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source Ingebrigt Haker Flaten/Tektite Records PartyFriday, January 27Skinny's Ballroom (115 San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78701)$10, 8pm[info] Though it might not be expected given the general climate of Austin music - which is to say jazz and improvisation gets less notice - one of the city's busiest players is a Norwegian-born... continue reading on Austinist

source CotFG presents Mani Neumeier and ST37Sunday, January 1Salvage Vanguard Theater (2803 Manor)$15, 5pm[info] Home to historical psychedelic luminaries the 13th Floor Elevators and Shiva's Headband among others, the New Year's weekend will see Austin playing host to an entirely different axis of psych and progressive music. German percussionist, improviser,... continue reading on Austinist

source Mudhoney with the Riverboat Gamblers/etc.Friday, November 11Emo's East (2015 East Riverside Dr.)$20, 9pm[info] While not necessarily viewed in the same light as some indie-rock warhorses, Seattle's Mudhoney has been going strong with a mostly-original lineup for almost a quarter century. In an era of neatly-packaged shambolic nostalgia for the... continue reading on Austinist

source Frode Gjerstad TrioWednesday, August 24Carousel Lounge (1110 E 52nd St)$10-$15 suggested, 8pm[info] Texas has become a sort of home away from home for a coterie of Scandinavian free-jazz musicians. Norwegian contrabassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, who had visited Austin and other parts of the state numerous times with the power... continue reading on Austinist

source Weasel Walter Quintet, Weird Weeds, Plutonium FarmersFriday, August 5Skinny's Ballroom (115 San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78701)$5, 9pm[info] Percussionist and improvising composer Weasel Walter might generate the litmus test for unflagging energy - or, at least, it would seem so. He's been a force in creative music for two decades,... continue reading on Austinist