Show Preview: The Districts Play Stubb’s Tonight
The Districts released their debut EP on Fat Possum in January; the self-titled effort featured rootsy rock that moved from somber to frenetic as evidenced on the track “Funeral Beds.” Steady kick drum…
La Snacks Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Album Release Show
Austin band La Snacks are something of a mainstay in the independent music scene. Tomorrow night, they’ll celebrate 10 years of being a band as well as the release of a new record, Le…
Show Preview: Cian Nugent with Ralph White, Jonathan Horne, & Randy Reynolds
Tonight, Irish musician Cian Nugent will open for Angel Olsen at Holy Mountain tonight, and you should definitely go to that show, but we want to tell you about another opportunity to see…
Show Preview: Young Girls, Reservations, Shivery Shakes at Lambert’s
So you came out of hibernation for Neutral Milk Hotel and realized how great live music is. You love that you live in the “Live Music Capital of the World,” but secretly harbor…
Show Preview: Lord Huron with Superhumanoids at Emo’s
Next Monday and Tuesday night, Lord Huron and Superhumanoids will take over Emo’s for a two night stint. Monday night is already SOLD OUT, but if you’re going to Neutral Milk Hotel that…
Show Preview: The Oblivians with Spray Paint & Hex Dispensers at Mohawk
In the 90s, the gritty, powerful garage rock created by The Oblivians pouring out of Memphis made them one of the foremost groups in the scene. The band’s sound drew on 60’s groups…
Show Preview: Superchunk with Waxahatchee at Mohawk Thursday, February 6th
Superchunk and Waxahatchee make something of an unexpected touring combination, but that only means you’ll get to see two great yet divergent bands on Thursday night at the Mohawk. 90’s power pop legends…
Show Preview: Mutual Benefit Plays The Mohawk Friday with Poppy Red
Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond came out late last year, and despite the categorical praise, I never even heard it until early in 2014. As such, it got left off of my year-end, best-of…
Jess Williamson Album Release Party Tonight at Hotel Vegas
Yesterday, I published my review of Jess Williamson’s stark and arresting new album Native State. Tonight, Williamson will celebrate the release with a show at Hotel Vegas that also features performances by outstanding acts…
Show Preview: Cate Le Bon with Kevin Morby (of Woods) & Love Inks at Mohawk
We fell in love with Cate Le Bon’s newest album Mug Musuem late last year. The record received widespread acclaim, but in some senses flew under the radar. Tomorrow night Le Bon will play…
Show Preview: Pure Bathing Culture & La Luz at Red 7
The last time I saw La Luz, the four girls demanded that the crowd part to create a row down which concertgoers could dance a la Soul Train. Yes. These ladies are awesome….
Show Preview: Brazos at Holy Mountain on Wednesday, December 11th
We just included Brazos in our post of the most played tracks and albums of 2013. We’ve seen them play a number of times and even hosted them at our SXSW day party…
Show Preview: Octopus Project, Tele Novella, and Borrisokane play Mohawk Friday December 7th
You need more reasons? I just gave you five excellent ones in the headline! The epic dance party that will undoubtedly ensue anytime Austin faves The Octopus Project plays is a damn good…
Show Preview: Juliana Barwick Brings Gorgeous Sounds to The Parish Thursday, December 5th
Tomorrow night, Juliana Barwick will bring her beautiful music to the Parish, and you should be there. Part of the trouble with trying to describe the transcendently beautiful quality of Juliana Barwick’s music…
The Tontons Headline Red Bull Sound Select Show Tonight at Empire Control Room
The Tontons are a name you must have heard by now. Red Bull’s Sound Select concert series has previously featured the Houston indie-pop band, who has also been landing spots on festival bills…
Show Peview: Nightlands at Mohawk Tonight, December 3rd
