Maybe that title should’ve been the lead for this article but oh well, it works in either scenario. The week of my birthday, Willie Nelson and promotion company Blackbird Presents announced the lineup for Willie’s now annual Outlaw Music Festival. The lineup for the full tour strikes a solid balance of fresh faces like Zach […]
Concert Recap: I Saw Willie Nelson and I Have Never Felt More American
Concert Recap: Randy Rogers Band and Kevin Fowler End the School Year with a Bang at Cook’s Garage
My first semester as a writer and a concert photographer for this station ended in a full-circle moment for me. This was an extremely sentimental show for me as the Randy Rogers Band is the reason why I love Texas Country and Red Dirt music. I remember vividly hearing the album Trouble for the first […]
Andrew’s Top 10 Can’t-Miss Acts at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2022
As a self-diagnosed festival addict, Austin City Limits has been one of the weekends I look forward to the most every year. My first year going was in 2018 and from the moment I walked into the park, I was hooked. 2022 will be my fourth time attending the festival and the lineup is once […]
Album Review: “(watch my moves)” by Kurt Vile
Listening to the new album from veteran artist Kurt Vile is honestly a joy. The album feels light and airy, like a summer afternoon, and takes the listener through Vile’s thoughts and actions, making the listener a part of the album itself. The indie-folk tones give it a very rooted sound, as though he just […]
Album Review: “Tell Me That It’s Over” by Wallows
True summer hasn’t started yet, and many students, high school and college, are still in school, but that hasn’t stopped Los Angeles based indie band Wallows from cooking up an album fit for the beach in Tell Me That It’s Over. Known for their infectious melodies and garage worthy guitar riffs, the trio of Braeden […]
Album Review: “Frank” by Fly Anakin
Fly Anakin is rediscovering his roots in his first full length project, Frank. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Frank Walton aptly self-titles his first LP that digs into his past simply as Frank, a young, spry verse aficionado in a city and culture with little to no outlet for his creativity. Throughout this project, […]
Cotton Fest 2022 Recap: The Best (and Worst) Things We Saw
In 2018, William Clark Green threw a festival at Cook’s Garage. The main goal in mind was to raise money for the High Cotton Relief Fund, Green’s charity benefitting panhandle farmers in need. Now in its 4th year, the festival is still going strong and even before the music started on Friday, Green had raised […]
Album Review: Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Denzel Curry is an American Rapper whose passion for music began at an early age. Curry published his first single “Threatz” in 2013 and his first album “32 Zel” in 2015. Curry has featured in the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack as well as in the hit show Arcane League of Legends soundtrack. Curry has […]
Album Review: “Pastlife” by Day Wave
Jackson Phillips began releasing music under the name Day Wave in 2015 when he released his first EP, “Headcase.” Since then, he’s toured the country with his traveling band and released an album and 3 more EPs, including his latest, “Pastlife.” A fusion of indie dream pop and new wave, this album evokes the sounds […]
Album Review – Embody – Basement Revolver
If there is one thing to spotlight on this album it would definitely be the patterns the songs follow. For an indie rock album, it can be very easy to have songs follow the same pattern and be repetitive. For this album, they managed to keep very similar patterns in most of their songs, but […]