Attending SXSW in Austin is quite the experience, one that will test the boundaries of your lack-of-sleep threshold, challenge your patience for traffic issues, and stretch the imagination as far... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: BOO SEEKA at 12TH & PORTER on 3/21/17
Aussie electropop duo BOO SEEKA, currently in Austin, Texas for music festival free-for-all SXSW, is touring the United States in serious . “We drive an RV around everywhere we go... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: LEWIS WATSON at 3rd & LINDSLEY on 3/15/17
“I’ve heard all about the BBQ, I can’t wait,” says wunderkind Lewis Watson in his enchanting British accent. In celebration of the release of his sophomore album, midnight, on March... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with SMOKE SEASON
Gabrielle Wortman and Jason Rosen, also known as Los Angeles-based electro-soul duo Smoke Season, want to tell a different story this Valentine’s Day. “There are two-person love stories being told... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with MOLLY BURCH
Austin-based chanteuse Molly Burch, with her smokey, come hither vocal style, splashed against a backdrop of vintage reverb and every-girl lyrics, can best be described in one word—timeless. “I’ve been... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with HIGH UP
“When I was a teenager, I wrote the typical 15 year old angsty songs,” laughs Omaha-based High Up frontwman Christine Fink, who received her first guitar as a Christmas gift... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: THE MARCUS KING BAND at THE BASEMENT on 5/22/16
An extreme lack of sleep, a lost wallet, and a misplaced guitar were worth the trouble at SXSW this year for Marcus King and his band; on their last night... Continue Reading →
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: TRUETT
It was TRUETT’s first time playing a show in Nashville, and he was opening for powerhouse songsmith Ron Pope at a sold out show at Mercy Lounge. Not a bad... Continue Reading →
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: BASSH
This year, Nashville-based alt-rock duo Bassh makes its first appearance at Austin mega-music festival SXSW; “I’m excited for the chaos,” says CJ Hardee. “It’s high stress going from show to... Continue Reading →
SXSW SPOTLIGHT: THE DEAD SHIPS
In Los Angeles, the land of a million genres, sub-genres, and sub-sub genres, there’s a band that plays straight up rock n’ roll. I mean really good, gritty, garage-tastic rock... Continue Reading →