Written and Photos by Bang Ho There are few duos that rock as hard as Matt and Kim, and they brought the party to a new level at Emo’s as they celebrated the 10th anniversary of their second album “Grand.” Even after seeing them innumerable times, they still surprise with endless …
Written by Craig McGreggor Following life at a music festival, it always takes a few days to re calibrate to the normal world. UTOPiAfest is one that provides such homeliness and warmth during your stay that you truly miss the environment from which you just left. Following a very torrential …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Peter Hook and the Light are masters of their craft and had Emo’s dancing for almost three hours to the timeless songs off of Technique and Republic that are approaching 30 years old. Peter Hook is a master bassist and it is evident as they …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho The term “Pop Princess” is thrown out a lot, but Kim Petras makes a compelling case for the oft claimed moniker as demonstrated at her explosive sold out show at Emo’s. Coming off a tour with Troye Sivan last year, she is already back on …
Hobo Johnson & the LoveMakers tore-up the stage at Stubb’s! Frank Lopes Jr aka Hobo Johnson amped up the crowd from the moment he picked up the mic. Many times the vocals from the crowd singing along drowned out Hobo Johnson and the energy was palpable. Their catalog is full …
BANNERS performed for the first time in Austin outside of SXSW. As BANNERS’ warm vocals filled the room, the packed house of huge fans gleefully sang along. American Idol contestant, Ron Bultongez joined the stage to beautifully recreate their Idol duet of “Someone to You”. Do not miss a chance …
Photos by Bang Ho After 4 years of “HalloQueen” performances, Jukebox the Ghost finally brought the experience to Austin. They kicked off the festivities with favorites from their power pop catalog and the fans ate it up! At about the halfway mark they switched costumes and reappeared as Queen and the …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Tenacious D brought their rock opera Post-Apocalypto to ACL Live and took the audience on a wild adventure. The rock opera was a stop motion movie made of crude stills drawn by Jack Black and projected onto a giant screen that the band was behind …
Haiku Hands brought their Australian pop-hip-hop-rave dance party to Stubb’s. The large stage wasn’t big enough to contain their boundless energy. Sisters Claire Nakazawa, Mie Nakazawa and Beatrice Lewis jumped, climbed, and danced all over the stage, speakers and rail. Their exuberance was contagious and the fans got it — …
