Written and Photos by Bang Ho The closing night of Levitation at the Mohawk was a perfect night of female empowerment with Hurray for the Riff Raff and Waxahatchee on the bill. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra masterfully blends her smooth crooning melodies with calls to address the myriad …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho VÉRITÉ has sold out the last few shows she has played in Austin, if not all of them. When she got on stage at Scoot Inn, her voice resonated through everyone, perfectly riding the line between a slower ballad and an outright dance party. Each …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Japanese Breakfast/Michelle Zauner came out on stage full of energy in white high stop sneakers lit up with LEDs and a beautiful white one piece Super Saiyan armor style jump suit with the protruded shoulder pads, much in the way of Vegeta. Not only …
Written and photos by James ATX Caroline Rose is force of nature! Being one of the most talked about artists at SXSW 2018 and on our SXSW Top 20 list, Caroline performs a very high energy set and deserves all the accolades. The onstage energy gets the crowd moving …
Written and photos by Craig McGreggor “I felt like the Beatles,” reminisced Aaron Bruno, lead singer, primary song writer and founder of AWOLNATION. He was describing the band’s first night playing at Stubb’s, indoors, in 2012 and hearing the entire crowd sing back the lyrics to their debut single, SAIL. Seven years …
Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX The Never Had Sh!t tour stopped off in Austin to give a sold out crowd preview of the fire that will be brought back in a few weeks to SXSW. The closer, J.I.D., did just that. His smooth lyrics backed by bone crushing …
Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX EarthGang is a show you really shouldn’t miss. Clearly influenced by Outkast, they put on an unbelievable performance of next level raps backed by original beats and melodies. To finish off the show, they join the stage with J.I.D. to form like Voltron …
Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX When you want to get a party started, you need a ringer. Someone who puts every ounce of energy into the mic, crowd surfs countless times, and gets everyone jumping enough to shake the building. That’s exactly what Chaz French does. I’m sure …
Written Bang Ho and photos by James_ATX Diet Cig has been a two piece slop pop rock duo that consistently rocked every inch of the stage for over two years, and now they’ve added two additional members to add another layer to their performance on what is the last tour to support …
