There is strange dissonance resonating in the Chicago-based musician J Fernandez. You might also find it strangely familiar. While his tunes catch you with their impeccable hooks, hypnotic grooves, warm tones, and crafty…

The soft and soothing rhythms that emit from the strings of Jessy Greene’s violin and the keys of Sunday Lane’s piano show the musical journey that is Fauntella Crow. Fauntella Crow, the lyrically graceful and charismati…

Certain bands sound like summer. Self-proclaimed "aquawave" band Misun are undeniably energetic and catchy, but transcend traditional pop -- effortlessly blending 1960's rock & roll nostalgia, hip-hop, electronic dance,…

OK SWEETHEART is the recording project of singer-songwriter, Erin Austin. Reminiscent of all the good things from mid-century pop, her well crafted simplicity pulls influence from classics such as Harry Nilsson, The Beat…

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Every now and then, it’s important to take a look back and remember where you’ve been, take a look at where you’re at and try to figure out where the hell you’re going. My Education has had quite a ride as ambassadors of…

Sara Beck, better known by her stage name, Pink Nasty is an American singer-songwriter. She is from Wichita, Kansas and currently lives in Austin, Texas. Pink Nasty has released three full length albums. She performs wit…

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Named as one of Paste Magazine’s “Top 25 Shows at SXSW 2013″, The Soft White Sixties are increasingly gaining recognition for their infectious live performance. Since 2010 they have been perfecting their sound, appropria…

The Young Mothers – A Mothers Work is Never Done (CD/digital download) (Tektite Records # TR03CD) 1. The ‘Wood (Flaten/Tono) 2. Molé (Flaten/Tono) 3. Theme from Fanny & Alexander (Benjamin Britten) 4. Wells, T…

Sofie Winterson has found her artistic voice in combining folk with electronic music which has led her to make dreamlike indie-pop. To help her produce her debut album, Sofie asked Rimer London to step in. Rimer is a big…

The Skunks, of Austin, Texas, formed in late 1978 with Jesse Sublett (bass & vocals), Eddie Munoz (guitar & vocals), Bill Blackmon (drums). Young but seasoned and aggressively cool, the trio played their first gig with T…

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Marianne's Wish is an alternative/experimental/rock band that was formed in 2011. The band is the result of a long standing collaboration between George Solonos, guitarist/producer, and Chris J, drummer. The duo a…

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Okta Logue are a four-piece rock band based in Frankfurt, Germany. The members consist of Benno Herz (bassist/vocalist), his brother Robert Herz (drums), Philip Meloi (lead guitarist), and Nicolai Hildebrandt (organ, syn…

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“Nobody ever paid money to see Harry Houdini escape being buried alive” says My Jerusalem founder and singer Jeff Klein. “They wanted the small chance of seeing him killed by the weight of the earth on top of him.” B…

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On the eve of the release of his third solo album, Rich Robinson, best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and founder of The Black Crowes, stands ready to complete the solo artist evolution that he began ten years earli…

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OCEAN OF STARS is the new instrumental/experimental space rock brainchild of Austin TX multi-instrumentalist Danny G. Drawing from the music on his two officially released solo albums "Leap of Faith" (2012) and "Ocean…

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Built by three guys with little proper musical training or ambitions of fame, Heavy Eyes is a band born in a garage. Drummer Eric Garcia, vocalist/guitarist Tripp Shumake and bassist Wally Anderson bonded over a common …

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Austin-based doom band, Destroyer of Light, formed in the beginning of 2012. Within that year, a Self-Titled EP was released for distribution digitally. With this release, they have toured the South, Midwest, East Coast,…

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Although punk has always been known for its in-your-face attitude, not all punk bands are interested in fighting the power. Punk has had its sociopolitical agitators — the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Dead Kennedys we…

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Energy laden southern fried rock n roll, driven by powerful drumbeats, punch you in the face vocals and meticulous swampy guitar solos. Superfoot avoids the obvious and explores the unknown, marching onto the stage and …

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Crimson Devils was born in the Red River District of Austin, Texas in early 2012. With a solid amount of hard work in the first year or so, a steady stream of shows and a 7 song demo notched on their collective belt they…

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The Blind Owls explained simply: 60's rock-n-roll, well dressed, energetic, raw, The Beatles, Little Richard. This band knows how to put on a show. The Blind Owls continue to mix the old with the new at every live perfo…

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None of the members of Neighbours has a synth-pop side project. You can’t really define the band’s music as a subgenere or a “this-wave” or “that-core.” The Pittsburgh, PA four-piece basically just plays rock ‘n roll. Th…

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The Ripe is a fine group that cares about the song. Born in 2007, the Austin, Texas natives produce elaborate music with prisms from Arthur Lee's backyard and John Lennon's jukebox.……

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Carrying the aesthetic of lo-fi pioneers Guided By Voices, Twin Language finds Bipolaroid trading seven-minute psych jams for song fragments and brevity. The result is something that might recall The Who Sell Out. Record…

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The Ugly Beats have been making a glorious, 60s garage-fueled racket for 11 years in their hometown of Austin, Texas and throughout the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Spain. The band wound the clock all the way back to 1966 b…

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Formed in 1983 by Get Hip Recordings owner Gregg Kostelich, The CYNICS are a Garage-Punk institution. THE CYNICS’ style has been clear since their 1983 inception: fuzzed ultra-distorted guitar, screaming, moaning vocals…