Cold, nighttime, and — even by average indie rock show standards — a powerful, pervasive, nearly inescapable smell of ganja: Honestly, I don’t know if you could’ve drawn up a better environment for a Destroyer[…]
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Category: artist feature
Traffic Jam: Holiday cheer from Molly Burch, the Black Pumas’ land speed record, Torino Black
It’s rare that anything ever stands between me and listening to music. (Between listening to music and I? Eh, I’m not going to bother checking. ) But every now and then, life stands between me[…]
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Interview: Mike Melinoe, back in his real domain
(Photo by Caitlin Rounds) This summer, Mike Melinoe was homeless. It was only for a couple of weeks, but there’s no “only” in homelessness, is there? He was sleeping at the Domain. Yes, the shopping[…]
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ACL Performer Interview: The subtle rebellion of Houses
If you listen to Houses, or saw the person/project known legally as Dexter Tortoriello at Austin City Limits Music Festival this year, rebellion probably isn’t the first thing you’d associate with him. Tortoriello has made atmospheric,[…]
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Interview: Kady Rain on playing ACL and never going backwards
Meeting up with Kady Rain for coffee less than a week after Austin City Limits Music Festival announced her as part of its 2019 lineup, I expected one happy and exuberant pop singer. Basically, something[…]
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Interview: The world of Thunderpussy
When I caught up with Seattle’s Thunderpussy shortly after their set at Austin City Limits Weekend Two, singer Molly Sides answered one question with a reference, just in passing, to “the world of Thunderpussy.” That[…]
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