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by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Shirley Manson of Garbage @ Waterloo Records on 4/21

Happy Record Store Day! Though they postponed their Austin and Houston shows, Garbage (minus Duke Erickson - who flew home for a medical emergency) still made their Austin in-store appearance for Record Store Day at Waterloo Records on Saturday (4/21). The band didn't perform, but 300+ people lined up and got special wristbands for the signing, while regular customers, many there to pick up some of the exclusive RSD releases, shopped and took pictures.

More pictures from the event below...

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by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Erika of Heartless Bastards @ La Zona Rosa - 4/20/2012

After visiting the new Willie Nelson statue outside the Moody Theater, I walked the few blocks over to La Zona Rosa to see Austin's Heartless Bastards (who played during SXSW and will be at Waterloo Records on 4/25) rock out with David Vandervelde.

More pictures from the La Zona Rosa Show (and a picture of an 8-foot-Willie), along with a mostly-readable shot of the headliner's setlist, below...

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photo 1 hour before unveiling via ACL

Willie Nelson has released a new version of his country song, "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die," featuring rapper and fellow marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg just in time for - what else - April 20.

Also on Friday, Nelson is expected to attend the unveiling of an 8-foot bronze statue of himself in Austin, Texas. The date and "4/20" is a symbol of cannabis subculture and as a day of protest for the legalization of pot use.

The Grammy-winning country star's Austin monument was commissioned by Capital Area Statues Inc., a group of writers, film producers and musicians. One of its founders told the Associated Press that April 20 was picked as the date for the unveiling because Nelson was scheduled to perform in the city that night, not because of the counterculture significance. The event also takes place 10 days before his 79th birthday. [OTRC]

Head to Willie's site to hear the 4/20 collaboration with Snoop. Head over to the Moody Theater to see the new statue and to catch Willie help honor Johnny Cash at a show tonight. Kris Kristofferson, Shelby Lynne, Ronnie Dunn, Sam Beam, Pat Monahan, Buddy Miller, Amy Lee, Lucinda Williams, Jamey Johnson, Shooter Jennings, Rhett Miller, Andy Grammer, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Brandi Carlile, Matthew McConaughey, Pat Monahan Shelby Lynne & Special Surprise Guests To Be Named are also on the bill, and tickets are still on sale.

Oh and speaking of Snoop, Coachella 2012 Week 2 is now underway! Snoop plays again Sunday with Dr. Dre.

UPDATE: Around 4pm, Willie arrives on the scene (watch it live):

UPDATE 2: The statue has been unveiled and Willie performed two songs including the new "Roll Me Up" tune live for the crowd.

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Oh no!

Dear Fans in Houston, TX and Austin, Tx

We are deeply saddened to announce that we have been forced to postpone our show in Houston tonight.

Houston, TX , April 20th

We are also having to postpone tomorrow's show in Austin

Austin, TX, April 21st

Duke has had to fly home due to a family medical emergency.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL STILL BE APPEARING AT WATERLOO RECORDS TOMORROW IN AUSTIN TX, APRIL 21ST FOR OUR INSTORE SIGNING TO CELEBRATE RECORD STORE DAY. DUKE HOWEVER WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.

AND WE WILL STILL BE PERFORMING LIVE AT EDGEFEST IN DALLAS SUNDAY APRIL 22.

We are devastated at having to take such drastic steps but unfortunately we have no choice.
We understand that you will all be horribly disappointed.
We rush to assure you that the dates will be rescheduled as soon as is humanly possible.
We are true to our word and WILL NOT let you down.
We will play these shows at a later date and your tickets will continue to be valid until they have been rescheduled.

Please continue to check back on this page for further updates.
All information regarding the rescheduling of these shows WILL be forthcoming.

We thank you all for your support and understanding.
Our apologies and love as always
garbage

Don't stress it Garbage!

Read more about this year's Record Store Day on BrooklynVegan.

Funny NYC comeedy great Todd Barry will hit the road in May leading up to his performance at the Gorge for the 2012 Sasquatch Festival on May 26. Along the way he visits The Korova in San Antonio, Sones of Hermann Hall in Dallas, and Scottish Rite Theater in Austin on May 18th. Tickets are on sale now for the latter. All dates are listed below...

