Tag: <span>live</span>

Vans Warped Tour, 7/8/2018, NRG Park, Houston, TX, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Jordan Hefler After 23 years of providing an annual excuse to get sweaty and rock out to punk music, the iconic Vans Warped Tour is unfortunately coming to an end with their current 2018 tour across North America. The tour rolled through Houston for its final show …

Neon Desert Music Festival 2018, El Paso, TX: Photos – Write-up

Written by ManVsParty For the 8th year in a row, the Neon Desert Music Festival had the El Paso/Juarez borderland dancing on Memorial Day weekend. The West Texas festival boasted an impressive lineup of chart toppers, up and comers, and local acts from a variety of musical backgrounds. What made Neon …

Son Lux, 5/19/2018, Mohawk, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written James ATX and Photos by Bang Ho Son Lux is an enigma in this world of cookie cutter pop groups; they create deep, dynamic and dreamy electro pop. The three piece of Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang filled the sold out venue with such robust sound, you’d swear …

Molly Burch and Courtney Barnett, 5/14/2018, Mohawk, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho Molly Burch opened the show with her lovely strong vocals.  A mix of loungey soft perfection that was evocative and powerful, their sound backed with a surf rock guitar keeps you entranced.  They even treated us to some new songs as well. Courtney Barnett rocked …

Kid Koala, 5/15/2018, 3TEN, Austin, Photos – Review

Written and Photos by Phil Barton  Saturday, May 12th was a very special evening in Austin, TX when Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville – Floor Kids Edition tour, touted as the silliest show on Earth, stopped into the 3TEN at ACL Live for a night to remember.  Upon arriving, fans were greeted …

VÉRITÉ, 3/2/2018, Scoot Inn, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho VÉRITÉ has sold out the last few shows she has played in Austin, if not all of them.  When she got on stage at Scoot Inn, her voice resonated through everyone, perfectly riding the line between a slower ballad and an outright dance party.  Each …

Japanese Breakfast, 4/10/2018, Scoot Inn, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho Japanese Breakfast/Michelle Zauner came out on stage full of energy in white high stop sneakers lit up with LEDs and a beautiful white one piece Super Saiyan armor style jump suit with the protruded shoulder pads, much in the way of Vegeta.  Not only …

Caroline Rose, 3/23/18, Antone’s Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and photos by James ATX   Caroline Rose is force of nature! Being one of the most talked about artists at SXSW 2018 and on our SXSW Top 20 list, Caroline performs a very high energy set and deserves all the accolades. The onstage energy gets the crowd moving …

J.I.D. 2/27/2018, Come and Take It Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX The Never Had Sh!t tour stopped off in Austin to give a sold out crowd preview of the fire that will be brought back in a few weeks to SXSW.  The closer, J.I.D., did just that.  His smooth lyrics backed by bone crushing …