Timmy The Teeth @ Urban Lounge 05.16 with Tvsk/Gypsy Cab, Crook & The Bluff, RuRu

Timmy The Teeth @ Urban Lounge 05.16 with Tvsk/Gypsy Cab,...
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If there is ever a time in the future when mankind is forced to colonize the moon, then Crook & The Bluff will be playing on a corner blues/jazz nightclub with the desolate, white prairie behind them. … read more

Austin Psych Fest @ Carson Creek Ranch 05.08–10

Austin Psych Fest @ Carson Creek Ranch 05.08–10
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Austin Psych Fest ran from May 8 to May 10, featuring psych rock legends and newcomers alike in a three day festival of hazy riffs, amplifier feedback and unrelenting fuzz.  … read more

Dan Deacon @ Urban Lounge 05.10 with Prince Rama, Ben O’Brien

Dan Deacon @ Urban Lounge 05.10 with Prince Rama, Ben...
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What a weird night. I joined a cult (under the name Kanye’s Pet—my DJ name) that worships a bottle of soap and watched a girl make out with a picture of a Nascar driver onstage. … read more

Kevin Seconds @ Raunch Records 05.09 with Greg Bennick, Regan Ashton, Marky Terror

Kevin Seconds @ Raunch Records 05.09 with Greg Bennick, Regan...
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I continued through the poster-covered hallway and turned the corner to see Marky Terror sporting his Gretsch Hollow Body electric guitar, while him and everyone in the shop were mouthing the lyrics, “Just because you’re better than me doesn’t mean I’m lazy. Just because you’re going forward doesn’t mean I’m going backward.” … read more

Gypsy Cab @ Velour 05.09 with Queenadilla and Arvos

Gypsy Cab @ Velour 05.09 with Queenadilla and Arvos
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Gypsy Cab had their album release show at Velour on May 9, 2015, with Queenadilla and Arvos. … read more

A Brief History of Melancholy Book Release @ The Rose Establishment 05.02 with The Circulars, Bat Manors

A Brief History of Melancholy Book Release @ The Rose...
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Often are the times that I have been to book releases and been bored to tears. Usually I’ll go to see a specific author and hear them read various parts of the book they are releasing, but by the end of it I wind up hearing bits of other books by other authors that I could usually care less about, and find myself habitually checking the clock to see when it’s going to end. … read more

They Might Be Giants @ The Depot 05.05

They Might Be Giants @ The Depot 05.05
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One of the coolest things about being a They Might Be Giants fan is the knowledge that it doesn’t really matter what era the band is in, how many times you’ve seen them or even if you like their latest album—their live shows kick all sorts of humorous ass. … read more

Sometimes, Life Feels Like a Story: David Sedaris @ Kingsbury Hall 04.30

Sometimes, Life Feels Like a Story: David Sedaris @ Kingsbury...
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We hear a lot about author and humorist David Sedaris’ incisive wit and genius storytelling. Until he visited Salt Lake as the final installment of Kingsbury Hall’s season, it never occurred to me just how impressive it was that Sedaris could fill up an auditorium by, essentially, reading his stories aloud. … read more

Joff Oddie from Wolf Alice: Everyone Please Buy T-Shirts

Joff Oddie from Wolf Alice: Everyone Please Buy T-Shirts
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Wolf Alice are in the countdown phase of a rocket ship before it takes off. With their first album, My Love is Cool, coming out June 22 and a handful of singles already in circulation, this tour is the calm before the storm. … read more