Nightlands is the recording project of Dave Hartley, who creates serene and understated, glowing pop tracks. Tonight, Nightlands will bring all of that carefully constructed pop beauty to Austin for a show at…
Show Preview: Built to Spill and Genders Play Stubb’s Saturday November 23rd
You’d have to be completely out of touch with alternative music to not know indie-rock legends Built to Spill. Doug Martsch and his band seem to be increasingly active these days, and their…
Show Preview: Moon Honey at Red 7 Thursday November 21st
Recently, we brought you a video from Louisiana based band Moon Honey. The video and song, which is culled from the bands forthcoming album Hand-Painted Dream Photographs, features lush, ambling, psychedelic arrangement. On Thursday…
Show Preview: Cass McCombs Plays The Belmont Friday November 22nd
Cass McCombs is one of independent musics most underrated songwriters. Furthering his catalogue of reflective, somber pop that channels rock and Americana through diverse production styles, McCombs issued the expansive and excellent 22-track…
Show Preview: Destroyer Plays The Belmont Tuesday November 19th
I don’t know why I never realized how influential Television is on the music of Dan Bejar until I saw Television live at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Anyway, if you saw Television at…
Folk Rock Outfit Quiet Life Opens for Head and The Heart in Austin
You may already know that The Head and the Heart will play back to back nights in Austin at Stubb’s this Saturday and Sunday evenings. It’s always nice to see a larger act…
Show Preview: Poliça at Emo’s w/ Marijuana Deathsquads
We’ve brought you a couple posts about Poliça leading up the release of their sophomore album Shulamith, which dropped last month to favorable reviews. The synth-pop group will be in Austin tonight for a show…
Show Preview: Kate Nash, La Sera, and Galpals at Mohawk Saturday November 16th
Saturday night will be popstastic. And perhaps even more importantly, completely fueled by amazingly talented female musicians. British indie-pop songstress Kate Nash will take over the outdoor stage at the Mohawk and will…
Show Preview: of Montreal at The Mohawk Friday November 15th
You really can’t beat an of Montreal show. Kevin Barnes and co. make most other live acts seem like emphatic yawners. From insane costumes of skeletons and creatures to sexually explicit cartoonish enactments…
Show Preview: Tristen at Mohawk Wednesday, Feb 6th
Is total honesty a winning quality? No one asked me to write this show preview–no publicist reached out, no promoter (no offense intended!). I hasn’t necessarily planned to write it. I knew that…
Show Preview: Cults with Mood Rings at Emo’s Monday, Nov. 4th
Often, the mind numbing bore of Monday can put you in a bad mood, but luckily, this Monday Emo’s is providing an easy fix by hosting Cults with openers Mood Rings. Cults create…
Show Preview: CocoRosie at The Belmont Saturday, Nov. 2nd
CocoRosie’s most recent opus, Tales of a GrassWidow, was cinematic, narrative, and imaginative. Their live shows hold the same allure, featuring costumes, extravagant staging, and of course, CocoRosie’s haunting and peculiar songs. The band…
The Breeders to Play Only Texas Show at Mohawk on New Year’s Eve
The Mohawk dropped a splash of announcement today regarding their plans for New Year’s Eve. Okay, so the pun is terrible, but the news was great! The reunited Breeders will play the final…
Weekly Rundown: The Blow, Those Darlins, Grape St., Cut Copy, Arcade Fire, and Moonface
This week’s Weekly Rundown spans more than we could cover. Feel free to take some of the links to stories we almost wrote about in this edition. And good luck deciding between the three…
Show Preview: The Blow with Love Inks Plus Those Darlins at Red 7, Saturday Nov. 2nd
Let me tell you how much we like The Blow. I once flew The Blow from Seattle to Austin to perform for a New Year’s Eve party sponsored by my blog in 2007….
