Month: October 2017
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When you go to an organic show, you will know. The sounds that emanate from the speakers are unlike many sounds that artists can create on stage. They’re pure and soft and create a feeling that I watched change people in their facial expressions, their stance, their attitude. Bonobo and Jeremy Sole put on that […]
Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Junior Fernandez The third and final day of the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival was arguably the best, not just because of the stacked lineup for the day, but the weather finally decided to give festival goers a reprieve from the 90+ degree days with little to no […]
Marshmello, one of EDM’s biggest names today, is known for his work as a DJ and producer. He has headlined several festivals over the last few years, and his unique vibe and feel-good sound has appealed to rave audiences worldwide. He has also expanded his fanbase by collaborating with a variety of artists – most […]
Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Junior Fernandez The second day of this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival featured such big name acts as Ice Cube, Chance the Rapper, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many others, and Coog Radio was there to give you the 411 on what you missed out on. Car […]
Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Junior Fernandez Every October, something special happens in the city of Austin. People from all around the world descend on the Live Music Capitol to take part in one of the most prestigious music festivals in the country. Friday marked the beginning of the festival’s second weekend, and Coog Radio […]
Tom Petty passed away this past Monday, October 2nd. According to a statement by the band’s manager, he suffered cardiac arrest at his home earlier that day. He was taken to UCLA Medical Center, and died at 8:40 PM that night, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 66. Tom Petty was born in […]
San Holo, a Dutch DJ, producer, musician, and composer, is well-known in the electronic music community for his talent in taking on multiple music roles and working with many different labels. He has become internationally recognized for his remixes and singles being on top 100 charts. His most recent single, “Light,” has been number 13 […]
After coming off of what one review called a low-energy performance at last weekend’s Austin City Limits Music Festival, the Seattle-based garage-rock band, Car Seat Headrest, brought a similar amount of energy to a relatively small crowd at the House of Blues in Houston on Sunday. However, this time the band did not have the […]
Simon Green aka Barakas aka Mr. Blue aka Bonobo. This talented individual may have many names but his talent shines through each and every one of them. The British artist, producer, and DJ has been part of the music industry since 2000. That year he released 4 EPs and his debut album Animal Magic while […]
Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo is coming back to Austin for this year’s ACL festival and you don’t want to miss it. The “Cool Girl” singer has been on tour for her latest album Lady Wood, which is packed with fun, provocative songs.
Merely days before his sold out Official ACL Fest Late Night Show, Ryan Adams releases his cover of Tegan and Sara‘s “Back In Your Head” to be featured in their upcoming album The Con: X Covers. Having also covered Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in his 2015 album 1989, which solely consists of covers of songs from her album […]
http://gty.im/658099380 The melancholic folk indie super-group, Whitney, made up of former members of both the Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, graced Houston with a spectacularly intimate show for the small crowd that gathered to see them at the Bronze Peacock, Saturday night. Opening for the increasingly popular headliners were the Austin, Texas band, Duncan […]
To keep it simple, Jon Bap’s “Yesterday’s Homily” is a modern jazz fantasia. With avant garde qualities in which the voice and instrumentation work together beautifully, the album presents itself to be something of a breath of fresh air in a territory most artists wouldn’t take the risk of treading. The artist, Jon Bap, […]
http://gty.im/831083668 Stephen Bruner AKA Thundercat has been making waves as an electric bassist since joining legendary thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies at age 16. His idiosyncratic six-string style has delivered him to the likes of Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar, with whom he won a Grammy for the track “These Walls.” One gets the sense, […]
http://gty.im/826770322 From the Houston Rockets game to celebrity parties, Houston was the place to be Tuesday night as SZA and fans shook Warehouse Live to the ground. The night started off with Ravyn Lenae, a curly, red headed jazzy R&B singer from Chicago with a big voice packed into a little body. Her charismatic […]
Formed in 2010 by Will Toledo, Car Seat Headrest started off as a small indie venture by the Virginian native. Cranking out album after album, Toledo soon grew to internet fame through Bandcamp and even had a run-in with the music boards of 4chan. Toledo captured the lo-fi sound while writing melancholic, introspective lyrics, and […]
Born in Washington D.C., studied in Boston, but based in Brooklyn, Nick Hakim is a breath of fresh air in the world of soul. He popped into the music scene around 2014 with collaborations already under his belt with Casey Benjamin and Gwen Bunn, but 2014 was when he released his EPs, Where Will We Go, […]
Brooklyn’s finest, Sean Carter, better known as Jay-Z, returns to the spotlight with a headliner performance set for the Austin City Limits music festival October 6th and 13th at Zilker Park in Austin Texas. Jay-Z has garnered a substantial amount attention of late after the release of his widely successful and critically acclaimed thirteenth studio […]
The Chicago music scene has been on fire as of late, and Whitney is one of the flames that burns the brightest. Formed by some of the remnants of the Smith Westerns, Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek got together to make music that pulls from Americana folk and country as well as bits of Midwest […]
Austin is a city known for its music scene so it’s not surprising that talent brews on the streets and big names have started out there. Spoon is a rock band from ATX that formed in 1993 and has seen much success over the years. Lead singer and guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno […]
