Legendary Austin music venues stage anticipated reopenings, plus more The Continental Club is one of several Austin venues reopening this month. Whether it was in the form of livestreams, drive-ins, or socially distanced setups, live music in Austin did its best to persevere throughout the pandemic. In all likelihood, it’s going to be a while longer before things are “normal” again, but the scene has started to move toward returning to full speed. To help get you in the loop on that, here are a few noteworthy bits for May. By the way, if you get out there, be sure to continue to mask up and abide by each venue’s COVID-19 safety protocols.
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In support of the double LP Roll The Bones X, Shakey Graves confirms an extensive run of summer tour dates. The stretch of North American shows kicks off with multiple performances in his home state of Texas Austin’s Stubb on June 18, Houston’s White Oak Music Hall (Lawn) on June 19 as well Dallas’ The Rustic on June 20 followed by a return headline set at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 23. Tickets are available for purchase at www.shakeygraves.com/. See below for the full tour routing.
Roll The Bones X debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart, securing Shakey Graves’ first top 10 effort. The record celebrates 10 years since the release of his Bandcamp-exclusive debut album Roll The Bones and is now available on all digital service providers for the first time via Dualtone Records. Listen to/share Roll The Bones X HERE and purchase the vinyl reissue HERE.
Remember parties? Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Austin musician Shakey Graves, is sending out the invite with
The Get Together, the new comedy-drama about one night at a very Austin bash. The movie arrives on VOD next week, just as everyone is considering at least a little socializing again. We were joking about it being an instructional video, Rose-Garcia said. Yes, it s probably in the backyard, you ll probably have to play some kind of ball/cup drinking game stuff, and people will be like, Yeah, right, right, right. Remember people? added director Will Bakke. When we made this, it made us super nostalgic thinking about our 20s, and then when the pandemic hit it took on a life of its own.
By: Andy Gensler
(photo by Matt Lief-Anderson/Courtesy Bring Music Home)
Comfort Dog: Three weeks after Tamara Deike interviewed Jason McNeely (above), owner of Austin’s Barracuda, the venue permanently closed.
If ever there was a vital document capturing the essence of what
this year made America’s clubs so universally beloved, it’s “Bring Music
Home,” a glorious new coffee table book chronicling more than 200 independent
clubs in 30 U.S. markets. Co-authored by Tamara Deike and Amber
Mundinger, with sumptuous art direction by Kevin W. Condon, this
500-page tome, weighing some
9 pounds, quickly makes clear what powers
these treasured music temples: People. Human beings. Mere mortals. That is, the 375 owners, GMs,