Year: 2018
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With his most recent release Negro Swan, Blood Orange (also known as Dev Hynes) has been making moves in the alternative scene, playing at high end festivals, and stunting boldly for the Gram. Blood Orange is a project launched by Dev Hynes, a British singer, songwriter, producer, and director. Defined as everything from indie rock, […]
New York rock band Parquet Courts are coming to crash ACL 2018. As a long time fan of the band, I will let you know now right away that this is a definite go-to set. Coming off the release of their sixth studio album earlier this year, Wide Awake!, Parquet Courts are on fire once […]
Jackie Venson, a local Austin artist, will be hitting the stage at Austin City Limits this year to showcase her talent. Venson is a young, up-and-coming singer, songwriter, and producer who made her way into the local Austin music scene in 2013. Since then, she has been performing in local venues as well as around […]
Nine Inch Nails is currently on tour, and that’s all I can think about, really. This run of shows is part of the Cold and Infinite and Black tour that started a few weeks back and ends with a near week-long residency in Los Angeles in December (all of those shows already sold out, I […]
Music lovers young and old tabled their fears of inclement weather and ran to the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas for River City Rockfest on Saturday, September 22, 2018 – literally, they ran. When the doors opened at noon, fans ran through the gates to get to the opening acts quickly and/or to secure […]
Kilo Kish, Mothe Kilo Kish is a singer, producer, and designer from New York. She grew up in Florida, but moved to New York to attend design school, which is when she also got immersed in the music scene. You can definitely hear the underground electro-pop New York influences in her music and style. Her […]
Look Up Child, the second studio album by Lauren Daigle, snatches listeners to their feet, quiets theirs doubts, reinforces positive narratives of faith and simultaneously challenges obsolete views of spirituality using powerful lyrics and music infused with island, jazz, and classical sounds. Daigle flows from anthems to hymns smoothly like thread through the eye of […]
No other band has recently taken flight in the indie music scene more so than Khruangbin, which is appropriate since their name roughly translates to “airplane” in Thai. A trio out of Houston, Texas, the group consists of Donald Johnson on drums/percussion, the illustrious Laura Lee on bass guitar, and Mark Speer as Jimi Hendrix […]
STP is more than just an automotive brand specializing in motor oil and aftermarket parts, it’s also an acronym for one of the most popular grunge bands of the 1990’s. The Stone Temple Pilots are based out of San Diego, California, originally consisting of vocalist Scott Weiland, bassist Robert DeLeo, his brother, Dean DeLeo on […]
University of Houston is ranked 72 out of 2,718 in ethnic diversity nationally. Coog Radio’s staff personifies that diversity in its staff and their experiences. During the summer break of 2018, certain staff members crossed oceans, climbed mountains and explored new and familiar cultures that embodied their diversity and expanded others. A wanderer himself, Jack Kerouac […]
Negro Swan is the fourth studio album by Dev Hynes under the moniker “Blood Orange.” The production of Negro Swan is completely unique, yet it feels oddly familiar. After doing some digging, I found that Dev Hynes has actually done production for the likes of Solange and FKA Twigs. In true form of other Dev Hynes projects, […]
What is the best approach to naming a band? Most of the time it seems as if there is no technique, but the name is simply a roll of the dice and random words strung together. At first glance at the band name Fever 333, the first thought is just that, “Well, that’s random.” The […]
Based out of Sacramento, California, Primus is a rock band fronted by vocalist/bassist, Les Claypool. Originally consisting of Claypool, guitarist Todd Huth and a drum machine, the band now consists of their most popular lineup of Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim Alexander. One of the more unique bands of their generation, Primus’ sound has […]
It seems like everyone is into Kpop these days. With the rise of Korean boy and girl bands spreading like wildfire and accumulating passionate, cult-like followers, it’s no surprise why Korean artists have become globally prominent the industry.
Co-signed by Drake and Jorja Smith, 20 year-old London artist Ama Lou wrote, directed, and co-produced a super cool, three-part film for her new EP DDD where we see her travel across the desert as a fictional low-level runner in an LA crime ring.
This summer, let’s diversify our music libraries by checking out some new releases by female artists across different genres. June was LGBTQ Pride Month, but one month is not nearly enough. So, I thought it would be important to continue to highlight a few female LGBT artists within this month’s fresh finds. Check out some […]
Saturday night, May 26th, Slushii and Volt hit the stage at Stereo Live. The opener, Volt, performed a wide variety of dubstep mixes, hitting all the right notes that the crowd wanted to hear. Mixing some old Skrillex with some newer beats, Volt hyped the crowd right where Slushii wanted it to be. When he finally […]
Musician, songwriter, and interdisciplinary artist Cody Critcheloe aka SSION just released O, his third studio album, his first release in seven years, and it’s fantastic. The album opens with a cover of Roy Orbison’s “Big As I Can Dream.” “I will build a dream for you…” Critcheloe sings in a misty-disco tone as if addressing […]
World-famous DJ, producer, and artist, ZHU, just dropped a hot new EP, the first part of his new project called RINGOS DESERT. The EP brings all the heat of the desert and some spooky-electronic dance vibes with a touch of R&B and trap inspiration and fusion as well. This project definitely shows some maturity and style […]
Masterfully painted with symbolism, metaphors, and messages about race, gun violence, and society’s narcissism, Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, has dropped a new single and music video titled “This Is America” which has racked over 50 million views in just four days.
