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8 days ago
NEW - Live music review: Punk rockers
@toucheamoreband.bsky.social
celebrated ten years of Stage Four at Mohawk
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Live music review: Punk rockers Touché Amoré celebrated ten years of Stage Four at Mohawk
One of the greatest joys of live music is when you can tell the band is having a blast. There’s an explosive connection when the music and the people collide. And for Touché Amoré, they came out sw…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/04/14/live-music-review-punk-rockers-touche-amore-celebrated-ten-years-of-stage-four-at-mohawk/
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NEW MUSIC - Song premiere: Austin music scene veterans Mean Jolene drop single Private Plane today
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Song premiere: Austin music scene veterans Mean Jolene drop single Private Plane today
Veteran Austin power-pop and garage-rockers, Mean Jolene release a new single “Private Plane” today. The track is on their up and coming third studio album, Play Nice, recorded and mixed at Estuar…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/04/15/song-premiere-austin-music-scene-veterans-mean-jolene-drop-single-private-plane-today/
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27 days ago
NEW - Interview: Hard living writer
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has gotten sober and his work is better than ever
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Interview: Hard living writer Robert Dean has gotten sober and his work is better than ever
Robert Dean is sober, home by eleven most nights, and still writes about the years he wasn’t. The author, reporter, and jack-of-all-trades commentator arrived in Austin after a lengthy stint in the…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/27/interview-hard-living-writer-robert-dean-has-gotten-sober-and-his-work-is-better-than-ever/
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NEW -
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review: Robots, driverless cars and rad bands (Lime Scooter not included)
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SXSW review: Robots, driverless cars and rad bands (Lime Scooter not included)
This SXSW was the year of the Lime scooter for me. I also took a driverless Waymo and saw a robot bartender at Faregrounds on Congress Avenue. Kicking off SXSW this year, I was not optimistic about…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/23/sxsw-review-robots-driverless-cars-and-rad-bands-lime-scooter-not-included/
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about 1 month ago
LAST CHANCE - Museum review: Saturday Night Live is at Harry
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at
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Museum review: Saturday Night Live is at Harry Ransom Center for one more weekend
It’s impossible to hate Gilda Radner or John Belushi. Chevy Chase, on the other hand, that’s a different story. The cultural impact of Saturday Night Live is a challenge to quantify. After 50 years…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/20/museum-review-saturday-night-live-is-at-the-harry-ransom-center-for-one-more-weekend/
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about 1 month ago
NEW - Live music preview: Six
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2026 day parties music fans should show up for
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Live music preview: Six SXSW 2026 day parties music fans should show up for
What’s South By Southwest (SXSW) without daytime shenanigans? For each year’s SXSW installment, different activations pop up all over the city to bring SX-goers daytime programming befo…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/12/live-music-preview-six-sxsw-2026-day-parties-music-fans-should-show-up-for/
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about 1 month ago
NEW - Live music preview: Six more buzz bands to see at
@sxsw.com
2026
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Live music preview: Six more buzz bands to see at SXSW 2026
The 2026 South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival is days away. The roster of music festival artists can seem overwhelming at first glance. With a lineup that can satisfy every kind of music lover,…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/10/live-music-preview-six-more-buzz-bands-to-see-at-sxsw-2026/
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about 2 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: Six buzz bands to see at
@sxsw.com
2026
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Live music preview: Six buzz bands to see at SXSW 2026
The 2026 edition of South By Southwest (SXSW) is fast approaching with the festival running March 12-18. The list of acts making their way to Austin for the seven-day music festival spans multiple …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/05/live-music-preview-six-buzz-bands-to-see-at-sxsw-2026/
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2 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Atmosphere Winter Carnival at Moody Theater ACL Live was a hip hop showcase
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Live music review: Atmosphere Winter Carnival at Moody Theater ACL Live was a hip hop showcase
Minneapolis legends, Atmosphere, brought a crew of hip hop elites to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on their Winter Carnival tour on February 6. The performance showcased prominent contemporaries of…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/02/13/live-music-review-atmosphere-winter-carnival-at-moody-theater-acl-live-was-a-hip-hop-showcase/
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3 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk
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Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk
