It’s a dynasty the New England Patriots would envy. Six championships in 18 years? Try 37 in 37. The Austin Music Awards are in their 37th year, and every single time, Waterloo Records has won[…]
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Category: concert review
Shows: Regrettes, Welles and Micky James @Antone’s
Led by 18-year-old Lydia Night, L.A.’s Regrettes are something of a garage rock wonder, tackling feminism and other progressive themes with a refreshing directness. Whether their songs are exploring sexuality confusion, a young woman boldly[…]
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Traffic Jam: Liz Cooper, Jackie Venson, the Crack Pipes’ Fake Eyelashes
Welcome to our first edition of Traffic Jam, where we quickly recap a little of what we’ve been up to lately — whether it be concerts, albums, events, or general music-related tomfoolery — in bite-sized[…]
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Shows: Carson McHone album release party @ Cactus Cafe
Seeing Carson McHone live at this stage of her career is just plain exciting. She’s spent the past several years conquering Austin’s considerable fan base for true, traditional country music. Not only is her voice[…]
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Quick reaction: ACL Weekend 2, Day 2
Back at a now-defunct festival in Kansas in the summer of 2011, I saw OK Go. With the temperature somewhere in the neighborhood of 95 degrees, the entire band was dressed in colorful ’60s mod-type suits. I[…]
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Quick reaction: ACL Weekend 2, Day 1 — Best song performances
It’s Saturday morning as I finish this up, and it’s raining outside as we prepare to set out for Day 2 of ACL. Superb. I’ll have complete thoughts on everything I’ve seen once the festival is[…]
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