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NEW - Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/06/l...

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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…
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January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor this month thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/08/l...
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Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor
I have a deep love for The Get Up Kids. Their 1999 classic Something to Write Home About is an all-timer for me—one of those records that somehow still hits the same decades later. (I’ve been caugh…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured @tuneyards.bsky.social , @shanandtheclams.bsky.social & lots more thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/21/l...
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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…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/24/l...
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Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well
If you haven’t taken a trip to the new location for Austin’s legendary metal stronghold, The Lost Well, put a pilgrimage to the East Austin music venue high on your to-do list. The Lost Well return…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio East Dec. 13 with stacked lineup thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/06/l...
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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…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Portland act
@portugaltheman.bsky.social showed no creative bounds at
ACL Live with La Luz
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Live music review: Portland act Portugal. The Man showed no creative bounds at ACL Live with La Luz
Alaska natives and Portland-based musical collective Portugal. The Man is an outfit that knows no creative bounds. Built by visionary John Gourley and rounded out by a laundry list of collaborators…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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NEW - Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at
Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/17/l...
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Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary
The 1990s saw many monumental alternative rock and indie releases that many music fans, new and old, hold dear. For some, it’s The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse, Slanted & Enchanted by…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire Control Room in Austin for rare late-year gig thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/15/l...
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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…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/04/l...
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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…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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NEW - Live music review: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Parker Jazz Club evokes deep nostalgia thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/05/l...
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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…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Murder City Devils brought rock n roll fury to Mohawk thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/02/l...
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Live music review: Murder City Devils brought rock and roll fury to Mohawk
I love a show where the band is not there to fuck around. No small talk, no rare material, no rambling monologues about the world. Just pure rock and roll fury. At the Mohawk on Sunday, November 23…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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NEW - Live music review: @pigeonsplaying.bsky.social packed Mohawk last Friday thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/19/l...
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Live music review: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong packed Mohawk last Friday
Baltimore funk jam outfit Pigeons Playing Ping Pong soared into Austin for another musical extravaganza, their third visit since 2022, in celebration of their eighth studio LP Feed The Fire. This t…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Emo originals Cap'n Jazz played Mohawk last Monday thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/24/l...
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Live music review: Emo originals Cap n Jazz played Mohawk last Monday
The Midwest Emo Kinsella dynasty feels everlasting in 2025. For this outing, the emo originals Cap’n Jazz made their way to Mohawk in the Red River Cultural District on Monday night to assert a leg…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Standout rapper Earl Sweatshirt
cemented his legacy at Stubb's BBQ
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Live music review: Standout rapper Earl Sweatshirt cemented his legacy at Stubb’s
For the release of his fifth studio LP Live Laugh Love, the Earl hive is as healthy as ever, even if it means the 31-year-old’s legacy is a long way from his angst-ridden years. Earl and his …
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November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Mexico City rockers Los Blenders set to play 13th Floor on Saturday with Hidden Ritual thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/18/l...
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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…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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NEW - Interview: @pigeonsplaying.bsky.social talk Austin, Domefest and touring in 2025 thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/17/i...
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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,…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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NEW - Live music review: @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social played their biggest Austin show at Moody Amphitheater thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/11/l...
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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…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Been There 4 benefit at Radio East featured Mix Master Mike & Austin acts thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/13/l...
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Live music review: Been There 4 benefit at Radio East featured Mix Master Mike and Austin artists
The two-stage setup in the Radio/East backyard was the perfect setting for the Been There 4 benefit live music event – “the party to end homelessness.”  The event took place on Saturday, November 8…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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NEW - Live music review: Japan's Acid Mothers Temple at 29th Street Ballroom with The Macks and ST-37 thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/10/l...
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Live music review: Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple at 29th Street Ballroom with The Macks and ST-37
Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple returned to Austin for their fourth local appearance in two years at the 29th Street Ballroom in the University of Texas campus area on Sunday, marking another sto…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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NEW - Live music review: LEVITATION Halloween Freakend day two got weird at The Far Out Lounge
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Live music review: Levitation Halloween Freakend day two got weird
The second day of Levitation’s Halloween Freakend at the Far Out Lounge & Stage showcased the more experimental side of the current indie music landscape, marking the third installment o…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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NEW - Live music review: @borisheavyrocks.bsky.social brought metal shapeshifting to Mohawk on 20th Anniversary of "Pink" thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/04/l...
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Live music review: Boris brought metal shapeshifting to Mohawk
Heavy metal in 2025 is in a healthy, hell-charged state. Bands are experimenting with the genre like Deafheaven, Full of Hell, Sunn O))), and even Austin acts like Portrayal of Guilt. For Tokyo, Ja…
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November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Water From Your Eyes returned to Austin with new record thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/24/l...

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Live music review: Water From Your Eyes returned to Austin with new record
Noise pop duo Water From Your Eyes formed when Amos relocated to Brooklyn, spurring a songwriting partnership that’s several records deep and becoming a tenured indie act. Since the release of thei…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Die Spitz sold-out Stubb's
for debut album release thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/28/l...
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Live music preview: Die Spitz sold-out Stubb’s for debut album release
A sold-out show at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin can be one of the most treacherous live music experiences in the downtown area. For the occasion of hometown heroes Die Spitz, excepti…
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October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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NEW - Live music review: garage rock behemoths Osees played Hotel Vegas residency last weekend thecosmicclash.com/2025/10/20/l...

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Live music review: garage rock behemoths Osees played Hotel Vegas residency
Los Angeles garage rock behemoths Osees returned to Austin for their annual, (sometimes bi-annual) residency at Eastside live music stronghold Hotel Vegas over the last weekend. Continuing their re…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM