photos by Sarah Frankie Linder

Destruction Unit / Merchandise at Cheer Up Charlies, 6/1/2013

The third day of Chaos in Tejas (6/1) featured a killer late afternoon show at Cheer Up Charlies featuring bands from across the globe that dabbled in the outer reaches of punk. Featuring a headlining set from The Men, the outdoor show had fans sweating it out to the likes of Merchandise, Total Control, Destruction Unit, and Lower (their first US show). Pictures from Cheer Up Charlies are in this post.

BV Austin has lots more Chaos in Tejas coverage, and you can also catch up with some of the punk/metal happenings at InvisibleOranges. More pictures from Cheer Up Charlies on Saturday are below.

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Groundislava

Though their 2nd date together isn't until June 1st, we might as well call tonight (5/16) at Red 7 the first of a series of dates that producers oOoOO and Groundislava are playing together in Noth America this year. The poster and list of dates below agrees.

Groundislava is supporting a new collection of remixes called 'Treasure Chest' which you can buy, listen to and download at Bandcamp. Some oOoOO tracks are embedded below...

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Get Lucky at BrooklynVegan.

There's no denying this lineup of current hip hop and producer talent that will be hitting Austin, Houston and Dallas as the "Jambalaya Fest" in May. It will be like SXSW all over again when Odd Future's Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt (also known as Earl Wolf), Big Boi, Araabmuzik, Zeds Dead, RL Grime, and G-Eazy join forces at Bayou Music Center in Houston on May 23, The Backyard in Austin on May 24, and the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas on May 25. Tickets are on sale at the links.

For Tyler, the three shows are the end of a tour in support of his new LP "Wolf" that dropped at the beginning of April. That tour poster is below.

RL Grime recently released remixes of Jamie Lidell and Kanye and will meanwhile be playing other select dates around the country in May. His tour poster is also below.

All three "Jambalaya" shows are being presented by Scoremore who also bring Bun B to the North Door on 4/19.

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James Murphy on the S.S. Coachella (more by Greg Cristman)

Learning Secrets has just announced that James Murphy is coming to Austin on April 12 at Red 7 for what's being called a "Special Evening with James Murphy and Learning Secrets." He'll be spinning a DJ set which will no doubt keep things lively. Tickets are on sale now.

If you'd like to go for free we've got a pair of tickets to give away. Details are below.

Meanwhile, Murphy's getting ready to celebrate DFA Records' birthday with a huge Red Bull Music Academy show in Brooklyn in May.

Flyer from the event announcement and some videos from James' previous gigs below...

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Pictureplane @ official BrooklynVegan showcase (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Doldrums @ BrooklynVegan SXSW Day Party (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Before hooking up for a run with Pictureplane, Crystal Castles kick off a tour with Doldrums in Florida in April, a tour that quickly lands in Texas for three dates:

Crystal Castles & Doldrums in Texas:
Sat 04/20/13 House of Blues Houston Houston TX
Sun 04/21/13 Austin Music Hall Austin TX
Mon 04/22/13 House Of Blues Dallas Dallas TX

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photos by Bruno Simões

"SXSW was very real thank you Austin, Texas! On my way home to SF" - Giraffage

Giraffage @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop

We already posted a full set of pictures from the 9-artist BrooklynVegan SXSW showcase that took place at Maggie Mae's Rooftop on 3/15. Here's a few pics shots of three of the artists. They continue, along with a Giraffage mixtape for your listening pleasure, below...

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photos by Kevin Figueroa

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Flying Lotus & Earl Sweatshirt @ SXSW 2013

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Flying Lotus's label Brainfeeder released teasers for a "4.20" show at The Parish here in Austin. Tickets are on sale today (3/27) at 10AM.

While they haven't released the April line-up, teaser pics shared so far show label head Flying Lotus, as well as Thundercat and Teebs on the bill -- which will likely be a nice start for the North American leg of their tour that kicks off the following day in Houston.

Brainfeeder was just repping hard in Austin during SXSW with a showcase at Empire Automotive that included a set by FlyLo's rap alter ego Captain Murphy, special guest Earl Sweatshirt from Odd Future, Gaslamp Killer, The Underachievers who also played a BrooklynVegan showcase, and more. FlyLo also appeared with Earl at Fader Fort (like he did in LA). Pictures and video from all of it in this post. More, with tour dates below....

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BrooklynVegan has two official nighttime showcases on Friday night of SXSW Music, and both are completely different. The flyer for the Syria Red Cross Benefit is above. As you can see it includes sets by Omar Souleyman, Black Lips, Deer Tick, and more. More about that HERE. UPDATE: (Angel) Deradoorian added!

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The dancier show, as seen on BrooklynVegan and in the more colorful flyer, happens on Friday, March 15 at Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E. 6th Street) with a mix of mainly electronic music and hip hop, and wearable social lighting via Illuminode. The lineup is as follows:

01:00am xxyyxx
12:35am Zebra Katz
12:10am Brooke Candy
11:25pm Pictureplane
11:00pm The Underachievers
10:00pm Giraffage
09:20pm Man Without Country
09:00pm Mykki Blanco
08:00pm 3421

We also have an official BrooklynVegan/Invisible Oranges metal showcase on Saturday (3/16) with Pallbearer, John Baizley (Baroness), and more.

And four days of day parties that you should RSVP for..