By Lindsey Petterson Music Journalist Austin based indie-rock band, Taiga, originally formed in 2012 as a two piece. The like-minded founding members include Brad Pendleton on guitar and Jack Alden on drums. Their debut was an EP called For … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Taiga
By Allison Belcher Assistant Music Director Bogan Villa (pronounced viLL• ah) is a soulful, three piece psychedelic rock group hailing from San Marcos, Texas. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Will Webb Wells, bassist Brandon Alvis, and drummer Matt … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Bogan Villa
By Alexandra Sereno Music Journalist Kairos is a local jazz, reggae, funk fusion band that will be playing their first festival at MR Fest on April 29 at Valentino’s. The bandmates are Jacob Michael (guitar/vocals), Brent Miller (bass/vocals), Calvin “Caliente” … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Kairos
By Cain Hernandez Music Journalist Von Richter joins the ranks alongside a growing number of Texas musicians who have a fondness for progressive and psychedelic rock music. Based in San Marcos, Texas, the trio self-describes their sound as “cosmic jungle … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Von Richter
By Cain Hernandez Music Journalist Based in San Marcos, Texas, Astral Blue is a band that embraces the sounds of late ’60s and early ’70s hard rock/psychedelia. Still a relatively new band – formed sometime in early 2016 – the group … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Astral Blue
By DeMarcus Cobb Music Journalist Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/yunghiram Instragram: http://www.instagram.com/yunghiram/ FB: http://www.facebook.com/yunghiram Twitter: twitter.com/yunghiram Hailing from Houston, Texas, Hiram is paving his own way in the music scene. Formally known as Yung Slutty, the switch to his birth name came with … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Hiram
By Troy Vita Assistant Music Director Dominic Solis- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Heidi Garcia- Vocals, Violin Thomas Damron- Upright Bass Nick Kukowski- Vocals, Banjo Mike Rothschild- Drums Cass Brostad- Accordion, Vocals, Percussion Patrick Davis- Electric Guitar Austin-based band Madisons is bringing … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Madisons
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Ooni is a fun band with a fun name and a fun sound—you just about can’t say “Ooni” without smiling, and you can’t listen to them without doing so either. This five-piece indie pop outfit … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Ooni
By Brooke Vega Music Journalist Fly Coco is a four-piece indie rock band based in San Marcos, Texas. They originally started out by playing at smaller gigs around town in 2015 as a brother-sister duo consisting of Colin and Hayden … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Fly Coco
By Hannah Pierce Music Journalist To define Austin-based band White Dog as JUST rock’n’roll feels like a gross understatement. This 5-piece group’s sound has obvious influences in genres ranging from heavy psychedelic to space rock, and from psych rock to … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: White Dog
By Lindsey Petterson Music Journalist San Marcos band, Muff, got their start by playing house parties back in 2014. As they became more popular, they started playing at venues in San Marcos and Austin. The band includes Rachel LaCoss, Scott … Continue reading MR Fest 2017 Artist Profile: Muff
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist The Cover Letter has been widely praised by publications like the Austin Chronicle and Music Connection Magazine for being one of the best rising stars of the Austin indie folk-rock scene. The band formed in … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: The Cover Letter
By Jen Jacquez Music Journalist The Dizzease are a four piece bubblegum pop band from Austin, Texas. The band is headed by Emily Kolb on bass and vocals, Bryan Roberts on guitar and vocals, Leslie Crunkilton on drums and vocals and … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: The Dizzease
By Melissa Johnston Music Journalist Dylan Fox And The Wave is a garage rock duo of brothers who appropriately got their start in basements and garages in the faraway land of Oakland, California. Their lo-fi sound is akin to a morphed … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Dylan Fox and the Wave
By Ashley Galvan Music Journalist Tamarron is a local band from none other than Austin, Texas. They are a psych-rock, shoegaze band that actually has a split with another Austin-based band playing at MR Fest, dryspell. The split has a couple … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Tamarron
By Gabriel Fermin Rap Music Director Brandon Smith is a young confident rapper/producer out of Dallas who moved to San Marcos last year to attend Texas State University. He has already released three albums with the latest one titled Africa: Black Boy, … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Brandon Smith
By Natalia Glenn Music Journalist The unique band Clever Heads Prevail is one of the few sounds I’d recommend out of the indie rock scene in San Marcos. Jose Jimenez (vocals/guitar,) Micah Krejcha (lead guitar,) Eric Puente (drums) and Landon Cabrera (bass) all fuse together … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Clever Heads Prevail
By Ezlyh Gutierrez Music Journalist I Am the Albatross is an Austin-based trio that has perfected the ability of fusing the resonance of heavy Americana and western psych with the drama and excitement of rock ‘n’ roll. Jesse Berkowitz’s rugged vocals … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: I Am the Albatross
By Brie East Assistant Music Director Singer-songwriter Jeremy Carswell is breaking away from his former role as frontman of Jeremy Carswell and the Nymphs to strike it solo. The artist from Spring, Texas released his debut album 2025 in fall … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Jeremy Carswell
By Ashley Galvan Music Journalist Looking for a good band to listen to when you are basking in the summer sun? If so, Comforter is definitely the band you need to be jamming out to. With their contemplative instrumental riffs, Comforter … Continue reading MR Fest Artist Profile: Comforter