Just one album into their catalogue, Austin’s Lexi and the Bleached Roses have already figured out something other bands might struggle to pull off – that is, a marriage between easy acoustic indie rock/pop and[…]
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Shows: Julian Acosta, She Sir at the ABGB, SXSW HAAM Benefit Day
If somebody asks you to form an image of the typical Austin musician, that’d probably be an impossible task. There’s so much music and so much musical diversity within these city limits … (see what[…]
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Shows: Mohawk set suggests Waxahatchee can still grow as a live act
When the light hit Katie Crutchfield right, she looked like an apparition. And that fits well enough for Crutchfield, now touring her fourth album as Waxahatchee. A white outfit plus the occasional white light made[…]
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Shows: Erika Wennerstrom anything but Heartless at Continental Club
Out of all the talented victims of rock ‘n’ roll and roots becoming second-class-citizen music genres in today’s popular culture, Heartless Bastards are among the most talented and under-famous. Formed in Cincinnati before singer Erika[…]
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Review: Mitski’s Puberty 2 is varied, moody, and fascinating
(Image courtesy of brooklynvegan.com) Uh, Puberty 2? My first instinct is to say no thanks – just speaking for myself, not a sequel I’m interested in. Fortunately, deep-thinking New York indie songstress Mitski makes[…]
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SXSW 2016: A look back at the joy of “free”
For my second South By Southwest Music Festival, I again remained a cheapskate — no badges, no wristbands — and I didn’t come out of it with regrets. SXSW is a festival where “free” goes[…]
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