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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It's the stuff that cracks me up, but it's pretty damned cool at the same time. It's little wonder that a band like blues-rock trio Mrs. Glass would be one of my local favorites.
Frontman/vocalist Jordan Webster uses the moniker “Mrs. Glass,” although he'd never be mistaken for a "Mrs." at all. Ever. More like "dude with that killer gravelly voice." Webster, originally from Iowa, hitchhiked his way to New Orleans when he was a teenager, then left after Hurricane Katrina and moved to Austin.
So, according to legend, he met bassist Ivan Evangelista and drummer Ian Fry at some random gig at the Hole In the... » read more
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When artist Chris Brecht first arrived in Austin a couple of years ago, all he had on him was his guitar and a harmonica. That’s how he did shows. He kept things simple. This was…...
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This is a combination that you won’t want to miss. Nebraska-based songwriter Joshua James and Nashville artist Justin Townes Earle give you two for the price of one –…...
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Yep. According to Polyvinyl, Joan of Arc has a 14-person lineup. There are strings and horns, and everything but the kitchen sink…unless they feel like playing that, too.
A…...
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This Wednesday night is the time to get your dose of honky tonkin’ with Leo Rondeau at the Hole In the Wall.
Originally from North Dakota, Rondeau’s now made Austin his…...
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I learned about folk artist Brian McNeill from Ed Miller, whom you know as one of our Folkways hosts at KUT. After Ed gave me the lowdown on this very talented artist, my main question…...
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On May 22, 2008 UK band Swervedriver played their first show in 10 years. They’ve embarked upon a reunion tour that includes a stop here in Austin tonight for a show at EmoR…...
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If you’ve not yet been to a performance at The Elephant Room, it is highly advised that you make time to do so. And seeing the Jeff Lofton Quintet would be a great introduction t…...
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Singer-songwriter Anthony Salerno was a musician in Brooklyn. His career was a mishmash of cover band gigs and performances of his original work at other times. It dragged on for a…...
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A little madness goes a long way, dear music lover. For Norman, OK band Evangelicals, it goes even further into a delightfully dark and bizarre universe. What would normally be ind…...
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Tremoloco has been described as an East LA Tex Mex band, which is one way to describe what they do. But that’s not the complete picture. With Tremoloco, it’s more of a me…...
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For today’s Austin Music Minute, I asked local songwriter Molly Venter to give me details about the show she’s doing tomorrow night before she takes off on her summer…...
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All right. So there is a funk and soul revival going down across the land. But with Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, it’s no mere revival – it’s the real deal, baby.…...
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Storytelling, polyrhythmic arrangements, and a carnival-like atmosphere… Three intriguing bands invade the Hole In the Wall tonight with more than just a music show.
Headli…...
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Some delightful and absolutely useless trivia: That bastion of financial news,
The Wall Street Journal, came up with a list of impressive band names found at South By South-West 2…...
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