Entries tagged as ‘live music’
Austin group The Laughing sweep into town today with a nighttime gig at The Cavern on Lower Greenville. Fresh off the release of their debut album Fever, the group is beginning to gain traction on the crowded ATX music scene and recently played at the raucous Fun Fun Fun Fest. Their music is a unique blend of genres across several decades, mixing elements of New Wave, Psychedelic, and Experimental Rock. It has a rumbling, haunting quality to it, with the somber hints of TV on the Radio but the more tribal infectiousness of the Talking Heads – think rock pop in shaman skin. Personal favorites from the album include the title track “Fever” and “Runner”.
Check out their oddly hypnotic website, or better yet, get some live The Laughing at the Cavern tonight.
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Tagged: Austin, Fun Fun Fun Fest, live music, Lower Greenville, music, The Laughing
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Tagged: Eminem + d12, Flaming Lips, Gogol Bordello, Jane's Addiction, JUSTICE, KISS, Lenny Kravitz, live music, Louisiana, new orleans, The Black Keys, The Cool Kids, Ween, Widespread Panic, Wolfmother
As our departure approaches, MeVs is gathering last minute materials in preparation for upcoming Monolith Festival. Self-certified veterans of the festival circuit now, we wanted to bestow some words of wisdom/caution to all the festival newbies out there planning on trekking north to Monolith or even those attending the oh-so-awesome Austin City Limits in our backyard in October. (more…)
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Tagged: beer, chromeo, festival, Girl Talk, live music, Monolith Music Festival, Monotonix, music, of montreal
A healthy mixture of both excitement and anticipation are conjuring here at MeVs HQ for upcoming extravaganza Monolith Festival September 12-13 at nearby Red Rocks Amphitheater – arguably the best live music venue in America. Here’s a little look ahead at what’s in store: (more…)
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Tagged: chromeo, Doom, live music, Monolith, Monolith Music Festival, Red Rocks Ampitheater
No one in the crowd thought twice about enduring the dusty winds at the annual Hot Sauce Festival in Austin, Texas this weekend. Though temperatures were predictably high, the city still turned out to participate in the long-lined taste tests of Lone Star culinary fame. (more…)
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Tagged: Austin, contest, funk, hot sauce, hot sauce festival, live music, soul, T Bird and the Breaks, Waterloo Park
My first impressions of Austin as an incoming freshman back in 200_ were forever scorched in my mind with the introduction of the Austin Chronicle “Hot Sauce Festival”. Free admission with upwards of 15,000 spectators and more than 350 entries every year, this iconic end-of-summer festival is a must for locals and or any newbies to Austin looking to expand demolish their prepubescent taste buds. (more…)
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Tagged: Austin, bikes, chili peppers, festival, funk, good music, hot sauce, jazz, live music, T Bird and the Breaks
Friends at Summer Fest 2009
MeVs has returned from Free Press Summer Fest dehydrated and satisfied. Though the weekend was packed with various events around town, we were able to make it out Saturday, August 8th for a much needed dose of live music. Familiar faces and the unmistakable smell of patchouli filled Eleanor Tinsley Park for two unprecedented days of great music backed by a rarely appreciated Houston skyline. (more…)
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Tagged: Broken Social Scene, eleanor tinsley park, Explosions in the Sky, free press summer fest, Houston, live music, of montreal
The Pink Snowflakes
Meversus has the pleasure of hosting Portland band The Pink Snowflakes this weekend as they drive through town on their national road trip tour. Catch their brand of psychedelic visual rock tonight at the Lakewood Bar and Grill at 7 PM, and for god’s sake tip these traveling musicians – they need their van fixed!
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Tagged: Lakewood Bar, live music, Pink Snowflakes, psychedelic
With festival season coming up, we here at MeVersus are getting mighty excited about this year’s constellation of artists. Of Montreal, Animal Collective, and a 2nd date with Chromeo are my summer goals.
Starting off with a Southwestern bang, the Norman Music Festival will host a free show on April 24th. MeVersus will be there, covering the event with glee. More details will follow. Did I mention how much I love festival season?
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Tagged: animal collective, chromeo, festival, live music, music, of montreal
I’m the kind of girl whose idea of a Friday night out usually entails the club scene. Overly eager girls in slutty Bebe wear, over-priced drinks (and that includes water), and dirty hip-hop music that gets you hot and bothered. So when Glowjangles invited me to Lee Harvey’s, I hesitated a bit. It’s a bar with an outdoors area for live music. That sounds inviting enough, but from looking at pictures on their website, I quickly frowned. But I decided to go ahead anyway with an open mind.
I’m glad I did! While Leo Hull isn’t exactly on my iPod playlist, the excitement of live music made it all the more fun. It was a beautiful evening for a Texas January. A slightly-chilly gust of air flowed through the venue while an outdoor heater seeped a comfortable amount of warmth our way. The scene was lively with clusters of people enjoying the music and each other both inside at the bar and out. I felt out of place at the beginning, but quickly adapted. We got our drinks (the bartender was nice enough to give me some free ice water) and engaged in a competitive drinking game, “What’s the fastest way to get everyone drunk?” (Or brain-freeze in my case.) Before I knew it, the band was wrapping up and everyone was in an extra-jovial mood. The night had gotten colder, but it felt good. I didn’t spend a dime and still had a fantastic time. Lee Harvey’s, you’ve definitely gained a customer out of me.
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Tagged: bar, Lee Harvey's, Leo Hull, live music
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