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Hello friends! John Dell, Jacob Rivera, and David Dalton from Austin, psychedelic Cumbia band, Los Desechos are my guests for episode 1493! Their new album, Cumbias Levantamuertos comes out on streaming and vinyl on July 15th and they'll be celebrating with release shows at Hotel Vegas and Antone's Records. Go to losdesechos.com for show dates, music, and more. Great convo. Plus, Ben Jones checks in about Night For The Iron Man: A Musical Fundraiser For Chris Gage taking place on Monday June 16th at Donn's Depot featuring music from Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Marcia Ball, Carolyn Wonderland, Ben Jones, Andrea Magee, and many, many more. Find out more about the event HERE. Great conversations with great people. Enjoy!   Donate to Chris Gage's Go Fund Me HERE   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Zach Black from Austin, indie-punk band Souls Extolled returns to the show for episode 1462! Their latest album, the eclectic SOULSEX is available now. They're celebrating the release with a show tonight, Thursday, January 16th at Hotel Vegas in Austin. go to soulsextolled.com for music, videos, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about working with producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith on SOULSEX, songwriting, touring, the crazy political climate and writing songs about it, what is "punk", getting married, Europe, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Zach. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Give to The American Red Cross to help with Southern California Wildfires HERE   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Howdy folks of the interwebs! Your host JJ Vance of Operation GCD & host Nick of the Occult Rejects are joined by Headless Giant to discuss psyops and chaos in the year 2025! Enjoy the show! Links for Headless Giant - https://x.com/headless_giant Links for JJ -https://linktr.ee/operationgcd Links for Nick - https://linktr.ee/occultrejectsandfriends

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Hello friends! Michael Booher and Aaron Sinclair from Austin, indie-rock band, BOOHER are my guests for episode 1447! Michael Booher has been a force in Austin's music scene since the early 2000s, first with Zykos and now with BOOHER. After almost stepping away from music during tough personal times, Michael, with help from his longtime friend Aaron Sinclair (of A. Sinclair), is back with a fresh lineup and renewed energy. They'll be playing an early show at Hotel Vegas this Sunday, 11/24 with Moving Panoramas and Michael Logan Vasquez. Get tix HERE.  Check out BOOHER's new music, get show dates and more at their Linktree. We have a great conversation about Michael getting BOOHER back together and playing after a couple of harrowing years losing his parents, friends, and dealing with some physical issues, working with Aaron Sinclair and all of their new music, the band, we ask the question, "Is three guitar players too much for one band?", and much more. I had a great time catching up with my friends. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!    Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

in the words of the wonderful lyricist Bernie Taupin, sorry seems to be the hardest word.  Especially if I have to say it many times in one intro.  There are a number of inaccurate or potential litigation-bait statements on this week's program and I'd like to profusely apologize for several of them, but perhaps not all of them. I'M SORRY #1 :  I regret to referring to decorated astronaut Sally Ride (above)  as "a school teacher" (she was, of course, a physicist) and no, she did not perish on the ill-fated Challenger Space Shuttle.  I'd mixed her up with the late Christa McAuliffe. I'M SORRY #2 :  during the show's first mic break, I claimed Consumer Electronics were playing Hotel Vegas on January 19.  The show is in fact, JUNE 19.  If this has in any way impacted your January travel, that's really a shame (but you should really double check this stuff, especially if you're booking a trip 6 months away, who does that)I'M SORRY #3 :  I suggested that after said event, Hotel Vegas' patio, "will never be the same".  In reality, absolutely nothing will change. Hopefully we'll have some news in the next week or two about this show re : East Village Radio, but to be perfectly honest I am already having difficulty with the program director's "less talk, more rock" edict.  Less so about the rock part (i love following orders about what to play), but less talk likely means fewer opportunities to apologize at the end of the episode.  Which means MORE TYPING. 

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to January, 12, 2012, episode 652 with Steve Terebecki & Austin Jenkins from Austin rock band, White Denim! Below are my original notes from the show. Enjoy! My guests for episode 37 are, Steve Terebecki & Austin Jenkins from White Denim. The guys came by the apartment. I had never met them and they turned out to be really sweet and genuine guys. Real musicians that make gorgeous, melodic and complex music. Their newest album, "D" is incredible. They've played all the big British music festivals, they're going out on a west coast tour next week opening for wilco, if you live in Austin and want to see them before the tour, they're playing two sets tomorrow, Friday, January, 13th 2012 at Hotel Vegas 1500 e. 6th Street Austin, TX. I'm glad I got to meet them and sit down and talk. I'm a new fan! I hope you enjoy my conversation with Steve and Austin. I did. Ciao! -jg Get your act together at Space Rehearsal, Recording and Video Spaceatx.com If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Prior to the taping of the LAST EPISODE OF 2023, I photographed the automotive monstrosity above in the parking lot of East 7th Street's H.E.B. and decided to hang around for a bit in order see what sort of person would willingly own such a thing. I'll admit, I had my own preconceptions. Perhaps it was a Tesla exec looking to create a "viral" moment.  Or maybe it would be someone who'd come into a windfall after excelling in their chosen field (ie. social media director for Whirr).  No such luck and I think you're gonna be floored when I reveal the ID of the car's owner, but if you can correctly name the motorist in question, you'll win 2 tickets for New Year's Eve at Hotel Vegas   (second prize is 4 tickets for New Year's Eve at Hotel Vegas)

Hello friends! I hope you all had a happy holiday. Austin musician and visual artist, Chepo Peña is my guest for episode 1343! You might know Chepo from the many bands he's been in like, Gomez, Sincola, Davíd Garza and so many others. His involvement in the 90's punk and indie-rock scene here in Austin led him to start work on a documentary which led to this year's book, A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of 90's Austin. He'll be playing the music of Devo this Sunday, 12/31 at Hotel Vegas for their New Years Eve celebration. Go to chepo.net for more info on artwork and more. We have a great conversation about coming up in the 90's Austin music scene, the many different bands he played with, the journey of Sincola, his artwork, Star Wars Loteria, beating cancer, being a dad, playing music now, and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Check out Todd V. Wolfson for all of your photography needs HERE! If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

