By Taryn Peters Rap Music Director For every catchy chart-topper, there is a beautiful ditty that fell through the cracks, never to be appreciated by the masses. Here are ten songs I think received less attention than they deserved in 2014. “Heavy Metal & Reflective” - Azealia Banks (In case you missed it, this song goes hard. Her album "Broke With Expensive Taste" isn’t bad either.) “Ends (Money)” - JMSN […]
Words by Jordan Gass-Poore' -- Web Content Manager Photos by Taryn Peters -- Assistant Music Director Austin's inaugural (and first ever) hip-hop festival put a new spin on the saying "Keep Austin Weird." The skinny: Weird City Fest, sponsored by Austin Mic Exchange, aimed to connect local and national hip-hop acts for a three-day Red River invasion late last month. The eclectic lineup included Phranchyze and MR Fest artist Chief and The Doomsday […]
By Taryn Peters Assistant Music Director From the beginning, it was easy to tell that Jean Grae was going to put on a unique show. Grae walked onto the stage like it was her own living room, wearing a cut-up Siouxsie and the Banshees T-shirt and carrying a mason-jar-shaped tumbler cup. Immediately she began talking to the audience at Austin's Empire Control Room as if they were all long-time friends; […]
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