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Festival Coverage

Highlights and more from the third installment of Austin Music Video Festival | September 12th-16th, 2017 [Festival Review]

The Austin Music Video Festival was back at it again this week for its third installment. For five days the hard work and dedication of artists and directors alike was on full display all across the city. These masterfully crafted productions played on studio walls, movie theatre screens, the inside of bars, and hotel rooftops. […]

Sep 23, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Getting into ‘Trouble in the Streets’: The power behind the music, influences & what’s next for Austin’s Electro-Tribe [Artist Interview]

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Austin’s own Electro Tribe a.k.a Trouble in the Streets. This trio composed of Nnedi Nebula Agbaroji (Keys/Vocals), Bobby Snakes (Drums) and Andy Leonard (Bass) is taking the Austin scene by storm with their funky spin on a blend of World, Hip-Hop, Electronic, R&B and Funk. These three are a […]

Aug 17, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Little Dragon Casts A Spell Over Austin | April 26th 2017 [Live Music Review]

Little Dragon breathed the fire of life into the packed crowd at Stubb’s Amphitheater. The entire show was a ritual, as if a spell had been cast over the packed audience by Yukimi Nagano – Little Dragon’s foxy Swedish frontwoman. Yukimi danced with a gourd shaped tambourine in hand and chanted out notes of pure […]

May 18, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

Musical Highlights from Scoremore’s JMBLYA in Austin, TX | May 6th, 2017 [Festival Review]

JMBLYA is an event that I look forward to every year, as the youthful staff at ScoreMore consistently puts together an impressive lineup of some of the hottest names in hip-hop and EDM. This year, the event sold out with an astonishing 25,000 tickets in advance, making it the third largest concert of 2017. The […]

May 15, 2017 Read →

Indie

Tycho at Stubb’s in Austin, TX | May 12th, 2017 [Photo Gallery]

Tycho serenaded a mesmerized and jubilant crowd at Stubb’s this past Friday, and photographer Ryan McCoy was able to capture the night for us. If you have the chance, do not miss Tycho on this tour! This run will be accompanied by the band’s new lighting designer, Charlie Botwin, and is even more visually delectable […]

May 15, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Gorillaz Invade Austin City Limits 2017: Lineup drop includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, Vulfpeck and more [#DroolMode]

Austin City Limits has been a big deal for a while now, bringing out the big guns year after year for the fall concert event at Austin’s Zilker Park. But late last night, I heard some serious news:     ACL announced the 2017 lineup – and Gorillaz have top billing. Having recently dropped their newest album, […]

May 4, 2017 Read →

Indie

Why? A Bizarre, Incredible Evening in Austin, TX at the Mohawk | April 5th, 2017 [Show Review]

Yoni Wolf aka Why? aka the pioneering alternative rapper multi-instrumentalist from Berkeley brought the Mohawk into his vision of the future last Wednesday. The show was in support of Why?’s new album Moh Lhean, an absolutely beautiful and wholly original tour de force from the matured musician’s mind. On stage Yoni stood behind the most […]

Apr 17, 2017 Read →

Indie

Sweet Spirit: The Crown Jewel of Austin Live Music [Artist Spotlight]

    Local legends Sweet Spirit kicked off the sold out release of their new album St. Mojo with a little speech by their hype man: Austin’s Mayor Steve Adler. The band surrounded the Mayor in all white attire like eight brides at a wedding as he proclaimed: “Sweet Spirit is a testament to why […]

Apr 13, 2017 Read →

Guest Posts

Adam’s Band Of The Month: The Halfways

The room is packed, I can hardly squeeze through the crowd. It’s the release party for The Halfways new album In The Interim and the room is buzzing with love. Frontman Daniel Fernandez is on stage with a shimmering light show projected behind him and the crowd is screaming for an encore. Caught off guard […]

Mar 10, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Digging into Euphoria Music Festival: Why We Keep Coming Back [Interview]

As we inch closer to the 6th installment of the season’s best festival,  Euphoria,  it’s become a beautiful experience to watch this gathering grow exponentially in the past few years. With the countdown underway, we felt there was no better time than to get the lowdown from the man himself, EMF executive producer Mitch Morales. […]

Jan 31, 2017 Read →