By Madisen Gummer Music Journalist Saturday October 12, Julia Jacklin filled The Parish in Austin, TX with her incredible vocals and meticulously thought out and nuanced setlist. Her ACL late night show gave folk rock fans from the area a … Continue reading Julia Jacklin Show Review
By Faith VaraMusic Journalist Artist: Phoenix Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Release Date: May 25, 2009 Website: http://wearephoenix.com/ It’s crazy to think that 2009 was a whole decade ago. This is the year Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president … Continue reading Revisiting Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 10 Years Later
By Taylor Faber Music Journalist It seems like it was yesterday when indie rock band Big Thief released their openly received third album, U.F.O.F. in May. They were able to push their folk oriented boundaries as they have been since … Continue reading Big Thief Going Back-to-Back
By Victoria Roxanne HillMultimedia Music Journalist On Oct. 8, 2019, the fans that came to see Bad Suns at Paper Tiger were in for a rude awakening when Ultra Q and Lilly opened the concert. For those unfamiliar with the … Continue reading Bad Suns Concert Review
By Jessie BonnerMusic Journalist Austin City Limits is one of the most anticipated festivals in Texas. People come from all over the United States, and even some other countries, to attend the event. The variety of bands and genres is … Continue reading Austin City Limits 2019: The Best Music Festival in Texas
By Maria Coraza Music Journalist Melina Duterte, commonly known by the stage-name Jay Som, is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Oakland, California. As a self-made and DIY artist, she has poured her reflections on life, growth, and transformation … Continue reading Concert Review: Jay Som at Barracuda
By Madisen GummerMusic Journalist One of the many great things about being in the music department of a college radio station is the amount of new music we get to discover on a weekly basis. My favorite artist that I’ve … Continue reading Pearla: Quilting & Other Activities Album Review
By: Jillian JacobsMusic Journalist Five years after their last release, So Long, See You Tomorrow, and a hiatus that felt like ages; Bombay Bicycle Club (BBC) dropped their first single for their album in the works, Everything Else Has Gone … Continue reading Bombay Bicycle Club: “Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)” Track Review
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist Artist: Charlie Doesn’t Surf Album: Charlie Doesn’t Surf Release date: May 9, 2019 Though not nearly as recognized as places like New York City, Los Angeles or any other large independent musical hub, plenty of smaller cities throughout the Midwest … Continue reading Charlie Doesn’t Surf: Charlie Doesn’t Surf Album Review
By Timia CobbMusic Journalist Arist: Banks Album: III Release Date: July 12, 2019 Website: https://www.hernameisbanks.com/ Banks is back after a three year break with her third studio album, III, released on July 12, 2019. Banks is a Los Angeles native … Continue reading Banks:III Album Review
By John GalindoMusic Journalist Artist: Sampa the Great Album: The Return Release Date: Sept. 13th, 2019 Record Label: Ninja Tune Inspired by her own experiences chasing stardom, the Zambia native tackles new challenges and revisitis what it is like to … Continue reading Sampa the Great: The Return Album Review
By Shane WillenborgLocal Music Journalist Artist: Frankie Cosmos Album: Close It Quietly Release date: Sept. 6, 2019 Managing to stand out in the heavily saturated genre of bedroom pop, Greta Kline, performing as Frankie Cosmos, is well known for her … Continue reading Frankie Cosmos: Close It Quietly Album Review
By Kevin Baxter Music Journalist Artist: Danny Brown Album: uknowhatimsayin¿ Label: Warp Website: https://uknowhatimsayin.com/ I’ll always remember the first time I heard Danny Brown’s high-pitched sporadic flow. It took me a second to really get into his unique sound, but … Continue reading In Anticipation of uknowhatimsayin¿
By Jennifer RomeroMusic Journalist Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see Injury Reserve during SXSW and instantly knew this was a group I needed to follow. The group consists of three members, two rappers and one producer. I … Continue reading Concert Review: Injury Reserve
By Rebecca HarrellMusic Journalist New Zealand native music group Broods performed on Sept. 25 in San Antonio at Paper Tiger as they made their way through Texas on their new album “Don’t Feed The Pop Monster” tour. The band consists … Continue reading Concert Review: Broods at Paper Tiger
By Kaitlyn WatsonMusic Journalist Artist: Holy Hannah Album: Holy Hannah! Digital Release Date: October 11, 2019 Website: http://holyhannah.club/ Holy Hannah, more formally known as Hannah Von Der Hoff from Minneapolis, is the guitar playing cool girl with wild hair that … Continue reading Holy Hannah: Holy Hannah! Album Review
By Ethan BrownMusic Journalist Artist: Judiciary Album: Surface Noise Label: Closed Casket Activities Website: judiciarytx.bandcamp.com Texans love nothing more than hearing a Texas success story and this up and coming Texas band is already succeeding. Judiciary is a hardcore outfit … Continue reading Judiciary: Surface Noise Album Review
By Margaret GallagherMusic Journalist This past Saturday, I discovered the answer to a tough question: what’s cooler than a Flying Lotus concert? It’s a visually entrancing, 3D Flying Lotus concert – an experience complete with sprawling psychedelic ambiance and some … Continue reading Concert Review: Flying Lotus at Emo’s
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist Ceremony wasn’t always a band known for their promising use of synthesizers and drum-machines, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that their past is something to look down upon. Honestly, their evolution from their early starts as … Continue reading Ceremony: In The Spirit World Now Album Review
By Keller BradberryMusic Journalist Jakob Ogawa, based from Oslo, Norway, has been making romantic indie lo-fi pop tunes since 2016, with his first single “You’ll Be On My Mind.” He has since signed with Playground Music Scandinavia. His young discography … Continue reading Music for the Here & Now: Jakob Ogawa