Amherst, Massachusetts screamo legends Orchid came through Austin and led a stacked bill on January 20, a show that felt like it almost didn’t happen due to its original booking at the in-crisis Em…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/29/live-music-review-screamo-legends-orchid-led-stacked-bill-at-mohawk/
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Live music review: legendary Austin act Soulhat played holiday show at Continental Club
On December 26, legendary Austin rock outfit, Soulhat, performed in front of a packed audience for their annual holiday concert at the Live Music Capital’s oldest rock venue, Continental Club…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/14/live-music-review-legendary-austin-act-soulhat-played-holiday-show-at-continental-club/
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4 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands
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Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands
Free Week in Austin’s Red River Cultural District returns this coming weekend on January 9 and 10, bringing yet another array of cover-free showcases to the downtown area to kick off 2026 with live…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/06/live-music-preview-free-week-starts-january-9-with-over-80-bands/
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4 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured
@tuneyards.bsky.social
,
@shanandtheclams.bsky.social
& lots more
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Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured Tune-Yards, Shannon and the Clams
The second annual Resound and Pooneh Presents Holiday Hootenanny on December 13 at southeast Austin venue Radio/East marked another musical holiday celebration, bringing national talent and local a…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/21/live-music-review-holiday-hootenanny-at-radio-east-featured-tune-yards-shannon-and-the-clams/
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4 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire Control Room in Austin for rare late-year gig
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Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire in Austin for rare late-year gig
It can be hard to gauge what attendance at late-year gigs in Austin will be like. There are tons of shows, festivals, and other events going on in town 365 days a year. People’s wallets can run dry…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/15/live-music-review-primitive-man-played-empire-in-austin-for-rare-late-year-gig/
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4 months ago
NEW - Old school punks The Bouncing Souls and H2O played Empire in Austin last Sunday
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Live music review: Old school punks The Bouncing Souls and H2O played Empire last Sunday
As an official Old Head, it’s an experiment in time for me: I got into punk in the early ’90s, and now that it’s 2025, I’m somehow in my fourth decade of this thing. The people we looked up to — an…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/10/live-music-review-old-school-punks-the-bouncing-souls-and-h2o-played-empire-last-sunday/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio East Dec. 13 with stacked lineup
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Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio East December 13 with stacked lineup
The Resound-Pooneh Presents-KUTX Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio / East on December 13, marking another year of music, vendors, and holiday-themed festivities to close out another year of Austi…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/06/live-music-preview-holiday-hootenanny-returns-to-radio-east-december-13-with-stacked-lineup/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live music review: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Parker Jazz Club evokes deep nostalgia
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Live music review: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Parker Jazz Club evokes deep nostalgia
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending The Parker Jazz Club’s tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas, and it’s now on my must-do tradition list. Hosted every Monday in December, The Ry…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/05/live-music-review-a-charlie-brown-christmas-at-parker-jazz-club-evokes-deep-nostalgia/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene
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Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene
The eighth annual Big Bill Ball at Radio East in the Southeast part of town, marked another celebration of the Austin scene, offering a snapshot of local music in 2025 with a six-band bill featurin…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/04/live-music-review-big-bill-ball-8-at-radio-east-offered-accurate-snapshot-of-austin-music-scene/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live comedy review: Dave Attell at the Mothership-A masterclass in controlled chaos
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Live comedy review: Dave Attell at the Mothership – A masterclass in controlled chaos
Few times in life do we get to see a true master at work. Watching someone carve stone for a temple or fling paint across a canvas gives a glimpse into creation itself — that raw place art comes fr…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/30/live-comedy-review-dave-attell-at-the-mothership-a-masterclass-in-controlled-chaos/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: Mexico City rockers Los Blenders set to play 13th Floor on Saturday with Hidden Ritual
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Live music preview: Mexico City rockers Los Blenders set to play 13th Floor on Saturday with Hidden Ritual
You may be too young to remember the first wave of Rock en Espagnol that spread across North America in the 90s. Bands like Caifanes, Mana, Maldita Vecindad and countless others were heard across a…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/18/live-music-preview-mexico-city-rockers-los-blenders-set-to-play-13th-floor-on-saturday-with-hidden-ritual/
