Atlanta, GA rock/pop trio Pillage & Plunder will be in Austin during SXSW, and we'll be partying with them at "Indie Radio Rocks 2", Wednesday, March 14 @ Bernadette's. But first, they must get one detail taken care of: necessary transportation for them to bring the party to Austin, TX. You can help them get a van by backing them on Kickstarter!
The Electric Primadonnas have evolved into a psychedelic, "freakbeat" garage rock band with a two town residency: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where they began, and Los Angeles, CA, where one of their co-founding members now resides. But don't think a minor issue like a few thousand miles makes a difference with the musical connection the band continues to make with recordings and live performances. They are joining psychedelic/surf garage rock faves The Escatones on a musical excursion in Texas, which includes performances in Austin, Texas. They'll be playing early at Trailer Space Records, 7pm, then joining Austin-based folk/psych Rycootermelontramp, post punk ponderers Devour The World,and prodigious cellist & soundscape artist Shardz(Joey Reyes of Whale Watch) at Skinny's Ballroom, 9pm.
ST 37, Miss Moonlight, Space Quake, and Whale Watch
@ Beerland
711 1/2 Red River
Austin, TX
Wed. 11/30/11, 10pm
Legendary Texas space rockers ST 37 highlight an unusual mid-week night of psychedelic, improvisational and experimental rock @ Beerland on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
Where to begin?... ST 37 has been rocking the planet since the 80s, and remain stellar. Miss Moonlight has often been described as a nocturnal psychedelic dream rock goddess. "The Grateful Dead of improvised electronic music" Space Quake opens, and adventurous prog rock quartet Whale Watch closes the experimental music night's quest with visual accompaniment by Vidkidz.
$5 cover 21+. Doors open at 9:00, with live music starting at 10:00.
RSVP @ Do512 (for a chance to win free tickets) and Facebook.
On Saturday, November 12th, Get Animated!Experience an all-night costume optional event which happens after Austin Comic Con. seven diversely talented live music acts—plus one DJ who boldly traverses genres—will perform at Skinny's Ballroom and Radio Station, near the Austin Convention Center.
Comic book lover & artist Eric Michener returns to Austin with his amazing indie pop band Fishboy, and local comic book writers and artists will also be featured performers: Delightfully quirky indie characters Boonesboro and outstanding nerdwave rockers World Racketeering Squad. Showstopping 8-bit cyber/steampunk Destroyed For Comfort, otherworldly improvisational ensemble Low Red Center, and visceral video music jockeys Total Unicorn highlight the animated night of music, which begins with legendary party starter The Cocker Spaniels. KAOS Radio Austin DJ Stephy B adds eclectic excitement to the live music mix. (You are invited to click on the links to listen to and/or download music by these participating artists.)
Cosplay encouraged! After comic con, attendees may stay dressed up or get dressed up as a favorite sci-fi/fantasy, steampunk, anime, animated, video game, superhero, or original character and enjoy colorful local sights and sounds at a great downtown bar—just one block west of the convention center. Doors open at 6pm, and live music starts at 8pm. Please note: Sharp and blunt weaponry costume accessories will prohibit entry.Complimentary baked goodies will be available while they last, in addition to drink specials!
Austin Comic Con's verified ticket holders, participants, and volunteers get in free, while guests 21 years of age and older pay a $6 cover for an amazing audio and visual experience presented by Anti-Gravity Agency, which promotes Austin's extraordinary talent and events.
Update: Due to unfortunate circumstances, Fishboy will not be performing. Look for them to return to Austin during SxSW.
8:00 - The Cocker Spaniels 9:00 - World Racketeering Squad 10:00 - Boonesboro 11:00 - Low Red Center 12:00 - Total Unicorn 1:00 - Destroyed For Comfort DJ Stephy B plays music between bands.
Three of Arizona's finest d-i-y pop and punk bands – Dogbreth, Hello The Mind Control, and Press Forward, have embarked on a U.S. tour, and will be performing in Texas - at historic east Austin's Club 1808, Thursday, August 11, 2011. Local rocker and merrymaker The Cocker Spaniels highlights the touring show.
