"Dog Days of Summer" Tour In Austin w/ The Cocker Spaniels: Dogbreth, Hello the Mind Control, and Press Forward - Thursday, August 11th

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.

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Darwin's Finches and The Escatones in Austin - Independence Weekend!

Bike Problems, The Nouns, The Hearts and The Minds, The Escatones and The Bell Riots at ND

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On The Fringe: Ralph White, John Wesley Coleman, Christina Carter @ Mohawk Austin

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Ralph White & Friends Sit In @ Cheer Up Charlie's Wed. 4/27

Ralph White & Friends Sit In:

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 White performs 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, and the 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 27^th, presented by Anti-Gravity. Doors open at 8:00, and music starts at 9:00.

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