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One of our favorite bands of all time, Cake, just announced an Austin date at Stubbs on April 28th. Tickets are on sale today for $30. Get them fast before they sell out! We’ll remind you about this show again closer to the date.
The Submarines will be bringing their brand of catchy pop tunes to Stubbs this Tuesday evening. The band will be co-headlining on the night along with The Morning Benders. You can have tickets for only $12. Doors/music are at 10pm. Here’s a song from the Submarines you might recognize from one of those famous ipod commercials called “You, me and the Bourgeoisie”.
Download: The Submarines – You Me and the Bourgeoisie [MP3]
The beautiful voice of Jennifer O’ Connor will be making its way into Austin tonight. Her folky singer/songwriter set is set to open of for Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls tonight at Stubbs, but we’re sure that the Matador signee O’ Connor will be the one who steals the show with her passion-filled harmonies. It’s Tuesday, so what do you have to lose?
Download: Jennifer O’ Connor – Valley Road 86 [MP3]
So you’re depressed that the Ghostland show is sold out this weekend and are looking for a way to drown your sorrows for not buying tickets earlier? You should make your way over to Mohawk Saturday evening and enjoy a sure to be intense set by King Khan & The BBQ Show. You’ll also save about $20 and will probably enjoy a better set than the one going on at Stubbs. Buy tickets now! Check out some King Khan tuneage elswhere on our site here & here.
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]
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]
Master of piano pop, Ben Folds, will be performing at Stubbs in Austin on Saturday night. Tickets for the show are running a tad high at $40, but you can buy one now if that’s in your price range. Doors for the show open at 7pm with music starting at 8pm.
The always lovely Chan Marshal, known to us as Cat Power, will be putting on a rescheduled show at Stubbs on Saturday night. The show is a make up of her canceled show way back in April, and of course Stubbs will be honoring any tickets bought to the previously scheduled show. If you need a ticket, get one for $30 on the Front Gate Tickets website. Also check out Cat Power’s most recent single “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” originally performed by Bob Dylan.
Download: Cat Power – Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again [MP3]
One of the great pop/rock bands to make it out of the 90s, The Presidents of the United States of America, will be making an appearance at Stubbs Wednesday evening. Lucky for you, local Austin act The Black and White Years will be opening for the veteran band. Doors for the event are set to open at 7 with The Black and White Years starting around 8. Get them tickets now! We also finally have a reason to post “Peaches” on our site. YES!
Download: The Presidents of the United States of America – Peaches [MP3]
Calexico recently did a short live set for the NPR Sound Check website. As always, the band blows you away with the strength of their stripped down live songs. Check out the whole thing on the NPR website. Don’t forget that the band will be making a stop in town Nov. 7th at Stubbs but we’ll remind you about that closer to the date.
