January 2012
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1/28: August Burns Red, Silverstein at Emo's East
7PM | $20/22 | with Silverstein, Texas in July, Letlive., Fire From The Gods
This Saturday August Burns Red and Silverstein, two of the most battle-tested metalcore bands from the past decade, are hitting Emo’s East on the first leg of their expansive U.S. tour. In 2005 August Burns Red exploded onto the scene with Thrill Seeker, an impressive debut that showcased their technical...
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Photos: Kendrick Lamar & RAC at the Beauty...
Last weekend the brand new Beauty Ballroom opened its doors at 2015 E. Riverside. Though it was only a soft opening, as the official Grand Opening is this weekend with Theophilus London on Friday and Daniel Johnston on Saturday, both Kendrick Lamar and the RAC DJs boasted two impressive performances to christen Austin’s newest venue. Check out more photos below and make sure to grab...
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1/21: In Flames, Trivium at Emo's East
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Austin Pysch Fest at Emo's East, Beauty Ballrom...
Last spring Austin Psych Fest took over the now-defunct Seaholm Power Plant, edging out Jay-Z and Kayne’s SXSW performance as the final event of the venue’s short tenure. This year the music and multimedia festival is heading east side, spaning both Emo’s East and the brand new Beauty Ballroom April 27-29th. The Reverbnation Appreciation Society and the Black Angels have...
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Photos: Man or Astro-man?
When we announced here on the Emo’s blog that legendary surf-rockers-from-another-dimension Man or Astro-man? were playing a reunion show at 603 Red River we advised that things might get a little out of hand. “This reminds me of our third show ever,” said guitarist Star Crunch (Brian Causey) at one point, “I remember it well, it was a house party right down the street...
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Photos: Cruiserweight and Riddlin' Kids
Last weekend two of Austin’s mainstay punk bands, Cruiserweight and Riddlin’ Kids, took over Emo’s East in what was a trip down memory lane for most of those in attendance. As both bands officially broke up within the last few years their hometown crowd proved their loyalty, packing out the brand new Emo’s East that had it feeling just as intimate as the days at 603 Red...
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1/14: Wu-Tang Clan at Emo's East
This Saturday the legendary Wu-Tang Clan will be making a special appearance at Emo’s East featuring a bumper lineup of Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life and the son of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Young Dirty. As RZA has been filming a martial arts movie with Russel Crowe that caused him to miss the...
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1/6: Free Week at Emo's East
Since forming in 1999, the band’s membership has expanded and contracted while the sonic landscapes have grown with each release. My Education has released 5 full-length albums including a 12” vinyl collaboration with avant-hip hop duo Dalek. A staple in the instrumental community, they have been remixed by members of the bands Kinski, Pelican, Red Sparowes and Dalek. Don’t miss them...
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Photos: Final Show at Emo's
After nearly two decades as the definitive venue in a city that is known as the live music capital of the world, Emo’s closed its doors last Friday, Dec. 30th. Though Emo’s outside hadn’t housed an act since DFA graffitied the walls during ACL weekend, Emo’s Jr. remained open until just before the new year with a series of concerts featuring the most coveted Austin bands...
Black Angels bringing in the New Year @ Emo’s East http://t.co/0Gb2PZKj
December 2011
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Clutch Commemorates Emo's Closing via Rolling...
The chance to play one of the last shows at Emo’s was enough to draw Clutch away from a planned month of rest following a European tour in November, and fans from as far away as Brooklyn traveled to Austin to see the veteran metal band play both nights. Whether in the new, state-of-the-art hall or in the cramped, no-frills downtown spot, the audience got stellar, rock-solid shows.
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12/23: Riverboat Gamblers at Emo's
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12/22: Dikes of Holland, The Young at Emo's
9 PM | $5 | Emo’s Inside | with The Young, Gospel Truth, The Creationists, Crooked Bangs
For the founding members of Dikes of Holland creating with one another has never come difficultly. In and out of bands for years things always sort of clicked, just like their band name that was actually never supposed to stick in the first place. But it did, and so did their psyched-out, up-tempo...
