Tag Archives: Austin
Dandy Warhols rock Emo’s Austin
Last week I finally got a chance to see the Dandy Warhols, one of my all-time favorite bands. Avant garde yet catchy, nice and psychedelic. I saw them at Emo’s in Austin in the company of some good friends. One … Continue reading
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Yann Tiersen rocks Austin, Texas
On Friday night, May 18, I got a chance to see one of my favorite French musicians – one of my favorite musicians period – Yann Tiersen. I’ve been a huge fan ever since I saw Amelie and heard his … Continue reading
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Psych Fest 2012 Day 3 – final wrap-up
Finally a chance to talk about Sunday, April 29, the biggest day of Psych Fest. This one featured some of the best acts of the festival, including the Brian Jonestown Massacre. There was a lot of diversity. World music, bands … Continue reading
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Austin Psych Fest day 2: the ladies won this one
Just as expected, my favorites from yesterday were unexpected. The two shows that really got my attention were from girl bands. Both were at the “small stage” at the Beauty Ballroom. Prince Rama The first was a duo called Prince … Continue reading
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Austin Psych Fest first day: Disappears killed it
Just starting to feel human again after a late night at Psych Fest. As usual, the band I enjoyed most wasn’t the one I expected it to be. Best performance and a definite band to watch, is the Chicago-based band … Continue reading
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Getting psyched for Psych Fest 2012
I’ve been so busy lately that I just now had time to check out the lineup for this year’s Psych Fest. There are some killer bands on the bill this year. I really enjoyed last year’s festival, which was held … Continue reading
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Sundress – great young dream pop band from Denton, Texas
I was playing through some mp3s from the South by Southwest 2012 and stumbled across yet another great band that I missed out on: Sundress. The Denton, Texas-based group is one to watch. They are right in that psychedelic/dream pop/shoegaze … Continue reading
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Latest find – Austin singer-songwriter Shakey Graves (This guy’s gonna be huge)
Shakey Graves – an Austin musician with a big future, mark my words. Every now and then I make a music discovery that is so good and so unexpected it stops me right in my tracks. Last night I was … Continue reading
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SXSW 2012 final wrap-up
Finally got some free time to finish talking about the rest of my South By Southwest experience… Lots more interesting music on Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. Friday, March 18 finds On Friday I went to the free … Continue reading
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Latest unofficial SXSW finds: Treasure Mammal and Total Unicorn at Wardenclyffe Gallery
I never know quite what I will find when I go to shows with really under-the-radar bands. I just know that if I watch enough of them, I will eventually find some that really jump out at me, that I … Continue reading
