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Astral Projections: Dismal Light with Mustachio Light Show "Ryan Rousseau's (Destruction Unit, Gila Man) Dismal Light project is full of dark texture and hypnotic driving rhythms. "Mindswap," the first release on Ausaca, has tracks ranging from wonked out old blues recordings to near dark dance floor jams. Rousseau explores the outer territories of space and time, not adhering to any one genre throughout the 30 minutes on this tape." -- https://auasca.bandcamp.com/album/dismal-light-mindswap Full dome visualizations by The Mustachio Light Show Doors at 7pm // Performance 7:45 sharp // Reception following performance Sponsored by Freetail Brewing Co. $21.00 // All ages welcome Scobee Planetarium 1300 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, Texas 78212 https://k23.ticketbud.com/dismal-light-8935d70c1df0

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Sunday, May 7th K23 Gallery Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel Rotten Mangos Sunjammer with Ether Wave Light Show

Doors 8PM $9 All Ages

"Mr. Elevator, which is anything but another garage-psych outfit aping The Monks or Thee Oh Sees, proffers a swirling and whirling psych-pop groove that's a little bit of Phil Spector’s wall of sound, a dash of The Doors' wild carnival organ, a touch of the Beatles’ stranger side, and pure, stoned Californian ecstasy aplenty. The band's sound is unique, even among would be peers, because it loosely incorporates elements of jazz (especially in the live setting) and eschews the ubiquitous electric guitar component of typical psych-rock with blistering and whirling synth/organ leads." - James Courtney, San Antonio Current

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Friday, November 4th

Creepoid

Future Museums

Hypersleep

$8 All Ages

K23 Gallery

Creepoid bio: Philadelphia-based indie rockers Creepoid were formed in 2010 by singer/guitarist Sean Miller, singer/bassist Anna Troxell, and drummer Patrick Troxell. A mix of shoegaze and melodic noise pop with a distinctly grungy texture, they self-released their debut EP, Yellow Life Giver, in 2010 followed a year later by their first full-length, Horse Heaven. Elements of noisy, Sonic Youth-inspired rock, Brit-pop, and various other influences could be heard in their music debut, and before long they had signed to No Idea Records to release their self-titled follow-up in March 2014. The Wet EP arrived just one month later, and band continued to make waves, sharing bills with bands like Dinosaur Jr., Swervedriver, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Against Me!. In early 2015, Creepoid signed with Collect Records to deliver their third LP, Cemetery Highrise Slum, which arrived later that summer.

- Timothy Monger, Rovi

Future Museums: https://futuremuseums.bandcamp.com/

Hypersleep: https://hyper-sleep.bandcamp.com/

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Friday, September 30th @ K23 Gallery  White Mystery "Infectious, gritty garage-rock," Pitchfork “The coolest brother-sister duo,” NYLON “They rock harder than any family band,” VICE “Brought people down to the floor,” LA Record “Chicago’s fiery sibling duo,” She Shreds “WHITE MYSTERY!” Thrasher “Soulful barrage of garage rock,” Portland Mercury “Some lovely raucous metal stylings from White Mystery,” The Irish Times “Follow the wild-haired brother/sister duo,” Stuff Stoners Like "White Mystery knows how to bring the party," High Times “High-octane performances,” Chicago Reader “White Mystery are Double Trouble,” IMPOSE "Top Ten National Albums," Austin Chronicle "Something you'll want to crank up loud," Red Bull Teenage Sexx (Waco, TX) Unofficial: Whatever? (SA, TX) Everyone Is Dirty (Oakland, CA) The Casbah will be providing the house sounds on all vinyl Only $10 / All Ages Welcome / Cash & Card accepted http://k23gallery.wixsite.com/k23tx/tickets/!/White-Mystery-Teenage-Sexx-Whatever-%26-The-Casbah-September-30th-General-Admission/p/68916175/category%3D0

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BASS DRUM OF DEATH Friday, October 2nd Korova (Basement)

Tickets on Sale Friday at www.thekorova.com bassdrumofdeath Bass Drum of Death bio:  Hailing from Oxford, Mississippi, the lo-fi duo Bass Drum of Death make bluesy garage rock. On record, the band is singer/guitarist/bassist/drummer John Barrett, who began recording his rambunctious D.I.Y. rock in 2007. Live, the band also features drummer Colin Sneed. Bass Drum of Deathreleased the EP Stain Stick Skin on Fat Possum in 2008. The full-length debut album GB City, featuring the single "Young Pros," followed in 2011. Barrett moved to Innovative Leisure for the project's sophomore follow-up, 2013's Bass Drum of Death. 

