There aren't too many shows out there that can be comfortably called "incomparable." Most times, it's a few people playing music, a handful at most. If we're lucky (or unlucky, depending on your preferences), you'll get a video screen with some extra eye-candy going on, and perhaps a little instrumentation beyond the central band setup---something like horns, or strings, all that good stuff. But rarely do you get ALL OF IT. And that's where the amalgamated bunch of randomness known as Gorillaz enters the picture. The brainchild of Damon Albarn (of Blur fame) and cartoonist Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz has put together not only Escape to Plastic Beach, which is nearly unquestionably one of the most dynamic, wide-ranging, engaging, and just plain enormous albums of the year, but they have a stage show that's been unstoppably lauded at every turn, a true-to-life spectacle featuring rotating lead singers, an enormous crew of skilled musicians, and a no-holds-barred multimedia assault. In other words, check it out. All it'll cost you is a bunch of money. more ›

Austin Western Swing institution Asleep at the Wheel open a diverse day of rock, hip-hop and everything between on the AMD stage at Austin City Limits. Proggers Mars Volta headline. more ›

After Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, and Jay-Z all elected to skip Austin on their spring US tours, it's not unreasonable to feel that our music-loving town seems to be off the radar of the arena pop and rock circuit. This despite a perfectly functional (if rather dated) basketball arena smack in the center in town. Thankfully, the Louis Vuitton Don Kanye West agrees with you, and has elected to show Austin some big-production love with a date here at The Frank Erwin Center in late April. more ›