Austin

FIRST:Moz Statement on the death of Shelagh Delaney: "A genuine poet has passed through the world. Shelagh Delaney exercised a wide influence with the shock of plain language, and shafts of satiric wit, into a severe and donnish 1950s world where working-class people had thus far been assumed to be simplistic, flag-waving cannon-fodder...

A.A. Bondy is on tour with Gold Leaves, and played The Parish on 11/13. Pictures and videos from that show below:

Erasure came to Austin and performed at ACL Live in The Moody Theater with Frankmusik. Pictures and set lists from that 9/23 show below:

On Saturday night (11/19/2011), Melt Banana played Mohawk's outside stage with 400 Blows. Prince Rama played the inside stage with Indian Jewelry afterward...

"His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 76, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion...

Blondie played ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin with Nico Vega on 9/29. More pictures and Blondie's setlist from that show are below...

Toro Y Moi came to Austin and played at the Mohawk with Bass Drum of Death on 10/8. Pictures from that show below:

Katy B performed in Austin as part of The W Hotel's "Symmetry Live" Music series on 9/15. Mick Rock (legendary rock and roll photographer) was there too...

Celebrating 30 years of metal, Geoff Tate and Queensryche played the (still) new Emo's East with Seattle's Windowpane on 9/25. More pictures from that show below: