Show Of The Week

There are a lot of good shows happening this week (see below for extra recs), but I’m most excited for the Slack Capital release party that’s happening at Barracuda on Friday.  The 20-track effort just came out via Austin Town Hall Records, and it’s one of the better all-Austin comps to come along in a good while.  $8 will get you into the show, which features David Liebe Hart, Big Bill, Annabelle Chairlegs, Basketball Shorts, Que Pasa, Sailor Poon, Pollen RX, Pataphysics, Tough Age and Critical Dad, and you’ll receive a copy of Slack Capital on CD.  Oh, and just so you know, all proceeds are set to go to Anthropos Arts, a local non-profit organization which provides music lessons and musical instruments to at-risk youth.  That’s can’t-miss stuff, friends.

BONUS Show Recommendations:

Thursday:
– Deerhunter, Bitchin Bajas at the Mohawk
– Shivery Shakes, Roses, She Sir at Cheer Up Charlies
– 29th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival with Della Mae, The Accidentals and more at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch

Friday:
– Kurt Vile and the Violators, Purling Hiss at Stubb’s
– Hiss Golden Messenger at Stubb’s
– Calliope Musicals at Central Presbyterian Church
– Riders Against The Storm, Sphynx, Hikes, Trouble In The Streets, Patch, Zettajoule, Tinnarose, Terror Pigeon, Michael Parallax at Cheer Up Charlies
– Nic Armstrong & The Thieves, The Outskirts, Desilu, Mantra Love at The Swan Dive
– Ben Folds & yMusic, Dotan at Bass Concert Hall
– Brownout featuring Karl Denson, Amplified Heat at the Scoot Inn
– 29th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival with Dawes, Rodney Crowell, Hayes Carll, Deer Tick, The Jeff Austin Band, The Suffers, Della Mae and more at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch

Saturday:
– Moving Panoramas, Early Day Miners, Growl, UV at Hotel Vegas
– The Dead Space, Flesh Lights, Xetas at Barracuda
– Slomo Drags, The Eastern Sea, Otis the Destroyer, A Sinclair, Alex Napping, Star Parks at Cheer Up Charlies
– Whitman, Major Grizz, Broken Gold at Stubb’s
– 29th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival with The Del McCoury Band, David Ramirez, The Jayhawks, Jay Farrar, The Deer and more at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch

Sunday:
– Residual Kid, Casual Strangers, Party Van, Hard Dwell at the Hole in the Wall
– 29th Annual Old Settler’s Music Festival with Lonesome River Band, Shinyribs, The Band of Heathens, and more at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch