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Crucial Concerts for the Week

MUSIC EVENTS

Alice Blue Band, Cast Iron Shoes, J.A.M.S. at The 13th Floor

Warren Hood
at The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.

Roar, Indoor Creature
at Antone's Nightclub

Kevin Fox & Deuce Coupe
at Armadillo Den

Jessica Healey
at Austin Proper Hotel

Kerrville Folk Festival Champions Multigenerational Folk Excellence

Jazztronica Pioneer DJ Chicken George Has Died

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Funk prog rock supergroup lures listeners through each stage of cosmic cult indoctrination

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Experimental folk-pop player Nova’s sophomore release gets twisted

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Austin staple forges a connection between classic country and the Great American Songbook

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What psychedelic planet will the shape-shifting trio explore next?

Review: Charley Crockett, $10 Cowboy
A more ruminative, less hooky use of the Texan’s bulletproof baritone

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Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

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Blushing Pushes Past Shoegaze Constraints on Sugarcoat

With Smashing Pumpkins axe support, third LP has nothing to prove

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Hovvdy Stays True to Texas on New Self-Titled Album

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