This week’s music picks: Lafourcade, Lauderdale and Late-night ACL
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYtyz8KE74&w=492&h=307] Monday: Benefit for Hurricane Harvey relief with Shakey Graves at Geraldine’s. One of Austin’s top singer-songwriters has teamed...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZzjw2UfUEk&w=492&h=307] Friday-Thursday: ACL Fest Late Night Shows. Even those not going to Zilker Park can catch some of the bands playing the Austin...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmWoKdnv_-g&w=492&h=307] Monday: Pete Yorn at Parish. A standout at last year’s ACL Fest, Yorn arrives for a headlining show of his own between the...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjDj9JMpAP4&w=492&h=307] Friday: Spoon at Stubb’s outdoor. Austin’s biggest indie-rock band ever (maybe simply its biggest band ever) takes a break...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXu6q-6JKjA&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Alvvays at Mohawk outdoor. Two and a half years after the Toronto dream pop outfit became the hottest thing at South by...
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Friday: Tom Petty birthday tributes at Hole in the Wall and One-2-One Bar. Tom Petty cover bands had popped up all over the country long before his death earlier this month, including at least two in...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: ACL Hall of Fame, Reverend Horton Heat, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDMU2KhSBXo&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Reverend Horton Heat at Continental Club. SoCo’s historic Continental is an anchor for a lot of roots-based musical...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: All ATX, Chicano Batman, Antone’s memorials and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsz2e6W9JmU&w=492&h=307] Friday: Clifford Antone Birthday Celebration at Antone’s. The founder of Austin’s most storied blues club would have been 68 on...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB90sKJYtNM&w=492&h=307] Monday: The War and Treaty at Mohawk indoor. You know how you occasionally hear about some major musical talent who once played...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Lizzo dance party, remembering Uncle Walt’s Band and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI&w=492&h=307] Friday: Lizzo at Emo’s. Do not go to this show. Unless you want to shake your body silly while screaming at the top of your...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Mystery Monday anniversary, Help Clifford Help Kids...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr7oup4wp98&w=492&h=307] Monday: Mystery Monday Fifth Anniversary at El Mercado Backstage. Mondays got brighter in November 2012 when Christine Albert...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: SOS Fest club shows, Shinyribs, Old Crow Medicine Show...
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyUOe7HAkpk&w=492&h=307] Friday: Old Crow Medicine Show at Bass Concert Hall. You knew it had to happen someday. The string-band dudes...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Buckingham McVie, up-and-coming locals, and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov7Hvc2uvJs&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie at Bass Concert Hall. Earlier this year, Austin got visits from both...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Geraldine’s and Empire throw birthday bashes
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Geraldine’s 2nd anniversary with Jackie Venson and Jai Malano. Two of Austin’s best new blues artists join forces to celebrate the second birthday of the music-friendly hotel bar....
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Shawn Colvin, Slaid Cleaves and more
Shawn Colvin wraps up a national tour back home in Austin on Monday at the Paramount Theatre. Deborah Cannon/AMERICAN-STATESMAN. Monday: Shawn Colvin at Paramount Theatre. One of Austin’s...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Eric Johnson and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ixkCXSI7M&w=492&h=307] Friday: Hayes Carll with Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer at Paramount Theatre. Like Bob Schneider (who’s also in action this...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Project ATX6 finale, Nicole Atkins and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTKnheaUT_Y&w=492&h=307] Monday: Christy Hays “Mood Monday” at Hole in the Wall. Singer-songwriter Hays is wrapping up a month of Mondays featuring...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Celebrate Austin weird old and new with Saturnalia,...
OUR TOP PICKS Golden Dawn Arkestra. DAVE CREANEY FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN. Friday-Sunday: Saturnalia in Austin. Traditionally, the ancient festival celebrating the Roman god Saturn is timed to coincide...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Gaga, Durawa, Ian Moore and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BUaTe4exqk&w=492&h=307] Monday: Ernie Durawa’s 75th Birthday Bash at Antone’s. One of Austin’s most accomplished and respected musicians, Durawa spent...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: New grunge, old psych rock and a tribute to Margaret Moser
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7LLBBGOfKY&w=492&h=307] Friday: Bully at Emo’s. The New York Times recently published an in-depth package titled “Rock’s Not Dead, It’s Ruled by Women.”...
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