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Limelight, Channel 99, and Lolipop Records present: Lolipop Adventure Tour!

featuring. Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel Froth Wyatt Blair Corners The Rich Hands Creatura DJ Proper Yarn

Monday, September 1st Limelight 2718 N. St. Mary's $7 Presale at ticketfly.com/ $10 Day of Show 18+ Doors 8PM http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/627085/tfly

Froth bio: Hailing from Echo Park, CA, Froth combines a forward-thinking garage rock sound with elements of shoegaze and psych-pop washed in the dreamy textures of omnichord and jangly 12-string guitar. Getting their start in 2012, Froth has quickly risen through the ranks of the Los Angeles DIY music scene, playing with the likes of The Growlers, Cosmonauts, La Luz, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Mystic Braves and many more. Along with playing popular local events like The Growlers' annual Beach Goth Party and Burgerama, Froth has also gained exposure to an international audience after being hand-picked by Hedi Slimane to score the Saint Laurent AW14 menswear collection runway show. After releasing their debut album, Patterns, via Burger Records and Lolipop Records in the fall of 2013, Froth continues to attract new fans with their strong hooks and high-energy live show, and remains dedicated to exploring the sonic possibilities of their expansive psychedelic sound. Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel bio: From the sands of Laguna Beach where Tomas & Wyatt and fellow Elevator repair service collegue met through a dolphin's cry in the midst of the night, waning-moon present and shimmering across the moonlit sea. The 3 most watery human beings then started to "jam" as a guitar-less mind exploration voyage through the realms of time and space itself. They then released their first full length self-titled album. But faith had the best of them, as their fellow collegue Justin "Martini" Martinez had another journey to encompass himself. Left stranded as a 2 piece, Wyatt & Thomas had to find a compatible space voyager to fill in the shoes of Justin Martini the so called "space dolphin". After endless amounts of traveling through the milky way galaxy and others, like the snicker doodle and reese's pieces galaxies. They found their mate. The fire-dragon, by the name of Andrew Minter. As the new family of 3 started their next voyage they then moved to the city of angeles. To a shack of a home in the middle of the bustling and ever so noisy and populated city, away from the soft and sensual beach town of laguna. They then, ever so swiftly released their 2nd release...the EP called "Staring at the Sun." An EP about the mind and how a human being can go through stages of love & post-psychotic-ness. As they live and frolic in los angeles, they are now working on another full length LP to be released in the next couple of months....but until then, they remain as Mr.Elevator & the Brain Hotel. Wyatt Blair bio: "The power-pop currently racing out of the brain of Los Angeles-based and Orange Country-bred musician Wyatt Blair is that inspiring force and it's all sugary excitement, throaty Marc Bolan swagger, and thunderous hip-twisting foot-stomping power-chord fun. Blair, who's toured alongside the likes of The Lovely Bad Things and Peach Kelli Pop and released an EP called Peach Colored Pussy, works equal parts humor and melody into each of his charmingly simple and infectiously malted pop confections. Blair's newest release, Banana Cream Dream, is out now on cassette from (who else) Burger Records with a forthcoming vinyl release due out on Resurrection Records. From the uproarious muted-guitar hum of "Girls!" to the swinging blues and stutter on "Sweet Operator (Talkin' On The Telephone)", the songs on Banana Cream Dream are so instantaneously uplifting and savagely simple that it's nearly impossible to escape the fun. This summer, whether you're cruising a dark highway, swatting away mosquitoes and crushing beer cans on a back porch somewhere, or simply doing the dishes alone in the kitchen, please pop in this record and proceed to shimmy, head bang, and pogo forth all that is wonderful, sweet, and forever satisfying about a fresh new slab of boogie-friendly rock 'n' roll." Corners bio: "Garage rock in the purest form that makes you want to go out and cause a little trouble. 'Sometimes' had me wanting to throw on my leather jacket and step out into the dark night, ready for any adventure that may be lurking in the alleys. This is the stuff your mother warned you about. Embrace it." - DINGUS (The International DIY Music Blog) The Rich Hands bio: Growing up listening to ’60s and ’70s rock ‘n’ roll and surrounded by a serious scene in their hometown, singer and guitarist Cody Mauser, bassist Matt Gonzalex and drummer Nick Ivarra all found common ground in the camaraderie of good old rock and roll. Jamming together over those formidable years of high school, Ivarra describes the groups desire to, “bring back that raw, simple feeling of having a good time without the melodrama.” Developing that sound by feeding off each other’s addictive energy, The Rich Hands succeed in every aspect of that early creed, and Out of My Head is the unequivocal expression of pure joy. The last few years have been a whirlwind for the band, recording and releasing a slew of singles leading up to last year’s Dreamers LP and touring across the country on four separate tours just in 2013 alone. Throughout it all, Mauser is a constant song-writing machine, with hardly a break between albums. The songs that make up Out of my Head are his best yet; fast, fun and second to none. The band’s first single off their new album, “Teenager,” ranks as one of the most quintessential tracks The Rich Hands have ever committed to tape. Ivarra calls it a “catchy, corny, bratty summery anthem. It just popped out at us, when you play a song once and it’s just done, it clicks.” This assertion could just as easily describe the album in whole; it just clicks. There’s a lot of new, eclectic elements at play on the new LP as well, recorded in a cold Detroit week at High Bias Studios, and produced by Chris Koltay (Atlas Sound, Xiu Xiu, Tyvek). The band took full advantage of their new hi-fi surroundings, belting out the album on a variety of amps and axes they never previously could get their hands on. The result was a “huge change of pace,” according to Ivarra. “We got crazy tones and a better sound. I don’t think we’ll ever go back.” Out of My Head also features the group’s first foray into double tracking, Nashville tuning, and even organs and synths, lending just a hint of Southern bravado on tracks like the wholly surprising Dylan-inspired “No Harm Blues.” Buoyed by the quality of the new record, and backed by two supportive labels, The Rich Hands have a wide-open road ahead, and they’re determined to enjoy every last step they take. Creatura bio:  Creatura is an original rock band that exploded onto the San Antonio, Texas music scene in mid 2013. The group’s initial sound carries influences that range from 1960s psychedelic rock to American folk to modern progressive rock. 

