Tuesday, March 28, 2017

101X Presents Blink-182 at Austin360 Amphitheater

Blink-182 performed at the Austin360 Amphitheater at the Circuit of the Americas on March 22, 2017. The show was the first stop on the extension of the bands 2016 Summer Tour celebrating the release of "California," Blink-182's chart topping number one album.


Blink-182


Members of the Grammy nominated pop-punk band are Mark Hoppus - bass/vocals, Travis Barker - drums, and the newest member Matt Skiba - guitar/vocals.


Mark Hoppus

Travis Barker


Matt Skiba

Blink-182




Setlist:

Feeling This
The Rock Show
Cynical
Anthem Part Two
What's My Age Again
First Date
Bored To Death
Built This Pool
Dawn
I Missed You
Dumpweed
Stay Together For The Kids
Reckless Abandon
She's Out Of Her Mind
Violence
Sober
Dysentery Gary
Man Overboard
Los Angeles

Encore:
All The Small Things
Brohemian Rhapsody
Dammit



Mark Hoppus

Matt Skiba

Travis Barker

Mark Hoppus



The Naked and Famous

Also performing was the alternative rock band from New Zealand, The Naked and Famous. Band members are Alisa Xayalith - vocals/keys, Thom Powers - vocals/guitar, Aaron short - keyboards, David Beadle - bass, and Jesse Wood - drum.


The Naked and Famous

Alisa Xayalith

The Naked and Famous

The Naked and Famous

The Naked and Famous



Makeout

Opening the evening was Makeout. This rock band is made up of Samuel Boxold - guitar (formally of Trophy Wives), Tyler Young - guitar, Scott Eckel - drum, and Alex Lofton - bass.


Samuel Boxold


Makeout



Samuel Boxold and Tyler Young



Samuel Boxold


Thursday, March 23, 2017

SXSW 2017: Dr. Marten's Presents Collide @ Container Bar

The Container Bar played host to one of many SXSW 2017 music events on March 17, 2017 with Dr Martens presents Collide. Headlining the afternoon of music was the indie pop band from New York, The Drums.


If you haven't had a chance to visit the Container Bar, you need to; it's constructed from shipping containers.


You might notice a lot of  "green" on the concert goers: It was St Paddy's Day!!


The Container Bar

The Drums

The Drums

The Drums

The Drums

The Drums

The Drums

The Drums

The Container Bar

The Container Bar

The Container Bar

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Luck Reunion

The weather was absolute perfection on March 16, 2017 as the annual Willie Nelson Luck Reunion music fest took place on the grounds of Willie's ranch just outside of Austin in Spicewood, Texas.


Luck, Texas


Luck, Texas


The event ran all day and late into the night, with 35 country, rock, and indie acts filling the three stages. The evening performances featured Willie (The rumors of his frail health and impending death are definitely NOT true. He is doing just fine.) and his family, including sons Lukas and Micah with their respective bands, Promise of the Real and Insects vs Robots.


Luck, Texas


Luck, Texas is an old western town built on Willie's ranch for the filming of the movie "Red Headed Stranger." The set includes a saloon, a general store, and a church.


Luck Reunion grounds

Luck Reunion grounds

Luck Reunion grounds

Luck Reunion grounds

Luck Reunion grounds

Luck Reunion grounds


Limelight Imaging was on hand to capture some of the afternoon entertainment and this is what it looked like.



Indianola

Lead vocalist/guitarist Owen Beverly is Indianola, a group considered part old school rock and part singer songwriter, with strong Southern roots.

Indianola

Indianola

Indianola



The National Reserve

The National Reserve is a blues, rock and roll band lead by vocalist/guitarist Sean Walsh.


The National Reserve



The National Reserve


The National Reserve


Devon Gilfillian

Devon Gilfillian is a singer-songwriter residing in Nashville who performs a blend of gospel-blues and southern soul.

Devon Gilfillian

Devon Gilfillian

Devon Gilfillian



Big Thief

This Indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY consists of Adrianne Lenker - vocals, guitar, Buck Meek - guitar, Max Oleartchik - bass, and James Krivchenia - drums.


Big Thief

Big Thief

Big Thief



Frankie Lee

Frankie Lee is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performing Americana music.


Frankie Lee

Frankie Lee

Frankie Lee


Valerie June

Valerie June is a singer-songwriter from Memphis, TN whose style is a combination of  folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian, and bluegrass.      


Valerie June


Valerie June

Valerie June

Valerie June

Valerie June


Margo Price

Margo Price is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville who is a rising star in the country music world.


Margo Price

Margo Price

Margo Price


Margo Price

Margo Price


The Wild Reeds

The Wild Reeds are a indie folk group featuring Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee, and Mackenzie Howe.  

The Wild Reeds

The Wild Reeds

The Wild Reeds



Shovels and Rope

Shovels and Rope is an American folk duo from Charleston, SC comprised of the husband and wife team of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst.


Shovels and Rope

Shovels and Rope

Shovels and Rope


Shovels and Rope


Shovels and Rope


The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers are a folk rock/country rock band from New York.  The band members include  Ian Felice - guitar, James Felice - accordion, Josh Rawson - bass, Greg Farley - fiddle, and David Estabrook - drum.


The Felice Brothers


The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers

The Felice Brothers



The Felice Brothers


And that's just a sampling of the music and fun experienced by the attendees of Willie Nelson's annual SXSW party held in Luck, Texas.


Here's hoping you have a little "Luck" in your life each and every day.


Luck bird houses