Austin’s Euphoria Fest Lineup Impresses With Diversity (Festival Preview)
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Austin’s Euphoria Fest Lineup Impresses With Diversity (Festival Preview)

The multi-genre dance extravaganza, Euphoria Festival, is back in 2017, once again taking place at Carson Creek Ranch on April 6-9. While other festivals were stricken with bad weather throughout the Spring of last year, Euphoria flourished, bringing in over 50,000 attendees.   While it is easy to label a festival with EDM artists- an EDM…

Deafheaven and This Will Destroy You @ Mohawk Austin
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Deafheaven and This Will Destroy You @ Mohawk Austin

An ideal night for music in Austin; the weather, the entertainment, and the overall mood at the Mohawk on Red River St, were the perfect storm for an incredible night out for Austinite music fans. Deafheaven, a shoegaze-metal quintet out of San Francisco, have established themselves as a must-see live band given their technical instrumental…

PISSED JEANS ENCOURAGE COMPREHENSIVE LISTENING EXPERIENCE ON ‘WHY LOVE NOW’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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PISSED JEANS ENCOURAGE COMPREHENSIVE LISTENING EXPERIENCE ON ‘WHY LOVE NOW’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Therapeutic may not be the appropriate word, but the innately intense release that comes with listening to Pennsylvania-based sludge rockers, Pissed Jeans, is undeniable. Matt Korvette’s guttural vocals strike a primal chord while distorted guitars saw into monotonous drums on their new album. Absurd yet relatable song themes characterize, Why Love Now via Sub Pop,…

THE RADIO DEPT. BRING DREAM POP TO SOLD-OUT AUSTIN CROWD (SHOW REVIEW)
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THE RADIO DEPT. BRING DREAM POP TO SOLD-OUT AUSTIN CROWD (SHOW REVIEW)

A surprise sell-out crowd at the Mohawk on Monday night meant that 90’s nostalgia and Swedish dream pop hasn’t lost its luster. The Radio Dept. is a Swedish indie cult band that would prefer to operate out of the studio than be caught banging around on tour. Alas, having only released three albums since their…