Thursday, July 24th, 2008 by j
Remember the first time you saw this picture? And you thought some kids in the 80’s took drugs before their yearbook photo? Ya, that was a good moment, a moment when HEALTH arrived, and they haven’t left or stopped touring since. They have toured with Crystal Castles, done a ton of Austin dates with Daniel Francis Doyle, and played about 15 shows last SXSW.
HEALTH is better than the average noise rock/disco remix kids for a few reasons: bling t-shirts and other...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008 by j
Via Audio played to a small crowd at the Mohawk Friday June 13, in the middle of the Texas Biker Rally and Gay Pride Parade. With New Disaster and Black Earth bellowing from the inside...
[MORE New Live Videos: Via Audio...]
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by j
I’ve talked about them before, Low Line Caller - one of Austin’s hidden gems, finally has some songs for purchase on their myspace page. The above image came from the...
[MORE Sort of Amazing: Low Line...]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by shawn
Ay, it’s that time again. We are holding our monthly meetup this Thursday, the 24th, at the **Crown and Anchor Pub** starting at 7:30. Come chat with the...
[MORE July Meetup - Revised...]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by j
Last night introduced me to some new talent- specifically Aaron Lacrate, who played a solo set and then DJed for the incredible Dizzee Rascal performance. A few things I like about this...
[MORE Aaron Lacrate, Where My...]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by j
The two patriotic, dog loving gentlemen above make up the experimental rock duo Transmography. They are not new to the scene, they have been kicking ass for a hot minute- and are going to...
[MORE Transmography...]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by j
The boys are back in town- Autobot (Curt) and J2K (Josh) will be dropping beats for the party kids tonight at the Mohawk. I first saw Floss last year at Lolla (above) in their home town...
[MORE Damn Boys, Don’t Hurt...]
Monday, July 21st, 2008 by j
-Above: Seattle’s Blue Scholars roll through Austin with the Freshly Dipped Tour, see more stills here
-The video interviews are online
-New Videos from...
[MORE Weekend Recap...]
Friday, July 18th, 2008 by j
Some Facts About Tanya Morgan:
Tanya Morgan is a rap group- not a soul singer. They are hip hop- on the rise and at its finest.
Tanya Morgan is from Brooklynati (Brooklyn +...
[MORE Freshly Dipped Tour: Tanya...]
Friday, July 18th, 2008 by j
Cut Copy and the Presets are playing an ACL aftershow at Emo’s Monday night, September 29. Cut Copy, came out with probably one of the best albums all year, In Ghost...
[MORE ACL Aftershow-ish: Cut Copy...]
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