The truly independent alt-rock deities, Brick + Mortar stopped by Austin in support of their album Dropped. It’s an exacting name for the first record they released after getting dropped by their label. Nonetheless, it is a phenomenal album and the work sounds even better live! Brick + Mortar pulled …
Animal Collective brought their eclectic style to Austin for Levitation but due to saturated ground and the threats of more rain the festival was canceled on Thursday. Levitation spent the next 24 hours scheduling as many shows as possible at alternate locations. The largest and Saturday night’s headliner, Animal Collective was …
Guest writer Greg Ackerman How does a music fan and journalist live for 45 years and not see a They Might Be Giants (TMBG) performance until March 31 when the prolific indie-pop act landed at Stubb’s BBQ for an appearance at the venue? No idea. This is an experienced live …
SXSW has ended. The most wonderful time of year has passed. Thousands of artists and tens of thousands of SXSW attendees have returned home. Some have fallen in love with Austin and plan to move here as soon as possible and a few have extended their vacation for a little longer …
Andy Clockwise has a dark husky voice backed with guitar riffs, each song seems to showcase a different sound, from orchestral strings to new wave synths to disco drum beats. From Wikipedia: Andy Clockwise (Born Andy Kelly) is an Australian-born musician, performer, writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles. …
Declan McKenna does indie rock right, polished sounds with emotive vocals and lyrics! From Wikipedia: Declan McKenna (born 24 December 1998) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician best known for winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015. His first single, the self-released “Brazil”, reached number one on …
Dig Cig’s pop rock sits right on the edge of angst and elation. From bio: Diet Cig is a pop rock band from New Paltz, NY, fronted by Alex Luciano with Noah Bowman of Earl Boykins (Forged Artifacts) on drums. The five charming songs on the debut Over Easy EP, written by …
photo by Oleg Pulemjotov We interviewed one of our SXSW 2016 Top 20 artists, Cosmo Sheldrake. Be sure to catch him as many times as possible during SXSW. How many instruments do you play? I’m not entirely sure, I collect them, and like to treat them as families. Once you have the …
Grizfolk the 5 piece alt rock band tore-up Stubb’s in the middle of their first headlining tour. The crowd bounced and sang along to the catchy ear-worms such as Troublemaker, Bob Marley and many more. After finishing the set they step off the stage for a group photo. Grizfolk’s tour is …