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5 months ago
NEW - Interview:
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talk Austin, Domefest and touring in 2025
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Interview: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong talk Austin, Domefest and touring in 2025
Baltimore funk institution Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are a staying force in the world of jam bands. Rounded out by singer and guitarist Greg “Scrambled Greg” Ormont, bassist Ben Carrey,…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/17/interview-pigeons-playing-ping-pong-talk-austin-domefest-and-touring-in-2025/
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5 months ago
NEW - Live music review:
@bigthiefmusic.bsky.social
played their biggest Austin show at Moody Amphitheater
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Live music review: Big Thief played their biggest Austin show at Moody Amphitheater
Emotions are running deep this year. Hints of hope are dwindling, leaving the house costs $50, and making ends meet is becoming increasingly daunting. For Brooklyn’s Big Thief, cautious optimism is…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/11/live-music-review-big-thief-played-their-biggest-austin-show-at-moody-amphitheater/
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7 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Indie legends
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stopped at Radio East last weekend
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Live music review: Indie legends Deerhoof stopped at Radio East last weekend
On a warm Saturday, October 4 evening, San Francisco-based, indie-rock quartet, Deerhoof, headlined a stellar show at Radio/East on a night that also marked the first weekend of ACL Festival, Resou…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/08/resound-presents-deerhoof-stopped-at-radio-east-last-weekend/
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7 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Unwound marked 30 years of The Future of What at Mohawk
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Live music review: Unwound marked 30 years of The Future of What at Mohawk
On Thursday September 11, one of the 90’s most influential post-hardcore bands, Unwound played at the Mohawk as part of their ‘30 Years of The Future of What’ tour, which would see the band play th…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/07/live-music-review-unwound-marked-30-years-of-the-future-of-what-at-mohawk/
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7 months ago
NEW - Live music review: A Funky LEVITATION Full of Surprises or How April Spent the Fest
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Live music review: A Funky Levitation Full of Surprises or How April Spent the Fest
Adulting is mostly a bummer, and Levitation weekend (September 26-28) coincided with a very important work event happening all day Saturday. Thankfully, the big boss sent an email to the team instr…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/03/live-music-review-a-funky-levitation-full-of-surprises-or-how-april-spent-the-fest/
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7 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: Six must see bands at ACL Festival 2025
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Live music preview: Six must see bands at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025
Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual music extravaganza that takes place in the heart of Austin every Fall, and the curated talent ranges from worthy up-and-coming artists and legacy acts…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/01/live-music-preview-six-must-see-bands-at-austin-city-limits-music-festival-2026/
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7 months ago
NEW - Live music review: The Dandy Warhols assert legacy at LEVITATION Night Show at Mohawk
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Live music review: The Dandy Warhols assert legacy at Levitation Night Show
Portland, Oregon indie rock socialites The Dandy Warhols aren’t just surviving the volatile world of music, but thriving for the generations of vinyl collectors that hold them dear as a formative f…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/09/30/live-music-review-the-dandy-warhols-assert-legacy-at-levitation-night-show/
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7 months ago
OUT TODAY - New music from Starflake and AILA is premiering at
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8 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: DAWA benefit to feature Killer Mike of
@runthejewels.bsky.social
at Radio/East this Friday
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Live music preview: DAWA benefit to feature Killer Mike of Run the Jewels at Radio/East
There is some big news for Austin music fans this weekend. This Friday, September 12, Atlanta-based MC, Killer Mike (Run the Jewels), will headline Radio/East as part of the Sixth Annual 4DAWA char…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/09/09/live-music-preview-dawa-benefit-to-feature-killer-mike-of-run-the-jewels-at-radio-east/
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8 months ago
NEW - Live music review:
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with Austin's Street Sects or How TikTok kids found real Industrial music
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Live music review: King Yosef with Street Sects or How TikTok kids found real Industrial music
The kids are all right. For a while there, it seemed like the industrial scene was dead as disco, but after catching Austin’s Street Sects open for King Yosef and Youth Brigade at the 29th St…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/09/05/live-music-review-king-yosef-with-street-sects-or-how-tiktok-kids-found-real-industrial-music/
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8 months ago
