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Five men stand in a line at the front of a stage. On the far left, a backup dancer wearing a black hoodie. To the right, the guitarist wearing a striped red shirt, then the vocalist wearing a yellow jumpsuit, and then the drummer wearing a green patchwork shirt. On the far right, another backup dancer wearing a black hoodie.

Music

Half Alive: Alt-Pop Band on the Rise

By Susannah WilsonMusic Journalist “Are you here for the Half Alive concert?” The kid who approached me outside The Historic Scoot Inn in Austin was skinny, wearing glasses, and looked to be about 14. He and his posse instantly reminded me of my younger brothers and their high school friends. “Yeah, we are,” I said, motioning toward my boyfriend, Max, and myself. The kid triumphantly presented me with a black […]

todayOctober 30, 2019

A puppet of a man with blue eyes and a brown beard and hair lies in the grass next to two guitars made of felt.

Interviews

Smell Monsters Interview

By Susannah Wilson Local Music Journalist Smell Monsters Puppetry is the creative project of native Austinite Elliott “Smelliot” Lardon, incorporating hand-made puppet characters with interactive skits and whimsical folk-rock. I had the opportunity to work with Lardon in August, running sound for his show at KIVA for the San Marcos festival 2019. Recently, I called him up and we had a friendly conversation about his artistic progress as of late.  […]

todayOctober 28, 2019

The entrance to Fire Station Studios. It is a brick building with plaques on either side of the door, second-story windows and a sign reading “Sound Recording Technology Program, School of Music.”

Music

Exciting Changes at Historic Fire Station Studios

By Susannah WilsonMusic Journalist Renovations have begun at Fire Station Studios, a historic building which stands discreetly adjacent San Marcos’s current fire station, enjoying its status as a well-established landmark of the city. Since 1985, the building has become a beloved recording studio of the Southwest, due in no small part to its first engineer, Ricky Mullins, whom we keep in our minds this month following his recent passing. Nestled […]

todayOctober 8, 2019

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