Releasing their self-titled debut album today, Austin’s A Band Called Ma is giving us our daily dose of nostalgia through the 90s-inspired rhythm guitar and abstract lyricism featured in their single “SALT.” This track was the last single released for the album, acting as the final taste of what’s to come from their self-produced and recorded album, three years in the making. If you like what you hear, consider stopping by their free album release show tonight at Hotel Vegas. It’s sure to add a little “SALT” to your life.

Written by Monica Sanchez.

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Austin’s Dom Francis brings a hazy, rain-soaked feel to “Alligator Rain,” pairing a laid-back groove with a sound that feels a little strange in the best way. There’s a looseness to the track that lets the instrumentation breathe, while Francis’ vocals keep things grounded. It’s an easygoing listen with a little mystery around the edges.

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Austin’s Seth Celdrán brings a sharp, swaggering edge to “Stiletto,” a track that blends a driving groove with sleek production and plenty of attitude. There’s something effortlessly cool about the way the song moves, balancing its darker edge with a rhythm that keeps it light on its feet. “Stiletto” has just enough bite to make its mark without overdoing it.

Catch Seth Celdrán at his album release show at Inn Cahoots on August 28th. Doors are at 7:30, with Animal Arcade and DJ Brooksie.

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Long before Shakey Graves was filling theaters around the world, Alejandro Rose-Garcia was finding his footing at Austin’s Hole in the Wall, where an early happy-hour residency helped shape the artist he would become. More than a decade later, that connection remains.

In 2026, Shakey brought his annual Shakey Graves Day celebration back to the Hole in the Wall, and for this episode of The Hole Story, he returns with another piece of his origin story: a nearly century-old Gibson archtop he describes as haunted. Recorded just a few days ahead of release of his album Fondness, Etc, Shakey performs new songs and old songs and shares the story of the guitar, its mysterious pull, and the role he believes it played in helping him write some of the songs that first defined Shakey Graves.

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The past is coming up from behind on the debut single from Louisville, Kentucky synth trio Modiste. The 80’s-inspired group employs exclusively analog and digital vintage instruments and toys to invoke a true pastiche of your favorite smokey 80’s underground music with just a whisper of the modern age. Think Jane Leo meets Kate Bush and Depeche Mode.

Modiste’s debut album Nothing More Than A Machine is out now.

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Paige Plaisance is carving out her own lane with a sound she coins “Swampytonkin’.” Raised on a farm near the muddy banks of the Mississippi River, the Austin-based singer-songwriter and pianist is back with her highly anticipated second full-length album, Swampwater.

Recorded at Austin’s famed Finishing School and produced by Jonathan Tyler, Swampwater further establishes Plaisance as a masterful, unflinching songwriter. The album is a raw collection of songs born from personal experiences—navigating love, loss, heartbreak, and grief, before ultimately heading to the honky-tonk to sing the blues away.

Musically, Swampwater forges a bold new era while highlighting her commanding vocals and signature piano playing. Plaisance dives deep into a soulful, blues-drenched territory—introducing grit, horns, and slide guitar—while staying fiercely true to the classic Texas country foundation of pedal steel and fiddle. Backed by her band, The Yeah You Right Boys, the record is a powerful evolution, perfectly capsulized in the new single “Waiting.”

Swampwater is out September 4th with an album release show September 5th at Antone’s with Monica Valli.

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Coming from the Los Angeles Music scene, the LA duo “BLUUM” (with two Us) is blossoming with some quality 90s inspired alternative music. This track wants to bring it back to when rock ruled the world. The pair produced this song alongside their debut self titled album from their LA apartments. Who knows? Maybe this could be their big break!

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Looking to fill your Thursdays this August? Austin sardonic power-pop group Magic Rockers of Texas are holding down this month’s residency spot at one of our favorite venues: the Hole In the Wall. They’re kicking it off tonight with guests Slomo Drags and Quinn Decker and the LLC.

We’re throwing it back to their latest set from Studio 1A, perfoming this one one from 2025’s Gorging On American Fare.

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Ruben Ramos, known to many as “El Gato Negro,” was not born in Austin, but his work over the last seven decades has earned him a sculpture in the city among other greats like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. His work with Los Super Seven, a group featuring Freddy Fender, Joe Ely, Flaco Jimenez, and many others, earned Ramos a Grammy Award in 1999. He added another Grammy to his collection in 2009 with The Mexican Revolution.

His new album, Los Días de Calor, is produced by Austin mainstay Carrie Rodriguez, who is heavily featured on the album and performed alongside him last month in Studio 1A.

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2026 has been a big year for New York’s Jesse Malin. The East Village icon released his memoir  Almost Grown: A New York Memoir in April, and the run of his autobiographical concert-theatre production Silver Manhattan was extended this spring at New York’s Bowery Palace. The production partially discusses his relationship with friend and D Generation bandmate DJ Howie Pyro, who passed away in 2022. This tribute continues in the song “Hollywood Forever,” an upbeat, classic British-rock track charmingly commemorating Pyro’s legend and his prodigious impact on Malin’s life.

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