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Truth be told, your nerdy AMM host is drooling like a goblin over Hyperreal Film Club‘s upcoming scary October screenings at Hotel Vegas. This Austin-based film lovers’ club, formed in 2016, does badass pop-up screenings of independent films of every genre at various spots around town, and provides a platform for guest columnists to write […] The post Zachariah…And Pamela Anderson appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Hello friends! Connor Campbell from Austin bedroom-pop band, TC Superstar is my guest for episode 1287! TC Superstar's next album, the relationship and Mars themed, Static Dynamic drops later this year, but their single, "Some Nights" is out now and "Forever" comes out next week. They're celebrating with a show in Austin this Saturday, June 24th at Hotel Vegas on the patio. Go to tcsuperstar.com for music, tour dates, merch and more. Connor and I have  a great conversation about growing up in Houston, writing and recording on his own, the journey of TC Superstar, his label, Flyer Club Records and much more! I had a great time getting to know Connor. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie  

On this episode of Austin Culture Club, Rubin, Mary, and Julian are at Austin Public with a few members of DIE MART talking about their new EP, their house show release party, and giving a little background in how they've come to be the current iteration of the band today. Check them out on socials @diemart and catch their next show at Hotel Vegas this Fathers Day weekend!

Seriously, just sign your AMM host up for all of these killer residencies going off this month. Damn. Another badass rez starting this week features Austin-based pop-rock outfit Slomo Drags at Hotel Vegas, and the first show makes for one hell of a special night. Not only will you get the magnificent stylings of R&B/soul […]

It’s the power of the inner metamorphosis. Tearjerk songwriter/vocalist Vanessa Jollay pierces the heart with dream folk resplendence on today’s AMM-featured track “Can’t You See I’m Changin’,” a gentle but unwavering admission of letting go and rebuilding, with a renewed point of view. “I’ve opened blackout curtains / Dug up wisdom from within…” Tearjerk kicks […]

Here’s another friendly reminder during KUTX’s spring membership drive of all the musical discovery that KUTX brings to you. This week, the Austin Music Minute spotlights two bands putting out new singles: Felt Out's new album Until I'm Light is out April 14, and just ahead of its release is the hushed “fraught pop” beauty […]

No excuses needed for making any night a cumbia night, querida, but it’s awesome to see Hotel Vegas Cumbia Night making a fabulous return tonight, Saturday Jan. 21 at Hotel Vegas for your dancing pleasure. ¡Y no olvides la musica! Starting out the night is Cumbia Austin, providing a free dance lesson to get your […]

as we knock 2022 on the head, episode 135 is a brief preview of ESPN's efforts this weekend to revive their 2005 telecast of Little Steven's Underground Garage's "New Year's Rockin' Eve".  While the original program (hosted by Little Steven and the late Stuart Scott) featured performances by The Chesterfield Kings and the Moony Suzuki, due to budget considerations all they can afford this year is a prerecorded "content capture" provided by David Koresh Jr.  (much like Frank Sinatra Jr., his set is wildly unappreciated and often poorly attended). The fiery finale might not be to everyone's taste, but trust me, it beats NYE at Hotel Vegas, no matter how it all plays out. This week's show will not feature any music by David Koresh Jr. , not because of any rights clearance issues, but rather than entire department has walked on in protest over their xmas bonuses (ie. there weren't any)

If you weren’t privy to their music and shows before, you certainly got the lowdown when they were the KUTX July Artist of the Month this year. Now, following an incredible tour, you can celebrate their return to the ATX in a major way. Urban Heat takes over Hotel Vegas tomorrow night, Friday Dec. 2, […]

Another excellent musical residency for your consideration from the Austin Music Minute: This time, ATX post-punk/pop outfit Shooks is the featured band of the month at Hotel Vegas. Catch their set every Tuesday night in November, including tonight, Nov. 8, with special guests, songwriter KindKeith and Leslie Crunkilton-led band Body Pillow on this evening’s bill. […]

Aquí es donde tienes que estar esta noche. Perfect for date night because it’s got a little bit of everything. Cumbia Wednesdays takes over the house at Hotel Vegas on E. 6th, with a night of live music, dance lessons and a spectacular DJ set to top off the evening. Don’t worry if you’ve not […]

Oh, it’s on. Hotel Vegas has another badass musical adventure for you, courtesy of Heaven or Hotel Vegas and The Nothing Song. Come out to the wholesome debauchery tonight, Wednesday Sept. 14. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and it all starts with Los Angeles-based songwriter and, quite frankly, artistic supernova Lauren Larkis. This is why […]

Getting right to the point: This is one of those Saturday night blow-outs where you’re left reeling with, “WHAT THE HELL JUST HIT ME?” searing through your brain. In other words, it’s gonna be awesome tonight, Saturday Sept. 3, at Hotel Vegas. The evening begins with what KUTX Song of the Day producer Jack Anderson […]

Amidst ongoing drought conditions, wildfires have been popping up all over the area, and Jacob's Well in Wimberley has stopped flowing, for only the fourth time in recorded history. Day two of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial ended with lawyers for the opposing sides squaring off over video evidence from Jones' InfoWars show, resulting in the jury being dismissed early. Austin's residential real estate market shows signs of a cooldown, including dropping prices and rising inventory - however, no relief is yet in sight for renters, as prices continue to rise amidst tight inventory. Speaking of tough times for renters - the Austin Animal Center credits a wave of evictions for overcrowding at its shelter, as renters are forced to give up their pets. On the Austin City Council's extensive agenda today: considering a return of the Austin Police Department's use of license plate readers, and codifying the exact parameters that make an establishment a "live music venue". The nonprofit Urban Alchemy has been contracted to run the ARCH homeless shelter in downtown Austin - their experience in the area is under some doubt. The parent company of Spectrum has found itself owing $7 billion - billion, with a "b" - in punitive damages stemming from a case in which one of its technicians murdered an elderly customer in Irving. Float Fest made its return last weekend with a stellar lineup of artists - and a litany of problems. Texas is ranked #1 in the United States for production of renewable energy. Bummed about the end of Choco Tacos? We know a place in Austin where you can still get one. Weekend live music: Friday shows include Cat Power at Emo's, A.R. Rahman at the Bass Concert Hall, A Giant Dog at the Mohawk. Both Friday and Saturday, catch The Shins at ACL Live. Saturday features Third Eye Blind at Germania Insurance Amphitheater, a Madam Radar album release at the 04 Center. And Sunday catch a terrific band I discovered by accident last weekend, Die Spitz are wrapping their monthlong Sunday residency at Hotel Vegas.

