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Savages & Angus Tarnawsky @ Emo’s (pics)
Savages wrapped up their North American tour with a show at Austin's Emo's on April 12 with Angus Tarnawsky opening. They've mostly been playing the same songs during their tour, consisting their new album Adore Life in its entirety...
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Beach House @ Moody Theater (pics, setlist)
Beach House are currently on a lengthy tour in support of their two albums, including intimate installation performances. They stopped by Austin to play an installation show at Brazos Hall on Sunday (4/10) and played a a sold out regular show at ACL Live at Moody Theater the following night. The set mostly featured songs from their two recent albums Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars, along with...
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M83 & YACHT played Stubb’s (pics / setlist)
Meanwhile, YACHT have added a Brooklyn show in May.
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Levitation announces daily schedules, lineup additions, and kickoff shows
Austin's Levitation fest is less than a month away, and they've just announced the 2016 daily schedules which you can study here. Brian Wilson is playing Pet Sounds at 9:35 PM on the main Reverberation Stage on Saturday, April 30 right before huge Pet Sounds fans Animal Collective headline the stage, which may find conflicts for folks who want to catch Woods, Sun O))), Black Mountain and Sleep as well...
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Chocolat played the M for Montreal SXSW showcase @ Barracuda (pics)
Montreal band Chocolat were one of the 25 bands we were most excited to see at SXSW and we caught their set as part of M for Montreal's official showcase at Barracuda on March 19.
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BV-SXSW Friday @ Cheer Up Charlies pics (Pinegrove, Whitney, Yuck, CocoRosie & more)
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Julien Baker & Eleanor Friedberger @ Central Presbyterian Church (pics)
The Under the Radar official SXSW showcase went down on Wednesday night (3/16) at the beautiful Central Presbyterian Church. We stopped by for sets from Eleanor Friedberger and Julien Baker, who both of course sounded great. Pictures are in this post.
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Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters taped an episode of ‘Austin City Limits’ (pics, setlist)
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
Of course, at this point, “Rock and Roll” kind of IS an old English folk song. One of five tracks in the set that dated back to Led Zeppelin’s landmark first four albums, it’s nearly half a century old now...
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Iggy Pop @ Moody Theater (SXSW pics)
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
The new album sounds more like those Bowie collaborations than Iggy’s stuff has in a while, and if you had any doubt about how the new stuff measures up, seeing it played side by side with the classics crushes that doubt...
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pics: Michelle Obama, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Diane Warren & more at SXSW Keynote
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
"To have written 'Ladies First' and be sitting with the first lady ... it's surreal," said Latifah, who was an enthusiastic and equanimous moderator throughout the session...