There are after parties and then there are Purple Ribbon After Parties. BIG BOI will be hitting the Mohawk hosting a night of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik on the night of Sept 16th . Knuckle Rumbler is teaming up with the Proper Entertainment to bring you one of the best events happening during Austin City Limits weekend. Rolling through will be Rockwell Knuckles, Cali Zack, and Phranchyze and more will be throwing down inside after midnight. Plus we have some special guests and surprises lined up. This is sure to be an award winning night. [Via]
Neon Indian Afterparty @ Blazer Tag (midnight - 3am) w/ DJ sets by Neon Indian and Learning Secrets. We'll be having a "Battle Royale" style Lazer Tag Tournament for FFF Tickets at the party!
This Friday (8/12) at the Mohawk $13 Advance ($15 Day of Show) Doors @ 8pm. Show @ 9pm.
Presented by Austin Psych Fest and Transmission Entertainment. [Tickets]
Dum Dum Girls (Guitar Duo Set) - 11pm
Mark Sultan/BBQ - 10pm
Night Beats - 9pm
Yesterday we mentioned details of Neon Indian's new album Era Extrana and today we get an official video for the track "Heart : Decay" courtesy of Gorilla Vs Bear. The track is the 2nd part of an instrumental that runs throughout the album. Neon Indian will be making their way back to Austin on Sept 23rd with a show at The Mohawk. Full Dates below:
Neon Indian Tour Dates
9/15 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
9/16 Washington DC - Rock n Roll Hotel 9/17 Carrboro, NC - Moog Festival 9/19 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 9/20 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree 9/21 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 9/22 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds 9/23 Austin, TX - The Mohawk 9/24 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater 9/26 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 9/27 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern 9/30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour 10/1 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop 10/3 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 10/4 Vancouver, BC - Venue 10/5 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe 10/7 Boise, ID - Reef 10/8 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 10/10 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 10/12 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar 10/13 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 10/14 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 10/15 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop 10/16 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick 10/18 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace 10/19 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa 10/20 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall 10/21 New York, NY - Webster Hall
Mission of Burma are LEGENDS. I wont get into their entire history on here because you should already know it but for those not familiar it's time to study up. [WikiWiki]. When Nirvana, The Pixies and Sonic Youth are citing you as influences you are doing something right. They are returning to Austin on July 22nd and will be supported by Ume who you should also know by now (especially if you read this site). Tickets are still available but they are going quick! Strapped for cash? Head over to our Twitter and Facebook pages for a chance to win [Ultra8201 | Facebook][Ultra8201 | Twitter].
Friday July 22nd, 2011 The Mohawk & Transmission Entertainment Present: Mission of Burma, Ume & Daniel Francis Doyle. $15 Advance ($17 Day of Show) Doors @ 8pm [Purchase Tickets]
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.
This one is free on a first come first served basis. The line up will ensure that it will fill up very quickly so if you plan to attend please get there very early.
UPDATED w/ Set Times:
Main Stage: 4:40-5:40p – Big Boi 3:10-4:10p – TV on the Radio 2:00-2:40p – Okkervil River 1:00-1:40p – Wild Flag 12-12:40p – Smith Westerns
Yelle will kick off her upcoming tour with a performance at this years Coachella Music Festival before heading our way for a show at The Mohawk on April 22nd. Her performance at last years Fun Fun Fun Fest was easily a highlight of the weekend and I wouldn't expect anything less for the upcoming tour. You can listen to her latest track Safari Disco Club below and if you are in New York for Fashion Week they’ll be doing a DJ set for The W Hotel’s “Global Glam” at the Box on February 10th.
04/16: Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival 04/17: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 04/18: Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress 04/19: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 04/21: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre 04/22: Austin, TX @ Mohawk [TICKETS] 04/23: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's 04/25: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerde 04/26: Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle 04/27: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 04/29: Boston, MA @ Royale Boston 04/30: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 05/02: Quebec City, QC @ Le Circle 05/03: Montreal, QC @ Le National 05/04: Toronto, ON @ The Opera House 05/06: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 05/07: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave. 05/08: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre 05/10: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 05/11: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 05/13: Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom 05/14: Seattle, WA @ Neumo's 05/15: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 05/17: Reno, NV @ Tonic Lounge 05/18: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theater 05/19: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom 05/20: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 05/21: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theathre
This Thursday night we are proud to support The Authors as they release their debut LP "Get Haunted". This will be your first chance to purchase the album before it is officially available on 9/7. We've had a chance to get our hands on it before it's release and it is certainly one of the better debuts we have heard in a long time. We were able to get a few questions in with Justin from The Authors in advance of the big show on Thursday. Here we go..