Hello friends! Jonathan Horstmann, Kevin Naquin and Paxel Foley from Austin, post-punk-synth band, Urban Heat are my guests for episode 1185! Their EP, the mental health-themed, "Wellness" comes out on July 26th on Spaceflight Records and they're celebrating with a release show on Saturday, July 30th at Hotel Vegas in Austin, TX. Go to urbanheatband.com for music, videos, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about how they came together in 2019, how their diverse backgrounds inform their post-punk, synth sound, working with producer, Jonas Wilson, being KUTX artist of the month for July, getting to play ACL Fest 2022, their love of goth and industrial music and much more. I had a great time getting to know these guys. I'm sure you will too. You can help former One-2-One Bar bartender, Lauren Brown HERE. Get the best, full-spectrum CBD products from True Hemp Science and enter code HDIGH for a special offer from How Did I Get Here?

Hello and Welcome to Daily Austin Music, I am Pastor Colin McDonald and this is WHO'S PLAYING TONIGHT? For Tuesday July 19th First up tonight you can see finger pistol at the little longhorn saloon Or head over to Zilker Park to catch Blues on the Green presented by ACL Radio with Shinyribs, Tomar and the FC's and Scott Strickland at 7 Songwriters open mic is at the cactus at 7 Merry Cherry, the Answers and Gorbit are all at Hotel Vegas doors at 8 The Blue Moon jazz quartet with Rosie Flores is at the Continental Club gallery at 830 Volstead presents the singer songwriter night with Andrew Cashen, Benjamin Violet and Magnolia kids starting at 830 Grooveline Horns and Shawn Pander are at C-boys at 10 Rance may and the coyotes are at sam's town point at 10 And finally tonight you can see Deer Fellow at the continental club gallery at 10 That's it for Who's Playing Tonight for Tuesday July 19th If I missed something on the show Let me know in the comments below. Do more Better Faster. I love you, and there's NOTHING you can do about it. See you tomorrow!

Adding insult to injury, the current historic heat wave has also resulted in the worst air quality in Central Texas in a decade. Meanwhile, ERCOT's chief is concerned about the ability of Texas' older power generators to keep up with the ongoing record demand for power this summer. Austin Public Health declares that monkeypox has achieved community spread in Austin. Meanwhile, COVID-19 risk remains at Medium level for Travis County, and hospitalizations continue tracking upward - as of yesterday at 159, up from 68 one month ago. Friends of an elderly cyclist who died in a hit-and-run crash in March are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. The director of Austin's Office of Civil Rights remains on paid leave following an investigation that appears to confirm employee allegations of a hostile work environment. Trash collection schedules have been moved earlier to allow workers to avoid the worst of the afternoon heat - we're now asked to have containers on the curb by 5:30am. A new poll commissioned by the Austin Monitor shows deep division in Austin over police spending and public safety, and that Austinites are dissatisfied with local government - and keen to vote in November. Lawyers for Alex Jones want to bar any mention of white supremacism or extremism from the cupcoming trial to determine how much he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims whom he defamed. Meanwhile, his ex-wife Kelly Jones claims to have "insider info" which she's volunteering to the House Select Committee on the January 6 insurrection. A stretch of West Sixth Street, roughly the block east of Clark's Oyster Bar, is being eyeballed for a vertical mixed-use makeover. Our Thursday weekend live music outlook: Friday shows include Brandi Carlile and Lucius at Waterloo Park, Purity Ring at ACL Live, Billy Currington at Round Rock Amp, and the Roky Erickson Birthday and Ice Cream Social at Hotel Vegas. Saturday catch the Rebirth Brass Band at the Far Out Lounge, Atmosphere at Stubb's, Coheed and Cambria at Waterloo Amphitheater, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd at ACL Live. And extreme heat continues, with a high of 105 coming today - but with a welcome chance of rain, most likely between 3pm and 10pm today.

Today is one of those best-laid-plans scenarios, apparently. If you scroll down a bit to play today’s Austin Music Minute, you’ll hear all about Big Bill‘s release show for Public Freakout Compilation, originally set for tonight at Hotel Vegas. Calliope Musicals and BÖNDBREAKR made it the perfect line-up. Then, stupid COVID threw Big Bill a […]

Four men are facing federal charges in connection to the mounting count of 53 migrants who died of heat exhaustion after being abandoned in a tractor trailer near San Antonio this week - including the driver of the truck, who tried to pass himself off as a migrant himself when confronted by police. The first Texas city on record saying it will not enforce new abortion restrictions in Texas isn't Austin - it's Denton. Following the closure of Jacob's Well this week comes the closing of Hamilton Pool, also due to high bacteria levels in the water. Meanwhile, after months of pleading for new lifeguards, some of them have not been getting paid on time by Austin's Parks and Recreation Department. Austin's Music Commission is requesting that the City Council expedite the deployment of the Live Music Fund to an earlier date than the one currently planned, next July. Stream Realty Partners, the company heavily invested in revitalizing East 6th Street has unveiled plans for new live music venues in several spaces it controls, including the former Buffalo Billiards and Dirty Dog spaces. SXSW is planning an offshoot event in Sydney, Australia, in October of 2023 (it's spring down there at that time). Travis and Williamson counties both made U.S. News' new rundown of the 500 healthiest counties in the country - Collin County ranked highest in Texas at #50, and Williamson significantly outranked Travis, at #121 and #295, respectively. Thursday live music roundup for the weekend: Friday shows include album releases with Sir Woman album release at The Parish and Big Bill at Hotel Vegas, a TC Superstar tour kickoff show at Cheer Up Charlie's, Bigg Robb at Antone's as part of their 47th Anniversary run, and a Nancy Griffith tribute show at the Cactus Cafe. Saturday catch Antone's anniversary fun with Jimmie Vaughan, a heavy 2nd Anniversary party at Hold Out Brewing with Holy Death Trio and Eagle Claw, and Los Pendejos del Norte featuring Ed Miller of Sun Radio and Rich Brotherton of the Robert Earl Keen band at New World Deli. Sunday Fleet Foxes are at Waterloo Park's Moody Amphitheater, and the Antone's anniversary features Miss Lavelle's Birthday Bash. And Monday the 4th, Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic rolls into Q2 Stadium for the first time with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Tyler Childers, Allison Russell, Steve Earle & the Dukes, and tons more. Austin weather: a tropical disturbance in the northwestern Gulf Of Mexico is expected to dump rain on the Texas coast, and there's hope some of that will come our way, but officially our rain chances for this week are dropping and our hopes for significantly cooler temps are fading too. Highs Thursday and Friday of 96, rain chance now down to 20% for Friday. We're back to upper 90's by Saturday, and then back to what looks like a long string of triple digit days starting Tuesday.