NEW - Opinion: Mark Lanegan should be in same conversation our greatest songwriters
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Opinion: Mark Lanegan should be in same conversation our greatest songwriters
I get that Jeff Buckley is beloved. I know people with tattoos of his lyrics. Listening to it, I was taken to a place of feeling like, it was too dated for me, that I felt like people loved this re…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/08/29/opinion-mark-lanegan-should-be-in-same-conversation-our-greatest-songwriters/
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8 months ago
NEW - Live music preview: MeadowFest Saturday at The Far Out Lounge and Stage to benefit SIMS Foundation
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Live music preview: MeadowFest Saturday at Far Out Lounge to benefit SIMS Foundation
This Saturday, September 23 the punk to funk, MeadowFest benefiting music mental health organization, The SIMS Foundation takes place at Far Out Lounge and Stage in South Austin. The event is the b…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/08/20/live-music-preview-meadowfest-saturday-at-far-out-lounge-to-benefit-sims-foundation/
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The Cosmic Clash
8 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Tear Dungeon tour kick off at Radio East with stage dives 💀🤘
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Live music review: Tear Dungeon tour kick off at Radio East with stage dives
I’ve seen a lot of things in my years of going to rock and roll shows. I have experienced a man in a rubber sex mask spit fake blood into a child’s face. Whenever Tear Dungeon plays, there is alway…
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The Cosmic Clash
9 months ago
NEW - Live music review:
@mymorningjacket.bsky.social
got inducted into
@acltv.bsky.social
Hall of Fame and I missed it
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Live music review: My Morning Jacket got inducted into ACL TV Hall of Fame and I missed it
I sent The Cosmic Clash crew a text about the upcoming Austin City Limits taping of My Morning Jacket, when I realized the band was being inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on Friday…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/08/05/live-music-review-my-morning-jacket-got-inducted-into-acl-tv-hall-of-fame-and-i-missed-it/
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The Cosmic Clash
9 months ago
NEW - Album review: latest record moisturiser by Wet Leg shows creative growth
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Album review: latest record moisturiser by Wet Leg shows creative growth
Isle of Wight duo (now a five-piece quintet) Wet Leg, released their sophomore LP on July11. The album, moisturiser, continues with the energy of their debut release, but also displays more focus …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/07/18/album-review-latest-record-moisturiser-by-wet-leg-shows-creative-growth/
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Brian Hillsman
The Cosmic Clash
9 months ago
TICKET GIVEWAY: We’re giving away a pair of single day passes for LEVITATION Sept. 25-28 at Palmer EventsCenter To enter: like the post, follow
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LEVITATION &
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The Cosmic Clash
11 months ago
NEW - Live music review: White Denim returns to Austin for Hot Luck Fest with Nolan Potter
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Live music review: White Denim returns to Austin for Hot Luck Fest with Nolan Potter
Austin to Pasadena indie outfit White Denim, the musical fusion of chief songwriter James Petralli has seen many forms. Since making the West Coast his home, the Austin-bred group has undergone a c…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/05/28/live-music-review-white-denim-returns-to-austin-for-hot-luck-fest-with-nolan-potter/
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The Cosmic Clash
11 months ago
NEW - Live music review: London punk legends The Damned sold-out Radio East
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#TheDamned
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Live music review: London punk legends The Damned sold-out Radio East
Punk rock is an ageless art form. Whether you’re 16 or pushing 70, the act of rebellion is best vented through a massive concussion of rock and roll. For London legends The Damned, a decades-long e…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/05/21/live-music-review-london-punk-legends-the-damned-sold-out-radio-east/
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Greg Ackerman
12 months ago
NEW - Live music review:
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Nailed It at Austin Psych Fest at Far Out Lounge
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Live music review: Kim Gordon Nailed It at Austin Psych Fest at Far Out Lounge
On Saturday, April 26, a spry Kim Gordon (age 71) stepped on stage at South Austin’s Far Out Lounge and Stage in boy-shorts bikini bottoms and a white, long-sleeved t-shirt by brand Old Baby with …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/05/09/live-music-review-kim-gordon-nailed-it-at-austin-psych-fest-at-far-out-lounge/
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The Cosmic Clash
12 months ago
NEW - Album review: new Willie Nelson record Oh What a Beautiful World covers Rodney Crowell
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Album review: new Willie Nelson record Oh What a Beautiful World covers Rodney Crowell
I first heard “The Banks of the Old Bandera” when Rodney Crowell’s album The Houston Kid debuted in 2001. I love that record and still feel it’s Crowell’s most artistic and intellectually sti…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/05/02/album-review-new-willie-nelson-record-oh-what-a-beautiful-world-covers-rodney-crowell/
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The Cosmic Clash
12 months ago
NEW - Live music review: Austin Psych Fest brought eclectic talent from across the psych spectrum
