Weekend music preview: Polyphonic Spree, Sam Pace CD Release, Mellowfest, Old Crow Medincine Show, Wheeler Brothers

One would think with summer here and students headed home for the break that things would slow down in "The Live Music Capital of the World" but one would be wrong. This weekend is a perfect example. There are a couple of big shows out at the Austin360 Amphitheater; Rascall Flats with Sheryl Crow followed by Kiss and Def Leopard. But there is even more goodness happening in and around downtown Austin Friday and Saturday. The Polyphonic Spree, Mellowfest, Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit and Old Crow Medicine Show with Ray Wylie Hubbard and... Continue reading at Examiner.com

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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