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 bands, the openers border on garage rock/anti-folk of the punk subgenre. This makes for an interesting pairing considering the headliner, Bad Suns, is pop punk at their most intense, which […]
By Victoria Roxanne HillMusic Journalist Artist: HUNNYAlbum: Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.Release Date: July 19, 2019Label: Epitaph As promised in 2015, Hunny made a mess of July with the release of their debut full-length album Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. The punk Cali boys came back from their last EP in 2018 and hit us twice as hard with their lovesick tunes. This album wouldn’t have been possible without the […]
By Victoria Roxanne HillMusic Journalist Lead singer of Geographer, Mike Deni. Image by Roxanne Hill. Geographer released their EP New Jersey this March and have been on tour supported by Manatee Commune this spring. Lead singer, Mike Deni, has been working over the past year to create an album that embodies his upbringing in The Garden State. Set list from The Parish. Image by Roxanne Hill. I had the pleasure […]
By Victoria Roxanne HillMusic Journalist The Portland indie pop group STRFKR concluded their tour this past Saturday. Before their Friday, March 22 show at Paper Tiger, I was able to sit down with lead singer Josh Hodges and chat for a minute about this tour, their 10-year anniversary tour last year and what they’re looking forward to this coming year. Each tour comes with its own unexpected turn of events. […]
By Madisen Gummer Music Journalist Jan. 29 at Barracuda started off with some dreamy guitar breakdowns by Pllush, a band from San Francisco. Their lead singer, Karli Helm, provided a fresh female sound which was a nice contrast to the dominantly male voices features throughout the show. One of the best parts of going to concerts is discovering new music through the openers, and Pllush did not disappoint. Some of […]
By Tanner Meadows Music Journalist Wednesday night, Jan. 24, in downtown Austin, nearly the entirety of Mohawk was packed with hair-dyed and merch-clad young adults leaning on the railing of the venue’s multi-layered balconies, standing and facing the stage en masse, waiting patiently for DIY emo-kid superstars Jeff Rosenstock and Joyce Manor, opened by Remember Sports, to appear on the stage and start the show. The North American tour was […]
By Clayton Chaney Local Music Director Nov. 9, 2018 will go down in history as one of the greatest new age indie rock shows of all time. The environment in downtown Austin at Stubbs was impeccable. It was a packed house, and the line to get in was wrapped around the block right up until the band took the stage. It was a slightly chilly night with some sprinkles but […]
By Victoria Roxanne Hill Music Journalist Artist: Rex Orange County Album: Apricot Princess Release Date: April 26, 2017 Music Label: Rex Orange County April 26, 2018 marks the one year release anniversary of Rex Orange County’s second album, Apricot Princess. The talented 19-year-old indie sad boy released Bcos U Will Never B Free, his first solo album, in 2015. He has since been featured on Tyler, the Creator’s latest album […]
By Victoria Roxanne Hill Music Journalist Artist: Fred Armisen Show: Fred Armisen: Standup For Drummers Network: Netflix Release Date: February 6, 2018 Standup comedians often have vague or completely irrelevant titles in relation to the content of their shows. When I originally watched John Mulaney’s "Comeback Kid" I was just waiting to see what his big comeback story was, but I wasn’t satisfied until nearly the very end of the […]
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