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NEW - Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor this month thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/08/l...
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Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor
I have a deep love for The Get Up Kids. Their 1999 classic Something to Write Home About is an all-timer for me—one of those records that somehow still hits the same decades later. (I’ve been caugh…
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NEW - Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/29/l...
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Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk
Amherst, Massachusetts screamo legends Orchid came through Austin and led a stacked bill on January 20, a show that felt like it almost didn’t happen due to its original booking at the in-crisis Em…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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NEW -Opinion: Bob Weir is irreplaceable so why not ask Sturgill Simpson to step in? thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/22/o...
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Opinion: Bob Weir is irreplaceable so why not ask Sturgill Simpson to step in?
Just for clarification, as I write this, my girlfriend, who is a massive Deadhead, is appalled. With the announcement of the passing of Bob Weir on January 10, the future of The Grateful Dead Empir…
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January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Free Week returned in 2026 with cover free showcases thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/13/l...

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Live music review: Free Week returned in 2026 with cover free showcases
Free Week returned to the Red River Cultural District last weekend, marking another successful year of cover free showcases that benefit local businesses throughout downtown Austin. The RRCD non-pr…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Live music review: Free Week returned in 2026 with cover free showcases
Free Week returned to the Red River Cultural District last weekend, marking another successful year of cover free showcases that benefit local businesses throughout downtown Austin. The RRCD non-pr…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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NEW - Opinion: Eight predictions for Austin music and culture in 2026 🔮
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Opinion: Eight predictions for Austin music and culture in 2026
Because it’s the beginning of the year, I wanted to try something new. I’m going to make some predictions about things I think will happen over the next twelve months. I’m not a swami. This is just…
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January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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UPDATE: Playing Bowie all day in honor of his birthday 🎶⚡️👨‍🎤https://youtu.be/t365MuktYQs?si=pN7zfT5S2GZYgwWF
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January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor this month thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/08/l...
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Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor
I have a deep love for The Get Up Kids. Their 1999 classic Something to Write Home About is an all-timer for me—one of those records that somehow still hits the same decades later. (I’ve been caugh…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/06/l...

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Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands
Free Week in Austin’s Red River Cultural District returns this coming weekend on January 9 and 10, bringing yet another array of cover-free showcases to the downtown area to kick off 2026 with live…
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January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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NEW - Eulogy to those we lost: It was a rough year for the Austin music scene thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/30/t...
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Eulogy to those we lost: It was a rough year for the Austin music scene
It was a rough year for the service industry and the Austin music scene. We lost plenty of global legends, but also some of the folks who make this city special — the ones who make Austin… Au…
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December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/24/l...
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Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well
If you haven’t taken a trip to the new location for Austin’s legendary metal stronghold, The Lost Well, put a pilgrimage to the East Austin music venue high on your to-do list. The Lost Well return…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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OUT NOW - RECAP & PHOTOS of @resoundpresents.bsky.social Holiday Hootenanny at RADIO/EAST is now live on our website 👇👇👇
December 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured @tuneyards.bsky.social , @shanandtheclams.bsky.social & lots more thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/21/l...
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Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured Tune-Yards, Shannon and the Clams
The second annual Resound and Pooneh Presents Holiday Hootenanny on December 13 at southeast Austin venue Radio/East marked another musical holiday celebration, bringing national talent and local a…
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December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Portland act
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ACL Live with La Luz
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Live music review: Portland act Portugal. The Man showed no creative bounds at ACL Live with La Luz
Alaska natives and Portland-based musical collective Portugal. The Man is an outfit that knows no creative bounds. Built by visionary John Gourley and rounded out by a laundry list of collaborators…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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NEW - Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at
Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/17/l...
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Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary
The 1990s saw many monumental alternative rock and indie releases that many music fans, new and old, hold dear. For some, it’s The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse, Slanted & Enchanted by…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire Control Room in Austin for rare late-year gig thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/15/l...
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Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire in Austin for rare late-year gig
It can be hard to gauge what attendance at late-year gigs in Austin will be like. There are tons of shows, festivals, and other events going on in town 365 days a year. People’s wallets can run dry…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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NEW - Live music review: @nekocasefans.bsky.social returned to the @paramountaustin.bsky.social for Thanksgiving thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/11/l...
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Live music review: Neko Case returned to the Paramount Theater in Austin for Thanksgiving
So on a warm Tuesday night, a two days before Thanksgiving, Neko Case and her touring band returned to the Paramount Theatre in support of her latest album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, her eighth stu…
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December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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NEW - Old school punks The Bouncing Souls and H2O played Empire in Austin last Sunday thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/10/l...
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Live music review: Old school punks The Bouncing Souls and H2O played Empire last Sunday
As an official Old Head, it’s an experiment in time for me: I got into punk in the early ’90s, and now that it’s 2025, I’m somehow in my fourth decade of this thing. The people we looked up to — an…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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OUT NOW: Holiday Hootenanny takes place next Saturday at Austin's Radio East with a KILLER lineup. Read all about it at @thecosmicclash.bsky.social then grab tix...
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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NEW - Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio East Dec. 13 with stacked lineup thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/06/l...
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Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio East December 13 with stacked lineup
The Resound-Pooneh Presents-KUTX Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio / East on December 13, marking another year of music, vendors, and holiday-themed festivities to close out another year of Austi…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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NEW - Live music review: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Parker Jazz Club evokes deep nostalgia thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/05/l...
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Live music review: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Parker Jazz Club evokes deep nostalgia
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending The Parker Jazz Club’s tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas, and it’s now on my must-do tradition list. Hosted every Monday in December, The Ry…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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OUT NOW: Big Bill Ball 8 was a typically good time that showcased Austin acts that deserve your attention IJMHO
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December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/04/l...
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Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene
The eighth annual Big Bill Ball at Radio East in the Southeast part of town, marked another celebration of the Austin scene, offering a snapshot of local music in 2025 with a six-band bill featurin…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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OUT NOW: our Murder City Devils review by @robertdean.bskyverified.social is now live at @thecosmicclash.bsky.social 👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Murder City Devils brought rock n roll fury to Mohawk thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/02/l...
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Live music review: Murder City Devils brought rock and roll fury to Mohawk
I love a show where the band is not there to fuck around. No small talk, no rare material, no rambling monologues about the world. Just pure rock and roll fury. At the Mohawk on Sunday, November 23…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Radiohead are gutted to have to announce the postponement of the first two Copenhagen dates this week - tonight, Dec 1st and tomorrow, Dec 2nd. The shows have been rescheduled for Dec 15th and 16th respectively.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM