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Austinist Show Preview: White Denim and Black Lips at Emo's

Austinist Show Preview: White Denim and Black Lips at Emo's

Monochrome is having a big night this Saturday, with the rebellious flower-punk of Atlanta’s Black Lips coming together with our own freewheelin’ sons of garage rock, White Denim. more ›

Austinist Show Giveaway: Wild Sweet Orange at Stubb's

Austinist Show Giveaway: Wild Sweet Orange at Stubb's

Image from Wild Sweet Orange’s MySpace, by Jason Wallis The Whigs & Wild Sweet OrangeThursday, November 15Stubbs (801 Red River)$10 | Doors 10:30 p.m. | Inside[info] | [tickets] | [The Whigs MySpace] | [Wild Sweet Orange MySpace]Wild Sweet Orange are in town this Thursday at Stubb’s to offer introspective dream-pop from their recently released The Whale EP, as well as their upcoming full-length for Canvasback Music. The Birmingham, Alabama act’s “Ten Dead Dogs” was featured... more ›

Austin's My Education Soundtrack Murnau's <i>Sunrise</i>

Austin's My Education Soundtrack Murnau's Sunrise

Austin's post-drone heroes My Education have stayed very busy the last year, issuing Moody Dipper, a CD with original and remixed work courtesy friends like Teith (Trevor from Pelican) and Red Sparowes, recording their upcoming 12" release of Arvo Part's "Spiegel im Spiegel" with Dalek, and they've been diligently working on a new full-length in their home studio. This Sunday, the band will undertake a live soundtracking of F.W. Murnau's 1927 classic silent film,... more ›

Austinist Interviews SXSW: The Cassettes

Austinist Interviews SXSW: The Cassettes

For a band putting out records on Buddyhead, self-described "steampunks" The Cassettes spend a remarkable amount of time busking for quarters on the streets of DC, their hometown. Perhaps they just belong to an earlier, simpler time; singer/mandoliner Shelby Cinca throws around old-timey words like "bourgeois" and "Al Jolson" like it was 1928 all over again. Then again, he's apparently a huge Oasis fan. Oh, contradictions... more ›

Elsewhere in the Ist-averse

Elsewhere in the Ist-averse

Halloween is Tuesday, which means this weekend is really the time for all of the –ists to celebrate. And whether they’re designing super-spooky costumes or talking about the super-spooky upcoming elections, we’d say that they’re doing a fine job of it. Austinist knows that few things in life are scarier than zombies, people with way too much money, and politicians who try too hard to be funny. Slightly less scary, depending on whom you... more ›

Austinist Heads To New York For CMJ Shenanigans

In a little over a week, we're heading up to New York City for CMJ, South by Southwest Music's almost-as-hip cousin. We're skipping most of the official stuff, but we'll be throwing an afterparty in Brooklyn on the day after Halloween—right smack on Día de los Muertos. more ›

Hey, Austin Bands! Play Our CMJ Party in New York City

Hey, Austin Bands! Play Our CMJ Party in New York City

http://awesomeinc.imeem.com
WIN AN OPENING SPOT AT CMJ!

