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SXSW Music Festival 2017 First Round Artist Preview
SXSW recently announced their first round of musical acts for the 2017 event taking place March 14-19. Musicians from various parts of the globe will travel to Austin, Texas to showcase their material for a diehard concert going audience. This year the festival has announced over 150 bands from over 20 different countries within their first round of artists. Artists from over 20 different states in the U.S. were released in the first round announcement. Scan over the list below. Within the group of unknowns, there is also some more established bands such as Austin's own Fastball. Additional notable
Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, Vol. II Available October 28
The 8 piece Austin band known as Brownout will be releasing Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, Vol. II with Ubiquity Records on October 28. "It's fucking awesome, this fucking Mexican guy sounds just like me." Ozzy Osbourne Following their release of volume on in 2014, this project continues to push the boundaries from the music to the heavy rock band Black Sabbath. "When we recorded Volume I, we had only played a couple of live shows, and it was a very new thing," explains guitarist Adrian Quesad The band performed at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music Festival. We spoke with Greg Gonzalez, bassist in Brownout before the event
Listen to New Music with Flume on ‘Say It’ featuring Tove Lo
Australian producer and musician, Flume, has just released a new music video featuring Tove Lo for 'Say It' from his album Skin. These two artists share a passion for electronic music. The latest video is directed by NEZ, and is a futuristic visual piece to layer with the contemporary audio from 'Say It.' An EP of all new material recorded during the Skin sessions, entitled Skin Companion EP I, will be released November 25 on vinyl via indie retailers nationwide, and is available for pre-order now. Flume will be performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend,
ACL Fest 2016 & Red Bull Release the Live Stream Lineup
ACL Fest 2016 and Red Bull have announced the live streaming schedule for the event this weekend. Browse over the schedule to map out live sets. Austin is in central time. The Red Bull live coverage from Weekend One begins September 30 at 2:00 p.m. CST and continues all weekend long. Fans will also be able to catch the live stream on the ACL Fest 2016 main website. Music acts scheduled to be streamed live include: Mumford and Sons, Major Lazer, Flume, LCD Soundsystem, Two Door Cinema Club, M83, Young the Giant and the Local Natives. Additional live acts to be
Beats Antique ‘Let It All Go’ with Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Orleans funk is knocking on the door to Beats Antique, and the Oakland trio is ready to open the door and 'Let It All Go' with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. When musical acts have joined forces with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band I have seen mixed reactions, but with the latest collaboration between both bands, I sincerely hope they get to share the stage together at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans at the end of October. 'Let It All Go' is one of the songs from Beats Antique upcoming album Shadowbox coming out October 5. The song and album
TAUK Releases Sir Nebula with Extensive Fall Tour
TAUK, a New York-based quartet, has recently released their latest album Sir Nebula via 1320 Records. To celebrate the release, the band performed a two night stand at the Brooklyn Bowl. Their fall tour continues with festival appearances at: Catskill Chill Music Festival, Hangtown Music Fest, and several concerts in theaters, music halls and venues across the United States. Sir Nebula expands upon the band's sound from their first two albums, and shines light to influence from their touring with Umphrey's McGee. Midwest music fans can catch TAUK live on stage at 2720 Cherokee in St. Louis on October 9. The tour rolls through fall
Eric Krasno Band Tours and Jams with Phil Lesh, Vulfpeck
Eric Krasno Band has launched a national tour with a performance at New York City's Central Park SummerStage with Vulfpeck sitting in on stage this past Thursday. The live band for this tour will feature: bassist Alex Chakour, drummer Eric Kalb, keyboardist DeShawn Alexander, rhythm guitarist Danny Mayer and backing vocalist Mary Corso. Krasno's latest album, Blood From A Stone has caught ears all over the globe, and showcases the maturity in Krasno's guitar skill set. Listen in to 'Jezebel' on YouTube below to get a feel for the album. Blood From A Stone features Derek Trucks, as well as members
Lori McKenna Grabs CMA Nomination with Humble & Kind
Lori McKenna, singer/songwriter from Massachusetts, recently picked up a nomination for Song of the Year with 'Humble & Kind' at the 50th Annual CMA Awards. McKenna gives some background on 'Humble & Kind': “I can say it’s one of my favorite songs, mostly because I had my kids in my head the whole time I was trying to write it.” - Lori McKenna Her most recent album, The Bird & The Rifle, is now out on CN Records. It has been picking up heat over the summer. This week, McKenna released a video for the title track from the
SXSW 2017 Releases First Wave of Artists and Speakers
[td_block_text_with_title custom_title="5 Stats About SXSW 2016"]The following list is a collection of statistics from SXSW 2016. Films Screened: 143 Features; 114 Curated Shorts (from 7,250 Submissions) Music Festival Showcasing Acts: 2,224; International acts: 579 from 67 foreign countries. Music Festival Acts That Applied: 8,696 SXSW Gaming Expo Exhibit Spaces: 265; Attendance over 3 days (approximate): 76,200 Film Festival Attendance: 71,256 Interactive Festival Participants: 37,660 (from 82 foreign countries) [/td_block_text_with_title]SXSW is amping up and releasing the first wave of keynote speakers, and live entertainment set to take the stage in downtown Austin. Early adopters will head to various venues March 10-19,
Lydia Loveless Releases ‘Real’ and Tours with Drive-By Truckers
Lydia Loveless, singer and songwriter, originally from Columbus, Ohio, has recently released Real on Bloodshot Records. This fall Lydia Loveless and her live band will hit the road for +40 concerts featuring Tommy Stinson and Drive-By Truckers. The band is comprised with Lydia Loveless on guitar and lead vocals, Todd May on guitar, vocals, Ben Lamb performs bass, Jay Gasper plays pedal steel, Andy Harrison on guitar and keys, along with George Hondroulis on drums. Real was recorded at Sonic Lounge Studios in Loveless' home state of Ohio and was engineered and produced by Joe Viers, also known as (Dr. John). “Because I feel like I spent
SXSW recently announced their first round of musical acts for the
The 8 piece Austin band known as Brownout will be releasing Brownout
Australian producer and musician, Flume, has just released a new music
ACL Fest 2016 and Red Bull have announced the live streaming
New Orleans funk is knocking on the door to Beats Antique,
TAUK, a New York-based quartet, has recently released their latest album Sir Nebula via
Eric Krasno Band has launched a national tour with a performance
Lori McKenna, singer/songwriter from Massachusetts, recently picked up a nomination for
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Lydia Loveless, singer and songwriter, originally from Columbus, Ohio, has recently