SXSW 2012: MOKB & Knucklerumbler Present "Vaya Con Tacos 2" (3/16) :: [RSVP Info]

SXSW 2012: MOKB & Knucklerumbler Present "Vaya Con Tacos 2"
Friday, March 16th | Noon - 8pm
Peckerheads (402 E. 6th St)

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SXSW 2012: The Audio Perv & Knucklerumbler Present "Perveyors of Rock" (3/14) :: [RSVP Info]

Our really good friends at Knucklerumbler always throw a great party and this is no exception. Btw, if you haven't seen Ume yet, here's your chance to see one of Austin's finest!

SXSW 2012: The Audio Perv & Knucklerumbler Present "Perveyors of Rock"
Wednesday, March 14th | Noon - 8pm
Peckerheads (402 E. 6th St)

[RSVP]

Spotlight + Giveaway: Dancehall Freakin | EP Release Party Tonight at The ND

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Tonight!!!! at The ND, T Bird and The Breaks are unleashing CHUNK music on your poor souls with their new EP Dancehall Freakin’. Get a copy of the EP plus free beer from 9 – 10 pm with your ticket purchase, grab tickets here: [BUY TICKETS]

In case you aren’t familiar with T Bird and The Breaks, they have been a long time Austin favorite, performing at huge festivals like ACL and Fun Fun Fun Fest and selling out Continental Club, Mohawk, etc. for the past few years. Nationally they have toured with Galactic, toured the country themselves and are playing Festivale International in Louisiana for the second time this year.

T Bird and The Breaks have been turning naysayers on their head when people ask what an “Austin band” sounds like, combining the forces of funk, hip hop and rock n’ roll into a fusion of garage soul and king sized retro beats. They are calling it CHUNK music. What is CHUNK music? A form of twenty-first century American music consisting of equal parts funk, hip-hop, and rock and roll characterized by its rough sonic quality and energetic, visceral performance.

“It’s like if Gil Scott Heron hooked up with The Ramones, Jay Electronica made music with The Meters, or the Violent Femmes worked with Nas mashed with what the typical T Bird listener would recognize” – T Bird, of T Bird and the Breaks.

Mainlining creativity into hours of studio time and production, T Bird and The Breaks are charging the gate bringing CHUNK music from the underground to your doorstep in 2012.

This party will feature:
Performances by T Bird and The Breaks, Brownout and Special Guests
FREE BEER from 9 – 10 pm (while supplies last)
A FREE copy of the EP with your ticket purchase
Live Screen Printing of T Shirts from Twin Villain
Live art by Micca Toone
Visuals by 4TH WALL
A Psychedelic Time Freezer by Tito’s

SXSW 2012: Forcastle X/Knucklerumbler/Consequence of Sound's CoSigns (3/14) :: [RSVP Info]

SXSW 2012: Forecastle X, Knucklerumber, & Consequence of Sound Present CoSigns
Wednesday, March 14th | Noon - 6pm
Beauty Bar (617 E. 7th St)
21+

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Set times:
11:30 am – Doors
12:00 – Future Unlimited (I)
12:30 – Princeton (O)
01:00 – The Henry Clay People (I)
01:30 – Bleached (O)
02:00 – Mikal Cronin (I)
02:30 – Mr. Dream (O)
03:00 – The Men (I)
03:30 – Screaming Females (O)
04:00 – Titus Andronicus (I)
04:45 – Cloud Nothings (O)

I = Indoor stage; O = Outdoor stage

Purple Swamp Party at Scoot Inn + Giveaway (8/13)

After 2 years of throwing versus parties at the Scoot Inn, Knuckle Rumbler stepped back into the lab to create a new series of events with the one intention: to overhaul, outlast and overexcite humanoids more than any other party before.

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And this Saturday - August 13 Knuckle Rumbler presents to you: Purple Swamp Party @ The Scoot Inn

Cover is only $5, $3 when you RSVP on Do512.com [RSVP]

A celebration of all things purple. Expect to hear the best of bounce, brass, southern rap and purple tunes. The kings of the DJ scene, DJ Orion and Kid Slyce will drag you into a lagoon of hot sweaty beats, putting your ultraviolet cranium into a haze. Let it wash over you, into your pours, and all your sanity and wits will all vanish.

We are proud to co-sponsor this incredible event and in celebration we want to send you + 5! guests to the party for FREE. If you follow us on Twitter (@ultra8201), and we hope you do, we will be giving away free passes for you and 5 friends today.

