Written by Bang Ho The Front Bottoms set the tone to their show by coming onto stage to Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On with lead vocalist Brian Sella wearing a Texas flag as a cape. While usually described as indie rock, the vocals have a distinct punk cadence of …
Written by GypsyShelly The band began to warm up as a roadie strategically placed towels around the stage for “The Night Sweats.” Suddenly, Nathaniel Rateliff came bounding in from backstage, grabbing his guitar, waving as he ran and the crowd went wild! Drawn like moths to the dazzling shine of …
Written by GypsyShelly Emily Bell blasted onto the stage, belting her heart out with her band with unbridled energy! A little bit country and a whole lot rock-n-roll, she quickly roped in the crowd, whipping the microphone cord around as she kicked up her heels. Her enthusiasm catching like wildfire, …
Written by GypsyShelly The Wild Now has discovered the recipe for success, combining the dynamic determination of two inspired and ambitious musicians and infusing their sound with all of the crucial ingredients to achieve musical excellence and stand out in a crowd. Similar to the decadent birthday cake brought on …
Written by ManVsParty Bogan Via is a two piece band from Phoenix.Their sound is a quiet sort of folk electronic pop. The bands sounded like an upbeat version of recent visitor Beach House. The harmonies between the two members on top of their synthesizers and computer samples had everyone in the …
Guest writer ManVsParty Saturday night Stubb’s was host to a sold out show featuring Son Little, Shakey Graves and Dr. Dog The crowd was still trickling in when Son Little took stage at about 8:30, he quietly strummed and sang Antidote by Travis Scott as his band took the stage. What …
Guest writer Bang Ho New Beat Fund is one of those bands that are hard to categorize. As soon as you think you’ve got their sound labeled, you listen to another song and their sound changes. They ranged from fun beach/wave rock to a jam/funk sound with Anthony Kiedis tinged …
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. …