A federal investigation into the police response to the Uvalde mass shooting has been launched, but it does not carry the threat of criminal charges. Federal officials also warn of more gun violence in coming months, connected to the impending Supreme Court ruling on abortion and the November mid-term elections. As the Texas power grid continues (so far) to hold up under historic heat, an interesting stat emerges: almost half of the power consumed lately in the Lone Star State is coming from wind and solar sources. After being publicly shamed and having its scooters threatened with seizure by Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant, Bird has paid its outstanding tax bill of almost $150,000. Nearly a dozen high-value-breed dogs were stolen from a kennel in Cedar Creek by a team of masked thieves last Friday morning. "LivePD" - the reality TV series that was canceled after it recorded and then deleted footage of the police-involved death of Javier Ambler in 2019 - is returning to production under the new name "On Patrol: Live". A SmartAsset study shows that, at current average wages in Austin, it takes 57.4 hours of work per week to afford the average rent of Austin apartments - currently $1,346 per month. Texas Softball were trounced by OU in the opening game of the WCWS yesterday, 16-1. Game 2 starts at 6:30 Thursday night in the best-of-three series. Austin's Major League Rugby team, the Gilgronis, have been suspended from post-season play this year, reportedly due to salary cap violations. The title of "world's largest convenience store" - or, world's largest Buc-ee's - will soon be lost in New Braunfels, but is then set to return to Central Texas as the chain plans to replace its Luling location with a 75,000 square foot store. Live music for the weekend: Friday shows include the Camp Nowhere EDM festival at Germania Insurance Amphitheater, Dishwalla at the Haute Spot, KOOP Radio's 27th Birthday Party at Antone's with Kalu James and the Electric Joint, and an A. Sinclair record release at Hotel Vegas. Saturday, Jimmy Buffet plays the Moody Center, Amos Lee is at ACL Live at the Moody Center, Earthgang plays Emo's, Belle and Sebastian play Stubbs, and HeartByrne is at the Far Out Lounge. UMI plays the Scoot Inn on Sunday. And the June heat wave remains relentless, with high temperatures reaching 106 expected over the upcoming weekend.

Initially, when Madison Baker began writing songs a few years ago, the Austin-based artist set out to create music reflecting their personal experiences from a queer, non-binary perspective. But they found they were also intrigued by the extraordinary ways music brings people closer together, as well as the myriad of emotions that, while connecting all […]

Latest Uvalde developments: Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas House and Senate to convene special legislative committees to address school and gun safety in the wake of last week's school shooting in Uvalde, but stopping short of calling for a full special session of the Legislature. Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez, whose jurisdiction includes Uvalde, has accused Governor Abbott of attempting to "bamboozle" grieving locals with empty promises of legislative action. Five people remained hospitalized with injuries suffered in the shooting as of Wednesday, including a 10 year old girl who remains in serious condition. The Girl Scouts have posthumously honored shooting victim Amerie Jo Garza with its Bronze Cross, which is granted to members who display life-threatening heroism. A Wednesday night mobile home fire in north Austin has claimed the life of a young child. The City of Austin has filed a challenge with the U.S. Census Bureau, contesting the count in the most recent census in 2020 - we are the largest U.S. city so far to do so. The Austin Police Department is pushing for the reinstatement of automated license plate readers, or ALPR's - a tool that was suspended alongside budgetary modifications following the George Floyd protests in 2020. Meanwhile, five APD officers facing indictments over their use of force during those protests are suing the city, saying the “less than lethal” rounds employed during the demonstrations were defective, and that they were insufficiently trained in their use. TXDOT has begun an extensive project to remove those pesky stoplights from part of Loop 360. The criminal justice org Mano Amiga reports it has reached the necessary number of petition signatures to force a local vote on marijuana decriminalization in San Marcos. Texas French Bread announces its return, at first with sales via local farmers markets. The future of the historic building on 29th Street, largely destroyed by fire, remains uncertain. Texas Longhorns Men's Golf has won a national championship - its first NCAA title since 2012. Weekend live music features a boatload of interesting road shows: Friday includes The Mavericks at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, The Warlocks at Hotel Vegas, The Suffers and Emily Wells at the Parish, Night Drive at the Far Out Lounge, and KUTX's Rock The Park show witih Joe McDermott and Sir Woman at Mueller Lake Park. Saturday shows: Whores at the Parish, Diane Coffee at the Mohawk, and Symphony X at Empire Control Room. On Sunday, Steely Dan plays ACL Live, Lawrence and Misterwives are at Stubb's, and Lunar Vacation is at the Parish. Meanwhile, Panic! At The Disco will kick off their upcoming world tour with a show at Austin's Moody Center on September 8. And after a couple of cooler days with decent rain chances, "Mama Nature gets rude" - a string of potentially record-setting triple-digit days is on the way next week.

When not shredding as Otis the Destroyer, songwriter and vocalist Taylor Wilkins does another kind of wicked shredding as Otis Wilkins, not necessarily the quieter of the two, but bringing a different vibe in the rock-pop realm – think ’60s and ’70s. To follow up “Charlene,” and 2019 singles “Joni Mitchell Was Punk” and “Shaker […]

Time for some face-melting, and on this occasion, it’s badassery from New York City. SUSU comes from a meeting of super powers, Liza Colby (Liza Colby Sound) and Kia Warren (Revel In Dimes), at a moment in their careers when their bands joined together for a series of one-off performances. The energy was so cohesive, […]

