Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hey Champ Remix Album- free download!

Hey Champ from Chicago, on Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th label, just released a free download of their remix project with a stellar cast of artists involved including Mike Posner, The Cool Kids, Passion Pit, The Sounds, French Horn Rebellion, 80's Kidz, Priors, Moneypenny, and more. Enjoy.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Austin Music Picks for November 23rd-29th

Check out our show picks for the week! Go see some music before or after you stuff your face with Tofurkey.

We'll be making an exciting SXSW announcement soon.. and looking for partners for a kickass showcase with some stellar Austin and L.A.-based bands. Stay tuned...

Monday, November 23rd:
Bass Concert Hall: Lyle Lovett
The Ghost Room: Erin Ivey, the Human Tornadoes
Saxon Pub: Matt the Electrician, Ginger Leigh, Jeff Plankenhorn, the Twalls
Speakeasy: Jonathan Terrell
Stubb's: Seth Philpott, Andy Davis

Tuesday, November 24th:
Antone's: Oh No Oh My, Neko Case
Botticelli's: Kaki Mendoza, Milkdrive
Continental Club: Toni Price, Alejandro Escovedo, Hacienda
Elephant Room: Stanley Smith w/ Jon Doyle, Brannen Temple Quartet
Lucky Lounge: Boombox
Momo's: World Music Night w/ the Batikum, Gustavo Rodriguez Band

Wednesday, November 25th:
Antone's: Dertybird, Pinetop Perkins, Carolyn Wonderland
La Zona Rosa: Ryan Bingham
Mohawk: Hotel Hotel, Chief Rival, Mother Falcon
Saxon Pub: Slaid Cleaves, Monte Montgomery

Thursday, November 26th:
Antone's: Uncle Lucius, the Scabs
Broken Spoke: Jesse Dayton
Continental Club: Shotgun Party, Wayne Hancock
Momo's: Blues Mafia, T Bird & the Breaks
Ruta Maya: Plastic Fantastic Lover, Austin Volunteer Orchestra
Saxon Pub: George Macias (6pm); Jonny Burke, the Gunhands, George Devore (8pm)
Victory Grill: Souled Out

Friday, November 27th:
Elephant Room: Jeff Lofton Quintet
Mohawk: Outside: Pearly Gate Music, J. Tilman (9pm); Inside: Real Estate
Poodie's: Catch a Dream, Toni Price
Saxon Pub: Earl Poole Ball & the Cosmic Americans
Stubb's: the Tunnels, Neon Indian
Threadgill's: Bob Schneider's Bluegrass Massacre
Waterloo in-store: J. Tillman

Saturday, November 28th:
Elephant Room: Ray Benson
Jovita's: Cari Hutson, Nakia & His Southern Cousins
Mean-Eyed Cat: Chaparral w/ Jeff Hughes
Momo's: Kacy Crowley, Suzanna Choffel, Patrice Pike
Victory Grill: Blues Posse (2pm)

Sunday, November 29th:
La Zona Rosa: Cafe Tacuba
Lamberts: Black Red & Black
the Scoot Inn: Phillip Phest w/ Pure Texas Band, Stop the Truck, Earl Poole Ball, Albert & Gage, Slaid Cleaves, the Monstas (3pm)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Austin Music Picks for the Week - Nov 16-22

Monday, November 16th:
Emo's: Outside: Sub Oslo, Shrinebuilder; Inside: Looptroop Rockers, Grieves w/ Budo, Cunninlynguists
The Ghost Room: Finest Kind, Erin Ivey
Mohawk: Hotel Hotel, Jookabox
Lucky Lounge: The Malakani Movement
Paramount Theatre: Rufus Wainwright

Tuesday, November 17th:
Antone's: Blue Tuesday w/ Derek O'Brien, Malford Milligan
Botticelli's: Kaki Mendoza, Tuco
Cactus Cafe: House the Homeless Benefit w/ David Garza, Sara Hickman, Abra Moore, Kat Edmonson
Continental Club: Gallery: Ephraim Owens Experience; In the Club: Toni Price, Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Cook
The Driskill Lobby Bar: Abi Tapia
Emo's: Minature Tigers, Moneen, Eisley, Say Anything
Momo's: World Music Night w/ Naga Valli, Masne Trube, the Inheritance
Paramount Theatre: Rufus Wainwright
Waterloo in-store: Colin Herring (5pm)

Wednesday, November 18th:
Antone's: Final Fantasy, The Mountain Goats
Continental Club: Stone River Boys, Jon Dee Graham, James McMurtry
Emo's: Outside: Mansions, Kevin Devine, Get Up Kids; Inside: Pomegranates, Anni Rossi, Headlights
Flamingo Cantina: Outlaw Nation, Rook
Hole in the Wall: Elisa Ferrari, the Netherfriends, Jack Ollie & the French Cuffs
La Zona Rosa: Imogen Heap
Mohawk: Deastro, Max Tundra
Momo's: Daniel Whittington, Ben Mallot, Dan Dyer, Twilight Broadcast, Capybara
Red Eyed Fly: Art vs Industry, Electric Parlour Band, Digital Antique, Obsolete Machines
Saxon Pub: Monte Montgomery, Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, Ouachita
the Scoot Inn: Milk Thistle, The Authors, Legs Against Arms
Sonny's Vintage: the Netherfriends (4pm)

