AMM Oct. 30: Genesis Owusu at Empire Garage The world is in mass chaos. The end seems close at hand. But every day, somehow…one manages to rise up and move forward. So observes The Roach. Whether the protagonist of Genesis Owusu‘s latest release Struggler is a roach in the literal sense (a talking roach? most alarming), the follow-up to Smiling With No Teeth, taking a few existential cues from Samuel Beckett‘s Waiting for Godot, zooms in on the central character’s feelings of helplessness as he doggedly perseveres amidst the destruction surrounding him, all while dealing with what Owusu descri ..read more

AMM Oct. 28 2023: LEVITATION Saturday & Sunday.Brian Jonestown Massacre Right. Do the hydrating. Get your caffeine on. There’s much more ahead at LEVITATION this weekend, and your AMM has a smidge of recommendations, if you’re so inclined. Make sure to check Levitation’s website for the full schedule. Let’s go. For tonight, Saturday Oct. 28: Mexico City’s Sonido Gallo Negro headlines at Hotel Vegas, with an afterparty featuring Como Las Movies and Trejo; Palehound and Speedy Ortiz are on the line-up at The Parish, with Baths and Alexalone; AMM fave Glassing plays Empire Control Room, open ..read more

AMM Oct. 27 2023: A few AMM picks for LEVITATION Fri/Sat. Allah-Las In addition to hosting performances at venues along Red River, downtown, and South Austin, LEVITATION has a new central wind down hub, Levitation Lounge at 809 E. 6th, where festival goers can take a break and maybe catch a few Levitation artists doing DJ sets. You’re gonna need it during this busy weekend. And you know how the AMM does this thing – here are a handful of picks for tonight, Friday Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28. So much going on that it hurts: Tonight – Recent Studio 1A guest Alan Palomo at Empire Garage on E ..read more

AMM Oct. 26 2023: A Curious Mix of People release show at The Parlor.Sixteen Deluxe Surely you heard about it on an extra cool episode of My KUTX. Your AMM host recommends A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of ‘90s Austin by aforementioned My KUTX hosts (and former KVRX DJs, by the way), filmmaker Richard Whymark and writer Greg Beets. Both authors experienced the madness and mayhem firsthand, so this sharply crafted compilation of interviews with fellow ’90s scenesters, show and venue photos, and badass flyers provides a fascinating and entertaining oral history of Austin’s burgeo ..read more

AMM Oct. 23 2023 – Goth Gala at SagebrushHaunt Me It wasn’t a terribly exciting soap opera in the beginning. Dark Shadows was promoted as a “gothic” program, which mostly meant darkened corners, blowing curtains, and thunder and lightning around the Collinwood mansion, where the Collins family and all the drama resided. It attempted to cater to a specific gender normative audience – the “housewife” – with the usual 1960s daytime television fare. Then producer Dan Curtis, always envisioning more, added a ghost to haunt one of the old empty homes near the Collinwood mansion. Plenty of viewers ma ..read more

AMM Oct. 21 2023: Carrie Rodriguez’ LABORATORIO Carrie Rodriguez A recent Instagram post by Alex Marrero encapsulated a perfect but all-too-familiar sentiment. Marrero, known for his work in Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Los Lobos and numerous others, is part of the multi-talented house band of Carrie Rodriguez‘ LABORATORIO, an ongoing musical project exploring and celebrating Latinx culture and its many contributions to the ongoing American experiment. Rodriguez, Marrero, Roscoe Beck, David Jimenez and Peter Stopchinski are the alchemic artists making every LABORATORIO collaboration a unique and ..read more

AMM Oct. 20 2023 – Tomar and The FCs at C-Boy’s. Tomar and The FCs AMM fave “Enough is Enough” from Rise Above by Tomar and The FCs is today’s featured track, but make sure to add the sensational “New Way” to your library, a single that’s turning 1 year old this weekend. Another burner with killer horns and Tomar Williams killing it on vocals, as always. Music is a family affair for Williams. He started his career with his family’s bands in the late ‘80s along the Chitlin Circuit, and though the young Williams had never performed before, he carried a natural ability that shined immediately. He ..read more

AMM Oct. 19 2023 – Jalen Ngonda Photo: Rosie Cohe KUTX has been spinning “That’s All I Wanted From You” by Jalen Ngonda, but today’s AMM shares the title track to Ngonda’s album, Come Around and Love Me. Perhaps “nu-soul” is the easy reference point for describing the incredible sound of this London based artist, but clearly there are greater forces at work here. Genres like R&B and soul are present, but free-flowing and nebulous, weaving between classic and modern. The style is uniquely his own, and though it also goes without saying, Ngonda’s vocal talents are unmeasured. What an incredi ..read more

KVRX Presenta Un Show Hispano Sabrina Ellis and Nelson Valente of Como Las Movies. Today’s AMM includes a shout out to our colleagues at UT’s student-run station KVRX 91.7. It’s important to note that “None of the hits, all of the time” includes lots of musical discovery at KVRX-hosted live shows, too. There’s one this week at Chess Club in honor of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month, KVRX Presenta Un Show Hispano, putting the spotlight on Latine artists in Austin. This is a sick line-up: Como Las Movies (featured on today’s AMM with the new track “La 6” including vocals by Sabrina Ellis), songwri ..read more

It goes without saying. But for the curious newbies: Acid Mothers Temple will rattle your ribcage and all organs contained therein. In other words, this is one of the most fulfilling live performances your soul will witness, an ensemble wholeheartedly committed to its magnificent craft, a mind meld of psych, metal, drudge and sludge weaving you into a trancelike state. Though at first one may be convinced it’s a wall of sound and nothing more, the gargantuan grooves make their way into the thundering, pulsating mass. This is why you’re swaying in time. As one reviewer stated, this badass band ..read more