Google has announced a fresh investment in office space across the U.S. to the tune of 9.5 billion dollars, including new office space coming to downtown Austin. The City of Austin plans to acquire three more hotels to house people experiencing homelessness, and plans to sell city-owned property to Austinites displaced by gentrification. AISD's mental health services provider is being overwhelmed by demand, leaving some district students and families without support options. Things are booming at the airport: ABIA reports a 250% increase in passenger traffic growth year to year as of last February. Surging food prices are increasing demand on local food banks - meanwhile Meals On Wheels is returning to full service and is seeking volunteers. Austin FC's second season is overshadowed by the mysterious MLS suspension of scoring leader Cecilio Dominguez, whom the league has removed from play while it investigates what it vaguely calls "possible off-field misconduct". Have you always wanted to live in Margaritaville? You'll soon get your chance as the Jimmy Buffett theme will be central to new residential developments coming to Austin, Houston and Dallas. Austin gardening, TV and radio legend John Dromgoole is honored with John Dromgoole Day, declared this last Tuesday. Eater.com has updated its Eater 38 list, including in the spring edition Olamaie, Koriente and Bird Bird Biscuit. Weekend live music options included two night Friday-Saturday appearances with Kalu James and the Electric Joint and Heartless Bastards - Friday's lineup also features Hotel Vegas' celebration of Selena's 50th Birthday, and Saturday brings recent Oscar winner DJ Questlove and Hippo Campus to town. Austin weather: rainstorms move out and severe fire danger moves back in. Mid-80's today and tomorrow, with the return of temps in the 90's this weekend.

The Austin music community mourns Daniel Sahad, lead singer of the popular band Nane, who has died at the age of 29. Austin's EMS union and City officials are at odds over contract renegotiations - 26 medics have quit since the beginning of the year over forced overtime and low pay, especially for EMS workers early in their careers. The Austin Independent School District is set to grant pay raises to teachers and classified staff, but is also planning to cut hundreds of other jobs, including support staff for special education and libraries, while facing a record setting state recapture payment of almost 800 million dollars - the Austin American-Statesman has an explanation for that great big bill. Feral hogs, once thought to be a strictly rural problem, have begun encroaching into North Austin. Meanwhile, vampire bats have begun threatening to cross into Texas from Mexico. A downtown redevelopment that threatened to demolish several bars in the traditionally LGTBQ-friendly district on 4th Street may include plans for some of those establishments to be preserved. The nightclub space at South Congress and East Riverside, home only to interesting wall murals for several years, is soon to house a new establishment from the management of Hotel Vegas and Rainey Street's Reina. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss set a date for this fall at the new Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park - tickets go on sale this Friday. A survey of America's most dynamic cities, based on recent employment growth, density of startup activity, average income among other factors has found Austin #7, the only Texas city in the top 25.. And a chance of severe weather on Tuesday is followed by high fire danger on Wednesday.

Big shout-out to Austin-based all-womyn run booking crew Howdy Gals for the badass line-up tonight, Thursday April 7, at Hotel Vegas on E. 6th. Doors open at 9:30 p.m., and KUTX Artist of the Month alumnus San Gabriel starts out the night at 10:15 p.m., followed by Terrence Kiser's lo-fi pop project Soul Sipper at […]

KUTX sends a big shoutout to the awesome team at UT’s student-run station KVRX 91.7 for the all-local line-up at this Sunday night’s show at Hotel Vegas on E. 6th. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the music starts at 8 p.m. with rapper and unflinching spoken word artist behind the incredible A Scathing Critique […]

We had the pleasure of interviewing Don Lifted over Zoom video! Memphis-based genre-defying multihyphenate Don Lifted unveils latest single and music video “The Rope” via Fat Possum Records. Of the release, Don Lifted shared, “The Rope represents planting a flag for me. It's written from a sense of sureness in the fact of my reality and my abilities. I view it as a rare moment of hyperconfidence and aggression while recording my album 325i. The record highlights my fortitude as an artist, and as a person who has drastically innovated and greatly contributed to the environment that I came up in.” Working in tandem as brothers, “The Rope” was directed by Martin Matthews and edited by Don Lifted (aka Lawrence Matthews). The accompanying visual perfectly complements the single's eerie nature and ethereal vulnerability. Viewers join Don Lifted on a dark journey, as he attempts to navigate his path to success amid outside forces trying to bring him down. The single follows on the heels of his album 325i released in October 2021. Recorded in 2020, the album encapsulates reckoning with movement versus stagnancy, questioning of direction, and embrace of detours. Through hauntingly atmospheric R&B beats, stinging guitar, and dexterous flow, Don Lifted bridges indie and hip-hop creating an unprecedented sound. The multi-disciplinary maverick is also set to take stage at SXSW this Thursday, March 17th. The show will take place at SXSW's Hotel Vegas stage at 7:50pm ET. Other appearances include the SXSW Aces High x Minor Figures on March 18th, The Treefort Music Fest on March 26th, and Schubas on April 16th. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #DonLifted #TheRope #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/follow/ Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

It's been 11 years since Hotel Vegas and The Volstead started hosting shows on E. 6th in what was, at the time, the polar opposite vibe of Dirty Sixth. The small East Austin venues soon earned their rep for being the go-to spots for cool shows/DJ sets by local and touring artists, from the coziest […]

The summer of 2015 was a breaking point for Jolie Cota Flink. Worn down by health issues and crumbling relationships, Flink turned to writing the songs that led to the debut of Mean Jolene, and their first album, Salty. Putting that roller coaster trip into music was the ultimate release – grit, open wounds, unmasked […]

Hearing music by an Austin artist or band on a nationwide TV show never gets old. Ever. Earlier this year, KUTX Artist of the Month alumnus Flora and Fawna had “Slow Burn,” the mega-chill/ultra-cool opener from their 2019 self-titled debut, on a recent episode of The CW series Batwoman. Catch official SXSW artists Flora and […]

All defining moments of pop usually have that catchy, infectious, addictive something – whether bubble-gummy, shimmery, or even explosive. It can also knock you on your ass. Enter Spaceflight Records artist Slomo Drags. And it’s not just the catchiness, or their incredible musicianship, for that matter. Something just rips with this in-your-face irreverence that makes […]

Amid a few frustrations, the search for a permanent guitarist in their line-up has not slowed down San Antonio Chicana punk band Fea. If you need an intro, plug into the raw energy of their second release, No Novelties, yet another gem of bilingual badassery recorded at Sonic Ranch. Classic punk sounds merge with complex […]

“BAND IN VANS EATING PLANTS.” That’s what drew your AMM host to the video. What the hell? Leave it to Austin Chronicle trippy troubadour Kevin Curtin to find an angle that piques the curiosity via Instagram. Curtin treats a musical guest to tasty sweets at Zucchini Kill Bakery on E. 53rd. And behold! Andrew Cashen […]

Happy Valentine's day! Slomo Drags frontman, Jackson Albracht and I have a fantastic and hilarious conversation about their new EP, "Twin Absorber" out 2/25 on Spaceflight Records, working with producers Danny Reisch and Matt Parmenter, forming the band and keeping them together, his journey and much more! See Slomo Drags record release show in Austin on Feb. 25th at Hotel Vegas. Go to slomodrags.com for music, show dates and more. I had a great time getting to know Jackson. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Get the best, full-spectrum CBD products from True Hemp Science and enter code HDIGH for a special offer from How Did I Get Here?    

