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While the talk of the town this week has been the eighth and final edition of long-running punk fest Freakin’ Weekend (and the turbulence surrounding it, as it bows out), there are a ton of other shows, many DIY, all ages, and inexpensive, going on this weekend, as bands are buzzing from all across the country…
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Whether it’s the SXSW effect or just the start of spring tour season, this weekend is absolutely packed with worthwhile musical happenings, from local favorites, national and international touring acts of all sizes, and more. Whether you’re looking for punk, indie, emo, folk, hip hop, country, electronic, or pop, there’s something that should fit your…
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It’s been nearly four months since we got our first taste of James Wallace’s new Skyway Man project. We started off with the first course of the future folk single “Terre, 9999,” which really set the table for the upcoming LP Seen Comin’ From A Mighty Eye. In the months since, we’ve watched Skyway…
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This weekend is supposed to start off with an 80 degree day on Friday, and the music around town will be equally hot for February. We have some local release shows and SXSW warm up sets, but we also have an insane mixture of happenings around town, from emo legends to hardcore shows, EDM to indie,…
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The South By Southwest Conference & Festival kicks off again in Austin in a few weeks, March 13-19 for the music portion, and many of our friends in bands and the industry will be making the pilgrimage down interstates 40, 35, and 30 to attend. As we’ve done in years past, we’ve kept tabs on those that…
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If you are looking for something totally unique to bring your week to a close, then The Great Aspirations of Sun Conductor should probably be a top pick. We first caught wind of the musical collaboration when the talented troupe played an intimate show in the basement at OMG back in 2014. They have…
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Just when you thought that the winter show doldrums were going to last for the rest of whatever season this is, we have a stacked weekend of top notch shows going on around Music City. We’ve got future folk at Third Man, jam bands, hip hop reunions, and legends from the past three decades…
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One of our most anticipated records of 2017 drops this Friday, but you can stream Paperhead’s Chew a few days in advance, thanks to Hype Machine, below. The long awaited followup to 2014’s Africa Avenue sees the young, local psych popsters continuing to explore their sound with an updated production quality that influenced by sweet…
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There are a truckload of cheap, stacked local shows happening this weekend. Seriously, if you’ve been bad about checking out new bands or eager to revisit some old favorites, it seems like just about every small room in town has something awesome going on for under $10, from indie to garage rock to hardcore…