Continue reading "comedian Todd Barry stopping in Texas on tour to Sasquatch"

The Coathangers at #HotelVegan during SXSW 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

As discussed on BV, The Coathangers have a new split 7" with Davila 666 and will hit the road for some East Coast dates in late May, but first the quartet will reenact SXSW and play a pair of Austin shows on the same day as part of the Fusebox Festival.

The first show happens earlier in the evening on 4/25 at Long Center for Performing Arts as part of an event entitled Forklift Danceworks: Invasion of the New Grrl Order:

Acclaimed Austin-based choreographer Allison Orr teams up with Emily Marks of Scottish Rite Theatre and over one hundred local girls in a raucous homage to the Riot Grrl movement of the early 1990s. Accompanied by the celebrated female punk rock band The Coathangers (Atlanta), the event serves as the kickoff to this year's festival.

The FREE event is still looking for girls ages 6 - 18 to participate. For more information head to their site. Later that night The Coathangers will head to Fusebox Festival Hub (1100 E. 5th Street) for a show that will set you back a measly $5 at the door.

Fusebox Festival runs from April 25th to May 6th, and is "an annual contemporary art and performance festival" that features everything from film to dance to music. Among the included artists are bounce musician Vockah Redu, who will bounce his way into Fusebox Festival Hub on 4/28. $5 gets you in at the door.

All Coathangers dates, a preview of the Fusebox Festival and a streamable version of that split with Davila 666, below....

Continue reading "Fusebox Festival is coming, two Coathangers shows included"

Corrosion of Conformity at Tone Deaf SXSW 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)

Corrosion of Conformity likes Austin. Just a few months after wrecking the city with SXSW shows, the band will return to the area with Black Cobra (who just got back from Roadburn 2012), Torche (whose new LP Harmonicraftis streaming at Spin) and Gaza. Ticketing info for the May 25th show at Beauty Ballroom is forthcoming.

UPDATE:We're told that there was some confusion with the tour dates, and that Beauty Ballroom is actually Black Cobra and Gaza ONLY, NOT COC or Torche.

Corrosion of Conformity recently dropped their new and self-titled LP for Candlelight, as well as a new video for "Psychic Vampire" and "The Moneychangers". Check out those videos below along with all tour dates.

Continue reading "Black Cobra & Gaza playing Beauty Ballroom on tour, but NOT with Corrosion of Conformity & Torche UPDATED (dates)"

Quintron & Miss Pussycat at Emo's last year (more by Tim Griffin)

After cancelling their massive tour last year, Quintron & Miss Pussycat will make up for it with a massive set of tour dates that will last three months this year. The husband-wife duo will land in Austin on June 16th at Scottish Rite Theater, where they'll meet up with Dent May. Ticketing info is forthcoming.

While Quintron & Miss Pussycat are still touring off of their Sucre Du Sauvage LP, Dent May is preparing to release a new LP in Do Things via Paw Tracks. Look for that LP on June 13th or preorder it now, and stream the new single "Best Friend" below.

All tour dates and other stuff, below...

Continue reading "Quintron & Miss Pussycat touring, playing Scottish Rite Theater w/ Dent May (who's releasing a new LP)"

Dean Wareham at Maxwell's in NJ in 2011 (more by Chris Gersbeck)

Dean Wareham (with help from Britta is playing more songs by his old band 'Galaxie 500' this year, including two times in Texas. One of those shows is at the Belmont Hotel in Dallas on 7/26. The other is in Austin at Antone's on July 27 with Austin dream pop band Love Inks (who we caught once again at Mohawk last night). Tickets for the Austin show are on sale now.

All dates and videos of Dean doing this in the past, at BrooklynVegan.

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin

At the Drive-In @ Coachella

Missed all the At The Drive-In reunion shows so far? Missed the Coachella Youtube stream too? Well, now you can watch the entire performance, along with pictures from their Coachella set and the setlist (if you haven't seen it already), below...

Continue reading "watch At The Drive-In's entire Coachella (week one) set (video, pics & setlist)"