Tag: Austin TX

Glow and Behold, the London-based Yuck’s sophomore album was critically well-received. And while playing sold out venues across the US and in their native London, the band stopped in the studio to record an EP […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]