Thursday, March 1. 2012
by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Keeping the seventies alive, Earth, Wind, & Fire blew into town and sold out ACL Live at the Moody Theater at the foot of Austins swanky W Hotel. Though it was a reserved seat show, no one on the floor remained in their seats very long, as it is understandably hard not to dance as they tore through their deep catalog of hits.
Earth, Wind, & Fire are celebrating their 40th anniversary with this tour, the US leg of which ends in Bossier City, LA on March 10th. For info see earthwindandfire.com/
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Thursday, February 16. 2012
 | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Formed in 2000 by former Tripping Daisy frontman Tim DeLaughter, the Dallas Texas based choral-psychedelia group The Polyphonic Spree packed up their van (it must be a big one) and stopped at La Zona Rosa to fill the stage with sights and sounds, and people, and doing a wicked "Tommy/Pinball Wizard" cover.
The Polyphonic Spree hits the road again at the end of March with a tour of the West Coast. For info see thepolyphonicspree.com
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Wednesday, January 18. 2012
by Michael Hurcomb - Staff Photographer
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Sunday, January 1. 2012
by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
It is appropriate that Austin's resident musical legend be the artist to both open and close the first year of ACL Live at the Moody Theater. After all - it is on his street :)
And it's also appropriate that Willie be the one to start the 2012 festivities there as well, and his two night New Years showcase with family and friends certainly filled the bill.
Along with a variety of family members, including son Lukas who got his own set, Willie invited long time friend, and country music legend, Ray Price to perform for this special holiday show.
For those planning ahead, I don't know if the New Years for 2012/2013 promises two nights of Willie but its never too soon to start asking.
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Thursday, December 29. 2011
 | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Frat house favorites, New Orleans based Better Than Ezra managed to squeeze in a post- Christmas gig at ACL Live last night, plowing through a variety of hits that made them famous in the 90s'.
Bringing along fellow Cajuns Cowboy Mouth to open, the show was just the thing to blast away the post-holiday blues.
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Thursday, December 1. 2011
 |  | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
It was difficult to tell who drew more of Austin's music fans to the Moody Theater, Wilco the headliner, or British songwriter Nick Lowe who has a relationship with Austin that stretches all the way to January 25, 1978 the Armadillo, when he and Dave Edmunds and their band Rockpile opened for Elvis Costello and the Attractions. That show turned out to be a seminal influence in Austin's own nascent alternative music scene, and sparked dozens if not hundreds of local bands.
Noted in the audience were Austin Chronicle writer Raoul Hernandez, singer Aimee Walden and her guitarist husband Micheal Moyer, and Austin singer-songwriter-author Jesse Sublett, who like I was at that early Austin gig 30+ years ago. Click here for more pics of Nick Lowe. |
Tuesday, November 29. 2011
by Michael Hurcomb - Staff Photographer
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Wednesday, November 2. 2011
 | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
It's hard to go to a B-52's concert and not have fun, and tonight's gig at Stubb's was no exception. For a band that that is celebrating their 35th anniversary, they sound and look great, even if Fred isn't quite the dancer he was way back when they were just a "college" band out of Athens and I was a high school student hanging out Raul's and Club Foot.
It's hard to see the band and not reminisce over their long career arc. I still miss Ricky Wilson's distinctive surf twang, and though the 52's have done well in finding fill in's, there won't ever truly be a replacement. If we are really, really lucky we will get to see the B-52's for a few more years before they retire like their compatriots from Athens, R.E.M.
To catch them on their current tour check out http://www.theb52s.com
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Monday, October 31. 2011
 |   | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
New York City's thrash metal masters Anthrax, with frontman Joey Belladona and Scott Ian, brought their tour to the brand new Emo's East, a huge(by club standards) new music venue that occupies the former Back Room location on East Riverside.
I don't know if the show sold out or not, but it was packed with fans of Austin's metal scene, including 101x's "No Control" Chuck Loesch looking like the notorious Viking Erik the Red with his infamous flowing red beard.
With supporting acts Death Angel and Testament opening this was a great thrash metal warm up for this Sundays Slayer gig at Auditorium Shores. For the complete Anthrax/Testament tour schedule check out http://anthrax.com
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Sunday, October 30. 2011
 |  | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Chuck Billy and Testament played a long, blistering set at the new Emo's East in Austin Texas, co-headlining with New York based thrash mates Anthrax.
Their current tour will run through November 19th, ending in the snow at The Rave in Milwaukee. For tour info see http://www.testamentlegions.com
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Saturday, October 29. 2011
 |  | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
With a set that was as fast as it was loud and frantic, Death Angel's frontman Mark Osegueda's natty dreads were mostly a blur as he dashed around Emo's stage. Opening for thrash legends Testament and Anthrax, the Concord, California's based band is trying hard to show the old school some new tricks and are doing a damn good job. For more Death Angel info see http://deathangel.us
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Tuesday, October 25. 2011
by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Prehistoric sludge metal band Mastodon filled up and sold out Austin's La Zona Rosa and then proceeded to trample the audience with heavy bass lines and wandering guitar rifts.
Their current North American tour continues on through November, ending in Atlanta on December 2nd. The break will be short with the band back on the road January 11th, in Europe. For tour info see mastodonrocks.com
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Saturday, October 15. 2011
Sunday, September 25. 2011
 |  | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
L.A. based Weird Al Yankovic brought banjos and accordions to the ACL Live stage last night, making up for a missed appearance at last years Fun Fun Fun Fest.
The audience was full of kids of all ages, regardless of actual age, and included long time Austin guitarist Eric Johnson, who watched on while Weird Al wheeled and reeled through a succession of his MTV hits at a frenetic pace.
Weird Al's current tour winds its way through the south, then up the east coast before finally ending up in Los Angeles in November.
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Friday, September 23. 2011
 |  | by Jeff Barringer - Staff Photographer
Erasure. the English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell, made a long- long awaited, anticipated, and overdue, return to Austin, playing to a sold out audience at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on an elaborate stage that included gargoyles and steel cages.
Erasure's U.S. tour began in August in Tampa and will finish in Seattle on October 6 before heading back to start a European tour in November.
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