By Nicholas Volpe Music Journalist New York’s LVL UP is officially finished. The four-piece lo-fi indie rock band announced their end to the band back in June. After seven years of playing shows, recording, and touring, LVL UP decided to … Continue reading Concert Review: LVL Up, Skirts, Caroline Says
By Caroline Janes Assistant Music Director We all know the anticipatory feelings of excitement and even a tinge of nervousness when one of our favorite bands announces they’re working on a new project. It’s a familiar feeling to anyone who … Continue reading A Change in Sound
By Aimee Huckeba Music Journalist Artist: LANY Album: Malibu Nights Release Date: October 5, 2018 Website: https://thisislany.com/ The sophomore album Malibu Nights from synth-pop band LANY has taken the charts for one of the most direct breakup albums this year. … Continue reading LANY: Malibu Nights Album Review
By Guarionex Molina Martinez Rap Director Having been a fan of Kero Kero Bonito for a couple years now I was incredibly excited to finally be able to see them live and see just how well their Japanese-influenced pop music … Continue reading Kero Kero Bonito Show Review
By Tanner Meadows Local Music Journalist Artist: Roaming Herds of Buffalo Album: Mountain Rabbit Release Date: October 16, 2018 Website: http://www.rhobmusic.com/ Seattle based pop-rockers, Roaming Herds of Buffalo (RHOB), are a band that is comfortable in its variety. Continually experimenting … Continue reading Mountain Rabbit: Album Review
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist Artist: Jibberish Album: Meantime Release Date: September 28, 2018 Bandcamp: https://jibberish.bandcamp.com/album/meantime Jibberish, a local Texas band, has just released their first EP. The EP has five mellow tracks that you can sit back and … Continue reading Meantime: Album Review
By Thomas Dunlap Music Journalist Selfsteam is a soft, smooth and sensual musical outfit comprised of members Vince and Christopher. Currently based out of Vancouver, the duo met in Chile in 2015 during a family trip to Santiago. The two … Continue reading Selfsteam’s Summer Singles
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Peter Bibby Album: Grand Champion Release Date: September 28, 2018 Label: Spinning Top Website: https://spinningtopmusic.com/pages/peter-bibby Straight out of the land down under, Peter Bibby is unmistakably an Aussie through and through. Whether it’s his … Continue reading Peter Bibby: Grand Champion Review
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist During the summer of 2009, Fox Searchlight released the quirky “romantic comedy,” “500 Days of Summer.” The story centers around Tom, played by Joseph Gordon Levitt and Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel. Tom, a hopeless … Continue reading Music in Film: A Look Inside the Soundtrack of “500 Days of Summer”
By Hannah Wisterman Music Journalist Artist: winded Album: Schwartz Goes to Heaven Release Date: June 22, 2018 Label: Community Records Website: https://winded.bandcamp.com/ Bedroom pop can be twee, plain-borderline-boring and uninspired. It can also be intimate, carefully crafted and some of … Continue reading winded: Schwartz Goes to Heaven Album Review
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist New music from a local favorite is always exciting and a just little nerve-wracking. The Bright Light Social Hour released their newest EP Missing Something on the Austin label Modern Outsider (who host 17 … Continue reading The Bright Light Social Hour EP and Release Show
By Jennifer Romero Rap Music Journalist Artist: Father Album: Awful Swim Release Date: September 21, 2018 Label: RCA Records 2018 proved to be in Father’s favor, with not only the announce of his creative partnership of his label Awful Records with RCA Records, but … Continue reading Father: Awful Swim Album Review
By Danielle Ortega Local Music Journalist Artist: Enjoy Album: Small Car Big Wheels Release Date: June 29, 2018 Bandcamp: https://enjoy2.bandcamp.com/ Despite Enjoy having released their first album Gold in 2010, I didn’t discover them until Small Car Big Wheels, their … Continue reading Enjoy: Small Car Big Wheels Album Review
By Neil Manning Music Journalist The band Sure Sure and I discussed their music, past and future, along with what makes the band unique. They are coming to Austin on October 16 at Barracuda on their second official tour. Don’t … Continue reading Sure Sure Interview
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Artist: Joyce Manor Album: A Million Dollars to Kill Me Release Date: September 21, 2018 Label: Epitaph Website: https://joyce-manor.com/ As word of their frenetic energy and turbulent house shows found its way out of Californian … Continue reading Joyce Manor: A Million Dollars to Kill Me Album Review
By Iliana Ramirez Music Journalist Artist: Beach Goons Album: hoodratscumbag Label: GRNDW Release Date: August 24, 2018 Website: https://losbeachgoons.bandcamp.com/ In a total of 26 minutes, Beach Goons captures their youthful, California sound on their sophomore album, hoodratscumbag. Following up from … Continue reading Beach Goons: hoodratscumbag Album Review
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Director October 9, 2018 This week I was blessed with the opportunity to chat with Adrian Galvin, the front man of Yoke Lore and also former drummer of Walk The Moon. Adrian shared insightful thoughts … Continue reading Meet Yoke Lore
By Cheyenne Young Music Journalist Artist: Steven A. Clark Album: Where Neon Goes to Die Label: Secretly Canadian Release Date: September 7, 2018 As someone who doesn’t often venture too far from my usual genres of music, I found myself … Continue reading Steven A. Clark: Where Neon Goes to Die Album Review
By Caroline Janes Music Journalist After seven years of their annual Beach Goth Festival, The Growlers announced their Beach Goth Tour earlier this summer. The California natives coordinate this festival and have headlined it just about every year. Although the … Continue reading Gettin’ Down with the Growlers
By Samuel Cravey Music Journalist Artist: Black Belt Eagle Scout Album: Mother of My Children Release Date: September 14, 2018 Website: https://blackbelteaglescout.bandcamp.com/ Black Belt Eagle Scout’s debut album, Mother of My Children, is a beautifully crafted collection of indie-rock songs … Continue reading Black Belt Eagle Scout: Mother of My Children Album Review
