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A Beautiful Night from Kristopher Rutherford on Vimeo.

The Chronicle’s Jim Caligiuri assembled an impressive list of the best of 2011, so far. It includes quite a few of Momo’s own. Download the sampler!

an InFusion of Pop, Rock & Eastern overtones.. the mesmerising singer Naga Valli likes to call her music ‘Eastern Soul’

Tix now on sale. With special guest Warren Hood.

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SKYROCKET! is perhaps the most wickedly original party band to emerge from any music scene, let alone a city like Austin where original music rules. Two things make SKYROCKET! stand out: 1) The players. All of them are recording artists in their own right. Maybe you’ve seen them before, on tour, on TV, or performing around Austin. 2) The songs. It all started when this handful of the city’s most successful and well-loved songwriters discovered a common passion for ’70s “solid-gold” music: Disco, glam rock, soft rock and soul one-hit wonders. One forgotten hit led to another, then the ’70s led to the ’80s, and the song list grew, cherry-picked for the ones most likely to get screams of sudden recognition from the audience. Calling themselves The K-TEL Hit Machine, They caught on quickly as one of the freshest, funnest dance bands around. By the end of 2005, they had even charmed city’s impossible-to-charm music critics at the Austin Chronicle’s holiday bash, and the band’s popularity SKYROCKETed from there, hence the name change.

Native Nigerian Kalu James may not look the part of an accomplished folk rock singer songwriter, but the release of his third CD, “Live” (which received a 3 out of 5 stars from the Austin Chronicle) and a Day (June 11th) named after him in the “Live Music Capital of the World” Austin,tx proves otherwise. Born in Nigeria and raised in Republic of Benin , Kalu fluently speaks three languages – French, English and Igbo (native language ). Although he had sung in the choir since age 9, it wasn’t until he moved far from home to New York State in 2001 to study computer technology that he discovered his gift for songwriting.

Kalu says, “Music is a journal for me. It’s a way for me to express and chronicle my days. Some people have diaries. I have music.Instead of defining myself by putting my music in a box called a ‘genre,’ I consider it ‘feel’ music. I want to connect to people by letting them know howI feel. Maybe they feel that way, too, and it creates a link between us.”

Suzanna Choffel, Dustin Welch with their amazing bands highlight Wednesdays in June spattered with a slew of some of our other favorites: Liars and Saints, These Mad Dogs of Glory, Robin Smith and many more.  Check the calendar for exact lineup.

Featuring Johnny Goudie, Jeremy Nail, Kacy Crowley, Joey Humel and Palli Pal. Every Wednesday at Momo’s. 1030p.

with Special Opening Band Monophonics

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Sonia Moore & The Bemba Family Soul are back in full force for the third installment of Bemba Entertainment’s Soul Legends Series. On April 29th, Bemba pays homage to Chaka Khan and Teddy Pendergrass. One might think there is a deep, philosophical reason for combining a tribute to these two soul legends.

In actuality, Bemba Entertainment’s Founder/Owner Brandon Badillo and Bemba Family Soul’s front woman Sonia Moore had differences of opinion. Brandon wanted to have an accolade to Teddy Pendergrass, while Sonia wanted one to Chaka Khan. Brandon, being a true visionary, decided to do both on the same night. As it turns out, there is in fact a deep, philosophical reason for celebrating Khan and Pendergrass on the same bill. “I listen to music and get a vision of how I’d like to see it, hear it, and feel it,” says Badillo. He adds, “I am recreating history so I can experience it for the first time…and I invite people to share this experience with me. I want to create something that entices integration.” Badillo inspires integration on many levels.

this wednesday april 27 at 8p

Amazing lineup, great food, great cause

show starts at 8pm

Assembled by our friend Fumi.  Check out this lineup:

with Trent Gentry to open up the night at 630p

doors 7, show 8.  late night all star jam