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Channel 99 Presents:  No Body (Olympia, WA) Rabbit in Owl Micro Missile Attack  Lovelettertypewriter Barefoot Movement  Wednesday, August 20th The Ten Eleven  1011 Avenue B.  Doors 9PM $5-21+/ $7-Minors  Set Times: 9:30-10:00- Barefoot Movement  10:15-10:45- Lovelettertypewriter 11:00-11:30- No Body (Olympia, WA) 11:45-12:15- Rabbit in Owl 12:30-END- Micro Missile Attack  No Body: http://www.no-body.us/

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Marnie Stern Boyfrndz Feuding Fathers Ghost Police Tuesday, September 5th The Korova  107 E. Martin $8 Presale   At the Door $10-21+/$12 Minors  Doors 8PM All Ages  http://www.ticketfly.com/event/630849-marnie-stern-san-antonio/ Marnie Stern bio: There's little doubt that Marnie Stern lives up to her reputation as "the lady who shreds," but for Marnie, shredding is not enough. After putting out three critically-acclaimed albums, Marnie could have gotten away with putting out another album filled with her richly layered sound, singular frenetic finger tapping and almost philosophical lyrics. However, as anyone who has given her last few albums a good listen can tell, Marnie is not one to stand still. Instead she attacks her musical evolution with full frontal bravado, reveling in musical risk instead of relaxing in the comforts of the known. For Marnie, musical possibility drives her ambition. Her new album, The Chronicles of Marnia, finds Marnie not only working with a new drummer (Oneida's Kid Millions), but also passionately subtracting from her normally dense song structures to craft a sound that is both familiar and wholly original. "I always gravitate towards interweaving and a more abrasive sound," Marnie said about working on the new album. "I was working with Nicholas Vernhes from Rare Book Room Recording in Brooklyn, and he was the producer. He wanted my voice clearer and fewer guitar parts. I tried it because I wanted to try something different." Her trademark exuberant guitar work is still present, in fact, absent a few layers of grit, it's even more evident. "We stripped away a lot of the layers and a lot of unnecessary interweaving guitar parts. There's less clutter and more of staying on a part without adding too much instrumentation." Through the subtractive production process, Marnie's voice became more prominent, a fact that kind of concerns Marnie, "I get worried that I am coming across as someone who thinks they are a 'singer,' as opposed to my usual mishmash of voices that aren't always in key," she said about the album's more pronounced vocals. "I grapple with that attitude because I think it's important as a musician to try and be as proficient as possible, or try to put a lot of work into it. I suppose in my own way, I put a ton of time into singing and trying to find interesting melody ideas, I just never think of myself as having a 'nice' voice." It's an enervating change for an artist who in the past has always skillfully buried her vocals under the guitar and drum tracks. The musical transformation evident on her new album isn't entirely unexpected, as fans who have listened to both "For Ash" and "Every Single Line Means Something" in a single sitting know. That same slow progression can be seen between 2010's self-titled album and the forthcoming The Chronicles of Marnia. Marnie can't help but laugh when thinking back on her musical evolution. "I'm sure if I went from the first album to this one, I'd have a heart attack. Luckily it's been gradual enough for me to enjoy the changes." And there's little doubt that her fans will too. Even as Marnie evolves from what Pitchfork called her "art-metal math-rock bubblegum pop" genre, fans will still find themselves jumping head first into the album and quickly bonding with the emotionally resonant material, cascading hooks and transcendental guitar riffs. Plus, the album shreds. She is Marnie Stern after all.  

