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• Posted Show Preview: The Cult at Stubb's to Austinist
  Reviewing YouTube videos of The Cult's work over the years, it starts to make a lot of sense why they still sport such a fierce following across the pond, why Oliver Stone would ask that old ham sandwich, lead singer Ian Astbury, to play Jim Morrision in The Doors (which he turned down, obviously), and why 2.5 decades after their inception, they still appear to be badasses in their own frilly-wristed way. Arguably, they are the Diet Guns and Roses of Britain, the Tab to G'n'R's Coke.
• Posted Show Preview: Gliss, My Education, The Clouds Are Ghosts, and New Roman Times at Stubb's to Austinist
  Something about walking down to the basement bar at Stubb's feels like you're walking back in time. You almost expect Teddy Roosevelt to charge you a nickel at the entrance for the price of admission and a brown paper cone of hot mustard peanuts. Now, we're well aware that Stubb's is not that old, and maybe it's just the smoky tang in the air from all that cooking meat, but we're just sayin'. It's pleasant. It's even better when you're coming out to catch four (count 'em) bands all worth their salt and a bag of chips.
• Posted Austin Music Foundation Fundraiser This Sunday Featuring David Garza to Austinist
  Where would ATX's musician community be without Austin Music Foundation? Most likely: much poorer. AMF is dedicated to expanding the minds and putting money in the pockets of Austin's world-renowned community of musicians through programs that elucidate the various aspects of the industry. To bring these badly-needed services to a sometimes endearingly clueless cadre, they need to raise money.
• Posted Show Preview: Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities at Stubb's to Austinist
  Without a doubt, when it comes to longevity and raw talent, there are few more accomplished examples of indie-hop than Atmosphere. Representing the bootstrapping rapper element for well over a decade, "Slug" (the MC) and "Ant" (the DJ) hammer out deep beats and reflective numbers from a road-honed fusion of anything live, sampled, or spun.
• Commented on Did Dos Equis' "Most Interesting" Promotional Stunt Backfire Spectacularly?
  From Daysha at Earthbirdmusic (a local promoter): "I swear to you... local promoters did everything right. Mirrorball did not tell us that Rare was also promoting. When we did find out, we were told that rare only had a list...