Show Spotlight: Blank Fritz, Missions, Spells and Sorne at The Ghost Room (Tonight)

We are winding down to the last few shows at The Ghost Room before it closes it's doors and tonight Knuckle Rumbler has a great one for you. Blank Fritz (formerly Sunset), Missions, Spells (formerly MothFight) and Sorne all for only $5. I notice I have been doing a lot of (formerly)'s lately. What's with bands changing their names all the time? And while were on the subject why are they Sunset on the Gorilla vs Bear bill but Blank Fritz on this one? And when did they lose the {{{ }}}?? Is it time for me to change my name and play the (formerly Ultra8201) card? These questions plague me... Whatever he goes by Bill Baird is one of Austin's greatest talents and Missions are phenomenal so DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW. Oh and if you show up on a bike you get $1 Lone Star!

Blank Fritz (formerly Sunset), Missions, Spells, Sorne
Art installation by Vid Kidz and One of One
May 19th (Tonight) @ The Ghost Room
304 W. 4th Street
Doors at 8PM | $5

Show Spotlight: BIG KRIT, FREDDIE GIBBS, SMOKE DZA at The Mohawk Tonight!!

From Knuckle Rumbler:

We are so excited to be bringing you an all star hip hop lineup next week. Big K.R.I.T. the rap phenomenon that came of Mississippi, who’s critically acclaimed mixtape ‘KRIT Wuz Here’ has been riding, leaning, and crawling through car stereo systems on repeat since it’s drop. Not only was KRIT one of the 2011 XXL Freshman, but he also headlined the Nah Right and Smoking Section’s Grand Ole Party. Not only does KRIT rap but he makes his own beats. If that wasn’t enough, Freddie Gibbs will also be joining KRIT on the bill. Gibbs played an AMAZING surprise set recently at the Grand Ole Party, also an XXL Freshman, a Pitchfork favorite, and has been compared to sounding like Tupac mixed with Bun B who he has now collaborated with (video shot in Austin). Smoke DZA, a Smoker’s Club favorite joins the lineup to make this one of the biggest up and coming hip hop shows this year.

[GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!]

SXSW 2011: My Old Kentucky Blog & Knuckle Rumbler are "Gettin' Frunk As Duck" (3/16) :: RSVP Info

My Old Kentucky Blog & Knuckle Rumbler are "Gettin' Frunk As Duck" Day Party
Wednesday, March 16th | Noon - 8pm
Peckerheads (402 E. 6th St)

Find more info at My Old Kentucky Blog.

[RSVP]

Tonight! Lean Hounds, The Nouns, Low Times and These Are Words at The Ghost Room

We are taking a break from all this pre-SXSW madness to sponsor an awesome show with awesome people tonight at the Ghost Room. Some of Austin's best and brightest on stage and absolutely no cover charge. Doors are at 9pm and all the other info is below. See you there!

My grandfather always used to say "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb," and local party enthusiasts Knuckle Rumbler seem to be taking that literally with their next round of shows at the Ghost Room on March 3rd, sponsored by The Republic of Austin, Ultra8201 and Red River Noise. Last month it was free Harpoon, this month it's free entry, which means more funds for the Ghost Room special (a shot of Jack and an ice cold Pearl) and plenty of merch, which you'll be eager to snatch up in the wake of Lean Hounds and the rest of the bill. Ex-members of Haunting Oboe Music, Lean Hounds conjure the same raw, biting overtones as early Modest Mouse with their stripped-down approach, only the euphoric, wavering synth lines that hover off in the distance make you feel as though your Baby Blue Sedan is submerged in water. These Are Words build you up for Lean Hounds with their twangy, off-kilter burst of composed aggression that takes the form overcast surf guitar and cosmically entrancing vocals. The Nouns and Low Times get you started with their uptempo, eclectic blend of angst-driven rock which starts promptly at 9:00, so make sure you scrounge up the free cover and get to the Ghost Room in time to catch all the revelry before it's too late.

March 3rd @ The Ghost Room
304 W. 4th Street
with Lean Hounds, The Nouns, These Are Words, My Womans Angry
Doors @ 9pm, cover: FREE SHOW
This show is 21+ only

Bands:
Lean Hounds
The Nouns
These Are Words
My Woman's Angry

SXSW 2011: The Axis of Audio & Knucklerumbler SXSW Day Party (3/19) :: RSVP Info

The Axis of Audio & Knucklerumbler SXSW Day Party
Saturday, March 19th (noon - 8pm)
The Rumbler Lounge (402 E. 6th St)


The Axis of Audio are: Consequence of Sound, Antiquet, Some Kind of Awesome, Rock It Out! Blog, and Twenty Four Bit.

