Results tagged “thepolyphonicspree”

Image courtesy of Tegan and Sara’s MySpace Tegan and SaraWednesday, November 7Stubbs (801 Red River)$18 (Advance) / $20 (Day Of Show), 7 p.m.[info] | [tickets]It’s not the middle of SxSW, it’s not the weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival, heck it’s not even Fun Fun Fun Fest anymore, but November 7th might just be one of those evenings where the stars align to bring our city a number of ridiculously appealing concerts. Symphonic rock...

As Austin emerges from the thorough soaking we've received over the past few weeks, it becomes time to dry off in the warm breeze of some talented female singer-songwriters. Saturday night at The Parish, you can do just that. St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) headlines, supporting her first proper LP Marry Me, an album that will mercilessly wallop your preexisting notions of not just female artists, but any artist writing compelling music out there....

We don’t envy the Stubb’s sound engineer who has to rig up a barricade of vocal mics for the 23-person deep choruses Sunday night. The Polyphonic Spree are making a stop here on the tour for their brand new album, The Fragile Army, to fill the Texas night air with their swelling symphony of harmony. They’ll be spreading their well-wishing and thoughtful choral movement from coast to coast by way of triumphant voices and instruments ranging from trumpet to theremin, all while clad in identical black combat uniforms. Come and join an ocean of fans pulsing, all lending their voices to the message of hope that is The Spree.

Fridge The Sun (Temporary Residence) Kieran Hebden, Adem and Sam Jeffers have been working hard since 2001's Happiness, though perhaps not with each other. Hebden's Four Tet is almost as prolific as Prefuse spin-offs, and Adem has released one of the greatest folk-pop albums of the decade with Love & Other Planets (2006). Jeffers is no slouch, working hard in the graphic design and web industry, as well as continuing his musical aspirations. As...

There are moments of sublime ambience that peek out of songs, and completely dominate others such as the final track, "Learn to Steal," a beautiful tidbit that would make Brian Eno himself stroke his chin and nod appreciateively.