A movie, a TV show, an album release, and a competition. This week in music news.

Here’s the latest news from my inbox.

Tonight is the first of four nights of the Echotone premiere. I saw this film during the Austin Film Festival back in September, and instantly fell in love with it. No surprise as it’s about our local music scene. Seriously, if you can see one of the screenings, go see it. It's beautifully shot and showcases from our favorites bands in Austin.

If you haven’t seen the trailer by now, here you go.



Click here to purchase tickets.

Zlam Dunk has a chance to win an Unsigned Artist Competition. But in order to win, they have to get the most votes. Usually I don’t promote these competitions, because we all know it’s a popularity contest, but what the hell, right?

This competition could earn them a chance to perform in front of some very important people in the music biz. Now you wouldn’t want to deny them that, right?

Zlam is up against other Austin bands such as Dertybird, Fulton Read and Schmillion. Click this link to vote.

Then a reminder that the roommate Tje Austin will make his debut on NBC’s The Voice at 8 p.m. on Tuesday (April 26). Sadly, I have class that night, and if this class wasn’t needed for graduation, I would just skip. Damn responsibilities. Hopefully, my professor will be understand and let me miss.

In the meantime, check out this preview about one of the judges, Cee-Lo, that also features our afro-sporting R&B singer.

Then... Motel Aviv (one of my favorite bands) is finally releasing their album, Post Modern Nation. I’m so excited about this. I first saw them during Free Week for a Red River Noise showcase and they just won all of us over. It’s incredibly hard to resist dancing to that bass line.

The album will be released through online stores (iTunes and Amazon) on April 26, but the album release show is May 6 at Beauty Bar with synth-pop Sphynx.

RSVP on this Do512 page for a $5 cover and a chance to win a free copy of the album. Again, I can’t wait to listen to it. I’m pretty sure it’s going to get a great review from me. :)

And last but not least, here’s a free album download:
Free mixtape from the Manateam Group
Enjoy.