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What is up Coog Radio listeners?! We’re incredibly excited to announce the first ever Coog Radio Winter Jam at White Oak Music Hall! With a lineup of exclusively local artists, the Winter Jam is our first collaboration with White Oak and the largest show we’ve hosted to date. Featuring a variety of genres – flowing […]
Throughout the year, I have expanded my musical range on what I listen to and formed a particular fondness for Indie music. It is refreshing to find artists with so much potential, that create music solely based on their artistic vision. I typically focus on how artists blend their focal message through songwriting and production. […]
Trent Cade just released his debut EP, On His Way, which is out now on all platforms. This alternative country-influenced project arrived just in time for the fall season and is just a sneak peek at what Trent has in store for us. Apart from being an incredibly talented songwriter, producer, and musician, he also […]
October, the month of coziness and change, has finally arrived. Houston weather is unpredictable, but we can pretend it’s already nice and chilly! Here’s a playlist for an autumn stroll in the city. Landslide – Fleetwood Mac First, we have to begin the season of change with a bittersweet song about it. Let Stevie Nicks’ […]
Steve Lacy and Fousheé get ready to bring the heat to Warehouse Live! Steve Lacy and Fousheé are coming to Houston to play at Warehouse Live on October 25th, 2022! With his new hit album, Gemini Rights, people are eager for this eventful night. Although tickets have sold out at the venue, tickets are still […]
Remi Wolf performed at the White Oak Music Hall, returning to Houston after four years, this past Monday leaving the first day of the week feeling like the weekend. As she mentioned to the crowd’s cheers, “Not bad for a Monday ” many lined up to wait for doors to open at 6 pm to […]
There is always more to music than just sound, the stories behind the sounds and how others connect with them are what give it depth. Griffin Washburn is an electronic-indie musical nomad better known as Goth Babe. He creates wholesome tracks in unconventional ways like traveling the west coast for inspiration or having a studio […]
In November of 2018, theaters opened their doors to a record-breaking movie about one man, a band, and their journey to becoming a household name. That movie being Bohemian Rhapsody starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury of Queen. A year later in May 2019, Rocketman explored the life and impact of pop legend Elton John. […]
After a two-year hiatus from music events and parties in a city where jazz was invented and Mardi Gras takes precedence over daily responsibilities, the city of New Orleans seemed to finally be able to breathe again. The spark of life returned to the French Quarter this spring when our creole neighbors fostered a festival […]
Eccentricity: It’s one of the most interesting characteristics in the musical world. Notably, some genres are expected to make it work better than others. For example, rap has artists like Tierra Whack, Ugly God, and Kanye to represent its eccentricity. Rock, Alternative, Pop, and Hip-Hop are all considered genres where being eccentric can be embraced […]
“Theater-in-the-round” (also known as an arena stage) has its roots in Greek rituals, only later transitioning into early theater. The audience was a much of a part of the performance as those in the center, and the priests (and later performers) would feed off the energy of the crowd. So it’s only fitting that Panic! […]
“If you do not do what you’re told to do when you’re told to do it you will be punished, do you understand?” “Aye, Sir!” “If you leave my base without proper authorization I will hunt you down and throw your ass in jail. Do you understand?” “Aye, Sir!” “I can’t hear you!” “Aye, Sir!” […]
Travis Scott: THE FACE OF THE H. There is a reason many consider Scott to be a hip-hop prodigy, and it is not just because they see him as the heir to Kanye West’s throne. Scott is not just a rapper but is a major influencer on the hip-hop scene. Indeed, Ellen DeGeneres described him […]
Tropical house is to Klingande as butter is to toast. These two form a symbiotic relationship, one that is known worldwide. Now, tropical house is a genre of many sounds and many styles, it’s best to understand who does what. Klingande, for example, attributes plenty of jazz roots to their music, usually pairing that with […]
Coog Radio’s Julian Combong and Waylon O’Day closed out Weekend One of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday, Oct. 6th with bands like Sailor Poon, Parquet Courts, and Travis Scott. Sailor Poon Like Friday afternoon, Sunday brought more local talent into the spotlight with Sailor Poon headlining the Barton Springs stage around 11:45 […]
Austin City Limits Music Festival has been drawing attention to smaller, niche bands and honoring larger acts since it began in 2002. Originally, ACL started as only a one weekend music festival. In 2013 though it expanded to two weekends. Saturday, October 6th marked the first of two Saturdays in the 2018 ACL lineup. Featuring […]
Week 1 of Austin City Limits brought a variety of artists and bands to the impromptu music grounds of Zilker Park. While there were many different artists to choose from, some caught the attention of Coog Radio’s Julian Combong more so than others. The first one? Canadian group Alvvays. Alvvays Spearheaded by Molly Rankin on […]
If you managed to get through this summer without having “Boo’d Up” permanently engraved in your brain, you probably get your sustenance from vintage vinyl and avocado toast exclusively. “Boo’d Up” will capture you by your feelings and throw you out on the curb with that catchy melody to taunt you. Needless to say, by […]
Brockhampton | Photo by Adison Eyring “You are now watching the greatest boyband in the motherf—— world . . . second to One Direction.” – Kevin Abstract Allow me to preface this by saying I’ve been a fan of Kevin Abstract (and by proxy Brockhampton) for quite a bit – and by quite a bit, […]
If you are into discovering local bands like I am, take a second to check out my some fellow Houstonians, and my sweet friends, Astragal. The dreamy indie-punk trio consists of Sam Enkelmann on drums, David Sosa on bass, and Jimmy Bent as vocals. The boys have only been together for two years, but have […]