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Limelight & Channel 99 Present: Diarrhea Planet Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires  The Rich Hands The Bolos Thursday, June 26th Limelight  2718 N. St. Mary's  Doors 8:30PM $10 presale $12 door All Ages  http://www.ticketfly.com/event/567051-diarrhea-planet-san-antonio/ Diarrhea Planet bio: "What's in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet." - Romeo and Juliet If Shakespeare was alive to get the led out, he would've listened to Diarrhea Planet, Nashville's favorite six-piece rock and roll band. Outfitted with a drummer and bassist that barrel forth with the power of a thousand locomotives and a four guitar arsenal able to unleash a meticulous torrent of expertly crafted hooks, riffs and solos, DP take everything you knew you loved about rock, punk and pop, jack it up way past 11, and leave you catching your breath and massaging the kink in your neck from all that head banging. Over the past few years, Diarrhea Planet have packed basements, bars and clubs with enough power to cause a blackout at the Super Bowl (no one's said they weren't not responsible for this year's fiasco), honing their chops and fine-tuning the 13 indelible cuts that make up their second LP I'm Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, which will see release via Infinity Cat recordings. Formed back in 2009 by frontman Jordan Smith, friend Evan P. Donohue, and drummer Casey Weissbuch, Diarrhea Planet was the trio's answer to the often stuffy, self-serious environment of Belmont University, where they were students. Soon after, the band tapped bassist Mike Boyle and third guitarist Brent Toler, and set about recording their debut EP Aloha — a boisterous, bombastic effort with enough massive hooks and chants to betray the fact it was recorded in a bedroom — which was self-released in 2009 and wracked up over 10,000 downloads. When Donohue left the band in 2010 to focus on his own music, they added friends and sure-fire shredders Evan Bird and Emmett Miller, who's 12 additional strings allowed Diarrhea Planet to start striving for the kind of joyous, stadium-sized tunes that's the stuff of pure rock and roll dreams. On their 2011 debut Loose Jewels (Infinity Cat), The Planet showcased not just their knack for hooks, but also a unique approach to songwriting: In a nod to the grindcore acts he grew up listening to, Smith did away with the traditional, rigid verse-chorus-verse structure in favor of more piecemeal arrangements that move assuredly and effortlessly from one part to the next. Fleshed out by undeniable pop sensibilities, Loose Jewels was a 100-meter sprint of pure joy peppered with shred offs, fret-taps and a whole lot of whooping and hollering. On the road, the band showed what they were truly made of, unleashing power stance tableaus, on-stage theatrics and six-string tricks, while still hitting every necessary note with pristine precision. In the years since, they've shared stages and tours with Jeff the Brotherhood, Fucked Up, The Men, Wavves, Screaming Females and Titus Andronicus, who even shouted out The Planet on their last LP Local Business. Just recently guitar goddess Marnie Stern said she'd be the band's fifth axe slinger, and someone has to make sure that happens. Back in December 2012, DP headed to Marcata Recordings, the barn-turned-studio in Upstate New York owned and operated by Kevin S. McMahon, a famed indie producer behind records by Titus Andronicus, Swans, The Walkmen, Real Estate and plenty more. The band wanted to go as big as possible, and set about cutting an album that delivered just that — I'm Rich traipses giddily across the rock and roll spectrum thanks to the band's ever-expanding understanding of how to utilize its four guitarists to maximum, orchestral effect. It's glorious, unabashedly fun, and bolstered by a musical and emotional maturity that reveals itself in the increasing complexity of the arrangements, musicianship, and lyrics. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires bio: What awaits you when the needle drops on Dereconstructed, the new album by Lee Bains lll & the Glory Fires? Nothing less than pure fucking heaven, that's what. Consider the record's opener, "The Company Man." It revs up with a riff sleazy enough to clog Rod Stewart's stomach pump as an incantation that only a Yellowhammer can truly understand is bellowed and then screamed. Before you know it, the joint is hotter than a Birmingham soaking pit while you, the listener, are reminded, lest you forget, don't ever trust the company man. No shit. Dereconstructed is a careening, road raging, all night party of a record. Informed by a distinctly southern hoodoo, it is a master class in authentic Gulf Coast choogle. Having cut his teeth in the Dexateens, Lee Bains lll has been properly schooled in how to throw down, so much so that even his hyper literate musings are no match for the blown out distortion that gives this record its blistering urgency. Songs like "The Kudzu and the Concrete," "Dirt Track" and the roaring, blissfully shambolic title track could be anthems looking for a stadium, but they're also reminders as to why Lee Bains lll & the Glory Fires are such a formidable party machine. If your hometown is graced with a scuzzy dive and a few warm bodies to populate it, you'd best believe that the Glory Fires have been there, or are on their way back. Dereconstructed is Lee Bains lll & the Glory Fires' debut for Sub Pop Records. It is preceded by the band's actual debut, There Is a Bomb in Gilead, on Alive Natural-Sound Records (2012). Dereconstructed was produced by Tim Kerr, and engineered by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes, Nashville, TN. Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires are: Lee Bains lll: Guitar and Vox Eric Wallace: Guitar Adam Williamson: Bass Blake Williamson: Drums The band resides in Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL. - by Jonathan Poneman The Rich Hands bio: The Rich Hands are a three piece rock-n-roll outfit hailing from San Antonio, TX. High School friends that bonded over a love for 50's rock n roll and 60's pop. These boys might be channeling the greats of a time way before they were born but they pump out soulful blues filled stomps so good that would make a classic Detroit assembly line jealous. This is the real deal. - Fountain Records  http://therichhands.bandcamp.com/ The Bolos: https://www.facebook.com/TheBolosTX

