Skylar Spence promised he wouldn’t “Suck so bad next time he comes to Austin”, when he was actually the highlight of the night. Madeon got college kids and people with their brains melted by ecstasy to jump up and down to his electronic button-pushing;)
Modest Mouse – I’ve listened/worshipped this band for more than half of my life, but have never seen them live because you have a better chance of Rick Perry splitting an atom than procuring a ticket to a Modest Mouse show in Austin. Isaac Brock and his merry band of mischievous revelers did not disappoint, mixing…
John Valley is on a roll. The local videographer and producer recently made two stellar videos for Sweet Spirit with “Baby Doll” and “Baby When I Close My Eyes,” and John’s kept the momentum rolling with his work on another equally captivating video, this time “Sex & Drugs” just released by A Giant Dog. The video portrays the band…
It was only last November when terrorist gunmen opened fire at the Bataclan rock club in Paris where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing. Nearly one hundred people lost their lives in the club that night, and members of the band, like many other survivors, were deeply traumatized by the events. It was therefore…
On Wednesday night legendary heavy rockers Tesla hit Austin for the first time in years with a show at Emo’s. Sledd and NoMara opened. Review by Lee Ackerley. As I walked into Emo’s on Wednesday night, mixed emotions swirled with excitement and skepticism flowed though me. The headliner, Tesla, a band that had formed in 1982…
The party kicked off early Wednesday night at Stubbs with the doors opening at 7 and the first of three featured indie pop bands, Little Comets, taking the stage shortly after. Atlas Genius was the marquee name on the bill but the entire show was stellar as it featured a variety of indie pop from…