Investing a little time to check out this compilation should be a no-brainer. You can download it for free (link below) and it’s full of local Austin talent. These fifteen tracks, half of which were previously unreleased, were curated by Nick Cornetti of the Pau Wau collective and paired with a limited edition zine distributed during SXSW to help get the artists recognized. more ›

New Jersey rockers Titus Andronicus bring their indie-punk, shoegaze sensibilities to Emo’s tonight. The band features the combined musical powers of Patrick Stickles (vocals, guitar), Amy Klein (guitar, violin), David Robbins (keyboards, guitar) and Eric Harm (drums). Titus Antronicus is a name taken from one of Shakespeare’s early plays, which indicates the band’s obsession with tragic stories and literary influences, which obviously play into Stickles’ epic song crafting. more ›

Yes, it’s still Free Week, and it’s still freaking cold out there! Drown your Longhorn-related sorrows at the Mohawk tonight, as a whole mess of local bands once again swarm the venue’s indoor and outdoor stages. As before, the lineups on each stage are loosely connected by genre—inside tonight we’re greeted with four groups taking vastly different approaches to playing music in the Americana tradition. Let’s start with Headdress, an Austin band that may have escaped your attention despite a pair of excellent releases on the Mexican Summer and No Quarter labels. As only a guitar/organ duo that describes its members as “part heshers, part American nomads” could, Headdress crafts austere, long-form psychedelic blues drone pieces that feel much larger than the sum of their component parts. more ›

What’s the Deal: The Austin fivesome that is Cartright, which also happens to be the surname of the outfit’s singer, Ben, has a unique, authentic and raw sound that harkens to times long ago spent trekking through a barren, dust bowl era landscape or braving the open waters as a sailor who’s devoted his life to the sea. During performances, Ben and the band’s appearance (sometimes suspenders, a top hat, boots and beards) fits perfectly with the organic folk sound they assert full of raspy, whiskey-soaked choruses encouraging sing alongs, humming acoustic chords from an old guitar, foot stomping beats and plenty of beautiful flaws that make you despise over production. more ›

We've got a big bill tonight at the Mohawk full of bands with nada in the way of a cover charge. Hot dog! more ›

This Thanksgiving, let's reflect on the imminent end in store for all of us by flocking to The Mohawk and watching the cathartic sad-core punktry six-piece O'death, a relatively new addition to the neo-gothic string of depressing but rocking performers sporting songs about murder and snap button shirts (for some historical perspective, check The Handsome Family). more ›