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We promised you a contest and here ya go! For starters, you should already know that ATH fave Dutchess & The Duke are making their way to the Mohawk on December 12th . If you’d like to attend the show with a friend, listen up as the details for this contest are very simple. Simply ...
Indie Music
Date
12/2/09
Location
The Independent
Doors
9pm
Tickets
$10 from Frontgate
Scottish buzz band Fanfarlo are making their way to the Independent on Wednesday night in Austin. Fellow buzz band Freelance Whales will be joining the Scots to make this a ...
Indie Music
The Doors
Date
12/1/09
Location
Emos
Doors
9pm
Tickets
$10 from Ticketweb
Man, a show by Athens, GA band The Whigs on the indoor stage at Emo’s sounds like one hell of a loud and awesome rock show. Fellow rockers The Features and A Giant Dog will also be ...
Indie Music
The Whigs
The Doors
How I love thee Ted Leo . Luckily for me, and all you like-minded fans, Ted Leo will be bringing us a new album on March 9th titled The Brutalist Bricks , his first album for Matador Records . We’ve gotten to hear the new single, and it’s everything you’d expect from a ...
Indie Music
Matador Records
Ever since the first time I heard “Jordanna,” I was possessed with the songs of David Wingo. His group, Ola Podrida , has just released their newest album, Belly of the Lion , which is one of the best albums to come out of Austin (well, sort of NYC) this year, and we were lucky ...
Indie Music
Belly
Over the Thanksgiving holiday one of my favorite new finds of the year, Telekinesis , appeared on the famed Daytrotter website. The new hyped band play 3 songs from their self-titled debut album and one older song from the Telekinesis independent days . Here’s a tasty little number ...
Indie Music
The Calling
Long time fans of genre hoppers will definitely be pleased to hear that those clever kids in Violens are dropping a free Winter Mixtape for you on their web site . This little mixtape, and it’s not that little, will probably win over fans, as the guys sing over My Bloody Valentine ...
Indie Music
Date
12/1/09
Location
La Zona Rosa
Doors
8pm
Tickets
$23 from Gettix
So the time has finally arrived for the Metric show at La Zona Rosa on Tuesday and we couldn’t be more excited. If you aren’t to familiar with the band, check out our ...
Indie Music
Metric
The Doors
We had the incredible opportunity this week to speak with solo songwriter J. Tillman about his musical endeavors. Mr. Tillman talks about his new solo record Year in the Kingdom and his work with indie powerhouse Fleet Foxes. This interview should serve as a nice preview to the J. Tillman ...
Indie Music
Fleet Foxes
David Bazan
Word is spreading like wildfire today around the local blogging community about the recent anouncment of some 230 showcasing bands for SXSW 2010. We will hold off on listing them all here and just point you to the official SXSW site . Stay tuned after the New Year for some artist spotlights ...
Indie Music
The New Year
San Fran’s very own Citay are back in action and about to drop their third LP on our waiting ears. The new album will be called Dream Get Together and will see the light of day on Jan. 26th via Dead Oceans . First single from the album “Careful With That Hat” is below. ...
Indie Music
Dream Theater
As many of you are probably also taking part in, we here at ATH will be taking a bit of vacation time for the Thanksgiving holiday over the next couple of days. Of course that doesn’t mean we’re going to leave you high and dry on show recommendations so we’ll do this as a ...
Indie Music
Break
Cursive
Unwed Sailor
The Coup
Really not sure how I missed this sweet new Tindersticks tune “Black Smoke” that hit the interwebs a couple of weeks ago. It’s sort of a 60s throw back sounding tune with vocals that fit in perfectly alongside that sweet sax solo at the end. The new Tindersticks album, ...
Indie Music
4AD
Metric is on their way to Austin, and I had a chance to catch up with our friend Emily Haines over the phone to discuss all things Metric. After briefly discussing my role as a future game show host, we got straight down to business. Thanks to Emily for her time, and to Myles for setting ...
Indie Music
Metric
Emily Haines
Nigel Godrich
Wayne Coyne
Date
11/24/09
Location
Antones
Doors
8pm
Tickets
Sold Out!
The incredible Neko Case is making a stop in town just in time for Thanksgiving at Antones on Tuesday. The show is also set up to benefit the local Austin Food Bank during these cold and ...
Indie Music
Neko Case
Oh No! Oh My!
The Doors
Frantic Clam is an Austin band that won us over in 2009 with their stellar EP Anatomica. Now after many lineup changes and some hardcore Austin live dates, the guys are back with new single ”Sasha Grey”. This catchy little number is meant as a preview for Frantic ...
Indie Music
Sasha
Last night one of our very talented photographers, Mary Rehak , made her way out to the Mohawk to take some fancy photos of dance hit makers Friendly Fires & The XX. We hear that good times were had by all so we hope you enjoy the photo recap of the night. Follow the jump for full ...
Indie Music
At a time when we are all witnessing the CD’s imminent demise and the convenience of digital files running rampant, thankfully from an art perspective, a vinyl re-emergence is upon us. While sound quality is obviously seen as the most important reason why we are seeing audiophiles jumping back ...
Indie Music
Art Brut
Animal Collective
Neko Case
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Alabama rock group Vulture Whale a free EP you can download and take with you from their website. The extended player is called Bamboo You and is available to download if you’re willing to joing the band’s mailing list. Check it out now . I’ve really enjoyed the sounds ...
Indie Music
Alabama
Date
11/21/09
Location
Stubbs
Doors
11:30pm
Tickets
$8 from Frontgate
Relatively new indie rock band Generationals are playing the inside stage at Stubbs during the late night hours of Saturday. The guys will be joined on the stage by locals The ...
