Austin Music Minute

The Sour Notes Play the Yeasayer Aftershow Thursday Night at Stubb’s

September 5, 2012 8:07 am by: Laurie Gallardo

No question about it. I've seen a lot of great headliners grace the stage of Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater. Thursday night's featured artist is no exception - Brooklyn psych-pop band Yeasayer has included an Austin stop on their tour supporting Fragrant World, their playful, jittery electro-pop follow-up to their 2010 release Odd Blood. Songwriter Alfred Darlington's musical project Daedelus opens the show. I've also caught many a fantastic show following the headliners on the Stubb's indoor stage. I've got just such a recommendation for you - local pop outfit The Sour Notes will be the band to provide the afterparty this time, immediately following Yeasayer at 10 p.m. They're another AMM...
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