Lewis del Mar threw down an unforgettable performance opening for BØRNS. The NY based duo of Danny Miller and Max Harwood were joined by a full band for the Austin performance. Even though they were on their very first tour, they seemed polished and ready for a headlining spot. Lewis …
From bio: Born out of the belief that music should be fun, BLUE HEALER cruised into the Austin scene in 2015 with the ease of your first high school set of wheels – the wheels you got to second-base in on a neon-tinged Friday night. Mixing distorted upright bass, shimmering guitar, …
The truly independent alt-rock deities, Brick + Mortar stopped by Austin in support of their album Dropped. It’s an exacting name for the first record they released after getting dropped by their label. Nonetheless, it is a phenomenal album and the work sounds even better live! Brick + Mortar pulled …
AudioDamn! put on killer show in Austin opening for Highly Suspect! The three piece, Germany\Austrian band enthralled the crowd with their genre bending music. Combining R&B, soul, rock and pop they have made some of the most fun rock music around today. Comprised of singer/guitarist Oliver “Oli” Wimmer, guitarist …
Written by Bang Ho The Front Bottoms set the tone to their show by coming onto stage to Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On with lead vocalist Brian Sella wearing a Texas flag as a cape. While usually described as indie rock, the vocals have a distinct punk cadence of …
Written by Bang Ho If your eyes weren’t on Gin Wigmore’s captivating New Zealand face when the band took the stage, they were guaranteed to be as soon as her high and raspy disctinct voice started belting. Think British chanteuse Duffy with a lower register singing along with a rockabilly tinged …
Guest writer Bang Ho New Beat Fund is one of those bands that are hard to categorize. As soon as you think you’ve got their sound labeled, you listen to another song and their sound changes. They ranged from fun beach/wave rock to a jam/funk sound with Anthony Kiedis tinged …
SXSW has ended. The most wonderful time of year has passed. Thousands of artists and tens of thousands of SXSW attendees have returned home. Some have fallen in love with Austin and plan to move here as soon as possible and a few have extended their vacation for a little longer …
Andy Clockwise has a dark husky voice backed with guitar riffs, each song seems to showcase a different sound, from orchestral strings to new wave synths to disco drum beats. From Wikipedia: Andy Clockwise (Born Andy Kelly) is an Australian-born musician, performer, writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles. …
