The Summer Concert Series kicked off last Thursday with a set from the Beat Connection over at Red 7. The opening acts were on the level but it was Beat Connection who had us dancing by the end of the night. Red 7 was a new venue for me and they had some interesting choices for service. All in all it was good time for a school night. Continue reading Beat Connection Didn’t Have To Call Collect
Okay, I’ve been super busy building things and making music that I haven’t had the chance to really sit downa nd go over the concerts I hit up this spring. Believe it or not, there was plenty of acts to roll on through Austin after SXSW to keep my bill full. So, instead of bangning out an individual post for each, I will shoot through them with highlights. Bang. Bang. Continue reading Spring 2012 Concert Round Up!
Hey it’s been awhile since I actually posted. I decided not to do a SXSW retrospective because, well, like last year was the year of the laptop, 2012 was the year of the stand up drum set. I guess people needed some better live drum sounds to go with the loops. That was on witness last Friday as I took time to see School of Seven Bells with Exit Music at the Mohawk. Not only was it was refreshing little set they both put on, but the new setup at the Mohawk impressed me mucho mucho mucho. Continue reading I Learned Alot Watching the School of Seven Bells
So it’s been a quiet month for me and it’s about to get a little bit louder. I’ve been bouncing back and forth getting ready for SXSW this week, but I carved out some time to take road trip to Dallas, Texas to see one of my favorite bands in the world, Radiohead. I saw them way back when in 2008 in St. Louis and it was time again for me see them live. Even though the seats weren’t as good, plus I’m a little spoiled by small venues, the show turned out pretty great. I even made great time back home to Austin. Continue reading Radiohead.
And it was great. Yup, it was the 2nd go around for me in about about 3 months (instead of days) for Zola Jesus and I was there to witness the event. This time around it was closer downtown at The Parish and a couple of different bands opened up for the Z. The stage setup itself was alright and the opening bands could’ve used some work, but overall it was pretty good time. I even got to play with a lit up balloon.