Show Preview: Grape St., John Wesley Coleman, Booher, and Twinsmith at Hotel Vegas
If you’re looking for the best local music on Halloween, we already told you about Tele Novella’s show at The Owl tomorrow night. But if you’re in search of a weekend endeavor, we…
Show Preview: Cumulus Plays with Lonely Forest Tonight at Holy Mountain
I can’t put into words all of the personal reasons I have to be excited about this show. Cumulus is from Seattle and recorded their new album in The Unknown–the same venue that…
Show Preview: Tele Novella Follows New Video with Special Halloween Show at The Owl
If you, like us, were a fan of Agent Ribbons, then you’re undoubtedly already a fan of Natalie Ribbons’ new pop outfit Tele Novella that features members of Voxtrot, Jason Chronis and Matt…
Show Preview: Ashley Eriksson at The Owl Thursday Oct 30th
This is the best show you don’t know about in a good while. The Owl is formerly Baby Blue Studios, and while the venue may be slightly off the beaten path, it has…
Show Preview: Ty Segall’s Fuzz at Red 7 on Friday, October 4th
In the last couple of years, few have been as prolific as celebrated garage rocker Ty Segall. We’ve seen a pair of albums and almost half a dozen shows here in Austin. As…
Show Preview: New Order Bassist Peter Hook and the Light Perform Tonight at The Belmont
Recent touring by both the outfit still retaining the moniker New Order as well as original New Order bassist Peter Hook with his band The Light has sparked some controversy as well as…
Show Preview: Austra and DIANA Play Mohawk Tomorrow Night Sept. 13
Tomorrow night, two great bands will perform outdoors at the Mohawk, offering the opportunity to kick off your weekend with dreamy and powerful pop music. You may have caught Austra opening for The…
Show Preview: Broncho Plays Stubb’s Saturday September 14th
This Saturday, Broncho will perform a KUTX sponsored set inside Stubb’s. The band is a good bet for a high energy weekend night with songs that incorporate distorted guitars, uptempo riffs, and quick…
Chelsea Wolfe Plays Mohawk Tonight
Chelsea Wolfe released Pain is Beauty just this past Tuesday to immediate and widespread acclaim. Fittingly, Wolfe’s music embraces both the austere and the sublime. You can see what the hype is all…
Ty Segall Performs New Album Sleeper at Mohawk Tuesday August 27th
Those of you who were at Ty Segall’s last sold out show at Mohawk along with us know what a blistering performance the psychedelic rocker can put on. So, we’re betting you’ll be…
Chelsea Wolf Shares New Track, Plays Mohawk September 6th
Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain is Beauty is less than two weeks from being released by Sargent House. Even so, this week we were given another new song from the forthcoming LP. “The Waves Have…
Mohawk Hosts Balmorhea, Mirror Travel, and Jess Williamson Tonight!
If you frequent Pop Press International, you know we’re big fans of Mirror Travel. We interviewed them here, and we even got to host them at the New Year’s Eve party we co-hosted…
Don’t Miss Kurt Vile with Sonny and the Sunsets at Mohawk Tuesday August 20th
Sometimes, when you go to write a show preview, there are just so many good things you can say, it’s hard to know where to start. This one’s like that, but for you…
Win Tickets to Mikal Cronin at Mohawk in Austin Tomorrow
Mikal Cronin has released one of the year’s best records with MCII. We’re seriously in love with it and we told you all about it right here. We also shared with you his…
Show Preview: Eleanor Friedberger and TEEN at The Parish Tonight
Eleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces furthered her solo career by releasing Personal Record last week on Merge Records. Tonight, she will perform at The Parish and will be supported by TEEN, who recently…
Show Preview: Baths with Houses and D33J at Mohawk Tomorrow
Tomorrow night, the Mohawk will be filled with the hard hitting beats of electronic DJ Baths, who will be supported by electronic pop group Houses and the DJ act appropriately christened D33J. What’s…
Show Preview: Win Tickets to Night Beds with Tristen and Reservations at Mohawk
At a time in music when the folk rock genre seems bloated with overly similar bands bottlenecked at the mouth of the mainstream, Night Beds manage to still craft excellent and interesting indie-folk…
Show Preview: Win Tickets to Radiation City at Mohawk Tuesday June 4th
