Texas post-rock greats The American Analog Set released For Forever, their (excellent) first album in 18 years, last year and this year Numero Group released a box set of the band’s first three albums. Now, finally, AmAnSet have announced a return to the stage. There have been a few impromptu performances and festival appearances but the band are calling these their first proper concerts in nearly 20 years. Titled “Magic Hour” they happen at Austin’s Rollins Theatre on September 20 & 21.
Bandleader Andrew Kenny writes: “After making music together for years, there are many faces on our Mt. Rushmore and many songs in The American Analog Set history. These are the ones you’re thinking of. This is the lineup that brought you Know By Heart and Promise Of Love and these are the songs that made The AmAnSet an Austin institution. In a city that made a name for itself with blues, country, punk, and whatever the hell The Butthole Surfers were, The AmAnSet helped to broaden the definition of the city’s claim as the live music capital of the world. Let’s walk it back to 1996-2005 together as the sun sets, the heat settles and the nostalgic heart aches for home at the Magic Hour.”
Tickets for those shows go on sale Friday, August 16 at 10 AM Central. Check out the flyer for the “Magic Hour” shows below.
We’ll there be more shows, outside of Austin? We can hope.
