New Years Eve Show – Escort and Holiday Mountain @ The Palm Door Welcome 2015! New Years Eve festivities in Austin were cancelled due to the ‘cold weather’ but thanks to the genius of the Palm Door, an event space where the Stage used to be on ‘Dirty’ 6th, a quintet of disco saviors, called…
King Diamond – Satanic pageantry is poured on hard with living metal god, King Diamond, performing as a headliner. KD’s relationship with the dark lord Beezlebub goes wayyyy back. Unlike other metal ‘performers’, KD is a practicing LaVeyan Satanist which adds an element of veracity to his insidious and demented act. Between his bone cross microphone,…
Reputante – An offshoot of the band Ash, James Levy and Tim Wheeler carry their talents into a band that eschews the laissez-faire essence of the The Strokes and the new wave pop of Culture Club. The infectious synth jingles and Casablancas-esque baritone in the vocals make the band Reputante absolutely irresistible. Mas Ysa – I wandered over to…
Modest Mouse – I’ve listened/worshipped this band for more than half of my life, but have never seen them live because you have a better chance of Rick Perry splitting an atom than procuring a ticket to a Modest Mouse show in Austin. Isaac Brock and his merry band of mischievous revelers did not disappoint, mixing…