Wednesday, September 26, 2012

FREE SHOW Thurs. 9/27 - Girl in a Coma, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears



I like going to free shows and getting free things.  I can tell you now, that after attending a DOS XX party here in Austin a few years back, that Love, Hope, Strength will be putting on a fantastic and FREE show in San Antonio tomorrow, Sept 27th from 8:00pm - 11:00pm at the historic Sunset Station. 

With a description like this:
"For one night, discover the secrets that lie behind the walls of the legendary Dos Equis Most Interesting Academy. Love, Hope, Strength invites you to an awe-inspiring night of mystique, astonishment, enlightenment, and enchantment. Only those with a predilection for bravery will test their skill against adroit swordsmen; only those with agile proclivities will briskly cross a mind-bending quicksand pit; only those with dispositions of the most resilient kind will resist the siren call of the Kathak temptresses.  Black Joe Lewis and Girl In A Coma will propel the evening's festivities by endowing us with their celestial musical talents.  With panderers, philanderers, cupidity, timidity, goodness, badness, panic, madness, mistakes, fakes, rhymes, crimes, tumblers, grumblers, bumblers, and fumblers, there is truly something for everyone at this unforgettable night of passion, adventure, and intrigue."

YOU AINT GONNA WANNA MISS THIS SHOW!




San Antonio's own, Girl in a Coma, will be opening up for Austin's own Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsDJ JJ Lopez (who I've seen more than a couple of times at Limelight a few years back) will be keeping it real in between bands.
I have seen BOTH bands a shit ton of times and well, this event is going to be no exception on how great both bands can deliver to their fans.  Besides, it's been a long while since I have seen Girl in a Coma play in their hometown. You know it's going to be packed and they will be a ton of people trying to get in.  

This is going to be fantastic.  I am driving in from Austin to check it out myself.  Who knows - there might be free DOS Equis as well..just like all the other DOS shows/events I have been to. 

Bring your (valid) ID! 

Trust me when I say this - be sure to lock down your tickets (THEY ARE FREE!) and they will ask for them at the door. 
Go here nownownownownownownownownownwownownwownow!


Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Ty Segall will be the soundtrack to my 30th birthday, respectively

I turn 30 years old on Saturday, September 15th.  I plan on celebrating by seeing Ty Segall at La Zona Rosa with Thee Oh Sees.

Here is his new video in which he produced and edited on his own from VHS tapes in the span of three days called "The Hill".




I look forward to his new album, Twins, to be released on October 9th.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Psychedelic Light and Sound Fest - September 7th

I love psychedelic music and sounds especially when I find local bands and musicians that can satisfy my fix for such sounds. 

Covert Curiosity and The Austin Chronicle present Psychedelic Light and Sound where you can hear just that.

This Friday (09/7) the 29th Street Ballroom (right next door to Spiderhouse) will host a night of psychedelic music made from local musicians beginning at 5:00pm (just in time for Spiderhouse happy hour!).

trippy poster for Psychedelic Light and Sound Fest


The majority of the bands have already played the Austin Psych Fest in the past hosted by Reverberation Appreciation Society, a record label that releases albums for many of the bands playing the festival, which also includes Christian Bland and the Revelators.  

As posted on their Facebook event page & at Covert Curiosity, the set times for bands are as follows for the one-day festival:

Note: click on the band names to check out their website and music


***INSIDE MAIN STAGE*** DJ sets by The Shake
01:05 - The Vacant Lots
12:00 - Deep Space
11:15 - JuJu

***INSIDE SMALL STAGE*** (next to the bar)
10:30 - Kay Leotard
09:00 - La Migra
07:30 - Black Tabs
06:00 - Pi
05:00 - Frisky Disco

***OUTSIDE MAIN STAGE*** DJ sets by Psychotropic (outside next to Spiderhouse where they usually show movies)
9:15 - The Boxing Lesson
8:15 - Ghost Bikini
7:15 - The Hanna Barbarians
6:15 - Bipolaroid
5:15 - GAUCHE
4:15 - Dead Peasants
Also to be included in the festival is a record boutique, photo booths, live screen printing, live painting while bands play, and more.  Shit, there is even an after-party the next day with FREE BEER (while it lasts, folks) at Hotel Vegas with this line up here: 

At HOTEL VEGAS on Saturday, September 8th (FREE BEER):
1:00AM - Ghost Bikini
12:00AM - Deep Space
11:00PM - Slow Motion Rider
10:00PM - Bipolaroid
9:00PM - New Fumes
8:00PM - JUJU
7:00PM - Cody Jasper
6:00 - Starma
A mere $5 gets you in to hear and see these local bands for the Psychedelic Light and Sound Festival on Friday and the Saturday after-party is free. I will be there, at both, with bells on a Lonestar glued to my hand. 
Hear a MIXTAPE of all the bands playing here. I'm on my 4th listen, respectively.