The Bright Light Social Hour - Space Is Still the Place
The Bright Light Social Hour is a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, the band first gained attention in Austin from their incendiary live performances and innovative vision of rock and roll, melding southern rock, hard-dance, psychedelic blues, and deep-soul. Their self-titled debut album led to heightening critical acclaim, national touring, and a rare sweep of six awards at the SXSW 2011 Austin Music Awards, including Band of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year ("Detroit"
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Following their album release, The Bright Light Social Hour embarked on a heavy touring rotation, playing over four hundred shows throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including performances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Sasquatch and Hang Out music festivals, and opening for Aerosmith at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. The Bright Light Social Hour released their second full-length LP, Space Is Still the Place, on March 10, 2015 via Frenchkiss Records (worldwide) and MapleMusic Recordings (Canada).
The band currently features Jack O'Brien on bass guitar and vocals, Curtis Roush on guitar and vocals, Edward Braillif on synthesizers and guitar, and Joseph Mirasole on drums.
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On June 25, 2013 Mirasole, Roush and O'Brien were in attendance at Senator Wendy Davis' famous filibuster of Texas Senate Bill 5. Inspired by the ferocity of the crowd gathered in the Capitol, they rushed to their studio and by the morning had released the song "Wendy Davis," with an accompanying video made in part with protest footage taken on the band's phones.
On January 20, the band announced via The Huffington Post that their newest album, Space Is Still The Place would be released March 10, 2015 on Frenchkiss Records.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bright_Light_Social_Hour
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If they are touring in your city then I encourage attending their shows since they are high energy performances and definitely worth checking out. Their next performances are in New Mexico and Colorado, followed by an appearances in Denton at the Oaktopia Fest on September 27-29. From there they will move along the East Coast and into Canada.
Note: I have no financial connection or other interest in promoting this band other than they are great musicians and recognizing that two of the members (O'Brien and Roush) are fellow alumni of Southwestern University.[/font]