Month: November 2016

Electronic

Lettuce Brings the Funk to ATX & Gives Fans Early Listen of Mt. Crushmore! [Show Review + Sneak Peek]

Lettuce completely demolished their four night Texas run, bringing the upmost funky vibes to San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and last Saturday to the historic Emo’s Austin.  This psychedelic funk band has been paving the way in keeping the funk alive by keeping ingenuity, classic compilations and grooving music thriving in a world drowned out by edm and political unrest. After catching the […]

Nov 9, 2016 Read →

Funk

Getting cozy with The Nightowls, our new favorite soul-pop band [Artist Interview]

Rocking a big sound reminiscent of a Southern Baptist choir, the expert ensemble of blasting horns and soulful singers that are The Nightowls wrap you into their charm almost immediately. Their new EP, Royal Sessions, is a vigorous display of the warm pop melodies you can expect from the band, and these Austin natives simply […]

Nov 8, 2016 Read →

Funk

Lettuce Blesses Houston with the Funk for Night Two of Texas Run, November 3rd [Show Review]

After the heater that was San Antonio’s show, I was pondering just how the Lettuce boys would spice up the funk for Houston. Well, Houston, we do NOT have a problem. In fact, we have a solution: Funk heals. With an almost packed Warehouse LIVE, energy levels at an all time high and nothing but […]

Nov 4, 2016 Read →

Electronic

T-E-E-D, Kidnap Kid, Tiga, and more give standout performances at Minimal Effort Halloween 2016 | Los Angeles, California [Live Music Review]

Minimal Effort Halloween was maximum fun (I wonder how many mediocre bloggers have used that one already)! But actually, Minimal Effort last Saturday was a great event. It is clear that they did not sell as many tickets as they wanted because LA Center Studios was practically empty, but this allowed the people who did […]

Nov 4, 2016 Read →

Electronic

Beach Goth 2016 met with festival obstacles, still won us over with sets by Justice, Nicolas Jaar, Patti Smith, The Growlers, and more [Live Music Review]

  The highly anticipated Beach Goth 2016 was fun, but that’s not saying much since its a music festival after all. The Beach Goth production team failed in many ways which took away from the music and everyone’s overall enjoyment of the festival. Beach Goth, the yearly festival put on by The Growlers in Southern […]

Nov 4, 2016 Read →

Festival Coverage

Catch Protextor at this year’s Sound on Sound Festival + Peep these top three tracks [SoS Preview]

A backbone provides the structure necessary for a body to grow, a pillar the support that a building needs to stand. Calling a white emcee from Iowa the backbone of the scene is perhaps too bold a statement but Adam Protextor has undoubtedly made himself a pillar of the Austin hip hop community. With his […]

Nov 3, 2016 Read →

Festival Coverage

Artist Spotlight from Sound on Sound 2016: Our Top Three Tracks From Hip-Hop artist Anya [SoS Preview]

I first saw Anya opening up for Aesop Rock two years ago, and I can still remember how her performance filled my bones and soul. She engaged the crowd in a genuine way, in one memorable moment she teased us over our shared bitterness due to failed love, and the bass in her beats drove […]

Nov 3, 2016 Read →

East Coast

We came, we danced, we got freaky: BangOn! Warehouse of Horrors 2016 was the best warehouse party yet [Photo Gallery + Festival Review]

We came, we danced, we got freaky. Hands down, BangOn! still takes the crown for throwing the best warehouse parties. From the production, to the performers, to the jungle gym like structures to climb on, all the way to the music and the games, and of course the sea full of costumed patrons ready to […]

Nov 3, 2016 Read →

Funk

Lettuce Brings the Funk to Texas Last Night; San Antonio, November 2nd, 2016 [Show Review]

The funk phenoms Lettuce made their triumphant return to Texas last night, crushing their San Antonio show out of the park. If you are not familiar, Lettuce get you in on the funkiest act in the game right now. The Lettuce boys do not stop and their Sounds Like A Party tour is no exception. […]

Nov 3, 2016 Read →

Electronic

Gem and Jam Festival Announces Epic 2017 Lineup + Location in Tucson, AZ Feb. 3-5 [Festival Preview]

Last year’s Gem and Jam started our festival season off proper and we have been waiting to see what Infinite Music Productions, Euphonic Conceptions, and Challenger Presents has in store for 2017. Well, the wait is over and we could not be more stoked with the 11th annual Gem and Jam initial lineup. Featuring Gramatik, […]

Nov 1, 2016 Read →