Set times to be announced soon...


[RSVP]

Show Spotlight: Shapes Have Fangs at The Ghost Room Tonight (2/10)

Because we love the interns so so much and everyone else involved is pretty bad ass we HIGHLY suggest everyone get down to The Ghost Room tonight. Cold or warm I want to see your face there.

Details:

A new year, a fresh lineup of events: Knuckle Rumbler is kicking things off in a big way on February 10th, with Shapes Have Fangs headlining the first of many concerts this spring at the Ghost Room. Like a 50’s blues 45 sped up a little too fast, Shapes Have Fangs keep the surf rock flowing while lead guitarist/vocalist Dustin Coffey’s edgy melodies and thrashing guitar riffs spark like two stones struck together.

Rayon Beach gets you prepped, luring you away from the waves and back towards shore with their overdriven, echoed-out garage rock that sounds like an intermittent radio broadcast of a beach party from another dimension. 60’s blues rock-inspired three-piece The Daze and the raucously tripped out Eets Feats round out 4+ hours of Austin’s most dynamic live acts, which did we mention is all for only 5 bucks?

Red River Noise, Austin Town Hall and Republic of Austin all sponsor this event where the first 100 through the door receive a free drink, courtesy of Waterloo Ice House. Birds Barbershop will be on hand hosting a photo booth (don’t worry, there will be plenty of gaudy wigs and hairspray to go around) and future Knuckle Rumbler tickets will be raffled off throughout the night. The show begins promptly at 9:00 PM, so make sure you’re there in time to grab your free adult beverage catch Eets Feats kick off what is to be a hazy night of fuzzed out retro rock and the first of many Knuckle Rumblings at the Ghost Room this spring.

February 10 @ The Ghost Room
304 W. 4th Street
with Shapes Have Fangs, Rayon Beach, The Daze and Eets Feats
Doors @ 9pm, cover: $5
Chance you will leave with somebody: 70%

Show Spotlight: FTMOA First Friday Frolic : Knuckle Rumbler Night | Tonight (2/4)

Okay, snows over and it's time to get out. Kick off this weekend at Club Deville with FTMOA, cheap drinks and free food! And yes the show will be on the inside....

This time, From The Mind Of Adi pays tribute to the minds behind the epic party machine known as Knuckle Rumbler . Let’s face it, KR has brought us many an enjoyable night so it’s only fair we bow to them this one evening at least.

Doors as always at 5pm; Cover is $3, includes free food courtesy of Tacos & Tequila (http://www.tntgrill.com/).

6pm Not In The Face! / http://www.myspace.com/notinthefacemusic
7pm Crooks / http://www.myspace.com/crookscountry
DJ uLOVEi before, after, and in between (http://www.facebook.com/ulovei)

Show Spotlight + Giveaway: The Jolly Ball | Tonight (12/17) at Scoot Inn

Come celebrate all things jolly at the Scoot Inn December 17 with The Rocketboys. Known for “creating rich anthems that are as infectious as they are sincere” (Paste Magazine) The Rocketboys will be performing holiday covers with some originals spliced in.

Opening up for The Rocketboys are the famous Southern Sirens. The Southern Sirens, both charming and classic beauties, have been heating up the stages of Austin with their high-energy burlesque performances since 2007. Not only will they be performing classic burlesque pieces, but they will also be doing some special holiday numbers for the evening.

Holding it down all night is DJ Chorizo Funk, a master record selector and mixer, you can expect to hear classic soul and r&b to old school and today’s best hip hop with some major funk mixed in.

LINK: [Top 10 Reasons To Attend The Jolly Ball]

We will be giving away a pair of tickets for tonight in just a few on Twitter (@ultra8201) but even if you win we highly suggest bringing canned food items anyway.

