Music Preview: Almost There Records’ Turn 5 CD Release Party [Saturday at the Continental Club]

Daily heat indices are hitting 110+, the Austin electric grid is strained to its limits, and major cultural icons are dropping like flies. It must be time for Almost There Records to drop the newest edition of their annual local-focused Turn compilation series! It’s difficult to believe that it’s been five years since Ty Chandler founded Almost There, a local label that’s best known for the aforementioned compilation series, as well as tribute albums and hoot nights that feature local artists paying homage to legends like Paul McCartney, The Who, and Big Star.

As with volumes 1-4, Turn 5 is packed with tracks from up-and-coming bands of the rock & roll persuasion from around Austin, eight of which will be performing at the Continental tomorrow night to celebrate the release of the album. Ovenbirds, The Pons (formerly Lalaland), Radar Radar, Chandler’s own band Gleeson, and several others will perform, leading up to a headlining set by stadium rock revivalists Rockland Eagles.

Full line-up at the Continental Club [Official]
Almost There Records [Official] [MySpace]
Rockland Eagles [MySpace]
Ovenbirds [MySpace]
The Pons [MySpace]