Last week, we reviewed (and greatly liked) Radiation City’s newest album Animals in the Median, which draws from a vast variety of musical influences and packs a ton of sound into songs both airy…
Show Preview: Win Tickets to Quiet Company May 31st at The Belmont
Austin’s Quiet Company has slowly but surely risen to being one of the city’s most lauded bands. Following a rapid expansion of their fanbase, fueled by appearances at festivals and on television, the…
Show Preview: Black Moth Super Rainbow at Mohawk Tuesday May 28th
In October of last year, experimental psych band Black Moth Super Rainbow dropped their fifth studio album Cobra Juicy. The band will bring their experiential live show to Mohawk on Tuesday night for a…
Show Preview: Win Tickets to !!! at Mohawk on Saturday May 25th
!!! (or Chk Chk Chk, if you prefer) has pretty consistently cranked out a danceable and irresistibly fun album every three years, but they remain lodged in my mind as a band that was at…
Show Preview: Win Tickets to The Lonely Wild at Holy Mountain 5/26
The Lonely Wild create acoustically driven, elaborate folk music angled toward celebrated bands such as The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, or Beirut. Epic, minor-key choral chants, claps, kick drums and tambourine punctuate pianos…
Show Preview: The Boxing Lesson Record Release Show Tonight at Mohawk
Two days ago, celebrated Austin band The Boxing Lesson dropped their new album, Big Hits! on Frenchie Smith records. Tonight, the band will celebrate the release with a show at Mohawk that includes support…
Show Preview: Eternal Summers Play Mohawk, Release New Song, Announce Album
Eternal Summers is an apt name for a group who creates upbeat indie-pop that could easily serve as a backdrop for your sunny seasonal vacations. And just in time for this summer, the…
Show Preview: Bill Callahan at Central Presbyterian Church
Perhaps attributable to his reclusive nature to avoid the spotlight, it seems that Austin sometimes forgets that we have a priceless treasure in songwriter Bill Callahan calling the Austin area his home. After his…
Austin Punk Veterans The Midgetmen Host 11th Anniversary at Red 7 on May 10th
Austin’s Midgetmen have been at it for 11 years, a testament to the band’s ability to just keep churning out slacker pop-punk power and pulling wild stunts. On May 10th they’ll celebrate those…
Win Tickets to of Montreal with Wild Moccasins at Mohawk Monday May 6th
An of Montreal show is simply not to be missed. Their recent appearance in Austin included giant inflatable suits, painted skeleton faces, amorphous shapes created by multiple people in a costume, epic spandex,…
Show Preview: Yo La Tengo at Mohawk Friday May 3rd
Yo La Tengo’s oeuvre spans an impressive array of musical styles and years, consisting of more than a dozen studio albums. Their newest effort Fade is outstanding–one of the finest albums of the year so far…
Show Preview: Youth Lagoon with Majical Cloudz at Mohawk
Youth Lagoon’s Wondrous Bughouse is one of the year’s best albums, and tomorrow Trevor Powers will bring his musical project to the Mohawk for a show with Majical Cloudz, who will drop an anticipated…
A Place To Bury Strangers Play Psych Fest Pre-party, Share Dead Moon Cover
On ThursdayApril 25th, the night before the onset of this year’s Austin Psych Fest, A Place to Bury Strangers will play a show at Mohawk as an official pre-party. Rounding out the outstanding…
Show Preview: Greg Mullen and the Cosmic American Band Album Release at Holy Mountain April 6
Saturday will be a tough pick. In addition to the show we wrote about yesterday and an autism benefit at the Mohawk, rising Austin musician Greg Mullen will be holding his album release…
Show Preview: Shearwater, Marmalakes, & Brass Bed at the Parish
You’ll definitely find us at the Parish tomorrow night for three outstanding live acts. Pop Press International has been singing the praises of Shearwater since before it was born. Structured around the operatic…
Show Preview: Centro-Matic at Mohawk w/ Onuinu After Show
When I moved to Austin in 2001, Centro-matic was a buzz band. I can still vividly recall the man at the center of it all, the prolific and unpredictable Will Johnson, sitting solitary…
Show Preview: Ty Segall at the Mohawk Friday Jan 25th
Prolific psychedelic shredder Ty Segall has made Austin a frequent stop in recent months, visiting the city more than a couple of times in the past year. His shows always receive a warm…