Happy Valentine's day! Slomo Drags frontman, Jackson Albracht and I have a fantastic and hilarious conversation about their new EP, "Twin Absorber" out 2/25 on Spaceflight Records, working with producers Danny Reisch and Matt Parmenter, forming the band and keeping them together, his journey and much more! See Slomo Drags record release show in Austin on Feb. 25th at Hotel Vegas. Go to slomodrags.com for music, show dates and more. I had a great time getting to know Jackson. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Get the best, full-spectrum CBD products from True Hemp Science and enter code HDIGH for a special offer from How Did I Get Here?    

Today’s featured AMM track “Only to Go On” is the opener on Recoil by dream/psych pop trio Semihelix, originally the solo project of guitarist/vocalist Geannie Friedman. The current line-up includes drummer Valdemar Barrera and bassist Kevin Martin, both of whom are on the latest LP, a fuzzed-out, melodic blast heralding resilience and living in the […]

This Tuesday night at Hotel Vegas, the spotlight lands on two ATX artists performing on the patio stage, 1502 E. 6th St. And both happen to be AMM faves: The Deer got its start as the solo project of songwriter, vocalist and musician Grace Rowland, and with the formation of the group came the dark […]

Matt, Robert and Conor go over the previous two matches that include a loss at San Jose and a win vs Houston. We preview the Copa Tejas match at Dallas, as well as some MLS and World Soccer news. Music by Being DeadAnthem Updates / Upcoming Events Bus and Game tickets to Frisco still available for $35 Oct 30th - Oskar Blues v FC Dallas- Kickoff 7pm Austin FC Updates Loss v San Jose Win v Houston Copa Tejas Final v FC Dallas Oct 30th Major League Soccer NE Revs clinch Supporters Shield Kansas City and Colorado clinch Playoff spots World Soccer UpdatesCopy subset from run of show above. Add links as hyperlinking is supported.PredictionsPepi to Wolfsburg?Wrap-up Austin Anthem is a Supporters Group for Austin FC. Catch-up with us on social media and become a member at AustinAnthem.org. This episode was hosted by Robert Avery @rlavery161, Matt Barbour @matt_barbour and Conor Heffernan @ConorJHeffernan Anthem merchandise is available on our online store. Free shipping on all fantastic grackle gear and your purchase goes to fund our non-profit's operation. We close out today's episode with another inventive and highly acclaimed local band called "Being Dead."  But their music, described by listers ranging from "celestial" to "road rage" (who knew that was a music genre?), will most certainly make you feel alive.  If you would like to see them live you are in luck as they will be performing at Hotel Vegas on October 28th, and have other concert appearances scheduled in November.  Check 'em out on Instagram @being_dead, or at beingdead.bandcamp.com.  We hope you like their song, titled "Hot Car” If you'd like to send us music to use in the pod or send us tips on how to make the show better drop us an email at podcast@austinanthem.org. Remember to leave us a review and subscribe to the show

Flying solo this evening without their respective bands, two ATX artists share the spotlight tonight, Tuesday Oct. 5, at Hotel Vegas, 1502 E. 6th St. -Photo of Lindsey Mackin by Jackie Lee Young; poster art by Billie Buck. -For your AMM host, the Annabelle Chairlegs addiction started with the very groovy pop-rock jangle of Watermelon […]

Recent temps outside feel too good to be true, so best take advantage of it and enjoy some live music outdoors. And today’s AMM features longtime fave Wil Cope doin’ the damn thing at The Left Side Vintage Market this week. The purveyor of “spooky tunez from the gumshoe lagoon” is officially bringing back the […]

It’s tough to pick a favorite on Holy Wave‘s Interloper, last year’s full length release on the Reverberation Appreciation Society label via Levitation, but your Austin Music Minute host definitely has her top-two selection: “Maybe Then I Can Cry” and the album’s dreamlike opener, “Schmetterling” (featured on today’s AMM). The expansive, luminous atmosphere undoubtedly comes […]

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, […]

A reminder from the Austin Music Minute: As you celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, remember this is music to be celebrated all year round. And now, your AMM show picks for tonight, Saturday June 19: –Juneteenth Celebration at Hotel Vegas, 1502 E. 6th, featuring Ladi Earth, Chief Cleopatra (“Friends” is featured on today’s AMM), and Johnny […]

It’s where the magic’s at. Hotel Free TV, the free streaming series presented by Hotel Vegas, brings it again with Episode 16, and these two performances igniting the bill: -It’s sound and vision brought to extraordinary levels. Dallas-based electronic and visual artist (and proud gear nerd, thank you) Llora is the project of Llandon Broadhead, […]

Getting right to the point…the Austin Music Minute was all up in this business. It’s an official SXSW virtual showcase presented by Hotel Vegas and their eternally badass DIY streaming joint Hotel Free TV, with several AMM favorites. This is one sick line-up: Blushing, Chief Cleopatra (the new track “Friends” is featured on today’s AMM), […]

Amy Edwards A360 radio updates Thursday 9/24/20: Headlines editorialized by Amy; What to do to take action in the wake of the Breonna Taylor news; Hotel Vegas is a restaurant and they have an awesome new menu addition; Amy reviews the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums of all time list; podcast news; and more. Subscribe to the Statesman today!

The single release show for this new Walker Lukens-produced track is tonight at Hotel Vegas!

The single release show for this new Walker Lukens-produced track is tonight at Hotel Vegas!

