Live music review: The Polyphonic Spree led a joyous celebration of music at LZR

The first thought we had when we heard The Polyphonic Spree were coming back to Austin was, "How long has it been?" In fact, four years have passed since Tim DeLaughter and company performed live. The former Tripping Daisy front man has been working on a side project and writing more material for the Spree.

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Roky Erickson tour documentary featuring a SXSW show in works

Austin psych-rock pioneer, Roky Erickson will be the subject of a tour documentary, Two-Headed Dog that follows the eccentric and oft-troubled musician and his son, Jegar on a tour beginning March 1st in Los Angeles and culminating in a South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival performance at Threadgill's downtown after stops in New Zealand and Australia. The film's preproduction costs are being funded entirely by

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SxSW music preview: Austin bands are gearing up for the festival next month

Austin, Texas has always been a special place for music. From the city's humble beginnings, art, music and culture have been woven into the fabric of resident's lives. Next month Austin renews the tradition of throwing open the gates of the Live Music Capital to the rest of the world to see. It is called, SxSW Interactive, Film and Music Festival. Whew. We get tired just saying the name, let alone trudging across downtown for 10 days chasing after the elusive new sound it seems all are seeking. 

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Live music review: Oh Snap! Benefit ends w/ power outage, Blackout Party Feb 10

In a bizarre twist, the Oh Snap Benefit ended Saturday evening with a downtown outage that knocked out power to portions of Sixth Street including the host venue, The Parish. The outage occurred around 11:30p.m. as Lauren Larson ofUme was tuning up her guitar in the green room for their headlining set. Once it was determined that power would not be restored immediately, it became apparent that Ume along with Smoke and Feathers, The Bang Bang Theodores and Superlitebike would not perform as scheduled.
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Live music review: Parker Griggs' new Radio Moscow lineup rocked The Mohawk

After learning Radio Moscow front man, Parker Griggs was arriving in Austin with a new rhythm section in tow, we were a bit concerned the show would not measure up to their great set at Austin Psych Fest last year. Griggs mentioned early in the set they had only been playing together two weeks. Although there were a few rough patches early on, overall the performance was mind-meltingly, crowd-pleasing.


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Live music preview: Radio Moscow tonight at The Mohawk with Graveyard

One aspect of music festivals we love is the opportunity to find new bands we have not had the pleasure of listening to before. At last year's Austin Psych Fest, that band was Radio Moscow who delivered a scintillating performanceon the small Stage 2 at  Seaholm Power Plant along Town Lake. The unusual visuals projected onto the screen behind the band enhanced the experience considerably. We are excited the Los Angeles-based Iowa rockers are returning to town to play  The Mohawk tonight. 


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Live music preview: Oh Snap Festival expands with Ume, T-Bird and Mother Falcon

Our first exposure to the Oh Snap Festival was also Examiner's first The Bright Light Social Hour show which is appropriate since the event organizers are friends with the band. This year the lineup has expanded to 50 bands from 18 last year. Some notable additions to the bill include Ume, T-Bird and the Breaks, and Mother Falcon. Attendees will also see local DJ favorite,  Orion along with Freshmillions who performed at the Austin City Limits Festival for the first time last summer. 


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