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Ray LaMontagne cancels show due to Texas’ Campus Carry law

September 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

Last week, musician Ray LaMontagne decided to cancel a show at the Bass Concert Hall, located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The reason he gave on Facebook was due to the recently [...]

Review: Flight of the Conchords @ Bass Concert Hall

July 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Is it harder to write 5 minutes of stand up, or a 5 minute comedy song? There’s a fairly standard rule that you need 4-6 laughs per minute in a stand-up routine in order to keep people engaged. [...]

Review: A Prairie Home Companion @ Bass Concert Hall

May 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

I am not ashamed to admit I love A Prairie Home Companion. LOVE IT. I’ve been listening since before I can remember because my parents love it too (we are an NPR family through and through). No [...]

Review: Inside Sufjan Stevens (a tiny little seahorse)

May 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sufjan Stevens’ new album Carrie & Lowell is his best album yet, unequivocally. Yes, better than Illinois (I KNOW! I’m talking crazy here). It’s just a super good album is all, and perhaps [...]

Review: Jenny Lewis travels with balloons

February 9, 2015 // 4 Comments

I was a big Rilo Kiley fan (RIP) back in the day mostly because of Jenny Lewis.* I liked her simple, slightly twangy and talky singing style. I liked the straightforwardness of the lyrics. I think [...]

Review: Strange, creative pop (aka tUnE-yArDs)

February 3, 2015 // 2 Comments

Of all three performers on for the KUTX birthday bash, I was most excited to see tUnE-yArDs. I’d heard some really good things about them live, plus, I’d been listening to their albums – [...]

Review: Yes, I finally saw Shakey Graves so please stop asking

February 2, 2015 // 2 Comments

Shakey Graves is the guy everyone in Austin has a story about – how they used to see him at this tiny place back in the day that you’ve never heard of; how he totally played a house party they [...]