A dark gothic atmosphere serves as the backdrop for the new single “Rabbit Hole” from Austin angst-punkers, Crooked Bangs. The immediate differentiator for Crooked Bangs amidst the sea of punk bands, is that lead singer, Leda Ginestra, oscillates between laissez-faire French murmurings and incisive English punctuations. The bilingual vocal stylings evoke francophile nostalgia for bands…
US Weekly has been banging around the Austin live music circuit for the past year, emitting nihilistic punk diddies while their fans craved an official release. The time has come, April 22nd marks the release of their self-titled debut LP on Night Moves Records. The quartet’s first single “American Piss” is a commentary on the…
1. Duchess Says – Hands down the most electric in-your-face performance of SXSW. Vocalist, Annie-Claude, assaulted the crowd by forcing faces into her bosom, instructing everyone get down on the ground, and flat out scaring people with her puckish humor and Quebecois-laced rage. These Montreal punks converted fans by baptism of fire. 2. Pines – Australian…
Day 3 The New Pornographers @ Radio Day Stage Pvris @ The MTV Woodies Awards Pines @ The Iron Bear Chinah @ Sidewinder Young MA @ The Gatsby Future Islands @ The Gatsby Day 4 Hockey Dad @ Sidewinder Maggie Rogers @ St. Davids Church Weezer @ Brazos Hall C/ontry Day 5 Thunder…