This is fine.
So it’s been said already that the festival has wrapped up and we’re all trying to recover as best we can back at work Monday. It was a fun and exhausting week full of incredible music, tons of booze, and many an old friend. We’re each taking a look back at our week in free live music with some recaps and now it’s my turn. Follow the jump for more.
Finally, it’s over. After over a 100 bands, 100 beers, a few tacos, we’re back to the daily grind. The beast that is SXSW is officially behind us now, so we’ll be spending a bit of time highlighting our own individual thoughts on the festival. We’re not trying to inundate you with the next big thing, we just want to recap what we caught. I’m on first! Read more
I would love to say that I’m ready for next week, but in reality, my brain and body can never be fully ready for what’s about to take place. To help myself, and you faithful readers, ease a little of the stress coming our way, we’ve got another artist preview coming your way. As always, we’ll tell you a bit about the bands and also post shows we see listed. Follow the jump for more.
It seems like I’m all over the place today, musically speaking. But, it’s hard when so many good songs come my way at once to ignore things. The Wilderness of Manitoba have just recorded The Leslieville Sessions (April 9th) in hopes of bringing about their live sound to their recorded material. If this is what they sound like live, then I think I might just have yet another band to hunt down during SXSW. When I first encountered the band they had a sprawling folk feeling, but this new track demonstrates a broader pallete, almost referencing a simplistic power pop/indie pop formula. It’s just such a wonderful track I couldn’t help myself. Hope you enjoy this song.
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We’re really happy to be teaming up with yet a bunch of other rad Austinites to help promote a great little day show over at the New Movement Theater on 7th and Lavaca…its close to all cool happenings. Bryan over at Pop Press International is the big organizer, and he’s gotten some great bands together, including traveling acts and local acts (we’ve got rep our town bro!). There will be adult beverages from Adelberts and Lone Star, free tacos til they’re gone and more…so show up and have fun. Click on for more info on the show! Read more
So close! Yet we’re so far away. Okay, not really…SXSW is officially upon us, and shows are sprouting up all over the place. Personally, I’m freaking out. So many incredible bands that I want to see for the first time, and so many more that I would gladly see a hundred times over. Here’s a list of a few acts that I haven’t actually caught yet, so I’ll be seeing them for the first time…SXSW is the first time to lose your band cherry. Read more
More SXSW shows coming your way today with another awesome free party featuring some of the best local bands Austin has to offer. This one is going down at the Whiskey Room on 6th and features many ATH approved local bands, along with old ATH show alum The Loom. Check it out below for some deets:
Dates: March 15th & 16th
Time: Music @ 12 noon both days
Location: The Whiskey Room 503 E. 6th St.
Lineup Friday 3/15: The Ruxpins, Mayeux & The Broussard, The Loom, So Long Problems, The Couch, & Frank Smith
Lineup Saturday 3/16: Fatback Circus, These Made Dogs of Glory, Carpetbagger, Sour Bridges, Whiskey Shivers, Guns of Navarone
Free for over 21 with food provided by Brick House + Tavern.
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/04_-_Gatsby_Did_It_All_For_A_Girl.mp3]Download: Guns of Navarone – Gatsby Did It All For a Girl [MP3]
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/05.Song-for-the-Winter-Sun.mp3]Download: The Loom – Song for the Winter Sun [MP3]
You know it’s SXSW time right? Well it is fools and ATH has gotten together with some fine folks all over the country to sponsor some incredible showcases here in Austin next week. Today we’ll start off with a show we are helping sponsor with incredible national indie labels Father Daughter, Gold Robot, and Small Plates. Here are some deets for what is sure to be the best day party you’ll ever hear about:
Date: Friday, March 15th
Time: Doors @ 11:30/music @ 12:15
Lineup (in order): Gems, Mutual Benefit, Body Parts, Night Panther, Monster Rally, Day Joy, Roman Ruins, Conveyor, Francisco the Man, and Levek
Location: The Grackle @ 1700 E 6th Street (MAP)
Free and open to the public for 21+ RSVP Here
Musical preview:
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Fever.mp3]Download: Night Panther – Fever [MP3]
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/GEMS-All-I-Ever.mp3]Download: GEMS – All I Ever [MP3]
Well, it’s that time of year again; your liver hurts just thinking about it, and your Excel program has never seen so much action since Windows 98 first came out. Let’s put all that anxiety aside and concentrate on some really rad bands that are going to be making it our way in the next few weeks. These are three of the bands I’m most excited about seeing, and I have a feeling that I’ll see one or more of them at least twice…I’m just that guy.
More shows are popping up by the day. Keep your ears to the Internet for the coolest party info.
We’ve long supported Generationals here on our site, and personally, I’m excited for their new album, Heza. It’s clear that they’ve been messing with their formula just a little bit, which has some people a little weary; they haven’t let me down before, so why worry about such things now. One thing the group always guarantee is infectious hooks that get stuck in your mind, and record player, for days or months. I’m tapping my toes just bobbing to this song as we speak. If you dig what you’re hearing, then get your hands ready for their new album when it hits stores on April 2nd on Polyvinyl Records.
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