Featured Shows
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Chicago natives Umphrey's McGee took the stage at Austin's famed Stubb's Bar-B-Q for the first time since 2007 and filled the amphitheatre with "Partyin' Peeps" in celebration of 4/20. Fan favorites dominated the first set of the band's 4-night TX/OK run, including "The Floor" and "Booth Love" from their recently released album, Death By Stereo (September 2011) - along with a cover of ZZ Top's 1980 hit single "Cheap Sunglasses." Set two kicked off with some old-school favorites, "Prowler" and "All in Time," and continued to pick up heat with a nearly 20-minute "1348." "The Linear" > "All in Time" closed out the killer show.
*"Abacab" not included due to denial of necessary licenses
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For the third year in a row, The Disco Biscuits took the stage at the world-renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO and played one hell of a classic Biscuits show. The rain drizzled down during the show opener, "Highwire," and conveniently disappeared for a sick "Spraypaint" sandwich for the rest of the set. The second set found the band on top of the world with "King of the World" and "Story of the World," playing fan favorites like "Helicopters," Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell," and "Spacebirdmatingcall," along with the recently debuted "Bombs." A "Jigsaw Earth" song sandwich appropriately closed out the surreal evening.
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Alpha Rev took to the stage at midnight every Tuesday at the Saxon Pub for the month of February to try out some new singles from their latest EP “City Farm: Roots.” While Alpha Rev has seen much success with hits like 'New Morning', their latest stuff (tracks are) is hands down some of the best music around today (best live music we've shot to date). 'Lonely Man' is arguably (one of) our favorite but between 'I Will Come'. (,) 'Stop Tryin' and 'Black Sky', it's really too tough to call. To watch them perform in an intimate setting like The Saxon Pub is special. TourGigs filmed the band for two of their midnight sessions in February. This was the second show filmed and is accompanied with a great multi-track mix from Saxon's resident sound engineer, Richard.
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Bush took the stage for their sold out show at Stubb's in Austin, TX, opening with their 1996 hit single "Machinehead." There was no lack of moshing and crowd surfing while the band played a variety of songs from their catalog, both old and new, including "All My Life," "The Sound of Winter" and "The Afterlife" from their recently released fifth studio album, The Sea of Memories. Encoring with The Beatles' "Come Together" and Sixteen Stone crowd favorites "Glycerine" and "Comedown," Bush's frontman Gavin Rossdale closed out the night shaking hands to the delight of his fans.
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For the last night of a three-night run at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland, Panic played "True To My Nature" off their latest album. They broke out classics like JJ Cale's "Travelin' Light," "Airplane," "Space Wrangler" and "Pigeons." Notable covers included "Mr. Soul" by Neil Young, "The Shape I'm In" by Robbie Robertson and "Solid Rock" by Bob Dylan.
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Bandera, Texas native Charlie Robison brought a little Christmas cheer to the legendary Austin club, ANTONES. Charlie killed it with his own instant classics like 'Loving County' and 'My Hometown' and covers like 'They Call Me the Breeze' and 'Whisky River'. Great lyrics and cocktails flowed all night for a classic Robison show worth watching time and time again.
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What Made Milwaukee Famous has rocked the country for over 10 years, picking up fans at festivals like Lollapalooza, Banarroo and on the Austin City Limits television show. After disappearing from the scene for a couple years, the band is finally back in full force with their third album, 'You Cant Fall Off the Floor'. They played for a packed house at Antone's for this inaugural live set after coming out of the recording studio. Lead man, Michael Kingcaid not only graces us with stellar vocals but his energy and humor provide thorough entertainment throughout the show. The masterfully mixed multi-track audio was provided by Craig Lawrence.
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It's been over 3 years since Charlie Mars released has last album, 'Like a Bird, Like a Plane'. And while songs like 'Listen to the Dark Side' continue to play well on the radio, Charlie decided it was time to head back in to the studio. He spent a few months at the end of 2011 recording the upcoming record 'Blackberry Light' in the hills on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. During that time, Charlie played every week at the Saxon Pub where he tested songs from the album. If the swelling crowds that showed up to see him are any indication, the new record will be a hit. Standouts include the title song, 'Blackberry Light', 'Pacific Oceans', 'Picture of an Island', 'Back of the Room', and the dark 'How I Roll'.
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If Athens, GA based Reptar had a superpower, it'd be the knack for warming up every space they inhabit. "Our music is very physical," says bassist Ryan Engelberge. "We always try to get people moving." This is wired into the DNA of the band, which honed its chops on house shows and continues to keep them a central part of its life. These shows began three years ago when they moved into a teetering, buttercup yellow abode together. "It was slanted at a 20-degree angle," Ryan explains, "and we'd have shows in the front room." Word spread, and soon they were popping up around at other houses, then clubs. Then SXSW at the 40 Watt Party, where this show was filmed.
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Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite).
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Patricia Lynn's voice will blow you away. It's big and beautiful and when backed-up by the band's acoustic synth-pop sound it becomes totally addictive. After listening to 'Matador', 'No Parachute' or 'Pretty Bones' a few times you'll happily find those songs stuck in your head. Filmed at Frank in Austin, we found an intimate killer music venue that also sells some of the best darned hot dogs in town.
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Ricky Stein and his band started playing in Austin around 2005. Over the course of a few years, the band solidified into a lineup of Phil Morris (bass), Stuart Burns (guitar) and Cliff Real (drums). Steady gigs at the Hole in the Wall led to bigger gigs at the Continental Club and the Saxon Pub and opening shows for Bob Schneider and Alejandro Escovedo. The band released their first album "Crazy Days" in 2009, followed by the EP "In the Red" in 2010 and "Something in the Night" in 2011. The release of "Something in the Night" was followed by the band's first national tour, as well as a solo tour of the UK. We filmed this rocking performance at the Lambert's upstairs bar back in February. The energy and music surpassed our expectations and we hope you'll agree that more great music will come from Ricky and his talented band.
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Since forming in 2009, The Preservation has toured with Black Joe Lewis and produced an album with Brad Bell, who recently won a Grammy for his work on Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs. Headlining Lamberts upstairs, The Preservation played a soulful high-energy show that peeked with George Nelson and closed with Iggy Pop's "I wanna be your dog".
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The second night at Denver's Ogden Theatre over the third annual Bisco Inferno weekend opened with dance party track "Strobelights and Martinis" - setting the tone for the show - which segued into the newest song played that night, "Feeling Twisted." The Disco Biscuits pulled out some heavy hitters like "Caterpillar," "M.E.M.P.H.I.S." and "Aceetobee," along with crowd favorites "Crystal Ball" and "Gangster." The band encored with "Bazaar Escape," the first time since '05, and "Wet," which they hadn't played in nearly 40 shows prior.
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For the second night of a three-night run at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland, Panic played "Dirty Side Down" and "North" off their latest album. They opened their second set with crowd favorite "Porch Song" and broke out other classics like "Driving Song" and "All Time Low." The band blew the doors off War's "Slippin' Into Darkness." Jerry Joesph joined on "Light is Like Water."
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For the first night of a three-night run at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland, Panic played "Saint Ex" and "Shut Up and Drive" off their latest album. They broke out classics like "Diner," "Ain't Life Grand," "Chilly Water" and "Greta." Notable covers included "Cream Puff War" by Jerry Garcia and "Chainsaw City" by Jerry Joseph.