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The first time people hear Rico Nasty’s song, “Rage” they often talk about how alive they felt along with being understood. The only other time I felt this way was after the release of Solange Knowle’s “A Seat at The Table” and SZA’s “Ctrl.” As an African-American woman, aggressiveness is often used against me and […]
Electronic music has been around for many years now. Most if not every generation has seen its influence one way or another. Since the 1920s, people have become more and more inclined to be a part of this new development. However, since time is cyclical, we might see a complete 180 in style. We will go from […]
Japanese Breakfast first officially came on the scene in 2016 with their debut album, Psychopomp, and have been slowly but surely rising in popularity ever since. Before we delve any further, here are a couple of misleading things to note about the name Japanese Breakfast, just right off the bat: Japanese Breakfast is not a […]
Dream pop band Alvvays is hitting the stage at Austin City Limits this year. The Canadian pop band formed in 2011 and have been shredding U.S. charts ever since their self-titled debut album release back in 2014. Their newest, and second studio album, Antisocialites just came out only a year ago in September of 2017. The group consists […]
Manchester Orchestra, Photographed by Timothy Hiatt/ Stringer If you’re a fan of gripping lyrics, raw vocals, and an indie alternative sound, then this is a set you have to go watch! Manchester Orchestra, contrary to what their name may be implying, is not, in fact, an orchestra. They are a four piece rock band hailing […]
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 […]
Starting off as a group of musically talented friends from one coast to the other, The Voidz were spearheaded by Strokes’ frontman Julian Casablancas. Casablancas, who had played sessions and gigs with Jeff Kite, Alex Carapetis, and Jake Bercovici assembled the group, adding their mutual friends Jeramy “Beardo” Gritter and Amir Yaghmai to the lineup soon […]
It has been five years since you gave up your passion for someone you thought was permanent; then ended up stuck behind a desk counting the seconds until the clock strikes 5 pm…just to question everything again tomorrow. R&B artist Corey H was in this thought process five years ago until he looked out the […]
Venues have to put up warning signs when this band comes into town. It’s best if you bring a poncho to their shows, if you don’t want to get messy. If you like your hearing, you might as well walk in with a pair of earplugs. Fresh out of high school, Starcrawler is one of […]
Illenium is an American musician, DJ, and producer who has shown his talent in recent years, gaining a massive following and fanbase. He grew up in San Fransisco, becoming interested in electronic music at an early age. He began producing, and was extremely inspired after seeing a Bassnectar show at Red Rocks, CO in 2012. […]
Noname is a rapper from Chicago, known in her neighborhood of Bronzeville by her name Fatimah Warner. She grew up with a love and talent for poetry and rap, and began performing slam poetry and rap at open mic events throughout her teenage years. Engaging in the local scene, she met other Chicago hip-hop and […]
George Miller, better known as Joji, is a Japanese-Australian Lo-fi instrumental hip-hop performer and producer. Joji up and started his musical performance by uploading to his YouTube channel called TVFilthyFrank. His alternate persona called Filthy Frank could be one of the most important reasons Joji was able to get his music rolling. By providing his 8.3+ […]
For a man that has created his own genre known as “Gorestep”, Borgore has created a brand that has not only sparked controversy but has been able to mold that controversy into being identified as the “Bad Boy of EDM”. Asaf Borger, also known by his stage name, Borgore, is an Israeli DJ/producer that […]
Virtual Self, a Porter Robinson project and alias, is a new and interesting neo-trance project which takes on a more grungy, early 2000’s electronic, and underground sound. Porter Robinson, an American DJ and producer, gained international fame and attention with his hit album Worlds in 2014, traveling the world and playing shows and festivals everywhere […]
Elohim, a mysterious and new face in electro-pop, is an exciting artist from L.A. who began her music career from a humble place. Being a shy, quiet young girl who had a passion for playing the piano, this passion grew into a talent for remixing and producing music. She began working with other young and […]
SZA, also known as Solána Rowe, has been the fresh new face of today’s R&B scene. Born in St. Louis, Missouri and then later moving to New Jersey, she clearly had a natural talent and passion for music growing up. In 2012 and 2013 she released 2 EPs, and her talent got the attention of the […]