Dogbreth is quirky yet simpatico Phoenix based Tristan Jemsek and Alex Cardwell, who describe their sound as “pup punk”. Youth culture and individual experiences ranging from the clear to the abstract are reflected brightly in their lyrics, underscored by the upbeat playfulness of each track from the duo’s debut LP released this summer, Chookie.
Hello the Mind Control is what happens when young talented individuals gather and mobilize for the greater good of indie rock. The Mesa ensemble performs danceable pop and surf rock inspired music that is as smart as it is fun. Check out their video, which pays homage to the 80s:
PRESS FORWARD is Samson Swanick and musical guests. Samson’s veracious songwriting, accompanied by a mélange of lo-fi American and Asian folk and d-i-y/punk music and culture, make for entertaining and socially conscientious live music events.
The Cocker Spaniels is renowned Austin, TX resident and party starter Sean Padilla, whose music can be heard on indie rock compilations and mixtapes of DJs and music critics. His ingeniously personal, nothing sacred songwriting, and chamber music instrumentation has produced two stellar full-length albums, which he prodigiously translates into engaging live performances.
Presented by Anti-Gravity, the event dubbed “Dog Days of Summer Tour” in Austin is free, with the exception of a $5 cover for those under 21. Club 1808 is an 18 years or older music venue.
Ralph White ·Venison Whirled · Jonathan Horne · T Putnam Hill
Cheer Up Charlie’s
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
9pm-12am
Avant-garde outsider music collage artist Ralph Whiteperforms and sits in with talented experimental musician friends, Venison Whirled, Jonathan Horne, and T Putnam Hill for a noteworthy mid-week night of music. Four remarkable musicians, one remarkable improvised set.
As a self-taught master of many instruments, from American and world folk traditions, Ralph White infuses an experimental approach to original songs, andthe arrangement of covers. Featured in the Austin Chronicle Music Anthology, White is best known in Texas music history as the fiery fiddler from the Bad Livers, but he has been blazing another trail, touring across the U.S. and Europe as an unusually entertaining interpreter of traditional folk songs who also enjoys the art of experimental and improvisational music.
Venison Whirled is most familiar and comfortable creating another world of sound that requires an active listening passport to traverse beyond familiar comfort zones. Ambient noises can be heard from common to unusual objects during a Venison Whirled trip, guided by the musician also known as Lisa Cameron (ST 37, The Devil Bat).
Jonathan Horne is a colorful and versatile Austin music character. Horne practices the art of music improvisation as a multi-instrumentalist, but he’s best known for eclectically stellar jazz/rock fusion guitar performances, as a soloist and with Plutonium Farmers, which will soon release a debut album engineered by Steve Albini.
T Putnam Hill recently relocated from San Diego, where he started composing electronic/acousmatic/dub music, and he's still producing some of the most unique and entertaining collaborations with traditional folk stylists, and experimental noise and theatrical performers in Austin.
When Ralph White sits in with friends, expect the unexpected – and expect to be entertained by the finest musical improvisers.
Ralph White & Friends Sit In is a free event at Cheer Up Charlie’s on Wednesday, April 27th, presented by Anti-Gravity. Doors open at 8:00, and music starts at 9:00.
Anti-Gravity is pleased to announce that San Francisco's ethereal electronic pop composer and performer Bones is on a limited spring tour, and arrives in Austin to perform a show with local bone shaking analog/8-bit synth "hacker punk" Destroyed For Comfort, exploratory and improvisational quartet Whale Watch, and electro art-rocker Lost Cat Magnet. Projectionists VIDKIDZ provide the illuminating visuals to make an exciting mid-week night of electronic music atCheer Up Charlie's - Wednesday, March 30.
Bones/Destroyed For Comfort/Whale Watch/Lost Cat Magnet
Cheer Up Charlie's
1104 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78702
Anti-Gravity has left the short-lived "Electro Sexy" series of 2009 behind, but not the love for electronic based or incorporated music. We're already planning a summer showcase!
As of August 31st, DIY ATX Booking & Promotion will become a music blog exclusively, and the new moniker for my music business ventures will be Anti-Gravity!
Musicians looking to book a show in Austin and/or promote their music are encouraged read my letter of introduction/intent at MySpace. Depending on the type of event, venue and your publicity needs, my fees for both services can be emailed upon request.
