Month: September 2013
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The Fall Of Troy, everyone’s favorite mathcore band, is getting back together with their original line-up to perform 3 shows, December 27, 28, and 29 and, as an extra-special new years/Christmas treat, they will be playing at the Red 7 in Austin. The playlist for each night will consist of their first 3 albums (The […]
In the early 16th century Francesco Berni wrote a manuscript entitled Opere burlesche. This is the first time in recorded history that any root of the word, burlesque, had been used. During the 17th century in England the word became synonymous with the grotesque imitation of the dignified or pathetic. What a bunch of uptight […]
BE WARNED!!! THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK It was the best of times, it was the end of times. This summer delivered to the big screen a cornucopia of mayhem and there’s no denying that the apocalypse has been the new black for the past four months. Some films were fantastic […]
We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to see Raekwon at Fitzgerald’s next Thursday at 8pm! Here’s how you enter: Leave a comment on this post. We’ll randomly select one commenter at 6pm tonight! Go to our Twitter site and retweet the appropriate tweet. We’ll randomly select somebody at 6pm. Listen to Chillin’ in the […]
Will Wiesenfeld, aka Baths, recently did a Tiny Desk concert for NPR. Check out the concert in the video above. Set List: “Miasma Sky” “Phaedra” “Ocean Death” For those who aren’t familiar with Wiesenfeld or Baths, Baths is an electronic/future pop/experimental artist from California. Baths performed during SXSW and released his second album, Obsidian, which was […]
Perma, Max Bemis’ (of Say Anything) and Sherri Dupree-Bemis’ (of Eisley) side project, just released the title track of their debut full-length album, Two of a Crime, which is essentially an album of love letters to each other. Two of a Crime will be released October 29 on Rory Records, Bemis’ imprint label within Equal Vision Records. […]
Something about my southern upbringing makes me a sucker for almost anything with an acoustic guitar. While I’m not going out of my way to listen to the hottest new country hits by Luke Bryan, there’s a certain amount of familiarity that I feel anytime an album revolves around a lead acoustic guitar, bringing back […]
This past summer brought amazing acts into Houston. Bands and performers that typically turn to Austin all seemed to seize the city at once. With so many shows and festivals like Free Press Summer Fest taking our city by storm, it was a challenge to keep up with it all. While FPSF 2013 was an […]
Just for “funsies,” here’s Gogol Bordello’s KEXP’s performance of “My Companjera” cause I figured that since I had a fun night, y’all should, too — or at the very least allow yourself four minutes of carefree reprieve from the first two weeks of school stress.
Lately, I’ve caught myself staying up way later than usual for reasons unbeknownst to me, and during these nights, I usually listen to mellowed-out tunes and watch performances found on YouTube. Now, we all know of Bon Iver or Bonny Bear as he was he was briefly known to most on Twitter; we also know […]
