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The Moog Performs Tonight at The ND

November 16, 2012 7:40 am by: Laurie Gallardo

Budapest rocks. The Moog.
After perusing their first two releases, then finally checking out Seasons In the Underground, I was convinced that The Moog was from London. In a way, their sound reminded me of some of the English rock-pop bands surfacing in the early '80s. But surprise: The Moog hail from Budapest, Hungary, and there's not a hint of retro posturing to their music at all. I prefer to look at it as re-imagining garage rock and late-'70s synth-pop by injecting a bit of Eastern European flair into it. Super cool. The quintet produced their latest release with legendary engineer Ken Scott (think The Beatles, Bowie, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd). They pound out some incredibly danceable rock ‘n’ roll with a multitude of pop hooks - contagious, electrifying, bouncing all over the place. Perhaps a little reminiscent of early-era New Wave, but not...
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Dana Falconberry Performs Tonight at Stubb’s Indoor Venue

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There is no mistaking the sweet inflections Dana Falconberry. The Austin-based songwriter blew people away with her fantastic 2006 debut, Paper Sailboat, and with the captivating harmonies of her slightly more contemplative 2010 album,...
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Of Montreal Plays Tonight at the Mohawk

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Of Montreal Plays Tonight at the Mohaw...

Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes is one fearless, boundless ball of energy. It's almost impossible to keep up with him. If you're at one of the Athens band's shows and bear witness to a multitude of props, costume changes, body paint,...
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Austin Bat Cave CD Release and Benefit Show Tonight at the Mohawk

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Recently, a group of Anderson High School students participated in a project in which they explored their imaginations and creativity in writing - most specifically, songwriting. Some of those writings were selected by nine local bands who turned them into songs for a special CD compilation called...
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Psych Night Thursday at Beerland

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Psych Night Thursday at Beerland

Yes, Austin has its fair share of psychedelic music fans, spanning from aficionados of the original deal from the '60s to fans of current artists taking their cue from their musical predecessors. We just had a » read more
Junip Plays Tuesday Night at the Mohawk

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Junip Plays Tuesday Night at the Mohaw...

Junip is a three-piece band out of Sweden, featuring keyboardist Tobias Winterkorn, drummer Elias Araya, and songwriter and vocalist Jose Gonzalez, whom you...
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Dengue Fever Plays Friday Night at Emo’s

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It may strike you as exotic at first, when you hear Dengue Fever's very fabulous vocalist Chhom Nimol singing in Khmer. Yet there's more to it than that. The LA-based sextet has carved an extraordinary niche for itself by running amok with a number of music styles, creating what may seem like an...
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The Low Anthem Plays Tonight at Central Presbyterian Church

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The Low Anthem Plays Tonight at Centra...

Imagine recording an album in an abandoned factory. Or really, any abandoned building with some kind of atmosphere to it that would undoubtedly have an effect your album's sound. Word is that Rhode Island quartet The Low Anthem recorded their latest release, called Smart Flesh, in an abandoned...
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Rumble Austin Show with She Sir, Holy Wave and The Low Lows Tonight at Beerland

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It's about time for another one of those irresistible triple bills, and there's one coming up in the form of Rumble Austin, the local monthly music showcase presented by The Onion A.V. Club...
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Mogwai Plays Tonight at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

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Glasgow five-piece Mogwai first formed in the mid-90s. It's not telling tales to note that their music wasn't for just anybody, but there's no denying their extraordinarily powerful sound. The intensity remains unrivaled. They're on their seventh album this...
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Os Alquimistas Play Friday Night at Flamingo Cantina

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Os Alquimistas started out as a simple collaboration back in 2009. Frederico Geib and Michael Longoria were brought together by a mutual interest in Brazilian music. However, it’s evolved into something more than...
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Fleet Foxes Plays Tonight at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

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Fleet Foxes’ latest release, Helplessness Blues, moves away from the Americana influences of the band’s self-titled 2008 debut and branches out more toward ‘60s British psych folk, with elaborate transitions. There’s also a warmth and...
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Femi Kuti and The Positive Force Perform Tonight at ACL Live at The Moody Theater

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Things have come full circle. Kuti returned to his musical roots for inspiration and made Africa For Africa (2011). It's a breathtaking, energetic combination of urban music influences and the sounds he grew up with, and brings a new image of Afrobeat to a bigger international...
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Loves It! Makes Their Debut Thursday Night at the Cactus Cafe

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It started with a dream of traveling and singing songs. Ah, the good life...! That's what brought Austin duo Loves It! together. Songwriters Jenny Parrott and Vaughn Walters provide all the vocals and assorted instrumentation, including guitar, fiddle, mandolin and banjo. They both bring a wide...
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Bill Callahan Performs Tonight at the Mohawk

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Songwriter Bill Callahan’s latest release, Apocalypse, is more simply arranged with less instrumentation than his previous albums, and probably his most powerful album to date. If you didn't get a chance to check out Jeff McCord's review of it for Texas Music Matters, you can listen to it...
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