Harry Edohouwka releaseD his compelling debut album “Fire On The Mountain” on December 11th. Appropriately released in winter, the self-reflective album takes listeners down a path of introspection and self-love. I got the chance to talk with Harry about the project along with discussing future plans for the new year. Named by the Austin Chronicle as one of this year’s Must See Artists at SXSW, Harry headlined the Hotel Vegas stage with Jackie Venson and White Denim, as well as headlining KUTX’s premiere Austin Hip-Hop showcase SXSWBREAKS and Love Lockdown. Becoming one of Austin’s premiere artists in under a year, Harry has expanded nationally with shows at Los Angeles’ Peppermint Club, a nearly sold out show in Dallas’s Double Wide as well as Denver’s biggest music festival The Underground Music Showcase. https://www.facebook.com/edohoukwa/ https://www.instagram.com/edohoukwa00/ https://twitter.com/edohoukwa    

Read the article at ComedyWham.com   This week, Taylor Dowdy invites Valerie into his stylish home to talk about how his comedy has melded storytelling, a sense of fashion, and hard work, how despite a difficult past growing up, he's been able to share his absurd life with a broad range of audiences with an arm's length distance, and how his beloved Brother's typewriter plays a prominent role in his life.   Catch Taylor Dowdy hosting at these upcoming shows: Beamed In - Monthly showcase at Spiderhouse Ballroom 1/9/2020 Ground Floor - Monthly showcase at Hotel Vegas 1/10/2020   Follow Taylor on social media... Instagram - @taylorcdowdy Facebook - Taylor Dowdy Do512 - do512.com/taylor-dowdy

Local rockers debut this new one produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith before playing Hotel Vegas tomorrow.

Local rockers debut this new one produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith before playing Hotel Vegas tomorrow.

The release show for "Telling Stories" is tomorrow night at Hotel Vegas!

DEEP DIVES & tiny curations Podcast Episodes Available Today: http://tinycurations.com Listen NOW on Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/search/tiny%20curations/ Hear the playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nBZWZDc3O8EEOvSHm0mYL?si=VAALAhBtQn6keY5F7hOYqQ 01 - Damn It Feels Good 2 Be A Gangsta 02 - Stranded On Death Row 03 - Intro 04 - Takin' It Back Bushwick Bill, H towns own, the Fifth Wards own, from the legendary rap group, the Geto Boys, passed away last Sunday night. There is a great article in this week's Austin Chronicle about him finding his musical playgroud here in Austin: https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2019-06-10/in-austin-bushwick-bill-found-his-musical-playground/ He told the Chronicle in summer 2013. “I'm in my own hazy world, not even knowing all about music, and out here I get to meet real musicians where their feelings come through their fingertips into their instruments, and they mean it! It's not programmed or sampled or stolen.”The Geto Boys had played Emos, which turns out to be their final appearance there, in January 2013. Afterwards, Bushwick stayed behind and made Austin his new home for the next few years. He would pop up impromptu at shows. I saw him one night rapping solo with a backing band at Hotel Vegas, I posted a video on Youtube, please search for it, if you would like to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9hbRkeyClE He closed that night by announcing that he was buying drinks for the whole house! But rather than taking him up on the offer, my friend and I left and found him alone, exhausted, sitting on a curb in front of the bar. He became the Bill Murray of Austin, appearing everywhere! I again ran into him sitting at a picnic table, where I was able to talk with him for a bit. A couple years later, I was watching Brown Sabbath. Which is the band Brownout doing Black Sabbath covers. Imagine this with me, in the middle of NIB, Bushwick appears and breaks into THIS: his famous rap from "Mind Playing Tricks on Me". It was incredible! As for the rest of the Geto Boys, Scarface, well apparently his name is Brad Jordan, where coincidentally last Sunday, he announced that he was running for Houston City Council. And Willie D, I ran into him a few months ago at Austin at the Office Space 20th Anniversary party, I asked him about Bushwick, but he couldn't tell me much. A few weeks later it was announced that Bushwick was fighting pancreatic cancer. Let's start this tribute with the song from that film, in what is probably the best work scene / work revenge scene ever recorded: Yep, that was Bushwick on Dr. Dre's The Chronic album. And finally, those last songs were Bushwick's redemption of all of the foul language that he had spread for all of those year. He will be missed. Thanks for listening to tiny curations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tiny-curations-deep-dives/message

Al Lover explores the psychedelic underground of the past, present and future in #ElevatedTransmissions Look out for a new batch of tunes each week and please follow our ongoing Spotify Playlist! https://open.spotify.com/user/austinpsychfest/playlist/3901y34ldDhBPgNIVbLQQf?si=2pYnmIsgRvOvAvNIx3k-lA This week Al explores the lineup for the 8th annual LEVITATION SXSW, presented with CREEM Magazine. March 14 at Hotel Vegas in Austin, TX! Info here: levitation-austin.com/levitation-sxs…reem-magazine/ Amyl and The Sniffers - Some Mutts (Can’t Be Muzzled) Mike Krol - An Ambulance Oh Sees - Abysmal Urn Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Pleasure Thee MVPs - Funeral DYGL - Bad Kicks The Mystery Lights - Too Many Girls Melenas - Mentiras Moonwalks - Sequins Dopey’s Robe - Oblong Sayonara The Blank Tapes - It’s in My Mind Holy Wave - The Nurse’s Tale Nothing - I Hate The Flowers Wand - Scarecrow Jonathan Bree - Coke The Chills - Pink Frost 13 Numb.er - A Memory Stained The KVB - Above Us Boogarins - Sombra ou Duvida Anemone - She’s the One CHAI - N.E.O. KOKOKO! - Affaire a Mbongo Combo Chimbita - Testigo XIXA - Osiris Dead Meadow - Rest Natural

