Showing posts with label Shakey Graves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shakey Graves. Show all posts

Monday, September 21, 2015

Live music preview: 12 bands you should see at ACL Festival 2015 part I




We are 13 days from the 14th Austin City Limits Music Festival which means it is time to take a look at the weekend one schedule and plot your attack. The festival is top loaded with talent on Friday which means you are going to have to make some choices on which acts to catch. The bright side is Friday tends to be the least crowded of the three-day event making stage hopping a possibility for those ambitious enough.
We put together a list of a dozen recommended bands. The bands run the gamut genre-wise. There is soul, hip-hop, psych-rock, folk, Americana and punk represented and that's only half of our picks. With the festival safely tucked away in October, chances are high festival goers will encounter ideal fall conditions. According to the National Weather Service the long-range forecast calls for... Continue reading

Monday, March 17, 2014

Live music review: Willie Nelson rocked Heartbreaker Banquet at SXSW 2014



The third annual Heartbreaker Banquet sponsored by Electric Lady Studios and Robot Fondue at Willie Nelson's Luck, Texas ranch Thursday during SXSW featured a surprise appearance by the red-headed stranger himself. The event held during South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival has featured Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Gary Clark Jr., Father John Misty and Shovels and Rope in the last couple of years. This year's lineup was possibly Heartbreaker Banquet's finest as The Wild Feathers, Lucius, Shakey Graves and Lucas Nelson and the Promise of the Real performed in front of approximately 1,000 fans at the intimate venue. The evening ended with... Continue reading at Examiner.com

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Weekend music preview: Casual Strangers, HAAM Chili Cook-off, Shakey Graves



This weekend is shaping up to be another great one for local live music in Austin. We realize the weather has been cold in Central Texas this week but Saturday forecasters predict a high of 72 degrees. Friday night The Boxing Lesson side project, Casual Strangers play the Mohawk. Music fans can warm up even more Saturday by sampling spicy goodness at the HAAM benefit chili cook-off which will feature music by... Continue reading at Examiner.com

Friday, March 15, 2013

Live music review: SXSW Heartbreaker Banquet with Jim James, Michael Kiwanuka


Yesterday at Willie Nelson's Luck, Texas ranch, dozens of touring artists gathered for the second, semi-exclusive, Heartbreaker Banquet featuring Jim James (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk), Michael Kiwanuka, Elle King, Spirit Family Reunion, Phosphorescent, Shovels and Rope and Austin's own... continue reading at Examiner.com

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Weekend Music Preview: El Tule, The Scabs, Los Lobos, The Eastern Sea


After a brief hiatus following Free Week Austin due to seasonal illness, we are back with a preview of this weekend's live music offerings. Our recommendations are just a few of the many great shows happening in Austin this weekend. Two of the listings are free. You can keep it local by going out to see these local artists. El Tule is playing at... Continue reading at Examiner