Artist Spotlight: Emily Bell
Welcome to the Emily Bell revolution. By way of Houston, New York, and Los Angeles, the sultry queen of classic rock has returned to Austin. A mix of classic 60′s rock n’ r0ll and technicolor soul, Emily Bell presents a new genre of sultry lounge music that we like to call Nu-Vintage. Emily got her [...]
Artist Spotlight: Wild Child
When the indie folk band Wild Child first began it was just Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins, but since then their music has really taken off, they have expanded to a full six piece group. Kelsey and Alexander have the rare ability to sing about heavy romantic subjects while making them sound light. In the [...]
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: CARLTON ZEUS
Coming from our neighboring city of San Antonio, Carlton Zeus brings a fresh new quality to the hip-hop genre drawing influences from an array of genres from reggae to beach rock to folk music. This mash up of styles lends an edge to Zeus’s music that separates him from mainstream hip-hop. Carlton Zeus rides on [...]
Artist Spotlight: Megafauna
At both times heavy and light, dark and beautiful, Megafauna’s sound walks the fine line of progressive rock and melodic psychedelia. Singer/guitarist Dani Neff is both the shredmaster and the viking goddess who commands your attention alternating between mad riffage and soaring vocals. Imagine Led Zeppelin with Bjorke on lead vox. The ever-menacing rhythm section [...]
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: LEOPOLD AND HIS FICTION
With the raspy vocals of Daniel James backed by drums and electric guitar solos that will leave you speechless, Leopold and His Fiction is a San Franciscan turned Texan folk-rock band with a touch of the psychedelic and blues. When listening to Leopold and His Fiction, one can instantly get a sense for the California [...]
Artist Spotlight: Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja, a youthful and experimental folk artist, has a way of bringing seemingly different cultures together. Born Johnathan Welch, Tyagaraja was renamed by his mentor after a spiritual journey. His most recent album, “Open Book” appeals to a wide variety of listeners, especially fans who have caught his tour through the United States and India. [...]
Artist Spotlight: Larry g(EE)
Dallas funk creator Larry g(EE) has been part of the Vans Warped Tour, rocked the Jimmy Kimmel Live stage, and now is now bringing his unique brand of soul bleeding funk to all of you this SXSW. Originally from Dallas, Larry brings the kind of exhilarating sound that captivates and energizes everyone in the room. [...]
Artist Spotlight: Featherface
Featherface, a progressive psychedelic rock group from Houston, Texas, released their first full length album, Actual Magic, in September. The group has been recently exploded in and around the South and quickly expanding. The best news of all is that you have a chance to see them in less than a month! The guys (Steve [...]
Artist Spotlight: The Migrant
Hailing from his Scandinavian motherland, blessed as an honorary Texan and admittedly one nature-loving great-Dane, Bjarke Bendsten aka The Migrant has had quite the journey migrating throughout Europe, to the US and back in the name of his worldly folk music. After a stint fronting The Elephants and touring internationally, Bendsten sought the bliss of [...]
Artist Spotlight: Hydra Melody
The electric and contagious Indie Rock band, Hydra Melody is by the very definition, a rock and soul band. Their songs are anthems to the old inspirational poster, “when words fail, music speaks.” Whatever life throws your way–good, bad—Hydra Melody has a song for that. The proverbial young lover song, “California” has too much rock [...]