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12/17: Agony Column at Emo's
9 PM | $15 | Emo’s Inside | with Flash Boys, Blunt Force Trauma
Agony Column’s self-proclaimed “Hellbilly Deathmetal Onslaught” began in 1987 at the stylistic crossroads of metal, punk, and double-barreled Southern rock. They were one of the few local Austin acts that fit in seamlessly alongside both Back Room headbangers and co-op party art punks. Although vocalist Richie Turner,...
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12/16: Man or Astro-man? at Emo's
9 PM | $20 | Emo’s Inside | with Fuckemos, Thighmaster, Cunto
From other worldy jazz guru Sun Ra to German Rocket Scientist Wernher von Braun, Alabama has always had more than an ample share of connections to outer space. Such is the case with Man or Astro-man?, whose obsession with science fiction and groundbreaking technology (which at the time was an Apple Imagewriter II) propelled...
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12/14: Honky (J. D. Pinkus of Butthole Surfers) at...
9 PM | $5 | Emo’s Inside | with Whiskey Dick, El Pathos
The Emo’s Apocalypse continues tonight at Emo’s downtown with one of the rowdiest and rip-roarinest bands to ever call the Texas capital their home: Honky. While J. D. Pinkus is better known as the bassist for Butthole Surfers his self-proclaimed “superboogie” trio are unabashedly rock in the Austin spirit....
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Thrash and Burn Tour feat. Winds of Plague,...
5 PM | $20 | with Chelsea Grin, As Blood Runs Black, For the Fallen Dreams, Upon A Burning Body
For almost a decade Winds of Plague have stayed true as one of the longest standing deathcore bands in the U.S., unafraid to incorporate more symphonic elements into their songs that are usually only found in fantasy metal. Having recorded their debut record right after their senior year of high...
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1/28: August Burns Red, Silverstein at Emo's East
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No Control Radio Presents: Korpiklaani at Emo's
8 PM | $16/18 | Emo’s Inside | with Arkona, Polkadot Cadaver, Forged In Flame
For almost twenty years the members of Korpiklaani have taken the ancient folk music of their Samic culture and turned it into what lead singer Jonne Järvelä calls “old people’s music with heavy metal guitars.” Using real traditional folk instruments in conjunction with their onslaught of...
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12/9: Canoe!, Ovenbirds at Emo's
9 PM | $10 | Emo’s Inside | with Ovenbirds, The Nouns
Band meets in Austin where lead singer/organist Justin had moved to be in a Brooks and Dunn cover band. He soon meets drummer Joe and guitarist Zach and realize they all like to sit around smoking pot, and all agree they hate Brooks and Dunn. Although they have yet to play a single note, Canoe is now officially a band. On strength of...
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C3 Presents: Mr. Gnome at Emo's
9 PM | $8 | Emo’s inside | with The Baker Family
Inspired by a taste for the surreal, Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome has been creating a singular amalgam of gritty, space-psychedelia since 2005, gaining them an ever-growing cult following across North America and Europe. Singer/guitarist Nicole Barille and drummer/pianist Sam Meister bring an unfiltered approach to their craft, their off-kilter...
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Emo's Apocalypse Poster Series by Lindsey Kuhn
For years Lindsey Kuhn designed and screened some of the most iconic concert posters for Emo’s, many of which you can still find hanging throughout the venue today. Now he has put together a project to commemorate its closing - nine individual posters that when assembled correctly create an impressive master image. Each will be for sale throughout the rest of the month during the...
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Photos: Big Sean at Emo's East
Yes, this really happened. Big Sean got all down and dirty this past weekend in front of a sellout crowd at Emo’s East, locking in a blistering performance that had him tearing up the stage from corner to corner. “How many people here like G.O.O.D. music!” he would occasionally blurt out, eliciting roaring cheers from the crowd which only seemed to fuel his nonstop pace. After...
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12/5: Kingdom of Suicide Lovers, Literature at...
9 PM | $3 | with Literature, Miami Dolphins, Ichi Ni San Shi
Tonight the Emo’s Apocalypse continues with Kingdom of Suicide Lovers at Emo’s downtown. Formed in 2008 KOSL hit the ground running as they contributed to a Matador compilation for their first release, followed by a single on Golden Hour Records. Said to be at work on their debut full-length, expect KOSL to have some new...