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Wednesday, May 21st & Thursday, May 22nd Channel 99 Local Music Week Showcase  featuring. Remanon  Micro Missile Attack Rabbit in Owl Octahedron Ex Machine Deadweight BlankSide American Swine Alpha Slave The Awols Doors 8PM Wednesday, May 21st & Thursday May 22nd  The Korova  107 E. Martin All Ages FREE 21+ $5 Minors

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www.local782.info Listen to Remanon- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Remanon/471684272916352 Listen to Micro Missile Attack - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Micro-Missile-Attack/133843813314396 Listen to Rabbit In Owl- https://www.facebook.com/rabbitinowl Listen to Octahedron - https://www.facebook.com/OctahedronBand Listen to Ex Machine - https://www.facebook.com/exexmachine Listen to Deadweight - https://www.facebook.com/deadweightstx Listen to Blankside -https://www.facebook.com/3Blank1Side3 Listen to American Swine - https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Swine/143797145660621 Listen to The Awols - https://www.facebook.com/TheAwols211 Set times:  Wednesday, May 21st Doors 8PM Downstairs 8:15-8:45- The Awols Downstairs 9:15-9:45- Alpha Slave Downstairs 10:15-10:45- American Swine Downstairs 11:15-11:45- Blankside Downstairs 12:15-12:45- Deadweight Thursday, May 22nd Doors 9PM Upstairs 9:15-9:45 Ex Machine Upstairs 10:00-10:30 Octahedron Upstairs 10:45-11:15 Rabbit in Owl Upstairs 11:30-12:00 Micro Missile Attack Upstairs 12:15-END Remanon

