Sloan’s style and enthusiasm is infectious. Come out and celebrate her art opening on Friday, Check out her art, have some tasty appetizers and a few free glasses of wine before heading over to free week!
Some like it smooth; some like it rough. Have it both ways as UK soulsters Floetry team with Tampa electro-crunk duo Yo Majesty. The former has mainstream accolades, but the latter flat out tears it up. Down south dykes Shunda K and Jwl. B flaunt “Kryptonite Pussy,” and the thigh-slapping beats of new LP Futuristically Speaking … Never Be Afraid (Domino) suggest heteros should keep their hands to themselves lest they get smacked like that unfortunate fellow at South by Southwest 07. – Thomas Fawcett
It will be an unusual night at the Cactus, one uncommonly on the edge of folk as Danny Barnes brings his Folktronics project to town. Melding acoustic instruments and technology with his sharp-witted songcraft, Barnes carves a place in the folk tradition that shifts between modern and down-home. Adding to the outré nature of the evening, Belgium psychobillies the Sawdust Boogers kick things off, with Barnes sitting in. – Jim Caligiuri
The perfect swell to ring against de Ville’s rock grotto, local songsmith Paul Banks and his Carousels quartet build mesmerizing pop wrought with vocals that split the difference between Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley. Amorphous chamber-rock collective Noise Revival Orchestra opens with the driving force of up to 13 musicians plying horns, strings, and myriad percussion, unloading songs from its recently released sophomore EP. – Doug Freeman
God bless Church of the Friendly Ghost for spacing out. Last year, it tried several different setups to eradicate the wall between audience and performer. Tonight it brings Byron Westbrook, who performs under the name Corridors and strategically places amplifiers and video projections for maximum ambience. At 8pm, 7 Inch Stitch and Carlos Villarreal perform back-to-back pieces of psych and drone, and then at 10pm, Spelunker and Hotel Hotel do the same. Call it surround sound. – Audra Schroeder
Starting in 1999, DJ Sue’s monthly Fuzz Club gatherings became Austin’s premiere destination for 1960s trash-rock vinyl paired with fellow travelers like the Ugly Beats and Sons of Hercules. Fresh from a stint in L.A., Sue is back to resurrect Fuzz Club every second Saturday at Scoot Inn. January’s inaugural installment features high Western jangle from Teen Sensations and guest DJ Scott Gardner from KOOP’s Stronger Than Dirt. – Greg Beets
With two highly praised back-to-back releases (Childish Things, Just Us Kids) and a song that’s become the unofficial anthem for the current economy (“We Can’t Make It Here Anymore”), James McMurtry may well be the best working songwriter around. Catch him over two nights in this intimate setting before he heads off to Europe to ply his unvarnished roots rock & roll. – Margaret Moser
The reputation for irascibility of “Mr. Bojangles” comes well-earned (see "Viva Belize!), which for veteran singer-songwriters means a time-honed way with a story. At one of JJW’s recent winter visits to the intimately palatial One World Theatre, his tall Texan tales hadn’t lost one iota of bite and fight, vigor and vulnerability. Sitting onstage with little more than his storied past, Walker becomes Lone Star mythos incarnate. 7 & 9:30pm. – Raoul Hernandez
Sloaneriffic's Premier Art Showcase @ The Hideout Theatre & Coffee House
Sloan’s style and enthusiasm is infectious. Come out and celebrate her art opening on Friday, Check out her art, have some tasty appetizers and a few free glasses of wine before heading over to free week!
14 minutes ago.Yo Majesty w/ Floetry Team, Shunda K and Jwl. B @ The Mohawk
Some like it smooth; some like it rough. Have it both ways as UK soulsters Floetry team with Tampa electro-crunk duo Yo Majesty. The former has mainstream accolades, but the latter flat out tears it up. Down south dykes Shunda K and Jwl. B flaunt “Kryptonite Pussy,” and the thigh-slapping beats of new LP Futuristically Speaking … Never Be Afraid (Domino) suggest heteros should keep their hands to themselves lest they get smacked like that unfortunate fellow at South by Southwest 07. – Thomas Fawcett
14 minutes ago.Danny Barnes @ Cactus Cafe
It will be an unusual night at the Cactus, one uncommonly on the edge of folk as Danny Barnes brings his Folktronics project to town. Melding acoustic instruments and technology with his sharp-witted songcraft, Barnes carves a place in the folk tradition that shifts between modern and down-home. Adding to the outré nature of the evening, Belgium psychobillies the Sawdust Boogers kick things off, with Barnes sitting in. – Jim Caligiuri
18 minutes ago.Paul Banks and the Carousels / Noise Revival Orchestra @ Club de Ville
The perfect swell to ring against de Ville’s rock grotto, local songsmith Paul Banks and his Carousels quartet build mesmerizing pop wrought with vocals that split the difference between Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley. Amorphous chamber-rock collective Noise Revival Orchestra opens with the driving force of up to 13 musicians plying horns, strings, and myriad percussion, unloading songs from its recently released sophomore EP. – Doug Freeman
18 minutes ago.Chrome Genie @ Salvage Vanguard Theater
Chad Corbi utilizes the sounds of extinct technology. Venison Whirled, How I Quit Crack, and Baby Robots dial up, too.
18 minutes ago.Corridors @ Salvage Vanguard Theater
God bless Church of the Friendly Ghost for spacing out. Last year, it tried several different setups to eradicate the wall between audience and performer. Tonight it brings Byron Westbrook, who performs under the name Corridors and strategically places amplifiers and video projections for maximum ambience. At 8pm, 7 Inch Stitch and Carlos Villarreal perform back-to-back pieces of psych and drone, and then at 10pm, Spelunker and Hotel Hotel do the same. Call it surround sound. – Audra Schroeder
21 minutes ago.Benefit for Eldridge Goins w/ Carolyn Wonderland, Guy Forsyth, Suzanna Choffel and more @ Antone's
The local drummer gets by with help from Carolyn Wonderland, Guy Forsyth, Suzanna Choffel, and Drew Smith’s Lonely Choir.
22 minutes ago."DJ Sue, Teen Sensations, DJ 'Stronger Than Dirt' Scott" @ Scoot Inn & Bier Garten
Starting in 1999, DJ Sue’s monthly Fuzz Club gatherings became Austin’s premiere destination for 1960s trash-rock vinyl paired with fellow travelers like the Ugly Beats and Sons of Hercules. Fresh from a stint in L.A., Sue is back to resurrect Fuzz Club every second Saturday at Scoot Inn. January’s inaugural installment features high Western jangle from Teen Sensations and guest DJ Scott Gardner from KOOP’s Stronger Than Dirt. – Greg Beets
22 minutes ago.James Mcmurtry @ Cactus Cafe
With two highly praised back-to-back releases (Childish Things, Just Us Kids) and a song that’s become the unofficial anthem for the current economy (“We Can’t Make It Here Anymore”), James McMurtry may well be the best working songwriter around. Catch him over two nights in this intimate setting before he heads off to Europe to ply his unvarnished roots rock & roll. – Margaret Moser
25 minutes ago.Jerry Jeff Walker @ One World Theatre
The reputation for irascibility of “Mr. Bojangles” comes well-earned (see "Viva Belize!), which for veteran singer-songwriters means a time-honed way with a story. At one of JJW’s recent winter visits to the intimately palatial One World Theatre, his tall Texan tales hadn’t lost one iota of bite and fight, vigor and vulnerability. Sitting onstage with little more than his storied past, Walker becomes Lone Star mythos incarnate. 7 & 9:30pm. – Raoul Hernandez
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