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12/2: Norma Jean & Oh, Sleeper at Emo's East
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12/1: Hickoids, Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5 at Emo's
9 PM | $5 | Emo’s Inside | with Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5, Zero Skills
Back in the days when no one had to worry much about keeping Austin weird, The Hickoids were doing their best to make it the weirdest place in Texas, if not on earth - William Michael Smith, Houston Press Today
In the mid-80’s Hickoids were topping polls in The Chronicle and taking their raucous brand of...
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New Years Eve with The Black Angels
The Black Angels. New Years Eve. Any questions?
November 2011
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Clutch plays Emo's East 12/17, Emo's downtown...
Pick your poison: East or Downtown.
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11/29: C3 Presents Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at...
Doors 9PM | $15 | Emo’s Inside | with Champagne Champagne, Xperience
In 2005 Macklemore seemed to have the world in his grasp: fresh out of college he burst onto the Seattle hip-hop scene with his first full-length album The Language of My World, yet struggles with substance abuse threatened to jeopardize his ambitious start. It wasn’t until late 2008 that Macklemore teamed up with...
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11/29: Unearth, Chimaira, Skeletonwitch at Emo's...
For over a decade Boston’s Unearth has paved the way for metal and hardcore bands in almost every respect imaginable. With an uncompromised approach to each album Unearth has steered clear of fleeting trends and continue to release some of the most progressive metal albums in recent history. Having toured with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Terror, In Flames and Megadeath...
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CANCELLED: Flesh & Layzie Bone at Emo's East
Tonight’s performance at Emo’s East has been cancelled, advance ticket purchasers should receive an email with refund information. Hopefully we’ll see Flesh and Layzie back in Austin soon, until then…
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11/26: This Will Destroy You, Tactics at Emo's
Show at 9PM | $15/17 | Emo’s Inside
Hailing from San Marcos and currently residing in the Austin area This Will Destroy You are accustomed to playing Emo’s while not out on the road, however tomorrow night will be their last show at the downtown venue before it closes at the end of December. Having released their long-awaited sophomore album Tunnel Blanket earlier this year the once...
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C3 Presents: The Shpongletron Experience at Emo's...
8 PM | $25/$30 | with Emancipator, Blockhead | Emo’s East
With electronic music so easy to create these days due to such readily-available software, nearly anyone with a decently powered computer and speedy fingers can put out an album. The question is, then, how does one differentiate oneself from the thousands, or possibly tens of thousands of up-and-coming electronic artists? For Simon...
October 2011
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Sode Jerk Presents: Close Your Eyes, The Color...
7PM | $12/14 | Emo’s Inside
Abilene, Texas-based Close Your Eyes have gone from local standouts to national breakouts in a little over a year, having toured with the likes of Underoath, A Day To Remember as well as having played the coveted Cornerstone festival. Fans of Emarosa will be stuck on lead singer Shane Raymond’s powerful vocals, injected with the ferocity of a Set Your...
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Hawthorne Heights, ViFolly at Emo's
9PM | $12 | Emo’s Inside
Wind the clocks back a decade and Hawthorne Heights were just another DIY band from the midwest, playing basement shows in their hometown of Dayton, OH and booking their own tours to the east coast and back. Today they’re gold-selling recording artists and are one of the few emo rock bands from the early 2000’s to have endured the test of time and kept...
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The War On Drugs, Purling Hiss at Emo's
9PM | $10 | Emo’s Inside
Long before Kurt Vile ever released a solo record he was working with then California-to-Philly transplant Adam Granduciel on a project called the War On Drugs, who were signed by Jagjaguwar-affiliate Secretly Canadian in 2007. Vile split in late 2008 but not before contributing to Wagonwheel Blues, the band’s standout debut LP that drew comparisons to Dylan...