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Sunday May 4, 2014 Channel 99 Presents: Froth (CA) The Oblios New Hampshire Ex Machine Limelight 2718 N. St. Mary’s 18+ | $5 Adults | $7 Minors Doors: 9:00 Froth (Burger/Lolipop)  https://www.facebook.com/frothla Hailing from Echo Park, CA, Froth combines a forward-thinking garage rock sound with elements of shoegaze and psych-pop washed in the dreamy textures of omnichord and jangly 12-string guitar. Getting their start in 2012, Froth has quickly risen through the ranks of the Los Angeles DIY music scene, playing with the likes of The Growlers, Cosmonauts, La Luz, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Mystic Braves and many more. Along with playing popular local events like The Growlers’ annual Beach Goth Party and Burgerama, Froth has also gained exposure to an international audience after being hand-picked by Hedi Slimane to score the Saint Laurent AW14 menswear collection runway show. After releasing their debut album, Patterns, via Burger Records and Lolipop Records in the fall of 2013, Froth continues to attract new fans with their strong hooks and high-energy live show, and remains dedicated to exploring the sonic possibilities of their expansive psychedelic sound. The Oblio’s https://www.facebook.com/theoblios New Hampshire https://www.facebook.com/newhampshireband Ex Machine https://www.facebook.com/exexmachine

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Tuesday, April 29th Limelight & Channel 99 Present: NIGHT BEATS COSMONAUTS Dahga Bloom Creatura  The Oblios DJ Proper Yarn $10 Presale | $12 Day of Show Doors: 8:00  Tickets on sale at ticketfly.com http://www.ticketfly.com/event/543015 Night Beats bio: The Night Beats are an American Psychedelic, Garage and Soul group based out of Seattle, Washington. The group consists of Lee Blackwell (Lead Guitar, Vocals), James Traeger (Drums) and Tarek Wegner (Bass). Night Beats incorporate sounds of early R&B, Texas Psychedelic Rock, UK Blues, Folk and Soul. Danny Lee "Blackwell" originally from Dallas, Texas founded Night Beats in 2009 when James Traeger moved from Austin, Texas to Seattle, Washington. Named as an homage to Sam Cooke's Magnum Opus[3] the then 2-piece picked up Tarek Wegner who was living in Seattle. The Night Beats toured extensively early on completing multiple North American tours during 2010 and were signed within weeks of self releasing their debut EP, the H-Bomb EP. Picked up by Chicago's Trouble in Mind Records (Ty Segall, Fresh and Only's, Hex Dispensers, etc.). They have toured with groups such as The Black Angels (band) (in the UK, Europe and U.S.), Roky Erickson, The Zombies, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Strange Boys, Black Lips, and the The Growlers. Their H-Bomb 7" topped several college radio charts competing with other Artists' full-length efforts. (September 6, 2010). In 2011, they released a split between The UFO Club and Night Beats on Austin's Reverberation Appreciation Society label. In April 2011, the Seattle-based art collective Portable Shrines along with Translinguistic Other released Portable Shrines Magic Sound Theater Vol. 1 on the Light In The Attic Records label, a deluxe double LP featuring rare and exclusive tracks from Night Beats, Eternal Tapestry, Prince Rama, AFCGT, and other established and up and coming psychedelic acts curated by Seattle's Portable Shrines Collective.On June 28, 2011 Trouble In Mind released the Night Beats Self Titled Debut LP. In June 2012, They released a single on Volcom Vinyl Club In July 2013, The Reverberation Appreciation Society (Austin Psych Fest) announced the release of the full length album "Sonic Bloom" for September 24th of that year. Upon releasing Sonic Bloom, the band toured North America, Europe, Israel, and South Africa. Cosmonauts bio: Hailing from the sleepy suburban sprawl of Orange County, California, Cosmonauts forge malcontent drone-pop melodies, delivered with a clangy laser-fuzz backbone. Formed in Summer 2009 by Alexander Ahmadi & Derek Cowart, Cosmonauts offer a glimpse of drug-addled Southern Californian rock n roll in the 21st century. Inspired in equal parts by polo-shirts and MDMA, this four-piece garage-trance outfit has garnered a reputation of amps dialed to ten and lullaby meltdowns with both audiences and contemporaries. Supporting established acts at home & abroad such as The Growlers, The Black Angels, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, The Beach Fossils & more. Defined by critics as "Beach Boys on downers" & "how Lou Reed wound up wearing that dog collar", these pop-loving, feedback-chasing drop-outs have been releasing records and touring North America and Europe at breakneck speed. Releasing material with labels like Burger Records, Austin's Reverberation Appreciation Society & more. Not to mention a handful of 7" singles released by European & Californian labels. Last year they followed up heir rattling, echo-drenched 2011 debut self-titled LP(Permanent Records) with 2012's If You Wanna Die Then I Wanna Die, released by local-Fullertonian label Burger Records. Both LPs recorded in a rennovated Anaheim warehouse, in viewing distance of Disneyland's nightly fireworks. Cosmonauts will be headlining a European Tour in August 2013 followed by a North American Tour with The Growlers in Fall 2013. In support of their newest LP, Persona Non Grata. Released August 20th 2013 by Burger Records.  Dahga Bloom bio: "Imagine a David Lynch movie based in Romania. Got it? Now imagine that the movie is about a village full of vampires who must leave their settlement once a year and head into a major city to feed. Got it? That's what this band sounds like." -Jungle Rot Listen to Creatura: http://creatura.bandcamp.com/  Listen to The Oblios: https://www.facebook.com/theoblios Listen to Proper Yarn: https://www.facebook.com/properyarnThttps://twitter.com/ProperYarn

