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Photos: d4vd @ Emo’s Austin

Photos by: Aaron Quintanilla – Indie rock/R&B artist d4vd, who released his newest EP, The Lost Petals, on September 8th, 2023 via Interscope, performed at Emo’s Austin in Austin, Texas on  June 18th.

Photos: Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness, Dashboard Confessional, Cartel @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater 

Photos by: Aaron Quintanilla – Indie Rock singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness, who released his newest album, Upside Down Flowers, on November 16th, 2018, which featured the singles “Ohio”, “Teenage Rockstars”, “Blue Vacation”, and “Paper Rain”, performed at the Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas last night (Aug. 24th) with Emo/indie rock band Dashboard Confessional, who released their … Continue reading

Spoon Announces New Album “Hot Thoughts”

By: Staff – Months of speculation come to an end today as details of the new Spoon album can be confirmed: Austin’s rock ambassadors will release their ninth album, Hot Thoughts, on March 17th via Matador Records. Reuniting the band with the label that released their 1996 debut, Telephono, and following on Spoon’s streak of three consecutive Top 10 albums — Ga Ga … Continue reading

Photos: Gary Clark Jr @ Hilton Austin Hotel

Photos by: Rick Kern – Grammy Award-winning guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who released his fourth album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, on September 11th, 2015, which followed up his 2012 major label debut album, Blak and Blu, performed at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas last night as part of the 2016 Hilton Concert Series.

Levitation 2016 canceled due to dangerous weather

By: Curtis Sindrey – Levitation 2016, which was set to take place from April 29 to May 1 at Carson Creek Ranch in Austin, Texas, and include performances by Flying Lotus, Brian Wilson, Animal Collective, and more, has been canceled due to what organizers describe as “dangerous weather”. In a statement posted to their website, the festival said: Due to safety … Continue reading

Interview: A Giant Dog talks SXSW, day jobs, & signing to Merge Records

By: Josh Terzino – A ustin, Texas-based band A Giant Dog’s sound encompasses an indie rock explosiveness (who’s live shows have been described as “watching Jerry Springer and then the TV explodes and suddenly the paragons of dysfunction in America are breaking apart your living room, pissing on your furniture, and making you the ham … Continue reading

Interview: Afrika Bambaataa on the power of music

By: Josh Terzino – H ip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, which means “affectionate leader”, sat down with us at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas last weekend to discuss 808: The Movie, how music brings communities together, and more!    You’ve been doing it a long time. Do you still get pumped in front of a live crowd … Continue reading

Photos: Texas Revolution Fest 2015 – The Dillinger Escape Plan, Norma Jean, Madball

Photos by: Michael Hurley – The 2015 Texas Revolution Fest took over the Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin, Texas last night with performances by New Jersey-based mathcore quintet The Dillinger Escape Plan, who released their fifth album, One of Us Is the Killer, on May 14th, 2013 via Party Smasher/Sumerian, which featured the single “Prancer”, metalcore … Continue reading

Photos: My Morning Jacket, Fruit Bats @ Austin Music Hall

Photos by: Michael Hurley – Kentucky-based southern rock band My Morning Jacket, who released their seventh album, The Waterfall, on May 4th, 2015 via ATO, which features the singles “Big Decisions”, and “Spring (Among The Living”, and which follows up their 2011 album Circuital, performed at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas last night with newly … Continue reading

Photos: Mac DeMarco, Walter TV @ Stubb’s

Photos by: Michael Hurley – Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released a mini-LP called Another One on August 7th, 2015 via Captured Tracks, which featured the singles “The Way You’d Love Her”, “Another One”, “I’ve Been Waiting For Her”, and “No Other Heart”, and which follows up his second album, Salad Days, out April 1st, 2014, which featured the … Continue reading