05.17.2023

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👽 “More Love” for Primo the Alien

The many eras of Austin-based artist Primo the Alien

A blond woman stands behind a metal statue, holding the same pose.

Primo the Alien’s newest EP, “We All Hate Ourselves Sometimes,” will drop over the course of the next month. | Photo via Juice Consulting

“We All Hate Ourselves Sometimes,” and Austin-based musician Primo the Alien is no exception.

The “time-traveling popstar,” ACL Fest alumna, and inaugural performer on the world’s first-ever 3D-printed stage will drop her newest single, “More Love,” this Friday, May 19. Her new EP, “We All Hate Ourselves Sometimes,” will drop in September.

With production for her first full-length album on the horizon, Primo — who requested to go by her stage name — sat down with ATXtoday to talk about where her new music took her.

Recorded in her small town Texas childhood bedroom and produced in her home studio, the four-song EP is meant to create a balance between nostalgia and living in the moment.

“Each song is a different aspect of this sort of push and pull between hopelessness and hope,” Primo told ATXtoday. “There’s a journey from starting with how we feel like we’re alone but ... that it’s all of us, we’re alone together.”

A woman wearing a glittery top, staring into a cocktail in front of her. — Singles will drop periodically until the EP is fully released.
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Photo via Juice Consulting

The EP touches on the roller coaster of emotions of a lifetime on Earth. With a collection of the “most raw” songs she has ever created, Primo said the EP is a departure from the shackles of her own limitations.

“I used to be just a little songwriter with a guitar,” Primo said. “I did this, I think in an effort to reinvent myself, change the trajectory, and flip the expectations. That doesn’t mean though, that that other part of me doesn’t still exist.”

Primo said she hopes her new work resonates with listeners will take to the studio again in July to begin production of her first full-length album.

“It’ll be a return to my ultra pop stuff, but in a different way with a little edge,” Primo said. “I’m just going full on scorched earth on this one, and I’m excited.”

Events

Wednesday, May 17

Going Up with Sara Schaefer | Wednesday, May 17 | 8 p.m. | 3TEN at ACL Live, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd., Austin | $20-$25 | This “seminar” is all about defeating hecklers and becoming a comedy star.
TisaKorean | Wednesday, May 17 | 9-11:59 p.m. | Empire Control Room, 606 E. 7th St., Austin | $20 | The rapper is stopping in Austin on his “The Silly” tour.

Thursday, May 18

Ha*Ash: “Mi Salida Contigo” Tour | Thursday, May 18 | 8 p.m. | Moody Amphitheater, 1401 Trinity St., Austin | $33-$290 | The Latin pop duo will perform at Waterloo Park’s Moody Amphitheater.

Friday, May 19

Eastern Winds | Friday, May 19-Saturday, May 20 | 8 p.m. | The Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin | $19-$100 | The Austin Symphony will perform works by Jiebing Chen and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Saturday, May 20

The Impractical Jokers | Saturday, May 20 | 7:30 p.m. | The Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $50-$69 | The “Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive” Tour is suggested for people age 16+.

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News Notes

Opening

South Austin food truck Il Saporis will open a new restaurant downtown, at 800 Brazos St., in late June. The new location will offer most of the same menu, a visible pasta-making station, a burrata station, and sweet treats. (Eater Austin)

Civic

New electric vehicle owners must pay $400 to register a new vehicle and $200 to renew registration after the passage of Senate Bill 505. The fee is meant to cover a 20-cent-per-gallon gas tax paid by vehicle owners. (KVUE)
William Cannon Drive is getting a $20 million makeover. Construction will widen the road to four lanes from Running Water Drive to McKinney Falls Parkway, add upgraded signals and intersections, and is set to begin this month. (KXAN)

Ranked

Austin’s time riding the wave as “best city” is over. The U.S. News and World Report’s Best Places to Live list ranked the Capital City at No. 40, although Austin was the highest-ranked Texas city. The No. 1 spot? Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Announced

The Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup by day just dropped, starting off strong with Kendrick Lamar on Friday, Oct. 6. Start planning your festival schedule.

Try This

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Kendra Scott on South Congress and The Kindness Campaign will host an interactive Magic Mirror event guiding guests through positive affirmations in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. The event is open to the public Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Meow Wolf’s newest Grapevine Mills mall location, titled “The Real Unreal,” will open its doors on Friday, July 14. The New Mexico-based art company brought on more than three dozen Texas-based artists for the Dallas-area museum, and it’s only a three-hour drive away from Austin. (Dallas Morning News)

Travel

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Today Is

Today Is World Baking Day. To celebrate, shop our online store (Six & Main), which features Sourhouse, a company that creates simple tools for sourdough bakers to care for their starters. You might just knead it. Start shopping now.

City

💸 In this economy?

The numbers behind ACL’s economic impact

ACL 2020 was not included, since it was held virtually. | Graphic by ATXtoday

A weekend Austin City Limits Music Festival wristband: $355. The economic impact: priceless.

Ever since ACL started recording economic impact in 2006, the festival has generated more than $3.08 billion for the local economy. Last year’s festival alone brought in $447.9 million, including $55 million for the Austin Parks Foundation.

How did APF allocate those funds?

$5 million will go toward improvements at Zilker Park
$1.15 million will go toward improvements at Govalle Neighborhood Park
$400,000 will benefit the Alliance Children’s Garden
Funds will also be distributed among Rosewood’s Henry Madison Cabin, the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Onion Creek, the McBeth Rec Center, and more.

See the impact of 2006-2022

Asked

How many times have you attended ACL Fest?

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B. 1-4
C. 5-9
D. 10-14
E. 15-19
F. 20+

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The Wrap

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