Now that the album is done and ready for the world, tell us what was the recording process like?
The process was intense, but rewarding. We logged in 12 hour days for 8 days, cutting tracks live to tape and rarely leaving the studio, except to eat and sleep. It was a very focused monastic life, but it was what the situation required to make the dream happen.
We cut the album at Elmwood Recordings in Dallas with engineer Stuart Sikes (who also mixed the album). At first we were all a bit apprehensive of going away to record, but I think that really allowed all outside distractions to fall away and all of us had to focus on the task at hand. When it comes time to do album number two, I'd like us to get away again to get the same feeling.
Your style is a little different than from a lot of what is going on in Austin right now, how do you think people will respond to that?
Well, I hope that people will notice us and see that we really want to make an impact not only in Austin, but nationally as well. When we started this band I just wanted to make music that I was not hearing locally and mainstream as well. I think we managed to do that on this album, now we just have to see what everyone else thinks.
What and are who are your influences?
Personally I listen to everything. I've found influences in all the classic songwriters in rock over the years like Dylan, Petty, and Strummer. I really like old soul records, Factory Records type stuff, Sixties garage, and everything else in between. Right now, I'm really into the new Black Keys record, the Exile on Mainstreet reissue, and Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town.
Tell us about the release party and what you have planned over the next few months.
The release party is going to be at The Mohawk this Thursday the 2nd at 9pm and we have fantastic support opening for us. Politics and Motel Aviv will be opening and The Happen-In's DJs will be spinning between sets and after the show. We also have a ton of local blog support and Alison Narro taking party pics during the event. This will also be the first opportunity to purchase a copy of the album before it hits stores on the 7th. This should be a really dope show and I can't wait to play the album in its entirety for folks!
As for the next few months, we play an in-store at End of an Ear on Friday the 10th at 6pm and then we play again in early October at The Ghost Room. We're looking also to do some regional touring in support of the album as we get into the fall. I am hoping folks take this album and spread the word. I know we have something special here and I want to make an impact here in Austin as well as the rest of the country. This band and this album are the culmination of my life's dream and I want to see it really shine.
What was the most interesting thing that happened during recording?
Besides the fact that I became borderline addicted to Dr. Pepper (thanks Stuart)? Actually the most interesting thing was how much work really goes into making an album. You truly live, breath, and eat the songs you are working on and it really is a do or die situation that you have to pull together for. I don't know how some bands can do it when members have issues with each other. It really has to be a family unit from the word go and the band really rose to the occasion to make it all click.
Why title the album "Get Haunted"? Tell us about the cover art. (above)
When I was writing the bulk of the songs for the album I kept finding myself writing about relationships and how a person remembers them after they have ended. "Get Haunted" is about those memories and how you remember a person you had so much invested in emotionally as time and distance separates you from them.
I knew when it came time to record the album that I wanted an image to really represent the songs and have something for us to refer to emotionally while we recorded. I am a huge fan of photography and I frequent many photo blogs. One day I came across this Sardinian photographer Valeria Cherchi's site and from the moment I saw the photo I knew it had to be the cover. To me it really ties the title and the feeling of the album together. It's kind of like a snippet of a memory you might have of a past love, but somehow her face, the most important element, is now missing. It's just like how some memories, no matter how poignant, start to fade over time.
Who are your ideal tour mates?
Politics for sure. Those guys are our type of people. We love playing together and they have the hunger and drive like we do to make it happen. It's a real mutual admiration society with those guys and us. Also, I feel like we make a great complement to each other live. Plus, we dig the same kind of shots! (Ed Note: It was tequila, I was there)
Not since '65 has this city felt so alive. In honor of the hero of American Pop Art, the Mohawk will be hosting a party for Andy Warhol's Birthday on Friday, August 6th, 2010. In the tradition of its previous all-out parties like ATX Emerge and Massive Art Attack, Massive Beacon has put together another rowdy night of debauchery. Those who come will have their ears and eyeballs treated to a finely tuned sensory overload of bands, DJs, decorations, costumes, interactive art booths and of course enough swag to go around.