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Ghostpizza presents DARK SiSTER in San Antonio 3.17.14 at HiTones DARK SiSTER (Brooklyn, NY) http://darksister.bandcamp.com/ Brooklyn-based, Tennessee born and bred Jessi Wade and Tiffany Nicole Clark are partners in crime in their duo DARK SiSTER. Self proclaimed nü-metal priestesses these girls are spiritual feminists whose music reflects riot grrrl ideals. Their performances are visceral and engaging, while their sound is a blend of hip hop and hardcore breakdowns that mix with occult laced lyrics — creating a cyberpunk band that is bending genres and creating the next wave of grunge. Beautiful Lou (DJ SET) http://beautifullou.tumblr.com/ Spokesmodel HYPEHEADZ (DJ SET) (Feelings/Freshmore) https://soundcloud.com/hypeheadz https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Yayyay/100411446716748 ldotsdot https://soundcloud.com/ldotsdot Blues https://soundcloud.com/twohunnid10blues/ PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS and Fart-Radio.com live Monday March 17, 2014 Hi-Tones 621 E. Dewey $3 Channel 99 WITCHES Ghostpizza.com

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Limelight & Channel 99 Present Sleepy Sun Smoke & Feathers Mount Sherpa Thursday, February 20th Limelight 2718 N. St. Mary's $ 7 Adults $10 Minors Doors 9 PM All Ages Sleepy Sun- Bio 2013 by Charles Saufley August 2013 In the six years since Sleepy Sun released the White Dove 7”, the Northern California band sometimes seemed to live the lives of a hundred bands. They toured incessantly, shed old skin, tore down walls with riffs, and explored black smoke, barrel-dark songs, and studio sheen—all with a core that has survived since the band crawled from the dusty sage-scented Santa Cruz underbrush. It’s that core, and the experiential sum of those hundred lives, that shape the band’s new songs. In the sounds of their new 7", out October 15th via Dine Alone Records, you hear echoes of nights shared with fellows and allies like Arctic Monkeys and Black Angels…a band growing self-assured as studio presence…the elasticity and tensions of a creative brotherhood. There has always been a sort of effortlessness in what Sleepy Sun does—derived, probably, from decades-old friendships within the band and months stuffed in vans traversing and criss-crossing continents. It’s heard readily in their new tracks, as well as the band’s now-well-cultivated roles as instrumentalists. The dovetailed fuzz riffage of guitarists Matt Holliman and Evan Reiss is reconstituted from equal parts primordial stoner ooze and blue crystal shards. Lead vocalist Bret Constantino—blessed with the pipes to holler from the hills—belts lines that alternately bristle with attitude and melt with drowsy ease. The rhythm section of Brian Tice and Jack Allen is a seamless collision of fluid science, heavy lifting, and the laconic—spun into a skyscraper-scaled monster gait. Experiencing Sleepy Sun always meant marveling, in some measure, at their presence as a live act. And the band’s mixture of alchemy and architecture on stage has twisted knowing and discerning heads. All Tomorrow’s Parties happily signed the band for the release of 2009’s Fever, Brit-pop colossus Arctic Monkey’s hauled them out on tour in 2010, and drone-psych leviathans Black Angels did the same a year later. UNKLE producer James Lavelle, who has creatively partnered with everyone from Thom Yorke and Richard Ashcroft to the Beastie Boys heard the potency in their spacious sonics and tapped them for his 2010 release Where Did The Night Fall. Smoke & Feathers bio: Smoke and Feathers began in Austin, TX with the meeting of Hunter Cahalan and Josh Terry in late 2007, both possessing unique singing and guitar techniques. Josh's heavy southern stylings and Hunter's eery psychedelic pulses merged into a unique blend of rock and roll which could ultimately be described as psychedelic southern rock. Local bassist Alan Houston met the pair in mid 2008 bringing a deep low end and groove into the mix. Soon after, the group picked up Geoff Guillard, a friend of Josh and Hunter from the downtown scene. Geoff brought intense beats with tastefully intricate rhythms to the already booming sound of Smoke and Feathers. Listen to Mount Sherpa: https://www.facebook.com/MountSherpaSATX Flyer Artwork: Reginald Fairweather