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Live music review: Austin Psych Fest brought eclectic talent from across the psych spectrum
The Spring installment of Austin Psych Fest returned last weekend to The Far Out Lounge & Stage for a three-day, two-stage, no-overlap experience that brought over 30 acts to Austin for an ecl…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/04/30/live-music-review-austin-psych-fest-brought-eclectic-talent-from-across-the-psych-spectrum/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Live music preview: Six bands to watch at Austin Psych Fest 2025
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Live music preview: Six bands to watch at Austin Psych Fest 2025
Levitation’s Austin Psych Fest will return to Far Out Lounge and Stage in 2025, coming with a stacked lineup that features acts from all over the world to commemorate its third Spring edition…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/04/17/live-music-preview-six-bands-to-watch-at-austin-psych-fest-2025/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
New music: Teddy Long, Dim Light and Hugo Monster albums are fresh finds
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New music: Teddy Long, Dim Light and Hugo Monster albums are fresh finds
I wanted to give you a few new things to listen to if you’re in the market for new ear candy. When the world is a constant depression machine, the power of music is unmatched, a salve that ca…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/03/28/new-music-teddy-long-dim-light-and-hugo-monster-albums-are-fresh-finds/
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Greg Ackerman
about 1 year ago
NEW - Live music review: SXSW 2025 music week began with a wide range of musical styles
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Live music review: SXSW 2025 music week began with a wide range of musical styles
The 2025 South By Southwest music festival kicked off on Monday and Tuesday this week, featuring artists from around the Austin music scene and worldwide. Each day of music starts at noon and usual…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/03/13/live-music-review-sxsw-2025-music-week-began-with-a-wide-range-of-musical-styles/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Video premiere: synth punk act Death Palmz introduce Clear In My Mind
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#DeathPalmz
#musicvideo
#premiere
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Video premiere: synth punk act Death Palmz introduce Clear In My Mind
French has duly chosen to have his own solo project, taking on a new synth-punk venture entitled Death Palmz. After the release of a debut EP produced by Xavier Juarez of Wall Of Fog Studios and re…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/03/07/video-premiere-synth-punks-death-palmz-introduce-clear-in-my-mind/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Album review: Hard Proofdropped third LP Code Noir last month
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Album review: Hard Proof dropped third LP Code Noir last month
Austin’s hometown jazz-funk collective, Hard Proof, released their latest album, Code Noir, in early February. The all-star Afrobeat collective released their third studio record followed by a Cont…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/03/06/album-review-hard-proof-dropped-third-lp-code-noir-last-month/
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Greg Ackerman
about 1 year ago
NEW - Live music preview: Seven more buzz bands to see at
@sxsw.com
2025
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Live music preview: Seven more buzz bands to see at SXSW 2025
The South By Southwest music festival is less than a week out, and the roster of artists can seem overwhelming at first glance. With a lineup that can satisfy every kind of music lover, The Cosmic …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/03/03/live-music-preview-seven-more-buzz-bands-to-see-at-sxsw-2025/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Live music review:
@loslonelyboys.bsky.social
played a lovely acoustic show at The 04Center
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#LosLonelyBoys
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Live music review: Los Lonely Boys played a lovely acoustic show at O4 Center
Had I stayed firmly planted in the Comfort Zone, I’d have gone grocery shopping after dinner on Sunday night instead of being treated to a really lovely concert at the church-turned sweet-sounding …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/02/25/live-music-review-los-lonely-boys-played-a-lovely-acoustic-show-at-o4-center/
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Brian Hillsman
The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Live music review: Cold rain could not stop Die Spitz fans on Valentine's Day at Mohawk
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Live music review: Cold rain could not stop Die Spitz fans on Valentine’s Day
Rain was sprinkling down on a cold February Friday night as the moshers and crowd-surfers at Austin Red River Cultural District staple Mohawk caused crisis-level pandemonium for a sold-out Valentin…
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/02/17/live-music-review-cold-rain-could-not-stop-die-spitz-fans-on-valentines-day/
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The Cosmic Clash
about 1 year ago
NEW - Interview: Parker Woodland talk Austin music scene and new music with Mike Cosmic. Catch the last show of their Hotel Vegas residency tonight
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✏️'s & 📹: Mike Cosmic
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Interview: Parker Woodland talk Austin music scene and new music with Mike Cosmic
Early January saw Mike Cosmic connect with and interview two members of Parker Woodland; lead vocalist and bassist Erin Walter, and drummer Keri Cinquina. These multi-talented musicians previously …
https://thecosmicclash.com/2025/01/30/interview-parker-woodland-talk-austin-music-scene-and-new-music-with-mike-cosmic/
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