TIMMY'S ORGANISM "Wall Of Grey" Survival of the Fiendish Burger Records (2018) LP/CD/CS - http://burgerrecords.11spot.com/timmy... Timmy’s Organism – 2018 Tour Dates 10/12 Chicago IL.@Thalia Hall* 10/13 Cleve OH.@Beachland Ballroom* 10/16 Buffalo NY.@Mohawk 10/17 NYC @Warsaw* 10/18 Detroit @Marble Bar 10/19 Milwaukee @Cactus Club 10/20 Minneapp MN.@Moon Palace Books 10/21 Fargo ND @Sidestreet 10/23 Missoula MT.@the Union Bar 10/24 Seattle WA.@Funhouse 10/25 Portland OR.@the Liquor Store 10/26 San Francisco CA.@Vacation Vintage 10/27 Los Angelas CA. @Hi Hat 10/29 Phoenix AZ. @Lunch Box 10/30 El Paso TX. @Monarch 10/31 Austin TX. @Hotel Vegas~ 11/1 New Orleans LA. @Poor Boys~ 11/2 Atlanta GA. @the Earl~ 11/3 Memphis TN. @Bar DKDC~ 11/4 Nashville TN. @Cobra Lounge~ 11/5 Louisvile KY. @Kaiju 11/6 Columbus OH. @Ace of cups * w/ Oh Sees ~ w/ John Wesley Coleman III So this is the new album by Timmy Vulgar’s band Timmy’s Organism, so named because it’s a beast. Vulgar (guitar/vocals) made it in six months in spring 2018 with Jeff Giant (bass) and Blake “Bovver” Hill (drums), two guys who’ve been the beating about-to-burst heart of the Organism for about three albums now, including one for Third Man and one for In The Red. “I’ve been on almost every single underground garage punk label there is,” says T.V. proudly, and now he’s the fresh meat on Burger. But when you hear a Timmy Vulgar record, you will know it’s a Timmy Vulgar record and nobody else’s record, and Survival of the Fiendish is an extremely Timmy Vulgar record. Even more Vulgar! It’s as Vulgar as Vulgar gets. Sure, make connections: “Guzzle Gasoline” is like Raw Power-ed freak rock; “God of Comedy” is like Destroy All Monsters on a solo Roky nightmare trip; “Bitter Pill” is like one of those Cleveland 197X tearjerkers—Rocket From The Tombs, Dead Boys, ain’t it fun?—about losing your mind to and “Wall Of Grey” is post-apocalypse proto-punk just like Chrome and Mick Farren knew would come true. It’s been almost twenty years and Timmy Vulgar is still the king of hard-to-make (and harder to fake) rock ‘n’ freak ‘n’ roll made from black light and white heat. He’s been covered in bloodstains, killed by death, ripped from the crypt and sent back from the grave. He worked long and hard to get you this music. He went out into the dark and brought back fire. That’s what must be done to survive.

TIMMY'S ORGANISM "Guzzle Gasoline" Survival of the Fiendish Burger Records (2018) WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZTqi64TFI LP/CD/CS - http://burgerrecords.11spot.com/timmy-s-organism-survival-of-the-fienndish.html Timmy’s Organism – 2018 Tour Dates 10/12 Chicago IL.@Thalia Hall* 10/13 Cleve OH.@Beachland Ballroom* 10/16 Buffalo NY.@Mohawk 10/17 NYC @Warsaw* 10/18 Detroit @Marble Bar 10/19 Milwaukee @Cactus Club 10/20 Minneapp MN.@Moon Palace Books 10/21 Fargo ND @Sidestreet 10/23 Missoula MT.@the Union Bar 10/24 Seattle WA.@Funhouse 10/25 Portland OR.@the Liquor Store 10/26 San Francisco CA.@Vacation Vintage 10/27 Los Angelas CA. @Hi Hat 10/29 Phoenix AZ. @Lunch Box 10/30 El Paso TX. @Monarch 10/31 Austin TX. @Hotel Vegas~ 11/1 New Orleans LA. @Poor Boys~ 11/2 Atlanta GA. @the Earl~ 11/3 Memphis TN. @Bar DKDC~ 11/4 Nashville TN. @Cobra Lounge~ 11/5 Louisvile KY. @Kaiju 11/6 Columbus OH. @Ace of cups * w/ Oh Sees ~ w/ John Wesley Coleman III So this is the new album by Timmy Vulgar’s band Timmy’s Organism, so named because it’s a beast. Vulgar (guitar/vocals) made it in six months in spring 2018 with Jeff Giant (bass) and Blake “Bovver” Hill (drums), two guys who’ve been the beating about-to-burst heart of the Organism for about three albums now, including one for Third Man and one for In The Red. “I’ve been on almost every single underground garage punk label there is,” says T.V. proudly, and now he’s the fresh meat on Burger. But when you hear a Timmy Vulgar record, you will know it’s a Timmy Vulgar record and nobody else’s record, and Survival of the Fiendish is an extremely Timmy Vulgar record. Even more Vulgar! It’s as Vulgar as Vulgar gets. Sure, make connections: “Guzzle Gasoline” is like Raw Power-ed freak rock; “God of Comedy” is like Destroy All Monsters on a solo Roky nightmare trip; “Bitter Pill” is like one of those Cleveland 197X tearjerkers—Rocket From The Tombs, Dead Boys, ain’t it fun?—about losing your mind to and “Wall Of Grey” is post-apocalypse proto-punk just like Chrome and Mick Farren knew would come true. It’s been almost twenty years and Timmy Vulgar is still the king of hard-to-make (and harder to fake) rock ‘n’ freak ‘n’ roll made from black light and white heat. He’s been covered in bloodstains, killed by death, ripped from the crypt and sent back from the grave. He worked long and hard to get you this music. He went out into the dark and brought back fire. That’s what must be done to survive.

In Austin, BBQ can come in many ways. It can be classic, modern, tex mex but it's rarely available past dinner time. At Rollin Smoke BBQ in East Austin, Kyle Stallings takes his time to create great meat all day and all night. Most pit masters are used to being up early. Some cook from sundown to sun up. At Rollin Smoke their service ends right before sunrise. I had a great time talking to Kyle about current affairs, sauces and dealing with the drunk crowd at 2am. His passion for BBQ started years ago when he had his trailer on the west side of Austin. He and other vendors were forced to move from that spot where a 32 story building now resides. The move didn't stop him from cooking though. Since setting up across from Austin music venue Hotel Vegas, he's had a great time playing with his menu. Cooking fun ingredients like beef cheek and doing huge juicy beef ribs on the weekend, Kyle always keeps it interesting. His smoker is also unique. Made mostly out of necessity for the trailer, his pit is one long step from the register. His trailer is covered in graffiti art of pigs having a good time and delicious food. We had brisket, sausage, some smoked mac and cheese and even some perfect cubes of pork belly. He uses mostly post oak with a little pecan thrown in once in a while. Kyle is a true barbecue artist and I look forward to my next visit. You can find Rollin Smoke BBQ at 1501 E 6th St Austin, Texas 78702. You can also follow Kyle and his delicious food pics on facebook and instagram! As always, tag us in your meat photos (@bestbarbecue) and tag yourself and your friends with #meatman! Follow us on Social Media: Facebook Instagram Twitter