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Sunday, February 9th Channel 99 & Limelight Present  COSMONAUTS Dark Planes  Flower Jesus  Creatura Rabbit in Owl  Limelight 2718 N. St. Mary's  Doors 8:30PM $7-18+ Cosmonauts bio: Hailing from the sleepy suburban sprawl of Orange County, California, Cosmonauts forge malcontent drone-pop melodies, delivered with a clangy laser-fuzz backbone. Formed in Summer 2009 by Alexander Ahmadi & Derek Cowart, Cosmonauts offer a glimpse of drug-addled Southern Californian rock n roll in the 21st century. Inspired in equal parts by polo-shirts and MDMA, this four-piece garage-trance outfit has garnered a reputation of amps dialed to ten and lullaby meltdowns with both audiences and contemporaries. Supporting established acts at home & abroad such as The Growlers, The Black Angels, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, The Beach Fossils & more. Defined by critics as "Beach Boys on downers" & "how Lou Reed wound up wearing that dog collar", these pop-loving, feedback-chasing drop-outs have been releasing records and touring North America and Europe at breakneck speed. Releasing material with labels like Burger Records, Austin's Reverberation Appreciation Society & more. Not to mention a handful of 7" singles released by European & Californian labels. Last year they followed up heir rattling, echo-drenched 2011 debut self-titled LP(Permanent Records) with 2012's If You Wanna Die Then I Wanna Die, released by local-Fullertonian label Burger Records. Both LPs recorded in a rennovated Anaheim warehouse, in viewing distance of Disneyland's nightly fireworks. Cosmonauts will be headlining a European Tour in August 2013 followed by a North American Tour with The Growlers in Fall 2013. In support of their newest LP, Persona Non Grata. Released August 20th 2013 by Burger Records. http://cosmonautstheband.bandcamp.com/ Set times:  Rabbit in Owl 9:00-9:30 Creatura 9:45-10:15 Flower Jesus 10:30-11:00 Dark Planes 11:15-11:45 Cosmonauts 12:00-end

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Channel 99 & Limelight Present Gold Fields Rush Midnight (Ex-Twin Shadow) Night Drive 3D Friends DJ Pulp Sunday, September 15th Doors 8PM $8 Pre-sale $10 Day of Show All Ages Limelight  2718 N. St. Mary’s Tickets available through ticketfly.com http://www.ticketfly.com/event/321607-gold-fields-san-antonio/ Gold Fields bio: Australian pop outfit Gold Fields make ’80s new wave-influenced dance-pop. Formed in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 2010, Gold Fields feature vocalist Mark Robert Fuller, guitarist Vin Andanar, keyboardist Rob Clifton, bassist Luke Peldys, and drummer Ryan D’Sylva. The band released a self-titled EP in 2011. In 2013, Gold Fields delivered their debut full-length album, Black Sun, featuring the single “Dark Again.”  Rush Midnight bio: Rush Midnight is the project of ex-Twin Shadow member Russell Manning. His album features production and vocals from George Lewis Jr and has garnered national press. Russell went on his first US tour in November to promote his debut EP “+1 Night Drive bio: Although Rodney Connell and Brandon Duhon started as frontmen for two different bands, MoTel Aviv and Glasnost, their mutual respect and similar passions brought them together after their respective bands broke up. While supporting artists like Yelle, Digitalism and Neon Indian with their previous acts, Rodney and Brandon worked together on original music, visual concepts and screenplays alike. This creative collaboration left them with the collection of songs from which Night Drive was born. Listen to 3D Friends: http://3dfriends.bandcamp.com/ Listen to DJ Pulp: https://www.facebook.com/DJPulpSA