Artists
Maybe the dilapidated garages and all-ages clubs of the East Coast post-hardcore scene of the late 80s is a fitting place to begin our story. That’s where the chronicle of our era’s everhumble valedictorian, Ted Leo, really gets interesting, anyway. It… (Read More)
Telegraph Canyon was voted the #3 Best Area Concert in the Dallas Observer’s Top 10 Best Concerts of 2009. Among other acclamations the band’s ‘09 release received, ‘The Tide and The Current’ was voted #1 local album of 2009 by Dallas… (Read More)
Based out of Houston, TX, The 71’s are an up and coming Rock/Pop band with a sound that is reminiscent of The Foo Fighters, U2 & Jet. They have a high energy and uniquely styled live performance that makes them a… (Read More)
It was second grade. Fort Worth, Texas. Cory Cross looked across the classroom and met eyes with Timothy D’brass. They both came to a realization. They were meant to rock together. What followed was ten years of exhausting writing, practicing, and… (Read More)
A 10-year anniversary is a time to reflect. In a relationship, it’s a chance to recount the first date; to remember the awkward pauses and the eventual connection. For musicians, a 10-year anniversary is a time to look back on their… (Read More)
The debut EP from The Authors is four songs of well crafted indie rock that keep the listener coming back again with vivid songwriting and unforgettable hooks. From the opener “Lions” and its propulsive chorus and dance floor drums, to "Tonight… (Read More)
A Brief History Of Love There’s something steady but explosive about London’s The Big Pink. The band has compressed 50 years of loveless and lovelorn rock and roll into a sometimes unsettled but frequently tender circle. They’re a truly modern pop… (Read More)
While Studying at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, “machine gun” lyricist Multi-ID spent many a sleepless night in his basement experimenting with eclectic beats and rhymes. As he began to develop a vision for his new found sonic indulgences, He… (Read More)
Though Scott Butler, John Aldridge, and Landon Thompson, met while attending Nashvilleʼs Belmont University in 2005, The Black and White Years call Austin, Texas, home. The move to Austin has seen the band evolve towards the infectious electro-dance-rock sound that… (Read More)
The Bright Light Social Hour is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, The Bright Light Social Hour has evolved into an unabashedly wide-screen rock group, melding classic rock energy and dynamics with… (Read More)
Forged under the inspiration of post-punk and angular melodies, the Burning Hotels cut through modern rock with driving sounds and propulsive rhythms. The band made their recording debut with a self-released EP titled Eighty Five Mirrors, licensed by Razor & Tie… (Read More)
Prominence is a quality that has gone by the wayside in the current age of alternative rock. The standard for instant success has become minor tweaks of the same old thing, a crude deviation of the old adage, "if it ain’t… (Read More)
Don’t trust the Carrots’ MySpace page, which describes the band as “Austin’s new evangelical sensation who met two years ago at church camp and realized they all had a devout love for God in common.” It lies. "Basically I have a… (Read More)
The Couch is a three piece hard blues act outta San Marcos, TX. Members include Taylor “Old Man” Wilkins on 6-string and vocals, Jud Johnson who sings and slams the skins, and finally Alex “the Gooze” Guzman on the four string… (Read More)
Yorkshire, England’s the Cribs feature three brothers: vocalists/guitarist Ryan Jarman, bassist/vocalist Gary, and drummer Ross. The trio began playing together at an early age, making their debut at a family party in the late ’80s when twins Gary and Ryan were… (Read More)
“I Daylight Titans propongono un’americana molto energica e muscolare che riserva eguale attenzione alla potenza e alle soluzioni melodiche sempre di primissimo piano … Il disco è parecchio pensoso e privo di momenti frivoli, breve (appena otto brani), molto molto intenso… (Read More)
The Dollyrots are one girl and two boys. They’re a punk rock band but their CDs are very pop. Kelly is sugar sweet but mischevious and might sucker punch you if you’re dumb enough to try her patience. Which she has… (Read More)
The Fiery Furnaces are brother and sister Eleanor and Matt Friedberger (both on vocals and guitar, Matt on synth and organ). From late 2005, Matt and Eleanor are joined live by Jason Loewenstein (ex-Sebadoh) on bass and Bob D’Amico on drums… (Read More)
From a bar room brawl to sweaty clubs across the nation, The Frontier Brothers are raising fists and turning heads with their own rowdy brand of gun-slinging indie pop. Though the Austin-based quartet remains holed up at Cacophony Studios putting the… (Read More)
The G.U.U.D (pronounced good) is a collective of very talented hip- hop artist out of central Texas. The name is an acronym The Highly Esteemed Greatly Underestimated Underground Dudes. The members have been running in the same circles as soloist for… (Read More)
