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Neko Case official website Neko Case with Oh No Oh My, benefiting Austin Food Bank Tuesday, November 24 Antones (213 W 5th St) sold out, doors at 8pm [info]On her widely lauded most recent album, Middle Cyclone, Neko Case toys with the phrase "force of nature," a favorite of... continue reading on Austinist

Autobus RecordsListening to Sunset’s Gold Dissolves To Gray, the fourth full-length album from Austin’s Bill Baird, invites to mind that brilliant line from Noah Baumbach’s Kicking and Screaming: “I’m nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday.” The best thing this effort has to offer is its terrifically timely and magnetic aesthetic... continue reading on Austinist

Megan Holmes Headlights, Anni Rossi and Pomegranates Wednesday, November 18thEmos (603 Red River St)$10, 21+ inside stage[info] | [tickets]Headlights is not a band out to blow your mind; they probably just want you to make out to their music. Their sound recalls breathy, late-night phone conversations between teenagers. And hey,... continue reading on Austinist

Artist Myspace The Hidden Cameras with Gentlemen RegSaturday, November 14thEmos (603 Red River St)$10 in advance, $12 at the door, doors at 9pm, inside stage[info] | [tickets]Canada’s been harvesting crop after crop of beloved indie acts lately, and two of them will be at Emo’s Saturday night: Pornographically peppy Canadian... continue reading on Austinist

If David Wingo’s softly rousing sophomore effort as Ola Podrida, Belly of the Lion, isn’t a triumph, it’s still a mastery. And this is fitting, given that most of this incredibly focused album is given over to coming to terms with having learned that love only conquers “all” if that... continue reading on Austinist