Awesome Inc. -- made up of folks from Austinist, Super!Alright!, Car Stereo (Wars), Learning Secrets, Finger on the Pulse (NYC) and more -- have teamed up with imeem to throw a massive Dia De Los Muertos party during CMJ in New York City. We've already booked a handful of great acts; now, we're looking for an excellent up-and-coming act to open. Submit audio or video tracks that best represent your group's musical skills – the band that gets rated the highest by the imeem community will play the show, opening for:
http://awesomeinc.imeem.com Thunderbirds are Now!
Make History, Detroit band Thunderbirds are Now!'s 3rd full-length and second on Frenchkiss Records, does away with a band in full tail-chase and depicts one at it's peak: no longer stressing about what people might expect, but rather wearing their influences better than one of Interpol's tailored suits.
http://awesomeinc.imeem.com Lo Fi Fnk (first US appearance!)
Lo-Fi-Fnk's music is an unlikely mix of innocence and maturity - 'Boylife' is fundamentally about growing up and moving on, tearing things down, new experiences, confusion gaining knowledge, realisations, breaking free, and of course…partying. To music that makes you wanna…damn….DANCE.
http://awesomeinc.imeem.com The Harlem Shakes
Bouncy Broolynites Harlem Shakes' long-waited ep, Burning Birthdays, mashes new-school sunshine pop against damaged indie doo-wop, pounding the result into anthemic, Yeah Yeah Yeah-style rock. Singer Lexy Benaim lisps with dark, boyish glee as alternately cutting and rolling guitar lines cascade over long ooohs and ahhhs, bright synth patterns, and the occasional sax (there's even a flute in there somewhere).
http://awesomeinc.imeem.com James Friedman
…when we heard about a DJ who goes around calling himself James F!@$%^ Friedman, he got extra points in our little black cred book. And when we discovered that he spins bands that we love, he got his own f!@$%^ page….Go Commando! features floor-friendly mixes from Annie, Bloc Party, the Rapture and a bunch of obscure people with ridiculous names. — Pitchfork
http://awesomeinc.imeem.com CSS
São Paulo, Brazil's provocative, freewheeling dance-rock sextet CSS takes its name from an abbreviation of "cansei de ser sexy," which is Portuguese for "tired of being sexy" (though, considering that the lead singer goes by the name Lovefoxxx, it's arguable how much that phrase actually applies to the band).

RSVP for the party at our meem on imeem or by emailing RSVP@awesome-inc.com
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Waterloo Records, SXSW, ACL Nominated for PLUG Award

Waterloo Records, SXSW, ACL Nominated for PLUG Award

Waterloo Records, one of our finest independently-owned, nationally-renowned music stores, has been nominated for a prestigious PLUG Independent Music Award, along with Austin festivals SXSW and ACL. Sponsored by URB, Spin, Insound and Evolvs Media, the annual nominees are selected by a group of "writers, DJs, webmasters, bloggers, artists, filmmakers, managers, indie retailers, and most importantly, fans." Now that the lists have been narrowed down to a lucky few in categories such as the... more ›

Austinist Artist Profile: Sound Team @ Emo's, This Saturday

Austinist Artist Profile: Sound Team @ Emo's, This Saturday

Austin's own Sound Team was one of the best acts we caught at ACL this year - despite the blistering temperature and sporadic dust tornadoes, they played an unceasingly energetic set that made us (nearly) forget about our impending heat strokes. Live, theirs is synth-happy dancerock constructed from the supple layering of their dual keyboard/guitars, toe-tappingly catchy drum beats, and Matt O.'s big, blaring vocals. Their studio work is something you'll have to experience... more ›

A Canoe, Maps and Organs

A Canoe, Maps and Organs

We will give you seven reasons to head over to Emo’s this Friday. 1. It is Loxsly’s CD release show. After becoming a full fledged band over the past year, Loxsly has matured (literally) into quite the local boy band. Cody Ground and his bubble-pop brigade are set to self-release Maps + Organs, which expands on their 2003 Forecast a Brainstorm release which was mostly just Cody messing around with his electro-pop sound. When... more ›

Finding Your Direction @ SXSW

Finding Your Direction @ SXSW

Earlier Austinist let you know that we're here for you, we want to guide you in the right direction so you don't end up at the wrong show this week, we want to make your life easier and narrow down your choices. We want to hold your hand. But we know there are some of you who want to make your own choices, so independent you are! For you we direct you to Oh My Rockness!, the beloved little New York indie rock broadsheet has adapted itself in order to cover the center of the music universe this week, Austin. Check out every single show listing happening around town over the next few days right here. We must warn you though, if you're already torn on what to see then this will not solve any of your problems. Austinists collective head nearly exploded upon trying to make the decision of whether to see the Album Leaf, Asobi Seksu or Billy Idol tonight. The knowledge of knowing that the Thermals and the Wrens are also playing, does not help (although it did help bump Billy Idol out of contention, what were we thinking?!) Our best advice to you is to check out your "must-see" bands entire SXSW schedule because they're probably playing more than once over the next few days, and make your decisions from there. Or get drunk and go wherever that dude in front of you is going to, we're sure it'll be great. Drinking makes music better, so even if you make the wrong decision - you'll still have fun. more ›

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