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Austin Ticket Giveaway: Nina Diaz + Sarah Jaffe at The Belmont

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nina diaz posterNina Diaz is known for being the lead singer and guitarist for popular San Antonio-based indie band Girl in a Coma (GIAC). While with GIAC, she  released four critically acclaimed albums with the band and toured the world with everyone from Morrissey to Tegan and Sara to The Smashing Pumpkins. In early 2014 she took time off from the band to write and record a new solo project she is currently finishing work on.

On Saturday, Jan. 31, Nina Diaz will be performing live in Austin at The Belmont. The concert is a co-headlining show with Denton-based singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe. The best part? We have two tickets to giveaway to one of our lucky Austin Vida readers.

The giveaway will be conducted as a raffle from our email list. Just click “enter the drawing” below after submitting your full name and email address. Only submissions with full names will be officially entered. We will pick the winner from these submissions before 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, the day before the show. The winner will be notified via email from Austin Vida.

The Belmont is located at 305 West 6th Street. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. All ages are welcome. Advance tickets for this event are available online here.

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Austin Ticket Giveaway: Nina Díaz residency at The Belmont

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NinaResidencywebNina Díaz, lead singer for the acclaimed San Antonio-based indie band Girl in a Coma (GIAC), recently announced the debut performance of her new solo project. Don’t worry GIAC fans, they are not breaking up. Díaz just decided to take some time off from GIAC to focus on solo material that she had been writing. For her new solo music, Díaz will be fronting a five-piece band that includes musicians Travis Vela (guitar), Justin Carney (bass), Jaime Ramirez (keys) and Jorge Gonzalez (drums).

Díaz will be making her world debut with her new backing band in Austin with performances scheduled for three nights at The Belmont: June 11, 18 and 25. She will perform an hour long set each night that will include over a dozen new songs that have never been released, and many never heard before in public. The best part? We will be giving away a pair of tickets to each show this month. That’s right…three pairs of tickets to giveaway.

The giveaways will be conducted as a raffle from our email list. Just click “enter the drawing” below after submitting your full name and email address. Only submissions with full names will be officially entered. We will pick the winner from these submissions before 6 p.m. on each Tuesday in June beginning on June 10. You only need to enter the drawing once. We’ll select ticket winners each week at random from this one entry list. Easy right? The winner will be notified via email from Austin Vida. Good luck!

The Belmont is located at 305 W. 6th Street. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. All ages are welcome. Advance tickets are available for purchase online at www.thebelmontaustin.com.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Carla Morrison at The Belmont

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Latin Grammy award winner Carla Morrison is one of the freshest new voices from Mexico since the likes of Julietta Venegas and Natalia Lafourcade, who also produced her album Mientras Tú Dormías. Born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, the singer-songwriter represents what may be the future of Mexico’s indie music scene. Her live act has garnered high praises from tastemakers in both Mexico and the U.S. and includes covers of the classic Ramon Ayala ranchera lament “Tragos Amargo Licor” and the tragic ballad “Paloma Negra.”

On Sunday, May 26, Morrison will be performing a headlining concert in Austin at The Belmont in support of her latest album, Dejenme Llorar. Joining Morrison as co-headliner will be Girl In A Coma frontwoman Nina Diaz. Austin-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez will open the show. The best part? We have two tickets to give away to one of our lucky Austin Vida readers.

The giveaway will be conducted as a raffle on Facebook. Just click LIKE every time you see a link to this post on our Facebook wall. We will pick the winner before 5 p.m. on Friday, two days before the show. The winner will be notified via Facebook email and shared on our Facebook wall. Good luck!

The Belmont is located at 305 West 6th Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Concert will happen rain or shine. Advance tickets are available for this show online here. Concert presented by Pachanga Latino Music Fest.