From The Wheeler Brothers’ website:

“Long, Hard Road,” the first song on the Wheeler Brothers†first album and a title that gives you a pretty good indication of where this Austin, Texas five-piece feels most comfortable. Indeed, although theyâ€re five-time Austin Music Awards winners whoâ€ve never played a hometown gig that hasnâ€t sold out, the Wheelers view the world as one big stage.

“Weâ€ve always respected the bands that just get out there and work their asses off,” says singer-guitarist Nolan Wheeler, who adds that the bandâ€s goal this year is to play 200 shows by Christmas. “Thereâ€s really no better way to create a connection with your audience.”

Nor is there any better way to refine your music—to find yourself in it and discover what makes it yours. Thatâ€s precisely what the Wheeler Brothers—who also include bassist Tyler Wheeler and drummer Patrick Wheeler, along with guitarist Danny Matthews and lap-steel whiz A.J. Molyneaux—have done over the past two years, honing a unique roots-music sound PasteMagazine.com has described as bringing “a bit of the enthusiasm and flavor of The Arcade Fire into their Texas-tinged Americana” and Carson Daly has called “…music at its finest. Rock & roll with a bit of twang…”

The Wheeler Brothers have a number of videos on their website, including these:

And they have a big all-ages show tonight — Saturday, Feb. 9 — upstairs at Dub’s Pub at 225 West River St. Dub’s is part of the Live Oak Restaurant Group that also includes Tubby’s and several other popular spots.

From the Facebook invitation for tonight’s gig:

The Mantras’ fourth studio release, Jambands Ruined My Life, is a snapshot of a band on the rise. Recorded almost a year ago, Jambands Ruined My Life captures The Mantras in the middle of their growth from the regional ‘party band†that North Carolina and the Southeast have grown to love into the progressive powerhouse that is touring the country today. Jambands Ruined My Life shows The Mantras†ability to play with funk and jazz improvisation, live electronica, Middle Eastern, and progressive rock and blend it all seamlessly into the bandâ€s funky, energetic, and confident sound.

And more of The Mantras:

There’s a $7 cover for tonight’s show.

The Mantras