Thursday, November 19th:
Antone's: Sam Bradley, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Justin Nozuka
Cactus Cafe: Caroline Herring CD release
Emo's: Auto Body, Gil Mantera's Party Dream
Hideout Theater: The Sessions w/ Danny Malone, Suzanna Choffel, CJ Vinson, Dan Dyer, Stonehoney
the Highball: Themselves
Mohawk: Holly Miranda, the XX, Friendly Fires
Momo's: Jenny Reynolds, Will Evans Project, Joanna Barbera, No Show Ponies
Saxon Pub: George Macias (6pm), Charlie Musselwhite, George Devore
the Scoot Inn: Danny B Harvey, Mario Matteoli, Stonehoney, Dave Insley's Careless Smokers
Stubb's: Outside: Zappa Plays Zappa; Inside Later: Chuck Allen Floyd, Emory Quinn
Waterloo in-store: James McMurtry

Friday, November 20th:
Cafe Medici: the House of Songs w/ Jens Lysdal, Roar Amundsen, Darren Hanlon, Dana Falconberry, Dan Grissom, Devin James Fry, Nathan Felix
La Zona Rosa: Arabic Hafleh feat. Zein Al-Jundi & The Saadi M'nawwar Band
Long Center: Conspirare w/ Craig Hella Johnson, Austin Symphony Orchestra
One World Theatre: Paula Cole

Saturday, November 21st:
Long Center: Conspirare w/ Craig Hella Johnson, Austin Symphony Orchestra
the Parish: Garage a Trois, Stanton Moore Trio
Stubb's: the Mercers, the Generationals
Threadgill's: James McMurtry

Sunday, November 22nd:
Mexican American Cultural Center: Empty Bowl Project w/ Jana Pochop, Idgy Vaughn, the Fireants, Elizabeth Wills, Shelley King, Susan Gibson, Woode Wood, In the Pocket, Trish Bales & the Beautiful Dolls

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Austin Music Picks for the Week - Nov 9-15

Hope you enjoyed some FunFunFun Fest action this weekend and still have the strength to go see some music this week... We're baaaack!

Monday, November 9th:
Artz Rib House: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the Banned
Emo's: Pataphysics, Harlem, Cowabunga Babez, Hawnay Troof
The Ghost Room: Erin Ivey
Lucky Lounge: The Malakani Movement
Mings Cafe: Eldridge Goins, Brad Houser, Landis Armstrong
Momo's: The Fireants, Marshall Ford Swing Band, Tornado Rider
Stubb's: the Personal Victories of George Quartz, the Lovemakers

Tuesday, November 10th:
Antone's: SIMS Benefit w/ Hot Club of Cowtown, Los Bad Apples
Austin Music Hall: Captain Clegg & the Night Creatures (Jesse Dayton's latest incarnation), Nekromantix, Rob Zombie
Botticelli's: Kaki Mendoza, Lisa Marshall
Continental Club: Toni Price, Alejandro Escovedo, the Frank Mustard Project
East Side Showroom: Mazeltov Cocktail
Frank Erwin Center: N.E.R.D., Jay-Z
Momo's: World Music Night w/ Amie & Sangeet Millennium, Arthur Yoria
Mohawk: the Demmings, the Sour Notes, Alexander Speed, Diagonals
Stubb's: Lex Land, Joshua James

Wednesday, November 11th:
Antone's: Robert Johnson's Soul, Willie Alvarado, Ryan Harkrider, Vallejo
Continental Club: Stone River Boys, Jon Dee Graham, James McMurtry
Emo's: Sad Accordions, Karl Blau, Lake
La Zona Rosa: Pretty Lights
Mohawk: Outside: Austin Lucas, Dawes, Langhorne Slim; Inside: Paul Banks & the Carousels, Rocketboys, Hallelujah the Hills
Saxon Pub: the Nortons, Monte Montgomery, Walt Wilkins & the Mysteriqueros, Ouachita
Stubb's: Outside: Jupiter One, Regina Spektor; Inside Later: K.S. Rhoades, Butterfly Boucher, Erin McCarley
Victory Grill: Juke Joint Swing, Albanie Falleta

Thursday, November 12th:
Austin Music Hall: Help Clifford Help Kids, Youthworks Benefit w/ Grupo Fantasma
Mohawk: Outside: David Schultz, Portland Cello Project, Thao w/ the Get Down Stay Down; Inside Later: La Snacks
Saxon Pub: The Trishes, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dustin Welch
the Scoot Inn: Reggie Watts
Stubb's: Sam & Ruby, Alex Wong, Vienna Teng
Threadgill's: the House of Songs w/ Camilla Mills, Rolf Heitmann, Troy Campbell, Celeste Griffin, Kacy Crowley, Aimee Brobuck, Dustin Welch, Lincoln Durham, Devin Fry, Ben Mallott and more; Later- Vicky Emerson, Gregory Alan Isakov, the Lonesome Heroes
Victory Grill: Souled Out

Friday, November 13th:
the Parish: Elvis Perkins in Deerland, AA Bondy
the Scoot Inn: El Paso Heist, Opposite Day, Muchos Backflips!
St James' Episcopal Church: Jazz at St James w/ Jeff Lofton Quartet
Stubb's: Outside: Monsters of Folk; Inside Later: MyNameIsJohnMichael
Threadgill's: Music From The Police w/ Will Taylor & Strings Attached
Victory Grill: Hot Wax
Waterloo Records: James McMurtry

Saturday, November 14th:
Antone's: Son Volt, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Emo's: Hidden Cameras, Gentleman Rag
Mohawk: ATX Converge w/ DJ Orion, DJ Hobo D, Moth! Fight!, Black Cock, White White Lights, Cowabunga Babez, Butcher Bear & Charlie, La Guerrilla, Capybara
the Scoot Inn: Urban Cowboy Party w/ Horse Opera, La Tampiquena
Threadgill's: Speak, the Steps
Victory Grill: Blues Posse (2pm); Later: Afrobeat Saturdays w/ Hard Proof Afrobeat

Sunday, November 15th:
La Zona Rosa: Peter Bjorn & John
Lamberts: Black Red & Black
Paramount Theatre: the Swell Season