Spoon + Real Estate

Local radio station 93XRT give us two presents to open before Christmas arrives, tapping taut Austin power-pop outfit Spoon and melancholic indie-rockers Real Estate to headline its annual Holiday Jam. The former group is still riding high on the release of its punchy, psychedelic Dave Fridmann-produced LP, Hot Thoughts, while the latter group recently pumped out another record filled with pleasantly subdued guitar rock entitled In Mind (sans former guitarist Matt Mondanile, who was ousted from the band due to allegations of sexual misconduct).