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 …
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 …
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 …
Written and photos by Bang Ho Franz Ferdinand is one of those bands that are hard to fully describe in one sound, having been around for sixteen years with five albums and some line up changes in between. Their dedicated fan base are a testament to their virtuosity –during the first …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho The closing night of Levitation at the Mohawk was a perfect night of female empowerment with Hurray for the Riff Raff and Waxahatchee on the bill. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra masterfully blends her smooth crooning melodies with calls to address the myriad …
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 …
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 …
Written and photos by Craig McGreggor “I felt like the Beatles,” reminisced Aaron Bruno, lead singer, primary song writer and founder of AWOLNATION. He was describing the band’s first night playing at Stubb’s, indoors, in 2012 and hearing the entire crowd sing back the lyrics to their debut single, SAIL. Seven years …
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 …
