Last Night: Girls at The Parish

Last Night: New Roman Times, The Authors, The Red Boys and Politics at The Ghost Room

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

New Roman Times

The Authors

The Red Boys

Politics

Southside Sanctuary | TwentyTen (1/30)

Thanks to everyone that entered the Southside Sanctuary contest and congrats to Jenny A. for winning the pair of VIP tickets. But for those of you that didn't win (and we are sorry for that) you can now RSVP for the party. So make sure you do so right now because space is very limited and only RSVP'd peeps will get in. Go Go Go!

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Magic Kids | "Hey Boy"

Opening up for the SOLD OUT Girls & Smith Westerns show tomorrow night at The Parish are Magic Kids. The seven piece are reminiscent of a time when I was younger and would listen with my dad playing the music from the 60's he grew up on. Brings a smile to my face. The Memphis band currently has a catchy single entitled "Hey Boy" and plans to release a forthcoming split 7" with Smith Westerns on Fat Possum. [Via]

Magic Kids - "Hey Boy" (mp3)

We were actually going to have our 4th Anniversary show tomorrow but decided to bump up our show to tonight so we'd get a chance to catch all three of these great bands.

New Yeasayer | O.N.E. & 2010 North American Tour Dates :: w/ Austin dates (The Parish)

Yeasayer's sophomore album Odd Blood is due out in less than two weeks time and to generate a little more excitement the band has decided to share another track (after "Ambling Alp") from the upcoming release. The song is entitled O.N.E., check it out down below. [Via]



In addition, Yeasayer will also be performing on Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, Feb. 10th. As we mentioned in December, they'll also be making a two night stand at The Parish on April 10th & 11th. Tickets are only $15 for either show, and can be purchased here. Scroll down below for the rest of their North American tour dates.

Update: The Austin shows have been moved to La Zona Rosa.

[Yeasayer Myspace]
[Yeasayer Twitter]
[Yeasayer Official Site]

Yeasayer 2010 North American Tour Dates:
02/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Natural History Museum
02/08 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/09 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/03 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/04 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/05 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
04/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04/07 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
04/08 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
04/09 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $15
04/11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $15
04/13 - Marfa, TX @ The Crowley Theatre
04/14 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
04/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
04/16 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
04/19 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04/20 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
04/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
04/24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
04/25 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
04/26 - Saint Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club
04/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04/28 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
04/29 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/30 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
05/01 - Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace
05/02 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
05/03 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
05/04 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

SXSW 2010: KCRW Announces Official Day/Night Showcases (3/17 & 3/20)

In what will be the first of many announcements for this year's crop of SXSW Official Showcases/Day Parties, KCRW is proud to announce their official 2010 SXSW showcases (with more names to come). [Via]

KCRW | Official Night Showcase
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

• Ozomatli
• Miike Snow
• Fanfarlo
• Choir of Young Believers
• Soko
• Fitz and The Tantrums
  

KCRW | Official Day Showcase
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 (noon to 3pm)
Austin Convention Center

• Rogue Wave
• The Middle East
• Lissie
  

Show Spotlight: Austin Rock N' Swap

Before you head out to the Southside Sanctuary party on Saturday night we highly suggest you make a stop by Beauty Bar earlier that evening (6-10 to be exact) because one of our favorite local bloggers Austin Eavesdropper has teamed up with Magnolia Family Vintage for a vintage clothing swap. You can bring in 10 pieces of clothing (or $5) and that gets you in. There will also be some pop up shops set up so the opportunity to find some new stuff should be abundant. While you shop/hunt there will be music provided by KUT's Laurie Gallardo and drinks by Treaty Oak Rum. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon...

Austin Rock N' Swap

Saturday January 30th | Beauty Bar

6-10pm | 10 items of clothing (in good condition) or $5

[RSVP]

Susan Sarandon was at an Of Montreal show in NYC spanking pigs...

Ummm, yeah.

Fake Justice track "Beginning of the End", tricks bloggers into doing stuff at night.

By blogger law we are obligated to post this. So if you are one of those type of music fans that reads a bunch of blogs just keep moving along because we are pretty sure you have already seen this. But if you are the casual reader and have been wondering what happened to those Justice guys we have the answer. Tonight a new track "Beginning of the End" hit the interwebs and we got our first sneak at the new material. Check it out.

Justice "Beginning Of The End"

UPDATE: The song is a fake and the groups label Ed Banger sent out an email saying that it was sent from a hacked email address. We still think the picture is cool so we will keep the post up.

