People always talk about how Austin is the “Live Music Capital of the World.” While I love and embrace our city’s moniker, I still feel like we could do more to support our local music community as proud Austinites. That effort begins with simply getting out for shows at one of our many great live music clubs. Our city’s slogan will be entirely apt this Saturday and will afford a number of great opportunities to see live music from a variety of styles. Thanks, as always, to Showlist Austin for doing an amazing job keeping track of the goings-on around town. Here are SIX great spots to be all on this Saturday night. Don’t forget that you can support local Austin artists by coming out to our first annual Austin Music Blogger Awards on Feb. 27th! Get your tickets now!
1. Check out this FREE show with lo-fi pop and garage rock bands Those Howlings, Party Plants, Basketball Shorts at Trailer Space. We just reviewed and posted about the debut EP from Party Plants and are totally into it. Stream a track below.
2. Orchestral rock heros Shearwater will play with Jesca Hoop at The North Door. Tickets available here. Stream a live song from Shearwater below.
3. Electronic indie rock acts Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Chad Valley play at Emo’s. Tickets available here. Stream a track from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. below.
4. Locally canonized East Side club Cheer Up Charlies will be celebrating their opening in a new space on Red River at the old Club De Ville. The bill includes a DJ set from Nakia and performances by Riders Against the Storm, Big Bill, Sampler & Son, Mom Jeans, and XBRMNT. Stream a track from Big Bill below.
5. LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has made a few solo trips to Austin in the last year. Now, we’ll get a visit from Museum of Love, which is the DJ project of Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem. Dennis McNanny and Learning Secrets will open the evening at Kingdom. Tickets available here. Stream a track from Museum of Love below.
6. Check out this amazing local bill sponsored by 101X Homegrown Live with Shivery Shakes, Major Major Major (who will be releasing a new single), Growl, and The Golden Ghetto at Hotel Vegas.
