Friday May 24, 2013
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by Alex Ancira
When Fall Out Boy called it a night back in November of 2009, I was, simply put, devastated. With the release of “Folie à Deux” just the year before (an album that has remained timeless for me), I thought the band’s career was on the upswing. Needless to say, the group’s February reunion album announcement [...]
by Alex Ancira
In my mad dash to get in line for Green Day at the Moody Theater for Austin City Limits Live, I quickly ran to the closest restaurant for any food I could get my hands on. As it turned out, Austin Java on Willie Nelson Blvd. provided a meal far above my expectations for the [...]
by Alex Ancira
My third real meal while I attended the South by Southwest festival was far and away my favorite. Hero’s Gyro was everything that food stands should strive for and what so many just are not. Hero’s Gyro on 6th Street was strongly recommended by Editor-in-chief Aaron Claycomb on day two of my SXSW experience. I [...]
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Outside, at the completely free Equal Vision Showcase at the House of Blues Annex on 6th Street, The Dear Hunter performed for a tightly-packed crowd. Supersonic guitar riffs and intelligent progressive rock vocals cascaded from the stage to a group of fans that the band had not seen coming. “How many of you guys have [...]
by Alex Ancira
While the evening may have started late at St David’s Bethell Hall, Nik Bärtsch and Sha of Swiss Zen-funk band Ronin played an outstanding set consisting of long, soundscape ambient moments to more funky bridges. Hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, Bärtsch and the rest of Ronin represent a new wave of colliding genres, with a sound [...]
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Australian dream-pop outfit never made a physical appearance in Austin, Texas (to my knowledge) but the band did represent themselves at South by Southwest through a private listening party. Held at, I kid you not, a hair salon on 6th Street and sponsored by Patrón Spirits, the electronic pop act’s music blasted in the headphones [...]
by Shannon Quick
Blending two genres is never easy and it become more difficult when you are blending sounds that many believe were never meant to be mixed. The Dolls is a group comprised of DJ Mia Moretti and violinist Caitlin Moe, and has managed to conquer this stereotype with great skill. Moretti and Moe met at a [...]
by Shannon Quick
Christian hip-hop recording artist and Grammy award-winning sensation LeCrae Moore (commonly shortened to simply LeCrae) brought a bit of church and whole lot of truth to the BET Music Matters showcase at the 2013 South by Southwest music festival. A native of Atlanta and residing in Houston, Texas, LaCrae makes no excuses for his past, [...]
by Shannon Quick
Piano music, strings and a funky beat; sounds like a night to remember, right? It really was. Playing at St. David’s Bethel hall on Wednesday night of the South by Southwest music festival, native Icelandic pianist Olafur Arnalds took the audience on a musical adventure they will not soon forget. Arnalds, who plays many instruments [...]
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Grammy nominated Avi Avital is a master of his craft as he bends the strings on the mandolin to create sounds and music that moves the heart and comforts both the mind and soul. Avital has a passion for folk music and that was apparent from his Wednesday night performance at South by Southwest. Avital [...]
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