Austin Music Minute

August 30, 2021

Delicate Threads

In a word, it’s breathtaking. The first track, “Orb Weaver,” has already carefully drawn you in with a clear picture of the wispy eight-legged creature busily working away: “…And the strands they shimmer with the wind / And I feel better, more than I ever did…” -Photography by Julian Neel. Solely, the follow up to […]

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August 28, 2021

Una Gran Noche

-Photo of El Combo Escuro courtesy of the artist. Late night? You’re damn right. If you’re catching Heartless Bastards’ early show this evening at The Continental Club with The Ghost Wolves, make sure you stick around afterward for a couple of late-night sets with two more Austin powerhouse bands: El Combo Escuro (“La Perla” is featured […]

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August 27, 2021

To The Good People

The ultra-cool groove on today’s Austin Music Minute happens to be the opening track on Magna Carda‘s To the Good People, “Spark the Day,” a seductive R&B/jazz and pulsating backbeat blend featuring guest vocalist Cara Bishop. MC-producers Megz Kelli and Dougie Do have worked together as a hip-hop duo for ten years now, and the […]

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August 25, 2021

Pointy Boots

Today, the AMM shares the tale of the badass Evel Knievel maneuvers of one Austin band bringing the heat in a bar not quite built for venue shows. The thrills! The excitement! The fact that no one fell over and broke any bones is impressive… -Photography by Jackson Montgomery Schwartz. The last time Sailor Poon […]

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August 24, 2021

On Archer Avenue

The nuanced visuals…those color palettes…all part of a marvelous signature, and why many Wes Anderson fans have fallen in love with many of his incredible creations. Here’s your opportunity to soak in a much-beloved favorite paired with live music. Rocket Cinema, purveyor of outdoor movie screenings at various local venues, presents a screening of The […]

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August 23, 2021

Hotel Vegas Tuesday

As Surfer Blood makes the rounds in support of their LP Carefree Theatre (2020), they’ve got a few Texas dates coming up, including Austin, Dallas and Houston. Dream pop/shoegaze outfit Blushing (featured on today’s AMM) reps the ATX on Austin’s bill, which includes Los Angeles-based artist Worn-Tin. See them all tomorrow night, Tuesday August 24, […]

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August 20, 2021

BLK Portrait

It took nearly two years for Sam Houston to find the right language – the right voice – to express his vision. But this is no mere vision. This is about reality. -Photography by Rashad White. It was two years’ worth of Houston meticulously crafting, exploring, redoing, and piecing together the raw emotions of one’s […]

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August 19, 2021

Higher

And now, the AMM follows the Sharp Sword princess, a mad scientist, and a most troublesome researcher as they navigate their way through the galaxy! But take heed, orbiter. Notice the monitors, consoles and patchbays within their respective spacecraft are not the sort to be found in the Starfleet Enterprise. Sci-fi psych outfit Night Glitter […]

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