Author: Rianne Akindele
This past Saturday was quite an exciting day for Houstonians and Travis Scott fans all over as the second installment of the Scott imagined fest Astroworld was greeted by over 50,000 attendees and beautiful fall weather. As someone who attended the last year’s first round of the festival, the instant I stepped foot into the […]
TRAVIS SCOTT’S SECOND ANNUAL ASTROWORLD FESTIVAL IN HOMETOWN OF HOUSTON, TEXAS ON NOV. 9 SOLD OUT WITH 50,000+ ATTENDEES IN CELEBRATION, SCOTT REVEALS FULL LINEUP FEATURING ROSALÍA, MIGOS, MARILYN MANSON, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, YOUNG THUG, PLAYBOI CARTI, GUCCI MANE, DABABY & MORE HOUSTON, TX (NOVEMBER 8, 2019) – Texas-born, GRAMMY Award-nominated and multi-platinum hip-hop artist […]
Khruangbin‘s return to Houston after a year of touring all over the world was one of the most highly anticipated events to hit the city this 2019 at the White Oak Music Hall Lawn. With a homecoming comes nostalgia, excitement, and community. With a Khruangbin homecoming comes all of those feelings, Houston-based band, The Suffers, […]
Khruangbin, meaning flying engine of airplane in Thai, are a Houston-based trio consisting of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Ray Johnson Jr. on drums. Hailing from Houston one of the most diverse cities in the country, it’s no wonder their music is able to so seamlessly mix sounds and influences. […]
Lunar Vacation are a four-piece Atlanta based pool rock band consisting of Grace Repasky on vocals/guitar, Maggie Geeslin on guitar, Matteo De Lurgio on keys, and Connor Dowd on drums. Having met in high school through marching band and a guitar class it seemed the group was bound to end up making music together. We […]
King Princess embarked on her highly anticipated “Cheap Queen” tour earlier this October appeasing Texas fans by making her first ever concert stop in Houston. This being my third time seeing King Princess, having previously been in attendance at SXSW and Coachella, I came in knowing what to expect – that being a show put […]
Explosions in the Sky, a four-piece post-rock from Austin, Texas formed in 2009, are currently embarking on their 20th Anniversary Tour. With Chris Hrasky on drums, Michael James on guitar/bass, Munaf Rayani on guitar/keyboard/drums, and Mark Smith also on guitar, they create a sound that to me, is almost impossible to describe. Their music is […]
We caught up with Shonen Knife, Japanese rock trio, consisting of Naoko Yamano, Atsuko Yamano, and Risa Kawano, during their North American tour. Having just driven in from Austin, they talked of passing the time by watching tennis and updating their tour blog. R: How did you all decide to start a band? Seeing […]
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Steve Lacy, Compton born singer-songwriter, got his start as the guitarist for Grammy Nominated group, The Internet. Having learned how to produce and make beats on just his iPhone, he made his official debut with 8 individual tracks on The Internet’s Ego Death. After getting his bearings, Lacey bagan to foray into the music world by […]
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Jerry Paper, a self described music lover, is all about taking what you think you know about life and challenging it. We sat down with the songwriter and producer before his show on a mosquito filled evening in Houston, Texas to talk about just that. R: How was it getting into Houston? Do y’all […]
Mikaela Straus, popularly known as King Princess, is a 20-year old singer, songwriter, producer from Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Straus was surrounded by music, so it’s no wonder she decided to briefly study music in college before leaving to focus on her career. If you follow the young and proudly queer artist on social […]
Phony Ppl are a five piece musical group from Brooklyn, New York consisting of Elbee Thrie (vocals), Aja Grant (keys), Elijah Rawk (guitar), Matt “Maffyu” Byas (drums), and Bari Bass (bass). Forming in 2008, Phony Ppl aren’t newbies to the music scene, but in some ways they still feel like they’re just getting started. After […]
After quitting his New York City based real estate job to focus on music, Cleveland, Ohio native Joshua Karpeh, who creates and performs under the name Cautious Clay, released a single titled “Cold War” that now has over 34 million streams on Spotify. Following the single, Cautious Clay put out a string of EP’s – […]
We caught up with 22-year old Harrison McQueeny, who performs under the name Souly Had, for a quick chat about what he’s been up to since signing a record deal with Island Records. The introverted R&B singer/rapper, has certainly been keeping busy with the release of his EP B.L.I.S.S. solidified and an upcoming fall tour […]
Victor Internet, an 18 year-old Chicago based artist, has gone from making music in his church band to his track “Tinder Song” having over 8 million streams on Spotify. A true artist under the bedroom pop genre, Victor Cervantes began posting his creations on Soundcloud back in 2017. Now, in 2019, he has spent a […]
Hailing from Naples, Florida, Dominic Fike has begun to create buzz with the official release of his Don’t Forget About Me, Demos EP on Columbia Records. It is said that before this release there was a record label bidding war with Fike choosing a deal that would help him secure a solid legal team for his mother’s […]