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The Ripe, John Wesley Coleman at Emo's Inside
FREE | 9PM | Emo’s Inside
Formed in 2007, Austin-based The Ripe have sprung forth from their roots in power-pop, folk, garage, and psychedelia while still being nurtured by more contemporary influences. Cultivated by the energy and hooks of power-pop favorites such as Big Star and The Nerves while consciously trying to bring to real life the Beatles White Album, these guys also feed upon...
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101X Presents: Sabaton (SE), Blackguard (QC) at...
9PM | $12 | Emo’s Inside
Hailing all the way from the western shores of the Gulf of Bothnia, Grammy-nominated Swedish metal band Sabaton are in the states to promote their latest album Coat of Arms. Hellbent on the rehashing the turmoil of the great wars of the last century, their lyrics cover infamous battles and their rivaling leaders. Having toured with DragonForce much of last year,...
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C3 Presents: Renderers, Sore Eros at Emo's Inside
$8 | 9PM | Emo’s Inside
Formed back in 1989 New Zealand’s Renderers are like peering into a time capsule, their music standing as the last of a generation long before indie rock was on the radio or in TV commercials. Married couple Brian and Maryrose Cook originally formed Renderers out of then-breakout band The Terminals, going on to record six studio albums over more than two...
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Sode Jerk Presents: Simple Plan at Emo's East 11/6...
11/6 | $21/$24 | 6PM | Emo’s East
After some much needed rest following an extensive world tour Simple Plan are back with their fourth studio album, Get Your Heart On!, which was released this past June. Featuring collaborations from Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth, Simple Plan have joined the pop-punk resurgence alongside Blink-182 and others. Their...
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101X Presents: Brujeria at Emo's East
10/8 | 9PM | $20 | Emo’s East
Almost 20 years ago Brujeria released their debut album Mantando Güeros which pictured a severed head on the cover, and ever since they have refused to listen to anyone else but themselves. Openly forthright about satanism, witchcraft and class struggles, Brujeria have released some of the most provocative metal albums of the last few decades, even making it...
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Middle Class Rut
10/2 | $10 | 8PM | Emo’s Inside
Back in 2007, when Middle Class Rut opened for the then up-and-coming Receiving End of Sirens and Envy On The Coast, Alternative Press was quoted as saying that it was “mind-blowing to witness the sheer depth and complexity of the sound these two guys are capable of unleashing on their own…but once the novelty subsides, you’re left with incendiary...
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C3 Presents: The Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band
9/30 | 10 PM | $12 | Emo’s Inside
You wouldn’t expect The Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band to be a three-piece with that sort of name, but their music suggests otherwise. Playing guitars older than some of your grandparents and literally burning through washboards that wind up as merch at the end of each show, these Indiana natives can assuredly claim to be the only band with a...
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Emo's Downtown to close in December
via Pitchfork Media:
Billboard reports that famed Austin venue Emo’s is closing after nearly 20 years of operation. Owner Frank Hendrix told Billboard that the reason for shuttering had to do with local competition: “We were going the way of CBGB’s. When Moody Theatre moved downtown, it raised the bar for everybody.” There are several shows planned in December to give...
September 2011
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Burlesque Benefit for Bastrop Wild Fires
9PM | $10 | Emo’s Inside
In case you haven’t heard of them the Bat City Bombshells have been teasin’ and pleasin’ all over the Austin area for the past few years, performing their own personal rendition of classic vaudeville burlesque. Tonight they grace the stage of Emo’s inside in hopes of raising money for the Bastrop wild fire victims. Eddie Peery and the...
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Emo's East Grand Opening
It’s been almost twenty years since Emo’s first opened its doors, and in that span of time countless bands have not only graced the stage (including the legendary Johnny Cash, just look for his barstool hanging from the ceiling) but all helped cement Emo’s as the live venue of Austin. Marked by its grittiness, Emo’s has long represented the unfettered (and sometimes...
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Wild Frontier Fest: Day 2
If you missed Day 1 of Wild Frontier Fest you definitely do not want to skip out on today as Wavves, The Black and White Years, Peelander-Z and Cruiserweight all help close out the weekend. Also make sure to catch Zlam Dunk’s set and help bid them farewell as tomorrow they head out on the road for over a month. You can find their set time as well as Day 2’s full schedule below:
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