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Peter Mongillo

Music Writer

Peter Mongillo is the music writer for the Austin American-Statesman.

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Paul McCartney performs at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, May 22.

Paul McCartney lights up the Erwin Center

Two songs into the first of two shows at the Erwin Center on Wednesday, Paul McCartney announced, "we are going to have a party here tonight." For three hours, McCartney fueled that party with a mix of hits from his days with the Beatles and his later career with Wings, ...

Shakey Graves plays Blues on the Green with Austin band the Gourds on July 24.

Blues on the Green returns: Free for fans, good for bands

Though it was a bit delayed, the heat has returned to Austin, and with it, another summer tradition — KGSR’s Blues on the Green concert series in Zilker Park. The event, now in its 23rd season, happens every other week on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Concert goers, usually around 7,000 ...

Bright Light Social Hour

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The Bright Light Social Hour to open for Dave Matthews; Ty Segall to play the Mohawk

Austin rock band The Bright Light Social have been added to the Dave Matthews Band show tonight at the Austin360 Amphitheater. Timbaland invested in an Austin-based music production app: "The well-known artist and music producer — whose real name is Timothy Mosley — is the lead investor in a $500,000 ...

Best Coast, led by Bethany Consentino, plays Sunday at the Mohawk.

Music picks, May 23-29: Brownout, Best Coast, a benefit and more

Tonight Holy Wave at Hotel Vegas. Austin based psych-rock outfit Holy Wave douse sometimes sweet, sometimes spooky melodies with a dense layer of hazy noise. With the Cosmonauts, the Garden, the Wolf and Tiger High. 10 p.m. 1500 E. Sixth St. texashotelvegas.com. Also playing: Pure X, Troller and Versus at ...

Dave Matthews Band show postponed

Tonight's Dave Matthews Band show at the Austin360 Amphitheater has been postponed until Wednesday at 7 p.m. due to weather conditions. All tickets and parking passes will be honored at tomorrow's show. Refunds are available at the point of purchase or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

New video from Shakey Graves; the Black Angels peform on 'Conan'

Shakey Graves turns into a monster in the video for "Unlucky Skin," part of the Fool's Road traveling music video series. View the video above. The Black Angels, who were recently announced as part of the ACL Fest lineup, performed "Don't Play With Guns" on Conan Monday night. Watch here.

Emily Bell releases her debut album, “In Technicolor,” this week.

‘Devoted’: Walker Lukens gives up his day job and hits the road, plus new music from Mother Falcon, Emily Bell, the Black Angels and Jodee Purkeypile

This week, a look at releases from Austin acts from the worlds of soul, rock, psych and orchestral pop. Walker Lukens “Devoted” (WhiteLabBlackLab) “I basically spent all of 2012 on the move,” says Austin-based (for the moment) singer-songwriter Walker Lukens, describing a touring/living/recording itinerary that took him from New York ...

KLRU CEO Bill Stotesbery, at left here with “Austin City Limits” producer Terry Lickona and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame president and CEO Terry Stewart, said that the “Austin City Limits” hall of fame will “capture the history of the show in a way that tells a story.”

Mongillo: ‘Austin City Limits’ hall of fame will tell the story of the show and honor the performers

On Thursday night, along with a tribute to Lloyd Maines that included the Dixie Chicks, the Court Yard Hounds, Joe Ely, and more, came a big announcement for the long-running “Austin City Limits” series: They’re creating a hall of fame. KLRU will unveil the “ACL” hall of fame next year ...

Paul McCartney, who plays the Erwin Center Wednesday and Thursday, has influenced Austin musicians in a variety of ways.

Austin musicians point to a variety of reasons to appreciate McCartney

As a kid in Connecticut, Jonathan Konya, drummer for Austin blues rock band the Ghost Wolves, went on camping trips with his parents and his sister, and the only tape in the car was the 1963 album “Please Please Me,” the debut LP from the Beatles. Konya and his sister ...

The Jambalaya show with Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Big Boi, Zeds Dead and more that was scheduled for May 24 at the Backyard has been moved to Austin Music Hall.

Jambalaya moves to Austin Music Hall; The Cult to play ACL Live

The Jambalaya show with Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Big Boi, Zeds Dead and more that was scheduled for May 24 at the Backyard has been moved to Austin Music Hall. Also, AraabMUZIK has canceled his performance at the show after being shot in a robbery attempt . The Cult ...