Aqueduct Or Give Me Death (Barsuk) So, like, you're totally in love with synths, right? You consider laptop pop a genre? And your childhood included that period when people unironically listened to Soft Cell and Appetite for Destruction was not yet a classic, but was just like, totally, totally awesome? Then Aqueduct's Or Give Me Death is for you, particularly if you liked the last Aqueduct album. If you didn't like the last Aqueduct... more ›

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Fusing filthy-gorgeous streams of artful patter to staccato jets of vocal mayhem, Ghostland Observatory blows up with a non-stop dance party Friday at Austin’s gritty reggae cellar, Flamingo Cantina. GLO evokes the seventies underground art-beat of Georgio Moroder, Sparks, Metal Urbain while infusing it with the dirtier glitter of Bowie, Eno, Mud, and Prince. Bring your diamonds, fishnet stockings, and dancehall spirit: it’s going to be a decadent time. Dallas group The Veldt, Haunting... more ›

Those lovely ladies and gents at Flipnotics (1603 Barton Springs) are hosting a local talent trunk show and happy hour today from 5-8pm. more ›