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  SXSW Interview: Poolside

  March 22, 2013 at 3:16 pm / Bands, Homepage Feature, Interviews, National Bands, National Shows, SXSW 2013

  SXSW Artist Interview: Poolside Jeff Paradise, Filip Nikolic, Michael Gold, and Jason Pipkin are Poolside. These Californian lounge lizards create ‘Daytime Disco” that is the perfect score to an afternoon lounging by the pool. Their new album, Pacific Standard Time, was one of my favorite albums of 2012 and it was a blast getting to meet these guys during SXSW before their showcase at the Red Eyed Fly. Jeff, Michael, and Filip took some time to answer some questions about [...]

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  Keane at ACL Live

  January 19, 2013 at 9:59 am / Articles, Featured Stories, Homepage Feature, National Shows, Show Reviews

    Eight years into their career – despite feuds, rehab stints, and hiatuses for various reasons – Keane has proven that they’re still on top. By performing on an ACL Live Showcase, they have certifiably reached one of music’s highest echelons of recognition. Strangeland may be a misnomer for the direction Keane has taken on their latest album. Unlike Perfect Symmetry, the band’s third album, where they experimented with different electronic-influenced sounds, Strangeland seems to regress back to the same [...]

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  Interview: Jeff the Brotherhood

  January 7, 2013 at 9:39 pm / Articles, Bands, Homepage Feature, Interviews, National Bands

      The last time you were in Austin you were on tour with the Kills.  Will you be back for SXSW this year? Jake: No we don’t do that anymore. CMJ, SXSW  and festivals like that are the worst. Jamin: Yea we think we’re done with that stuff.   Are you done with festivals altogether? Jake: No, no we play festivals all the time. Its just the like music business-run, meat market type festivals, where you have to play [...]

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  Ill Nino, 9 Electric, Wretched, Critical Assembly, & More at Dirty Dog Tonight! (Tickets: $15)

  October 20, 2012 at 2:04 pm / Events, Featured Stories, Homepage Feature

  Come and Take It Productions presents… ILL NINO – 10:30-12:00 AM http://www.facebook.com/Officialillnino 9 ELECTRIC – 9:40-10:10 http://www.facebook.com/9ElectricFB WRETCHED – 8:55-9:25 http://www.facebook.com/wretchednc Critical Assembly – 8:15-8:40 http://www.facebook.com/criticalassembly Head Crusher – 7:35-8:00 http://www.facebook.com/headcrusherband Prey for Sleep – 6:55-7:20 http://www.facebook.com/PreyForSleep Fire From the Gods – 6:15-6:40 http://www.facebook.com/firefromthegods Dirty Dog Bar 505 E 6th St Austin, TX 78701 Saturday, October 20, 2012 Doors open at 6:00 PM Show at 6:15 PM ** The show is now only $15 (18+ only!) ** ** ATTENTION ** [...]

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  ACL Festival: At It Again In 2012

  August 28, 2012 at 12:07 pm / Austin City Limits, Austin Music Festivals, Homepage Feature

  Austin City Limits festival fever is happening once again on October 12-14th. There will be a divide amongst your friends there after, those who make it out to the saga that is ACL and those who do not. The music, food and arts event is an event to indulge with friends and family but also a place to make memories. Where else can one rejoice in nostalgia while tuning into the Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock icons Iggy and the [...]

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  OUTLAW NATION at 512 Bar on 6th St – 7/18/12

  July 16, 2012 at 6:55 pm / Featured Stories, Homepage Feature

  Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/412820672086680/ The 1st weekly ATX MUSIC MAG Party @ The 512 on 6th will take place on July 18, from 10PM-1AM Address: 408 E. 6th St, Austin TX (btw. Trinity & Neches) This weeks party will feature: OUTLAW NATION. Sounds like: Alt/Rock with Reggae, Ska and Funk overtones aka “Gutter Reggae Soul” NAWLINS music. Label: Stoopid Records/Controlled Substance Sound Labs Nationally touring band. Toured with acts; 311, Blues Traveler, Ziggy Marley, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Fishbone, Steel Pulse, [...]

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  The Soldier Thread & Zeale Live @ The Parish (6/29/12)

  June 27, 2012 at 10:05 am / Featured Stories, Homepage Feature

  GET TICKETS NOW! C3 Concerts and 101X Homegrown Live presents The Soldier Thread and ZEALE at The Parish on June 29th! The two Austin artist have collaborated in the past on songs like “Anybody” and ZEALE’s newly released “Hope Dies.” Expect these live collaborations and more along with a special opening guest The Reynolds Number on June 29th at The Parish. Grab your tickets at Front Gate Tickets starting May 11th and help us sale this special show OUT!: http://bit.ly/IYTUuP [...]

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  The Little Music School That’s Making a Big Impact

  June 26, 2012 at 6:03 pm / Articles, Featured Stories, Homepage Feature

  (Press Release via Dub Academy – Austin, TX) AUSTIN – You’ve probably seen it riding the train into downtown Austin. If not, you’ve probably walked past it on your way to Progress Coffee or Pine Street Station (aka Fader Fort during SXSW). You may have even parked in front of it on a Friday night before you headed downtown. It’s the Dub Academy and it’s teaching the next wave of DJs and producers. Dub Academy’s roots originate in Jamaica, the [...]

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  Whiskeydick – The Wicked Roots (2012)

  June 25, 2012 at 6:43 am / Album Reviews, Featured Stories, Homepage Feature

  Outlaw country devotees take note, this is the real deal! The fourth CD offering from this “acoustic” duo (Johnson, lead guitar and Fritz, rhythm guitar and vocals) from Ft. Worth is quite possibly their best yet. Considering the prolific and highly regarded back catalog, “best yet” is no easy feat. Check out youtube videos of the tracks “Drunk As Hell,” “Jim Beam and Me,” and “Wookie Pussy” for examples of previous greatness and fan devotion. The Wicked Roots is the [...]

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  FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST Photos in Houston (2012)

  June 11, 2012 at 10:44 am / Featured Stories, Free Press Summer Fest, Homepage Feature, National Shows, Show Reviews

  “ATX Music Mag Pictures from FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST 2012 in Houston, TX on June 2nd & 3rd” From Free Press Summer Fest (2012), posted by on 6/11/2012 (137 items) Line on Day 1 Zlam Dunk 1 Zlam Dunk 2 Zlam Dunk 3 Zlam Dunk 4 Zlam Dunk 5 Fancy Pants Tent Readers caught in action Cheeze Starf*cker 1 Starf*cker 2 Starf*cker 3 Starf*cker 4 … WIPEOUT 1 WIPEOUT 2 WIPEOUT 3 WIPEOUT 4 WIPEOUT 5 WIPEOUT 6 WIPEOUT 7 [...]

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