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 Brothers and Sisters
Club de Ville / 9:00 / $15
Brothers and Sisters, Shapes Have Fangs, Frank Smith 3
Folk Rock, Garage
Channeling historic Topanga canyon country-folk hippies and British invasion pop quirkiness, Austin’s Brothers and Sisters release their brand new CD, Fortunately. Actually only one brother and sister, the eight-piece group have a rootsy vibe and youthful energy sure to make the seams burst at the fast-maturing Club de Ville. Opener Shapes Have Fangs rock in lo-fi black and white, like The Kinks first discovering distortion.
 James Hunter
James Hunter
Antone's / 9:00 / $19
Soul, R&B
If you feel like taking a bit of a trip back in time where R&B and soul filled the airwaves and clubs, check out James Hunter. His new release, The Hard Way, will hit shelves just days before his Austin arrival. A smooth voice and an easy hand on guitar make Hunter a real treat.
 Lucero Photo: Ben Nichols
Emo’s / 8:00 / $15
Lucero, Sleepercar, Glossary
8pm / $15
Alt-Country, Indie Rock
Road warriors Lucero make it back to their home away from home. Frankly, there are a lot of bands today in the alt-country/indie rock mold. Lucero has more mettle than just about every one of them and a quiver of great albums to strike you with. Don’t miss these Memphis rollers.
 July 25 (Friday)
Marcia Ball
Antone’s / 8:00 / $20
Blues
Austin’s boogie-woogie mama Marcia Ball dances her way to Antone’s. Fresh of the successful release and tour of her latest album, Peace, Love & BBQ, Ball eases back into the swing of things behind the ivories. She’s recently added a bit of edginess to her song catalog and still belts out the dance favorites.
 Earlimart
August 5 (Tuesday)
Earlimart, Zookeeper
Mohawk / 8:00 / $12
Indie, Pop, Rock
Earlimart’s aptly titled new album, Hymn and Her hit stores July 1st and the L.A. duo sweeps through Austin at a perfect venue for them—the Mohawk. The album is filled with well-crafted and inspired pop-rock gems. Earlimart can successfully flip the genre switch and belt out acoustic-based Americana numbers with the best of them. They’re one of the better male/female duos out there, and should find the stage cozy and the fans frenzied. Austin’s unique indie rock outfit Zookeeper, opens.  The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones
La Zona Rosa / 9:00 / $20
Rock
Hailing from Brooklyn, this Rolling Stones meets a modern day Eddie and the Cruisers brings us guitar rock loudness and witty slices of Americana. Following up their successful freshman effort is their new release Stay Positive. Hold Steady have no problem sustaining the energy and neither will you. Photo: Steve Hopson
August 8 (Friday)
Jimmie Vaughan
Antone’s / 8:00 / $21
Blues, Blues-rock
Jimmie Vaughan has played his guitar every day since he was 13 years-old and his fingers are still flying! Nine Fabulous Thunderbirds albums later, and records with Clapton & King, Dylan, Santana, Billy Gibbons, Doyle Bramhall and more and this Vaughan cat has never sounded better. Forever a bridge between retro and what’s modern, Vaughan puts on one helluva good show.  A Place To Bury Strangers
August 17 (Sunday)
A Place to Bury Strangers, The Boxing Lesson, UME
Emo’s / 9:00 / $10-$15
Psychedelic, Electronic, RPM
Put it this way, if you’re opening for a band with the intensity of Nine Inch Nails, you’d better know how to bring it yourself. APTBS hails from the seedy backstreet dance dungeons of New York and haul in their electronic hardware to completely blow up Emo’s. These guys are New Order on speed.
 August 22 (Friday)
The Melvins, Big Business
Emo’s / 9:00 / $10-15
Rock, Punk
If you hear a serious bite of Led Zep’s “Out on the Tiles” when you first play the Melvin’s brand new record Nude With Boots, it won’t be the first time. Twenty-four years and over 25 albums later, L.A.’s Melvins bring their guitar worthiness, dual drumming intensity and tongue-in-cheek lyrical commentary to downtown Austin. Just in time for the real summer heat y’all.
 Photo: Sam Erickson
My Morning Jacket
Stubb's / 7:30 / $43
Indie Rock
Their critically acclaimed 2005 album Z proved the evolution of Louisville's My Morning Jacket. The newly released Evil Urges positions them to take an additional step as one of the most popular American indie rock bands. They gave us a preview at this year’s SXSW, here is the full monty.
 The Black Crowes
November 22 (Saturday)
The Black Crowes
La Zona Rosa
Southern Rock
Though it's not for quite a while, The Black Crowes just announced an Austin show on November. Tickets will go on sale Saturday morning, June 21st at 10:00 am. Cost of tickets isn't avialable yet, but expect them to fall somewhere between $Pricey and $Very Pricey. The band is touring behind Warpaint, their first new studio record in seven years.
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