Sara Houser’s long-developed reputation in Austin’s music community hasn’t come by way of putting herself out there as a solo artist. Yet, in emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with solo billing and a new musical direction, the Austin[…]
Sounding somewhere between a spiritual advisor and a guide showing us where the road diverts to doomsday, Kalu James introduced Kalu & the Electric Joint’s song “Downfall” during Weekend 2 of ACL Music Festival by quoting its[…]
(Photo by Phil Kline) Note: This article by Ear Traffic’s Joey Berlin originally appeared in the inaugural issue of Hornmag, a new Texas art and lifestyle magazine, in September 2024. The magazine can be found online[…]
(Photo by Louie Kovatch) Somewhat quietly — which is a bit ironic, given its stormy history — DIIV has emerged as one of the best indie rock bands around, and certainly a standard-setter for[…]
(Courtesy photo: We Don’t Ride Llamas) Everyone who lived through Winter Storm Uri — more commonly known to Texans as “Snowpocalypse,” Ted Cruz’s infamous dereliction of duty, or simply the 2021 storm that broke Texas’[…]
(Courtesy photo: Blakchyl) She’ll appear at South by Southwest in a month, but if Te’aunna Moore ever wrests control of the festival — or puts on one of her own — it’s safe to wonder if[…]
