Austin Music Minute

Wil Cope, Christy Hays and Ali Holder Play Wednesday Night at Frank

October 23, 2012 7:40 am by: Laurie Gallardo

The Austin Music Minute maven digs the triple bills. This week, I present three songwriters to keep an eye on:  Wil Cope, Christy Hays and Ali Holder, all Austin-based artists who've turned heads with their impressive solo acoustic sets and with full-on bands. Cope made his official debut with his Sunset Craves last year, produced by Heartless Bastards drummer David Colvin and featuring backing vocals by HB frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom. His new album, Drunk Are the Stars, should be coming out next month. Hays has made the rounds performing with her band, Christy Hays and Her Sunday Best, and released her...
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The Black Hollies Play This Sunday Nig...

The Black Hollies could’ve taken the easy route and planted themselves into one genre with their impressive 2005 debut, Crimson Reflections, a massive blend of ’60…...
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Spoon Plays Thursday, Friday, Saturday...

Got Nuffin is the sixth EP that Spoon has released in it’s 16 years as a band – and it’s twelfth recording, if you count their six full-length albums. This new thr…...
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Dale Watson Plays Tonight at The Conti...

Dale Watson isn’t bogged down by genres. Don’t waste the man’s time. He does what he does, and he does it with great conviction. If you simply must find a term to describe his mi…...
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Til We’re Blue Or Destroy and Ne...

Here’s a sweet two-for-one deal: A double CD release party, courtesy of Austin bands Til We’re Blue Or Destroy and New Roman Times. There’s a boundless live-p…...
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Salesman, Who By Fire, and Darling New...

It could be the wood panelling. It could very well be the overall old-school vibe of the Moose Lodge in East Austin. Above all else, it’s just a great setting and laid-back atm…...
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John Vanderslice Performs Tonight at T...

Indie singer-songwriter John Vanderslice is a true believer in analog recording. In 1997, he founded Tiny Telephone, an all-analog studio in the Mission District of San Francis…...
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Scott Miller Solo Show Thursday at Cac...

More often than not, you’ll find Scott Miller on tour. This is usually with the entire band, so it’s Scott Miller and The Commonwealth on the marquee. But the folk-roc…...
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The Story Of Plays Tonight at The Pari...

It’s true. From their earlier releases to this year’s Until the Autumn, there is something incredibly uplifting about The Story Of. The lush layers and textures, th…...
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Collin Herring Plays Tonight at The Mo...

Ft. Worth native Collin Herring first swept hometown fans off their feet with his 2002 debut, Avoiding the Circus. He was regarded as an up-an-coming alt.-country star, combinin…...
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Invincible Czars Performs 1812 Overtur...

You undoubtedly have a very busy Fourth of July weekend ahead – parties, cookouts, fireworks – and, for those of you who are musically inclined (duh), lots of shows to…...
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Alejandro Escovedo Plays Thursday at L...

It’ll be a stellar line-up this Thursday night at La Zona Rosa – all to benefit the Austin Child Guidance Center. This will mark the second annual Super Hero Show, a nig…...
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Jake Shimabukuro Plays Tonight at Cact...

You can’t follow the fingers. They’re just too dang fast. Jake Shimabukuro has turned speed-of-light plucking into an artform on the ukulele. Ever since Shimabuku…...
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W.K. Burchenal Plays This Friday at Ro...

The question should be this: Where to begin in the story of one W.K. Burchenal? There’s just too much to include. Full disclosure, first: I, your Austin Music Minute hostess…...
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Wine and Revolution Plays Tonight at T...

There’s a sort of general consensus that fans and music reviewers have when it comes to Austin-based garage rock-pop quartet Wine and Revolution. The band pairs rough, raw…...
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