The desert city of Marfa, TX is 62 miles from the Mexican border, and the city has developed a reputation for it’s minimalist art scene, and was interestingly enough, where most of the most disturbing […]
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As the story goes, lead vocalist and guitarist of Mainland, Jordan Topf scraped together enough money to buy a band and set out on a cross country tour with this bandmates after the sudden death […]
ATASH at the Jalopy 1/11/14
ATASH The Jalopy January 11, 2014 Based in Washington, DC, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is a national service and advocacy organization dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field […]
Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Gina Chavez’s sophomore effort up.rooted is slated for a February 11th release. Produced by Michael Ramos. who has worked with the likes of Patty Griffin and John Mellencamp, up.rooted as Chavez has said in interviews is “a rhythmic […]
The members of the Seattle, WA-based quartet of Jupe Jupe are veterans of both Seattle’s and Austin’s indie pop and prog rock scenes as members of Pleasurecraft, the Cinematics (U.S.), Maximum Coherence During Flying. Before […]
La Belle Epoque is the forthcoming the full-length debut effort from the Austin, TX-based quartet of HeadShy. Comprised of Reese Beeman and James Adkisson (former members of the Southwestern psych rock act, 7% Solution), journeyman drummer […]
Static, the highly anticipated sophomore effort from Cults will see an October 15th release through Sony/Columbia Records. “High Road,” the first single from the album starts off with drums that seemingly have a military-styled precision, before guitars played […]
Performing and recording under the moniker Little Boots, Victoria Hesketh’s debut effort Hands, which was released in 2009was a Gold-selling album. Released earlier this year, Nocturnes is Hesketh’s long-awaited sophomore effort. Produced by former DFA Records co-founder […]
Russ Manning, a member of Twin Shadow, released one of my favorite albums last year, +1 EP under the moniker Rush Midnight. The material on that EP is reminiscent of the slickly produced, seductive, synth-based R&B you’d hear on WBLS’s […]
Sandra Vu has played drums for the likes of the Raveonettes, Boredoms, Dirty Beaches and the Dum Dum Girls but with her side project, SISU, Vu steps out from the drum set to be a […]
Static, the highly anticipated sophomore effort from Cults will see an October 15th release through Sony/Columbia Records. “High Road,” the first single from the album starts off with drums that seemingly have a military-styled precision, […]
The Octopus Project’s latest full-length album, Fever Forms was released earlier this year by Peek-A-Boo Records, and sonically, the album has the relentlessly experimental Austin, TX-based quartet altering their sound –there’s more of an emphasis on buzzing […]
Big Hits! is the first full-length album released by the Austin, TX-based the Boxing Lesson in about five years. And sonically, the material on the album is much more rock orientated than their previous efforts. They […]
i’ve been caught the Octopus Project twice when they’ve stopped in the NYC area, and live the band plays with an infectiously joyous, gleeful energy – that is while having a sound that kicks ass. […]
Portland, OR-based act Radiation City just released their sophomore effort, Animals in the Median and sonically the material on the album employs the use of 60s soul, Northern soul and swirling electronics to create a sound that […]