Austinist Show Preview + Giveaway: Horse + Donkey + much, much more at Emo's Lounge

Some of Austin’s most active live acts take the stage at Emo’s on Thursday evening to bring an end to the venue’s Free Week. Horse + Donkey are riding high following the release of their impressive self-titled full-length. The album finally gives us locals a chance to enjoy the act’s reverb-heavy droning psychedelia at our pleasure, at home or in the car. Still, that’s no excuse to stop playing live, and the trio has been averaging a solid amount of gigs in town over the last few months. The explosive, vivid video for Horse + Donkey’s “Magic Horse” was directed by Wiley Wiggins and can be viewed here.

Ringo Deathstarr (Le Diamant Brut) and their shoegaze stylings have garnered a fair share of positive reviews lately, and well justified too. The band’s stellar self-titled five song EP was just not long enough we thought, so excuse us for getting excited on seeing a non-EP track on their MySpace page -- jam out “Rats Live On No Evil Star” here.

Details on the rest of the line-up (and a contest form to win a pair of tickets) after the jump!