The Jolly Ball w/ The Rocketboys, Southern Sirens and Chorizo Funk

Friday December 17th at The Scoot Inn

$7 w/ 3 Canned Food Items or $10 without
ALL CANNED FOOD ITEMS WILL BE DONATED TO THE CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK

Last Night: Big Boi at The East Side Drive-In

Show Spotlight + Ticket Give Away: Big Boi at The East Side Drive In (12/4)

[Tickets]

We have a pair of tickets for this show and there are two ways to win. You can RSVP for the Bleet-Up tonight [RSVP] and you will automatically be entered or you can head over to our Twitter page [@ultra8201] where we will give those that can't make it tonight a shot at the tickets. Good Luck!

From Knuckle Rumbler:

There really isn’t much to say except that Daddy Fat Sax, General Patton, Sir Lucious L. Leftfoot, The Son of Chico Dusty, Sgt. Slaughter, Chief, Billy Ocean, Hot Tub Tony, Francis the Savannah Chitlin’ Pimp aka BIG BOI will be hitting Austin on Dec 4th at the East Side Drive Inn (1001 E Sixth Street) . Knuckle Rumbler is teaming up with the lovely folks at Transmission Entertainment to bring you one of the biggest shows Austin has seen so far this year.

Tonight: Local Music Is Sexy @ Mohawk (FFF Fest 2010 Kickoff Party)

Tonight, it's going down at the Mohawk. Our friends at the Austinist and Knucklerumbler present another installment of their Local Music Is Sexy concert series. Happy starts at 6:30, with the music set to start around 7. Did we mention it's FREE?!

Lineup:
Outdoor
7:00 - 7:30: Hundred Visions (ex-Corto Maltese) / 7:45 - 8:15: Rayon Beach / 8:30 - 9:00: Markov / 9:15 - 9:45: Watch Out for Rockets / 10:00 - 10:30: Sally Crewe & the Sudden Moves / 10:45 - 11:30: TV Torso

/ Indoor /
7:30 - 8:00: Amasa Gana (members of Silver Pines and Survive, others) / 8:15 - 8:45: Dana Falconberry / 9:00 - 9:30: Mutual Benefit / 9:45 - 10:15: Sleep Good / 10:30 - 11:00: Botany / 11:30 - 12:15: Weird Weeds / 12:30 - 1:30: Bill Baird
Doors at 6:30pm. FREE!!! ($5 for Minors)

ACL 2010 | After Parties: Amanda Blank at Scoot Inn (10/8)

There’s a small list of artists that can sing, rap, write sophisticated pop songs and perform them with irresistible charisma. The list of female performers that can do all of that is even smaller, and Amanda Blank is skyrocketing to the top of it. Her verse is a serious exercise in lyrical acrobatics as runs circles around the beat. Blank is part of a loose collective of musicians that include Spank Rock, Santigold, and Diplo and took the world by storm with her album ‘I Love You’ released last year.

AMANDA BLANK

THE RUMBLER LOUNGE DAY 1
OCTOBER 8, 2010 AT THE SCOOT INN WITH
18 AND UP WELCOME
$12 ADVANCED TICKETS / $15 DAY OF SHOW

ACL 2010 | After Parties: Talib Kweli at Scoot Inn (10/7)

KNUCKLE RUMBLER & PROPER ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT:

TALIB KWELI

OCTOBER 7, 2010 AT THE SCOOT INN

WITH BLACKLISTED INDIVIDUALS, CREW 54, RIDERS AGAINST THE STORM, DJ CHICKEN GEORGE, AND DJ CHORIZO FUNK

18 AND UP SHOW, DOORS AT 8PM

ADVANCED TICKETS ARE $17 / $22 DAY OF SHOW [Purchase Tickets]

Designer Drugs - Thursday (9/16) at Republic Live

Designer Drugs (Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Paul Nelson) lead lifestyles of the rich and famous, but are really just poor boys who love helicopters and pop banger music…and a few other things that will not be noted. Currently, Designer Drugs is releasing new material with Iheartcomix Records. They’ve also been found partying on the couch at the Iheartcomix office.

With one member attending med school and the other drinking whiskey across the globe, to keep from going crazy last year – the DD boys produced over 23 remixes and DJ’d over 100 shows around the world. This year, to keep from going crazy, Designer Drugs is putting the focus on original material while continuing to tour the galaxy and party harder than ever.

PoSco Presents and Knuckle Rumbler bring you – Designer Drugs
W/ ATran, Exceed, Andrew Vo
Republic Live -18+
Doors: 9pm
Tickets Here: http://designer.eventbrite.com/

Last Night: Questlove DJ Set at Red 7

Much thanks to Knuckle Rumbler.