Maluca returns to Austin!

Yes, she's coming back already. After tearing it up all over town during SXSW, Maluca is going to be performing at The ND (formerly the Independent 501 Studios) on June 17th. Her music is this really cool Latin hodgepodge of New York City sounds: house, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, drum n bass and hip hop. She is most famously known for her hit single, "El Tigeraso" which can be seen on MTV3 and Mun2. She's signed to Mad Decent, of which producer Diplo is the label head of. Diplo has done wonders producing for M.I.A. and Santigold. I interviewed Maluca for Red River Noise during SXSW. Check it out here to learn more about one of my favorite new artists:

Q&A Interview: Maluca

2/13 Weekend Show Pick: White Denim at Antone's

 

What more do you need to know? Oh wait, there is more. If you are on of the first 200 people to RSVP on Do512, you can win tickets and maybe even a VIP table for four. If you've never seen White Denim live or heard their music, time to get with the program. These dudes rock. I'm so glad they are playing Antone's because the sound and lighting are always good. Good for White Denim. 

WHITE DENIM - Shake Shake Shake from ACIDBIRD on Vimeo.

Like what you hear? RSVP on Do512 here:

http://do512.com/event/2010/02/13/white-denim-w-tba

2/10/10 The Mosh Tour II come to Emo's Wednesday Night!

I'm stoked to see some good old fashion hardcore screamo, metalcore, whatever-core come back to Austin so early in the year. The Mosh Lives II Tour comes to Emo's Wednesday night and is headlined by none other than Emmure. Goodby To The Gallows makes the rotation in my iPod regularly when plugged into the car stereo.

That being said, I am looking forward to finally seeing Miss May I after missing them twice last year. I dug their Apologies Are For The Weak album and their video that made it to the Saw VI Soundtrack. A lot of these kind of screamo or metalcore bands tend to sound samesy, but I like Miss May I. If you like this genre, then you read Revolver Magazine and hate half the bands at Warped Tour. If that describes you, I'll probably see you tomorrow.

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Sunday Concert Pick: Go, We Must at El Sol Y La Luna

After a wild Saturday night and a Longhorns victory, Sundays are a great day to just chill (recover). The NFL season hasn't started yet so after Church or sleeping in, your Sunday should be relatively free. You could stay home and do laundry, or you could experience life in Austin, Texas the way you should...with live music. My show pick for Sunday is a special benefit concert featuring many talented singer-songwriters, including the talented Gina Chavez at El Sol y La Luna.

Gina Chavez (photo by Richard Bryant Photography)

Gina Chavez is a relatively well known folk rock artist whose influences include Ani Defranco, Patti Griffen and Julieta Venegas. In town she's performed everywhere from Jovita's on South First to the Nutty Brown Cafe. Normally she'd be playing shows to support her album, Hanging Spoons. Tomorrow is a little different.

Sunday night's benefit show is an effort to support a humanitarian like trip to El Salvador. The text from the Do512 post says it best I think:

"You might think it's CRAZY! To Pack up and leave a budding career in Central Texas for cold showers & chicken buses in Central America. To take your best friend & live out of a suitcase in El Salvador, where poverty and volcanoes are too big to miss. And for what? To teach kids and live with nuns for a year? Maybe you're right. It does sound crazy. THEN AGAIN, maybe you kinda wish you could COME WITH US..."

While my focus may be on Gina Chavez, there are many great performers on the bill with her. Latin At Heart and Haydn Vitera are certainly worth mentioning as they are all very talented musicians. It is like my mom used to say, "There's music and then there's music". Sunday night it is about the cause and the music.




For more on Gina Chavez, click on the following links:

Gina Chavez Myspace

Gina Chavez Website

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Show posting on Do512

A Great Night For Indie In Austin

Tonight one of my favorite new local indie bands, Western Ghost House, plays at Mohawk. Austin Vida featured them recently and I am hoping, as Editor in Chief, that we garnered some new interest for them. I have always said that seeing live music during the week is the best time to really discover something new. Since Monday night football has not started yet, come out and join my friends and I at Mohawk.

Also tonight at Mohawk, is my friend Andrew's band called "Isle of White". He's been on me about coming to see them play and tonight it is finally going to happen. I haven't made a judgment on them yet, simply because I haven't seen them live. Either way, I'll have a cold one or two with Andrew.

Here's a look for you at Western Ghost House. It's a video that was shot for their Austin Vida feature, both filmed and written by my friend Ajay Miranda. For those of you who were out this weekend at Mohawk getting your face ripped off by The Sword, check out the drummer. He may look familiar to you.



For more on Western Ghost House, check out their Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/westernghosthouse

For more in Isle of White, check out their Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/isleofwhite