Tag: <span>austin</span>

Caroline Polachek, 4/25/2023, ACL Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho Caroline Polachek welcomed us to her island at ACL Live with an amazing set on her tour for her second album, “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.”  The show encapsulated everything that Caroline embodies; an alt pop eclectic sensibility full of range, from shoe …

Chvrches, 11/10-12/2021, ACL Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho Chvrches have been making music together for a decade now this past September, and through it all, they keep reaching new heights in their music and stage presence.  They played three shows at ACL Live Moody Theater to a crowd that was beyond enthusiastic.  Before …

Psychedelic Furs, Mohawk, Austin, 5/1/2019, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho The Psychedelic Furs have been a band for almost 50 years, and their performance at the Mohawk was a proof that practice over time makes perfection.  Richard Butler’s smokey, grizzled, and low voice sounds just as good live now as they did recorded decades ago, …

Chvrches, 4/29/2019, ACL Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho It’s amazing seeing how much Chvrches have grown from starting off with smaller stages in 2012/2013 to last Sunday/Monday when they played two sold out shows at the beautiful three floor tiered ACL Live Moody Theater.  They brought an entrancing massive light show that provided …

Hippo Campus, 11/9/18, Stubb’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

(St. Paul, Minnesota) Indie rockers Hippo Campus performed a mind-blowingly awesome set at Stubb’s. Touring their new incredible album BAMBI, they brought the heat. From beginning to end, the set was expertly executed from such a new band. Fans screamed along to lyrics and took home enduring memories of the …

Tech N9ne, 11/9/18, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Tech N9ne is one of the greatest rappers of our time.  Tech headlines rap tours and rock festivals, something not many can do.  Krizz Kaliko brought the fire to Tech’s set providing the hype and stepping up with some of his own great tracks.  The performance was kicked off with …

Futuristic, 11/9/18, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Impressive indie rapper Futuristic tore up the stage at Emo’s with great flow, lyrics, and a super high energy set.  Fans got what they had come to expect from Futuristic, an extraordinary nonstop performance that went another level when Futuristic literally dunked on the crowd and surfed back to stage …

Trouble in the Streets, 12/01/18, One-2-One, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and photos by Craig McGreggor My first T.i.T.S experienced occurred at the very same venue, One-2-One, as tonight’s live taping by Austin Music Live.  Trouble in the Streets is one of Austin’s prized native musical projects of the local music scene.  Their success is only growing and flourishing as …

KITTEN, 11/23/18, Stubb’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho KITTEN the band has been around for near a decade and opened for huge acts such as Charli XCX, Garbage, and numerous others. While the lineup and looks may have changed, the talent and show has only gotten bigger and better. Chloe Chaidez, the heart and …