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Aldous Harding’s Enormous Voice
Aldous Harding doesn’t seem of this world. She took to Mohawk’s inside stage a little after 11pm Monday dressed entirely in white – from her sneakers to the way her eyes rolled in the back of her head. The New Zealand singer hunched forward, fingers nimble on her electric guitar, and immediately hushed the full room with wartime ache “Swell Does the Skull.”

11:00AM Tue. Jun. 20, 2017, Libby Webster Read More | Comment »

Sound on Sound Fest Pops!
Iggy Pop performing at a renaissance fairground …. You don’t have to promise much more than that to get us driving 35 miles east of Austin to Sound on Sound Fest, held in McDade on the weekend of Nov. 10-12.

10:00AM Tue. Jun. 20, 2017, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

Kellers Exonerated!
In a statement released early Tuesday morning, Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said that after an extensive review of the record, she had filed a motion to dismiss the cases against Fran and Dan Keller, and Judge Cliff Brown of the 147th District Court had granted the dismissals.

9:45AM Tue. Jun. 20, 2017, Michael King Read More | Comment »

The Revolution’s Closing Remarks
“It’s not about us,” insisted Wendy Melvoin at the Revolution’s performance on Saturday inside ACL Live at the Moody Theater. “We’re just the band.”

4:20PM Mon. Jun. 19, 2017, Alejandra Ramirez Read More | Comment »

Council Wrap: Not Quite Midnight
Considering its 104-Item agenda last Thursday (June 15), City Council did pretty well to adjourn by 10:42pm. That was not without some grumbling, as well as intermittent giddy-ups from Mayor Steve Adler. The lengthiest debate concerned the Juvenile Curfew Ordinance – both amended and punted – but plenty of other business flowed under the bridge.

8:00AM Mon. Jun. 19, 2017, Michael King Read More | Comment »

DVDanger: Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire is the Velvet Underground & Nico of Eighties movies. Almost nobody saw it at the time, but for the few that did, it became their magnetic North.

5:45PM Sun. Jun. 18, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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Semi-Demi Youth Curfew for Now
After lengthy public testimony and a confounding dais discussion, City Council voted Thursday evening to end a school-hours youth curfew, but to maintain the existing 11pm curfew until at least Oct. 1 – while a group of staff and stakeholders meet and try to design an alternative approach.

5:00PM Fri. Jun. 16, 2017, Michael King Read More | Comment »

Live Music to See This Weekend
Not sure if you heard, but Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World. As such, there are scads of auditory options at any given time. Here's a little guidance to help you through your weekend.

2:45PM Fri. Jun. 16, 2017, The Music Staff Read More | Comment »

First Look: Seven Grand Whiskey Bar
One of Los Angeles’ favorite whiskey bars came to Austin Monday with the opening of Seven Grand on East Seventh, bringing a 400-plus bottle whiskey program featuring the best of the British Isles, Texas, and the globe.

1:25PM Fri. Jun. 16, 2017, Thea Newell Read More | Comment »

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