Touring their fresh new album, The Wild, The Rural Alberta Advantage made a stop in Austin on a warm November night. Nils Edenloff (vocals and guitar), Robin Hatch (keys, bass and vocals), and Paul Banwatt (drums) brought their unique brand of Canadian indie rock. Fans sang along to old favorites and and …
Written by Greg Ackerman Watching Yukon Blonde play an off night (Monday) at downtown Austin club, Barracuda on the back-patio stage recalled dozens of mid-tier acts of high quality that come through Austin each year but still haven’t gotten the recognition they deserve. It’s a bit puzzling how these bands don’t …
Written and photos by Craig McGreggor Following up eccentric collective like Fragile Rock on an odd November night is a challenge. Calliope Musicals brand of infectiously fun music and psych/trance like visuals was an easily counterpart. It’s hard to brand these group as anything other than just great. Not …
Written and photos by Craig McGreggor The competition for best emo puppet band may be tight but one local act reigns sadly supreme. Fragile Rock, the creation of local comedian Brently Heilbron and a cauldron of local puppeteers, improvisers, comics and musicians moved and rocked the crowd that only …
Written and Photos by Bang Ho Saint Motel‘s sold out show at the Mohawk was a perfect intersection of a late night tv performance and live show in every aspect true to their second album’s name, saintmotelevision and tour titled “Late Night with Saint Motel.” Two fixed audience cameras on …
Written by Bang Ho Everclear certainly embodies 90s rock, but they showed their range at Emo’s last night with songs that ran the gamut between grunge, alt, and pop rock. Regardless of what genre they’re categorized in, the one thing that is certain is that they still know how to rock …
Written by Bang Ho Quiet Company embraces the dark real side of life in their music with a comedic edge, power chords, and a beat that keeps you dancing. In a perfect match, they opened for Everclear at Emo’s, covering topics of divorce and self introspection while keeping the audience …
MAGIC GIANT is an unstoppable force! Their live performance echoes the good vibes their music brings. It is a non-stop party from the moment they hit the stage til the final applause. The crowd screamed and happily clapped along to their singles as well as the lesser known songs in their …
Written by Phil Barton L.A.’s indie rock band, Cherry Glazerr, stopped in Austin to set the mood for headliner Foster the People. Not being on my music radar, I was unsure of what I was in for but was pleasantly surprised. The female fronted band brought tons of energy …
