California based Night Riots preformed an intimate show in Austin. There was no need to request the fans to move towards the front of the venue as they were already packed as close as they could be reaching for Travis Hawley’s hand or hoping to catch his eye. Travis had the …
Guest writer Greg Ackerman When James asked me to cover Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls at Emo’s last night I was a bit hesitant. Not because I did not like Turner’s music but because I knew so little about the solo folk rocker who’s been a soloist since 2005, …
Guest writer Greg Ackerman Skinny Lister, the six-piece folk act from London riled up the audience with more traditional instrumentation. In fact, the band did not originally have a drummer. There was an accordion, squeeze box, balalaika, guitar, drums and a stand-up bass employed to create songs that called on all …
Jay McAllister AKA Beans on Toast, British folk singer-songwriter brought his very direct, highly entertaining self to open for Frank Turner. This stop, being towards the end of the the tour he had completed his folk song about the US presidential race but had forgotten the ending and allowed Austin to …
My Morning Jacket in-front of a sold out show at Austin Music Hall! My Morning Jacket Official Site
Fruit Bats rocked out opening for My Morning Jacket in front of a sold out crowd. Eric Johnson’s perfectly folky vocals flowed smoothly into the large venue. The band covered all their bases; playing songs that reminded fans how deep their catalog is. For indie folk rock it’s hard to beat …
Guest writer @manvsparty Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Stranger Cat open up for Chad Valley at Sidewinder. Stranger Cat is an electro-pop due from Brooklyn fronted by singer songwriter Cat Martino. Despite the small group, Martino was able to evoke a lot of depth of sound through …
UTOPiAfest is held on the 1000 acre Four Sister’s Ranch in the heart of the Texas Hill country. The fest is 8 miles from small town Utopia, which was to be a Fourierist community of “utopian socialism” but failed. Since Uvalde county is dry, there are no alcohol sales and …
One of the greatest singer-songwriters, Daniel Johnston delivered his brilliant and unique songs for the adoring crowd. Glen Hansard of The Swell Season joined Daniel for a reunion performance of “Life in Vain” from their 2008 Austin City Limits taping. The performance was enchanting and you do not want to miss the …