The event coordinators have taken every step to make sure that Warhol's spirit is present. Massive Beacon will transform the Mohawk’s upstairs patio into an immersive environment with throwback decor, a photo booth by Trevor Ray Thompson, and live stop-motion animation at a booth called The Edge of Imagination Station, created by one of the most unique San Marcos-based inventors of recent years, Johnny Villarreal.
In true factory-party form there will be a live screen-printing set up, manned by Austin’s arts enthusiast Twin Villain, in association with (th)ink Tank. They will have apparel for sale and printing on-site but partygoers can also have their own clothes printed on during the show.
And of course there will be tripped-out performances from local psyche-rockers Ringo Deathstarr, Hatchet Wound, Politics, and Prayer For Animals, and a DJ set from the perennially fashionable Team Fabrication.
There will even be a factory-person look-a-like contest with a grip of prizes from our sponsors, judged by local socialite Richard Gonzalez (me!) of the blog Ultra8201.
And partygoers can eat like Manhattanites, with free sausage bites and veggie treats from Frank, Austin's premier venue for cold beer and artisan sausage. Those provisions will last until 10:30 (so get there early!), but Massive Beacon will leave the first 250 people through the door with something to take home: $10 gift cards for Frank’s hot dogs.
To top it all off, the Mohawk will be adorned with the trimmings of Warhol's legendary shindigs: red and silver balloons and stacks of reproduced Brillo boxes.
The party starts at 9 and is $7 with an RSVP on Do512 or $10 at the door.
Andy Warhol's Birthday Party is sponsored by Frank Hot Dogs, Ultra8201, Birds Barbershop, and KVRX 91.7 FM, and is presented by Massive Beacon.
04-May New York, NY Mercury Lounge * 09-Jul Los Angeles, CA Echoplex# 10-Jul San Francisco, CA Bimbo's # 12-Jul Portland, OR Doug Fir # 13-Jul Seattle, WA Neumo's # 14-Jul Vancouver, BC Biltmore # 16-Jul Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge # 17-Jul Denver, CO Bluebird # 19-Jul Minneapolis, MN Entry # 20-Jul Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall # 21-Jul Detroit, MI Pike Room # 22-Jul Toronto, ONT Mod Club # 23-Jul Montreal, PQ La Sala Rosa # 24-Jul New York, NY The Fillmore / Irving Plaza # 25-Jul Boston, MA Middle East # 27-Jul Philadelphia, PA JB's # 28-Jul Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel # 29-Jul Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 # 30-Jul Atlanta, GA Earl # 31-Jul Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree # 02-Aug Denton, TX Hailey's # 03-Aug Austin, TX Mohawk # 05-Aug Tucson, AZ Plush # 06-Aug San Diego, CA Casbah # 07-Aug Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar #
* = w/ R. Stevie Moore # = w/ Pearl Harbor & Magic Kids
The initial lineup for Austin Psych Fest 3 has been released. The 3rd annual festival, presented by The Black Angels and The Reverberation Appreciation Society, runs April 23-25th at The Mohawk. The next round of bands and day tickets will be available Friday April 26th at Noon CST on austinpsychfest.com. 3-day weekend passes are currently available for $45. The Whole thing goes down at The Mohawk.
LINEUP
The Raveonettes The Black Angels Pink Mountaintops (solo) YaHoWa 13 Spindrift Warpaint Indian Jewelry The Vandelles The Meek Headdress Ringo Deathstarr Christian Bland and the Revelators Daughters of the Sun Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor The Night Beats Smoke and Feathers Shapes Have Fangs Screen Vinyl Image Black Acid Ghost Songs
Always our traditional kick off spot for SXSW and this years line up is the best yet. Here is the breakdown from the good people at the Austinist+ check out the vid from last year to get an idea!
Austinist, WOXY and BMI are proud to announce our 5th annual day party during SXSW, happening March 17 at the Mohawk on Red River St. in Austin, Texas. This year's event is our best yet, and we're so proud to announce the lineup, featuring: White Denim, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out, Small Black, Royal Bangs, Toro y Moi, Phantogram, Warpaint, Julianna Barwick, Yukon Blonde, First Aid Kit, Body Language, Anni Rossi, MyNameisJohnMichael, All Get Out, and Dan Black.
The show will be between both the indoor and outdoor stages, and we'll have plenty of surprises for you on-site as well. Admission is free, and things get underway at 11am with a special performance by Neon Noodle, the winners of this year's FOX-7 My Teen Rocks Fox competition. Yes, that's early, but hey, it's the first day of SXSW music and you should be ready to roll. We'll see you there.
You can read full bios on all the bands by clicking here:
