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Each week, Austinist's staff takes some time to introduce you to the bands playing at this year's Austin City Limits festival. Some you know, some not so much, but they're all going to be here, so stay tuned. --Paige Maguire, Music Editor The Gospel Silvertones specialize in soothing R&B and soul fit to kick off most mornings -- the band plays regularly at some of Austin’s favorite breakfast and brunch spots on weekends. They recently...

Please take a moment and enjoy Austinst's first installment of staff writer Matthew DeWitt's column, Hots On For Nowhere, which will appear each Thursday, concentrating on one album (maybe a new release, maybe a dollar bin discovery, or perhaps an over-looked classic) in depth. DeWitt is a longtime Austinist contributor and freelance writer splitting his time between here and Skyscraper Magazine. -Paige Maguire, Music Editor Tuesday saw the release of New Moon, a collection of...

Austin's Rock N Romp is a kid-friendly concert series featuring local musical acts and performers once a month for the benefit of the music community and the families that are a part of it. The holiday Romp is today at Ruta Maya Cafe, beginning at 4 pm and will feature the music of The Palm School Choir singing (among other things) some of their favorite Flaming Lips songs, and local indie wunderkinds AM Syndicate,...

Austin Rock 'N' Romp is calling for bands and DJs interested in playing in a local concert series that doubles as a service to hard-working parents. Rock 'N' Romp, started in Austin this past July, is a series of kid-friendly rock concerts, held the last Saturday of each month from 4:30-6:30 pm at Ruta Maya. Kids and their parents come together at Rock 'N' Romp to enjoy live music together -- an ideal way...

Hey, did you hear that Google bought YouTube? No? Well, then go buy some records. Damien Jurado And Now That I'm In Your Shadow (Secretly Canadian) October's releases seem to be in touch with the temperature drop (however small) and shift of mood. Damien Jurado's latest offering is the perfect example: dark, sparing treatments on the decline of romance in the Midwest, a disagreement between friends in the back of a pickup truck, and...