up the good work gents.
This is first single from a new album coming early in 2013. Stay tuned for more.
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| Date | Tuesday, November 13th |
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| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 6:30 PM |
| Tickets | $20 @ Mohawk |
Those of you searching for a blissful pop evening are going to be in luck with two great acts coming to the Mohawk on Tuesday night: Jens Lekman and Taken By Trees. It’s going to be Swedish pop at its endearing finest, especially with both bands fresh off the release of their own albums. Jens released I Know What Love Isn’t and Taken By Trees put out Other Worlds, both winning rave reviews. It’s an early show, so it gives you plenty of time to revel in the glory of what you’ll witness, or you can head over to Red 7 to catch Twilight Sad’s set. Perfect Tuesday night folks. Perfect.
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/01-The-End-of-the-World-Is-Bigger-Than-Love-1.mp3]Download:Jens Lekman – The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love [MP3]
We’re only a day away from the exciting art show, Photo Pop 2012, so here’s another one of the great photographers that will be on hand: Randy Cremean. Randy’s one of the great men behind Soundcheck Magazine, covering music all over the country, but always representing Austin. Here’s a little about the man, the myth, the legend. Read more
Here’s another one of the great photographers that will be displaying and selling their photography at Photo Pop 2012 this Friday at Red 7. If you’re lucky, Rick might give you the sexy photo of me stuffing my face with a cupcake backstage at ACL. His photo to the left is from a GWAR shoot, and you can also read on to find out why he’s mad I called Emily Haines to just chat. Here’s Rick. Read more
