Local instrumental outfit Balmorhea, who happen to reside on one of the most prestigious local indie labels Western Vinyl, have newly recorded material available, along with a local show to kick off a pending tour. Candor/Clamor is a two track vinyl option from the band currently available that continues on the band’s path of creating music suited for your best daydream soundscape.

The band will be performing this Friday at Mohawk with Eastern Sea and Danny Malone, and if you want free tickets to the show..send me an email. Winners for a pair of tickets will be randomly selected and notified by noon on Friday.

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Balmorhea tour:

San Francisco’s Birds & Batteries are stopping by Mohawk here in Austin on Wednesday 12.1 setting up shop for a show with locals The Authors and Sleep Good. Pretty solid triple bill happening the first day of December.

Interested in checking out the show and scoring a healthy Birds & Batteries merch package?

This is what is up for grabs:

“Birds & Batteries Holiday Prize Package” – tickets to the Mohawk show for one winner & guest + merch. That would be 2 tickets to the show Wed night, the new CD, the new beautiful 12″ vinyl (comes w/ download card), the tour poster and postcard. A pretty sweet deal!

Email me for a chance to win this package. Winner will be randomly be selected by my fish Phil and will be contacted Wednesday just before noon. Merch package to be picked up at the show from the band.

ENTER HERE w/Birds & Batteries Contest in subject line

“Panorama” is the third full-length from San Francisco based Birds & Batteriesand their finest work to date. The new album is a rare mix of organic and electronic, pop and experimental and an effortless play of surprising elements.

Birds & Batteries 2009 EP “Up To No Good” showed singer / bandleader Michael Sempert exploring synth-funk and the influences of Bowie’s ”Scary Monsters” and P-funk.  On “Panorama,” his love for artists like Harry Nilsson, ELO, and David Byrne shines through, and he trades in a bit of the irony for empathy.  Sempert might as well be a scientist in his next life, as he is able to blend his classic folk-ish voice with synth textures for down right futuristic results. When pressed for a simple summary, he’s described the sound as “Art-rock meets Tom Petty.”  Basically it’s not all that easy to define. Sempert is joined by Christopher Walsh (guitar), Jill Heinke (bass), and Brian Michelson (drums).

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