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This week’s music picks: More holiday fare, from the Keen to the Bazaar
Tuesday: Robert Earl Keen’s Merry Christmas from the Fam-O-Lee at ACL Live. When you write a big ol’ silly Christmas song, as Keen did for his 1994 album “Gringo Honeymoon,” you better be prepared to...
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Weekend music picks: Legends, Legacies, Bazaar finale and more
Friday: Legends & Legacies Holiday Show at Continental Club. An annual event that plays off the city’s many musical family trees, this year’s version is specially designated as a benefit for...
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This week’s music picks: Billy and Willie, downstairs and upstairs at ACL Live
Wednesday-Thursday: The Jungle Show II with Billy Gibbons & Mike Flanigin at 3Ten. The first iteration of this all-star event, with ZZ Top guitarist Gibbons and B3 organ ace Flanigin joined by...
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Our top picks for a musical New Year’s Eve in Austin
Leslie Sisson of Moving Panoramas will play Kate Bush at the Hotel Vegas, New Year’s Eve 1989 party. Dave Creaney/AMERICAN-STATESMAN NYE 1989 at Hotel Vegas & Volstead: To bid 2016 adieu, Hotel...
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Weekend music picks: Free Week finale, Eric Johnson’s guitar heroics, Hard...
OUR TOP PICKS Free Week Finale. Perhaps it should be called Free Fortnight? The year-launching tradition winds up what has actually a been two-week run with a handful of shows in Red River Cultural...
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This week’s music picks: A tribute to Don Walser, Seela record release and more
Anthony da Costa at Lemon Lounge. Though he recently moved to Nashville to pursue budding opportunities — he’s now the touring guitarist in renowned singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan’s band — Anthony...
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Weekend music picks: Homegrown blues and helping hands
OUR TOP PICKS Jackie Venson. Contributed by Gene Chavez. Friday: Jackie Venson at Waterloo Records. The rapidly rising blues artist’s decision to release a live album was a wise move. Watching Venson...
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This week’s music picks: Give a Hoot, for Charles Bradley’s sake
Cory Reinisch of Harvest Thieves plays every Monday in January and February at the Blackheart. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman 2015 Monday: Cory Reinisch at the Blackheart. A year ago,...
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Weekend music picks: Dawes, Cut Chemist, ‘Unplug This’
OUR TOP PICKS Dawes. Photo by Jay Janner. Saturday: Dawes at Stubb’s outdoor. The Los Angeles indie/Americana/pop band’s current tour is billed as “An Evening With Dawes,” which is industry code for...
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Weekend music picks: Feel the love as Body Rock ATX turns 7
OUR TOP PICKS Qi Dada Ras performs at Body Rock ATX. Robert Hein/For American-Statesman Friday: Body Rock 7-year anniversary with DJ Nu-Mark at Empire. This crew always encourages you to get all up in...
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Angel Olsen is not your woman on ‘My Woman’ tour
Photo by Robert Hein for the American-Statesman It’s not a misnomer. Angel Olsen is a baby-banged, easy-voiced actual angel. Descended from some silver tinsel cloud with pieces of glitter still stuck...
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Weekend music picks: Joe Ely’s 70th birthday, a Black History Month Boogie...
OUR TOP PICKS 2010 Larry Kolvoord/AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Friday: Joe Ely’s 70th birthday bash at Paramount Theatre. In November it was Ray Wylie Hubbard; now it’s Joe Ely. Gradually, the troubadours...
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Weekend music picks: Neil Fest with Norah Jones, Shakey Graves; Feisty punk...
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Delbert McClinton at Paramount Theatre. The Paramount seems drawn to West Texas living legends lately, as the first few weeks of 2017 have brought marquee events for Terry Allen,...
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This week’s music picks: Band of Heathens, Isaiah Rashad and more
Thursday: Band of Heathens, Quebe Sisters at Mohawk outdoor. “Duende,” the first album in four years from the Americana band fronted by Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist, mixes elements of backwoods country...
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Weekend music picks: Bobby Patterson’s birthday bash, Curtis McMurtry, Jens...
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Tift Merritt, Sera Cahoone at 3Ten. Singer-songwriter Merritt’s move last year back to her North Carolina home (though her not native state; she was born in Houston) was...
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This week’s music picks: Valerie June, Holy Wave, Tesla and more
Tuesday: Valerie June at Paramount Theatre. Visiting Austin in 2013 for ACL Fest and 2014 to tape the “Austin City Limits” TV show, Tennessee singer-songwriter June left a lasting impression on local...
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Weekend music picks: Cilantro Boombox, Against Me!, Son Volt and more
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Cilantro Boombox at Waterloo Records. The eight-man crew has a fantastic knack for layering brassy blasts and funky bass lines onto rich polyrhythms to create booty-moving...
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This week’s music picks: Townes tribute, Aielli anniversary, Larry Monroe...
Monday: Townes Van Zandt tribute with Butch Hancock at Cactus Cafe. The late, great Townes Van Zandt would have turned 73 on Tuesday, but since his death on New Year’s Day 1997, his music has lived on...
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No badge? Questlove, Stevie Nicks, the Rodeo and more non-SXSW action
The South by Southwest Music Festival officially starts on Monday, and private events during SXSW Interactive will occupy many venues. But a handful of high-profile events offer music opportunities...
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Gone Country: Fort Worth blue collar band Grady Spencer & the Work return to...
Grady Spencer & the Work are about to play the Saxon Pub for the fourth time in less than a year. For an Austin band, that’s pretty routine. But for a Fort Worth band, it’s pretty unusual. And...
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