Giveaway: Sanctuary Printshop and Sneak Attack present: TwentyTen

Sanctuary Printshop is one of our favorite local print shops and this weekend they are getting ready to unveil a new line of t-shirts. And rather than just throw the stuff up on their website and start selling they are launching the line in proper fashion. By throwing a party. There is going to be Jack Daniels, Dripping Springs Vodka, Sweet Leaf Tea and a whole lot more. Sneak Attack will also be on hand for you sneakerheads.

Best part.... We have some VIP tickets to giveaway! Send an email to us at ultra8201@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter (@ultra8201) to enter. The winner gets a free shirt, drink perks and other good stuff. Winner announced Friday.

Last Night: The Cribs at The Parish

New Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | "Beat The Devil's Tattoo" [Stream]

Late last year, we mentioned that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club would be releasing their new album in March 2010. The first song to surface happens to also be the title track "Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Named after a phrase in Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Devil in the Belfry', the song almost didn't make the cut for the band's fifth album, with the finishing touches being completed the night before the album's deadline.

As told to Spinner:

"We called our engineer in the middle of the night and worked all night 'til the sun came up," says bassist Robert Levon Been. "The next day we delivered the record to our label and it went straight to the mastering lab. It was a mad dash, hearts pounding down to the last second." [Via]

Austin Concerts This Week | 1/25 - 1/31

There are quite a bit of great shows this week but hopefully one stands out for you in particular. This Thursday marks the fourth anniversary of our blog and we're have a huge party for all of our readers. It's all going down at The Ghost Room (3o4 W. 4th St, which is the old location of The Gingerman downtown). For your listening pleasure we present three great bands we love – New Roman Times, The Authors, and Politics. The doors open at 9, with the music starting at 10. Annie Ray will be there snapping pictures of all the good times. We're also have a special guest that we know everyone will love. So hopefully you'll come out and join us!

Monday (1/25):

• Spoon at Waterloo Records [FREE Parking Lot In-Store] Doors @ 1, Starts @ 4
• Screening of "Anvil: The Story of Anvil" (8pm), followed by Anvil, Broken Teeth at Emo's (outside) [Purchase Tickets] $15 | Doors @ 7
  

Wednesday (1/27):

• Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard, Will Johnson at Antone's [SOLD OUT] Doors @ 8
• Corrina Corrina, Nature Boys, Cher (UK) at Mohawk (inside) [$5 cover] Show @ 10
  

Thursday (1/28):

• Ultra8201 4th Anniversary Party: w/ New Roman Times, The Authors, Politics at The Ghost Room (3o4 W. 4th St) [RSVP HERE] | Doors @ 9, Show @ 10 (more info here)
• Austin 360 Concert Series: w/ Quiet Company, Whitman, Buttercup at Stubb's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $5 | Doors @ 9
• WOXY, Austinist, & The Onion Present: The Fiery Furnaces, Drug Rug at The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $15 | Doors @ 8
  
• Zest of Yore, The Demigs, The Sour Notes at the Mohawk (inside) | Show @ 10
• A Giant Dog, Shitty Beach Boys, Simple Circuit, Zoltars, The Bad Lovers at Beerland
  

Friday (1/29):

• Girls at Waterloo Records [FREE In-Store] Starts @ 5
• Missions, Gobi at Mohawk (inside) [$6 cover] Show @ 10
  
• Girls, Magic Kids, The Smith Westerns at The Parish [SOLD OUT] Doors @ 9
• Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking at Antone's [SOLD OUT] Doors @ 8
• The Soldier Thread, My Name is John Michael at Stubb's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $8 | Doors @ 9
• The Lennings at Lambert's [$5 cover] Show @ 10:30
  

Saturday (1/30):

• The White White Lights, The Sour Notes, DJ Nick Nack, DJ Mel, Ben Aqua at The Independent
• Haunt, Hollywood Gossip, Miss Odette at The Ghost Room (3o4 W. 4th St) | Show @ 10
  

Sunday (1/31):

• Followed by Static, The Wiggins, Spike Punch, Blackie, Somosuno at Beerland

Beach House Performing "Zebra" on Jimmy Fallon

After the sad realization that Conan had just finished up his hosting duties for The Tonight Show, Beach House appeared on The Late Late Show with Jimmy Fallon to perform "Zebra" off their new album Teen Dream. If you missed it live, here's your chance to catch it now.

Catch Beach House on tour this year, as they hit up North America, including an April date here in Austin at Emo's [purchase tickets here].

Beach House - Norway (mp3)

Last Night: Matthew and The Arrogant Sea at The Parish