By Grace Wartman Local Music Journalist In the summer of 2019, I was introduced to the beauty of surf rock while sitting in the passenger seat of my cousin’s Toyota Corolla. The song “The Trouble with Those Mothra Girls” by Daikaiju, a kaiju-themed instrumental surf rock band, came on and I walked out of that Toyota Corolla into the sauna that is a July evening in North Texas with a […]
By Lillian Jones Local Music Director On Sunday, May 21st, Bluekeys Magazine presented their “Fresh Meat” event at Mohawk in Austin, giving a platform to newly developed bands. The lineup was a whiplash of genres ranging from shoegaze to hardcore punk/screamo from young and passionate artists. Friends, family and Austin locals sold out the event to support the up-and-coming bands. Dollhouse Luckily for me, I was able to score […]
By Tara Davis Music Journalist San Marcos’ hottest new commodity on the square has been dominating every weekend since they opened. Hosting drag shows, music shows, thrift markets, and more every Thursday through Sunday, the venue has been a bit busy. The San Marcos Secret Room is located on the square behind the beloved Gil’s Broiler & Manske Roll Bakery. They are known for setting posters and artwork made by […]
By Kenlie Golleher Rap Music Director Saskatchewan-native singer-songwriter Andy Shauf has a true gift for storytelling through concept albums. His latest 2023 project, Norm, further proves that statement. It’s the crazy story of a guy named Norm, who essentially is a stalker. Elements of God and Christianity are intertwined throughout the narrative as well, with Shauf posing the record's motivating question to be, “What if God didn’t understand what […]
By Kenlie Golleher Rap Music Director 2022 saw a lot of hot releases from the rap community, two in particular from artists that I love immensely and bump often, which would be Atlanta’s very own JID and Smino. The Forever Story by JID and Luv 4 Rent by Smino were some of my favorite albums that dropped last year, so when announcements for the duo’s co-headlining tour, the Luv Is […]
By McKenzie McGuire Assistant Music Director The English singer, model and actress lit up the stage this past Tuesday at Emo’s in Austin. Her set felt like a cinematic experience of feminine power. I was very excited to see Suki Waterhouse because, although I’m not super familiar with her music, I’ve been following her career for the past year. From what I have seen, 2022 was a very successful year […]
Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director Pretty Sick made a pit stop at Mohawk in Austin in the midst of “The Makes Me Sick” tour. Although the band was accompanied by MILLY and Mitsubishi Suicide on tour, local Austin band Die Spitz took the place of the opening act for the night’s show. When I saw on Instagram that the band I interviewed the week prior was on the bill, my […]
By Ashley Farnie, Assistant Music Director and Avery Viers, Local Music Director On Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, we arrived early for day three of LEVITATION, the established psych music fest hosted annually in Austin’s Red River District at the end of October. We arrived at Mohawk with anxious anticipation, nervously reviewing before our interview with Austin-based grunge band, DIE SPITZ, as they prepared to open for Pleasure Venom and legendary Hard Rock […]
By Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director I decided to take my weekend at Levitation easy, only driving up to Austin for Saturday and Sunday sets. I was overwhelmed with music consumption despite only attending half of the festival. With a packed set scheduled for Saturday evening featuring headliner Sunflower Bean, Feels So Good Records quickly and kindly assisted Parish in relocating the show due to an unfortunate electrical fire the […]
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