Written and Photos by Jordan Hefler After 23 years of providing an annual excuse to get sweaty and rock out to punk music, the iconic Vans Warped Tour is unfortunately coming to an end with their current 2018 tour across North America. The tour rolled through Houston for its final show …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho The Thompson Twins have not performed in nearly three decades, but thankfully lead vocalist Tom Bailey has started touring with a new band and playing Thompson Twin’s music as well as new music he’s written. Playing to a huge crowd at the ACL Live Moody …
Written and photos by James Cudjo Fantastic Negrito returned to Austin on Thursday night at Antone’s in support of his latest release, “Please Don’t Be Dead”. The follow-up to his 2017 Grammy Award winning, “The Last Days of Oakland”. Fantastic Negrito is the consummate story-teller, from the moment he stepped …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Up on the Emo’s stage before a sold out crowd, ELOHIM is a one-woman song shop –the lone siren songstress sang and made beautiful melodies with a myriad of buttons at her fingertips (there seemed to be a synth/midi looper and a drum pad). Not only …
Written by ManVsParty For the 8th year in a row, the Neon Desert Music Festival had the El Paso/Juarez borderland dancing on Memorial Day weekend. The West Texas festival boasted an impressive lineup of chart toppers, up and comers, and local acts from a variety of musical backgrounds. What made Neon …
Written James ATX and Photos by Bang Ho Son Lux is an enigma in this world of cookie cutter pop groups; they create deep, dynamic and dreamy electro pop. The three piece of Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang filled the sold out venue with such robust sound, you’d swear …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Molly Burch opened the show with her lovely strong vocals. A mix of loungey soft perfection that was evocative and powerful, their sound backed with a surf rock guitar keeps you entranced. They even treated us to some new songs as well. Courtney Barnett rocked …
Written and Photos by Phil Barton Saturday, May 12th was a very special evening in Austin, TX when Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville – Floor Kids Edition tour, touted as the silliest show on Earth, stopped into the 3TEN at ACL Live for a night to remember. Upon arriving, fans were greeted …
Written and photos by Bang Ho Franz Ferdinand is one of those bands that are hard to fully describe in one sound, having been around for sixteen years with five albums and some line up changes in between. Their dedicated fan base are a testament to their virtuosity –during the first …
