Monday night at the Mohawk offered an eclectic smattering of Indie rock that culminated with Philadelphia-based quartet, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, offering up their dreamy yet abstruse signature pop sound for a more obscure-indie inclined Austin audience. While the headliners were clearly the draw for much of the crowd, local openers, Wildfires and even more so an…
Bad Veins returned to Austin to subject themselves to the musician meat market they call SXSW. I sat down with Cincinnati natives Jake Bonta and Benjamin Davis to discuss the band’s new lineup, their oddball stage antics, and the rollercoaster ride of a run they’ve had these last few years. SXSW Interview: Bad Veins…
Boyfrndz is an Austin band with lofty aspirations and enough creativity under their wings to back it up. Soaring vocals meld with whirring guitars and expansive rhythms to create a dissonant sound that will have you hooked instantaneously. Whether you call them Shoegaze, Experimental, or just plain fucking awesome, Boyfrndz is definitely worth a listen. …
The first time I saw Metz lay waste to a music venue, I got a tad bit excited to say the least. It happened during the exhaustive meelee that is SXSW, and after watching a teenager relentlessly throw himself into a pole until he bled, Metz decided to stop the show and reflect aloud about how…