Artist Spotlight: Riders Against the Storm
Riders Against the Storm’s (RAS) format of creating beats and poetry is a rare bird as they work as a husband and wife duet. Jbro and Tiger Lily produce their message side-by-side with a spoken word-Hip Hop/Funk infusion that keeps the history in the present. The reincarnation of M.L.K. and Malcolm X is seeded in [...]
Artist Spotlight: Hard Proof Afrobeat
“Play that funky beat now!” Hard Proof is an Austin local band that doesn’t settle or conform to just one style. They play under the Afrobeat genre, but if you’re hungry for some serious funk, infectious jazz with a zest of blues, Hard Proof is a jam session buffet of intoxicating array of sound. From [...]
Artist Spotlight: Ben Cina and Sol Cat
Crooning with a smooth, jazzy style, Ben Cina’s voice can pull at your heart with whistful R&B melodies then bites back with a soulful growl. With a band that rivals Maroon 5’s tight pop and Stevie Ray Vaughn’s blues chops, his neo-soul sound blends hip-hop production with acoustic interplay and strikes a particular chord in [...]
Artist Spotlight: Smoke and Feathers
When you combine awe-inspiring, heavy electric guitar, deep bass, soul-shaking rhythm, and an unbelievable stage presence you get one thing: Smoke and Feathers. Over the past several years Smoke and Feathers has grown to become “the” psych rock band to see in Austin, Texas, and with good reason. It doesn’t take long to be swept up by the southern psych [...]
Artist Spotlight: Shakey Graves
Texas folk and blues local, Shakey Graves, will be joining us on Friday the 15th at The Future of Music Showcase. Born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Shakey Graves has been traveling around delighting and inspiring fans with his soothing yet thought provoking lyrics and finger picking guitar licks. It is almost impossible to listen to his music [...]
Artist Spotlight: Sorne
Morgan Sorne will trap you in the trance and mysticism of his music, forgetting that you hold the key; complacent, you sit and continue to listen. You’re scared but you want to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. The vibrant, vivid imagery and the ambient, chant like movements under the harmony, Sorne is the [...]
Artist Spotlight: Equals
If you are wondering what to do on March 16th at 4 PM we have an idea for you. Why don’t you don’t see our friends Equals playing at Eye in the Sky’s Future of Music Showcase? If you enjoy local, instrumental, math rock then you are in for a real treat! Equals came out with their [...]
Artist Spotlight: Seveer Transmission
Bringing some old school turntablism and rich hip-hop heritage to our Future of Music Showcase is the duo Seveer Tranmission comprised of producers Sev Seveer and Rice the Sound Transmitter. Doused in vinyl chops and baritone vox, these guys pick up where greats like J Dilla and A Tribe Called Quest left off expounding the [...]
Artist Spotlight: Retrospect
Since their inception, Retrospect has evolved from their underground riffs to poetic lyrics while honoring the old school Hip Hop style. The young emcees, Quotes and Def Poet, pay homage to their Chicago roots and their musical influence with mixing R&B and Hip Hop in notable tracks like Rise Above. The duet fill a stage [...]
Artist Spotlight: The Tontons
The Tontons, an indie pop psychedelic group from Houston, Texas will be joining us this year for The Future of Music Showcase. If you have never heard lead singer Asli Omar’s wailing vocals or experienced the creative drum fills of Justin Martinez, don’t worry-there is still time before SXSW! Check out their most recent EP [...]