July 2011
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March 2011
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Wrong Control Nominated for Album of the Year
We’re proud to announce that our latest record has been nominated for the 2011 Lone Star Music Awards Best Album. We’ll also be performing at the ceremony. Click here to get your tickets - Sunday March 27 at the Texas Music Theatre in San Marcos.
February 2011
1 post
No Jersey @ 30 →
A friend recently gave AC some love in his running web blog. I count Paul as one of my dearest friends and he reciprocates by reliving the glory days in this week’s entry into No Jersey At 30, his diary of the American male in the throws of 2/5ths life crisis. Read more here.
October 2010
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August 2010
2 posts
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Farce The Music Interview
Thanks to my friends at Farce The Music, for a fun and informative interview. You can read the full post here.
July 2010
3 posts
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June 2010
1 post
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May 2010
3 posts
ToyBlock Music
We recently recorded Crawdad Man, a kids song, for ToyBlock Music. You can take a listen and/or download the music here.
Care
Here’s a video of us doing Care in Jackson, MS. You can download Care for free this month on our website. Click here to do get it now!
Craig's Fan Page
Ever wanted to say something inappropriate that struck you funny but there was no one around you could tell? Now you have an outlet. We’ve got a new facebook page dedicated to speaking weird things to Craig. Try it for yourself, you’ll feel better!
Click Here to free yourself.
April 2010
3 posts
Tennessee Hates Craig
Craig has been pulled over twice now in the state of TN. The first time was for swerving on I40, but most of us swerve a bit when a cop is tailing us for a few miles. Next, after changing how people comprehend music at The Basement, we were stopped by a Nashville city cop who informed us we had a tail light out. Nashville was great especially due to the hospitality of our good friends who put...
"but, we're on tour . . ."
So we made it to Memphis in about 10 hours - drove to our hotel exhausted and were shamed by the nice girl at the front desk for not going out to see live music. I tried to explain to her that “we’re on tour” so we’ll be seeing a lot of music over the next few days. Craig and I have decided that the fact and phrase of “we’re on tour” is justification for...
March 2010
5 posts
Centerpiece
AC & The Rainbirds Featured on AmericanaRoots.Com
On this edition of The Americana Spotlight, I feature Austin Collins & The Rainbirds. Austin joins me to talk about his new album, Wrong Control, which marks the band’s third release. I’ve seen Austin several times live over the years and have always enjoyed his sound both vocally along with the rock laiden guitar work. Wrong Control captures the best of both worlds both on the vocal tracks...
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February 2010
5 posts
Songs:Illinois Review
Austin Collins – “Wrong Control” (March 2)
You had me at Will Johnson. Will Johnson from Centromatic has produced the new record from Houston native Austin Collins. Wrong Control comes out March 2 and from the songs I’ve heard and from the video below the record is full of buzzing guitars and pulsing drums. On record Austin Collins has a full band sound that brings me back to the robust...
CD Release Show @ Parish
We’re excited about the show this weekend at the Parish - contrary to what Reverb Nation would like you to believe, there is no Queen cover band performing Saturday night. We hope you can make it out to celebrate with us. Doors are at 9. Special guests Collin Herring and Ruby James.
For more info or to get your tickets click here.
No Depression feedback
Talented Texas based singer/songwriter Austin Collins released his debut disc in 2005 ( Something Better ) and avoided the sophomore slump, with one of my favorite discs from the past few years, Roses Are Black (2008). Collins’ two discs of alt country gems recalled the sound and spirit of Steve Earle, Son Volt and Whiskeytown.
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Fixed the Store Link
We’ve been getting reports that the store link is not opening correctly. Here’s an alternate link: http://www.acstore.net/
Sorry for the hassle. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do.
Wrong Control Pre-Order
Wrong Control hits stores and online outlets on March 2, but to say thanks to our fans, we’re offering a pre-order. If you place your order this week, we’ll send you the physical album by mail a week before the release and email you a digital copy of the full album immediately!
January 2010
2 posts
December 2009
6 posts
Lessons Learned
Taking a 10 day tour with my friend and fellow songwriter, Drew Kennedy, I learned quite a few things. I also enjoyed myself thoroughly. When Drew picked me up in the southeastern tour Battle Cruiser (Honda Element) two Thursdays ago, I didn’t know quite what to expect on our journey, but soon found out everything would work out just fine. We both share a love of NPR, bad sports radio, and...
12/11 at The Oxford
Drew and I will indeed be playing a show tonight at The Oxford in dowtown Raleigh. If you’re in the general vicinity around 10pm I hope you’ll consider joining us.
December 9, 2009
Hope you’ve had a good December so far. The band and I are anxiously awaiting the delivery of the new record in its official, printed form.
In the meantime it’s holidays and solo tour through the southeast with my friend Drew Kennedy. We’ll be in Ft. Worth, Jackson, Oxford, Atlanta, Macon, and Richmond VA. Hope you can make it out to a show. Thanks for the continued love and...
November 2009
5 posts
Made it home, yeehaw.
PHEW
Did some serious driving in the last couple of days. Thanks everybody for a grand time in Mississippi, Georgia, and North Carolina! We really enjoyed getting to hang with each and every on of yas and we can’t wait to see you again soon!
CHEAP MUSIC
New cd should be out early february and we’ve dropped the price of buying one of the first two records to $7.99 each. You can go...
Indie Artist X
I’m Indie Artist X. My name’s Austin Collins. It’s nice to meet you.
I’ve been doing the music thing for a while now, but not operating with a specific goal in mind. Not long ago I read an interview with one of my favorite artists, Jason Isbell, where he said, “Today, my wildest dreams of rock stardom can be boiled down to this: I really don’t want to get a regular fucking job. I...
October 2009
2 posts
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AC on Tap Tap 3! Jeez, get an iphone already . . .
Tap Tap Revenge 3 is launching NOW with AUSTIN COLLINS music! We’ve teamed up with Tapulous to bring you the best music-gaming experience of your life. You can listen to our music and play it on the newest game - Tap Tap Revenge 3! Tap along with your favorite AUSTIN COLLINS songs! The all new Tap Tap Revenge 3 features enhanced gameplay, custom themes, and over 100 free songs! Challenge...
September 2009
3 posts
July 2009
3 posts
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2009 Airplay Direct All Things Americana
Here’s some good news on our end: We have been selected as Airplay Direct’s 2009 All Things Americana artist. Airplay Direct and it’s industry sponsors chose us out of 130 submissions to be their next Americana artist! The Grand Prize Package is valued at over $35,000! We’ll be heading into the studio to begin work on a new project this October. For more information check out airplaydirect.com....
Lost America - Troy Paiva
I discovered Troy’s work some years ago and have become a big fan. He does amazing things with light or lack there of, and creates a sort of lonesome nostalgia through his art. Check out his work at his website and flickr page.