Austin Official Visitors Guide - Summer 2008 - (Page 13) Above: Stubbs gospel brunch is an Austin Sunday tradition. ©Weaver/Denise Chambers With groundwork laid by such famous locals as Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson, Austin remains one of the few places where bands find success regardless of their musical ancestry. The local audience is made up of educated, open-minded music fans, and they’re supporters of good music in all styles. ROCK/INDIE/POP: One of the biggest bands LATIN: Drawing from Texas’ deeply intertwined LOCAL BANDS to emerge from the local indie scene, Spoon has had songs featured on numerous TV shows and commercials. They’ve also made appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman as well as Austin City Limits. Since their appearance at the 2006 Austin City Limits Music Festival, buzz band Ghostland Observatory has been around the nation and Europe playing music festivals and taping a performance on the Austin City roots with Mexico and varied cultural influences, Grupo Fantasma blends multiple musical styles — cumbia, merengue, mambo and funk — into a unique style of music that’s sure to get the crowd dancing with complete abandon. Del Castillo is a little more low key, with an intricate style heavily influenced by flamenco traditions. Other Latin bands in Austin include Hadyn Vitera, Maneja Beto and Cienfuegos. Limits television series. A little less well known, but no less talented and promising, Voxtrot is gaining critical acclaim and a devoted national following for its power pop sounds. You can’t put an easy label on “I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness,” but their sound blends the best of alternative, rock and goth, and their first full-length album points toward a promising future.
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