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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...
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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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👀 #jazzfest 2026 lineup dropped today...
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Jazz Fest lineup just announced and it looks great!!

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lineup for the 2026 jazz fest in new orleans! https://www.nojazzfest.com/music/
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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OUT NOW: Bouncing Souls and H2O played EMPIRE last Sunday… #punkrock
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Just picked up our copy of Dolly Parton's new book, "Star of the Show" available directly from The Queen of Country here. This hard cover photo book is gorgeous with copy written by Dolly:
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#DollyParton #StaroftheShow #books #xmasgifts
Star of the Show: My Life on Stage Hardcover Book
Please note that this is a pre-order. Orders for this item will ship on or around November 11, 2025. In stock items purchased with this item will not ship separately.   A stunning celebration of Dolly...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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SOMETIMES when I need a a bit of a lift, I cue up this clip and let Karen O fix things for me cc: @yeahyeahyeahs.bsky.social
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps" live at ACL Fest
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December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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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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Legendary Architect Frank Gehry has died
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Legendary Architect Frank Gehry Has Died at the Age of 96 — Architectural Digest
The prolific Pritzker Prize winner was known for his sculptural, avant-garde buildings including the Guggenheim Bilbao
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December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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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: Big Bill Ball 8 was a typically good time that showcased Austin acts that deserve your attention IJMHO
Check it out at @thecosmicclash.bsky.social 👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 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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WATCH: The Brian Jonestown Massacre "That Girl Suicide" live at Metro Music Hall youtu.be/qMVx9Egqrr8?... #BJM #livemusic #SLC #nowplaying
The Brian Jonestown Massacre "That Girl Suicide" live at Metro Music Hall
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December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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NEW - Live comedy review: Dave Attell at the Mothership-A masterclass in controlled chaos thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/30/l...

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#DaveAttell #standup #comedy #review
Live comedy review: Dave Attell at the Mothership – A masterclass in controlled chaos
Few times in life do we get to see a true master at work. Watching someone carve stone for a temple or fling paint across a canvas gives a glimpse into creation itself — that raw place art comes fr…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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In honor of David Byrne performing tonight and tomorrow at Bass Concert Hall here's a clip of his last performance at the venue:
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#davidbyrne #talkingheads #nowplaying
David Byrne “Burning Down the House” live at Bass Hall
YouTube video by Greg Ackerman
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November 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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OUT NOW: Earl Sweatshirt's performance at Stubb's BBQ cemented his #hiphop legacy now live at @thecosmicclash.bsky.social 👇
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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NEW - Live music review: Emo originals Cap'n Jazz played Mohawk last Monday thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/24/l...
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Live music review: Emo originals Cap n Jazz played Mohawk last Monday
The Midwest Emo Kinsella dynasty feels everlasting in 2025. For this outing, the emo originals Cap’n Jazz made their way to Mohawk in the Red River Cultural District on Monday night to assert a leg…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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OUT TODAY: @qotsa-official.bsky.social taped an @acltv.bsky.social epdisode and @thecosmicclash.bsky.social's @robertdean.bskyverified.social was on hand to bear witness...
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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OUT TODAY: @qotsa-official.bsky.social taped an @acltv.bsky.social epdisode and @thecosmicclash.bsky.social's @robertdean.bskyverified.social was on hand to bear witness...
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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In honor of this week's Kilby Block Party 2026 lineup announcement... @lcdsoundsystem.bsky.social “Dance Yrself Clean” at youtu.be/XgCtRotLD08?... 🎶🪩✨
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LCD Soundsystem “Dance Yrself Clean” at Kilby Block Party
YouTube video by Greg Ackerman
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November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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NOW PLAYING: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets live at Metro Music Hall, November 8, 2025 🎸🔥
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#psychrock #livemusic #nowplaying
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets live at Metro Music Hall
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November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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NEW - Live music review: @pigeonsplaying.bsky.social packed Mohawk last Friday thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/19/l...
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Live music review: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong packed Mohawk last Friday
Baltimore funk jam outfit Pigeons Playing Ping Pong soared into Austin for another musical extravaganza, their third visit since 2022, in celebration of their eighth studio LP Feed The Fire. This t…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Took me a minute (emotionally & technogically) to get this together, but RIP Todd Snider. Here's my interview with him in 2019. 🙏🏼

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Todd Snider 5-2-19
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November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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NEW - Live music preview: Mexico City rockers Los Blenders set to play 13th Floor on Saturday with Hidden Ritual thecosmicclash.com/2025/11/18/l...
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#LosBlenders #livemusic #preview
Live music preview: Mexico City rockers Los Blenders set to play 13th Floor on Saturday with Hidden Ritual
You may be too young to remember the first wave of Rock en Espagnol that spread across North America in the 90s. Bands like Caifanes, Mana, Maldita Vecindad and countless others were heard across a…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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OUT TODAY: @thecosmicclash.bsky.social writer @robertdean.bskyverified.social asks if Hip Hop is dead. Good question…
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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OUT TODAY: @thecosmicclash.bsky.social review of Mix Master Mike and a raft of Austin artists at Been There 4 is now live on our website 👇
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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This is excellent news, and if you want to know anything about music in #Austin follow Greg!
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM