Austin Band “Nazi Gold” at Cheer Up Charlie’s!
Last night I caught the Austin band Nazi Gold at a free show at Cheer-Up Charlie’s. I’d seen them play about a year-and-a-half ago, at Red 7, and it was nice to catch them...
Category: music
Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” Is A Confused Mishmash of References
Listening to the new Lana Del Rey song “Brooklyn Baby” makes me just as angry as listening to any of the rest of her output. It’s all about displaying the signposts of vintage cool...
The Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Looks Like Fun Fun Fun!
It’s nice to see a festival that I worked the guest list for several years in row get bigger and bigger! I’m VERY pleased about much of the 2014 Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup...
Austin Psych Fest Made Me Think About Changes From the 1960s
Back when I was in elementary school, we were in a unit learning about the tumultuous events of the 1960s, which included everything from Vietnam to the Civil Rights movement. It was going slowly....
Austin Psych Fest 2014 [Photo Essay]
Austin Psych Fest was fab and dusty and thought-provoking. Lots of bands happened. Here are some pictures from the event. If you want to see more pictures, there is a set on Flickr. Update: Austin...
Listening To Bo Ningen Streaming
Like a lot of people at Austin Psych Fest, I was totally blown away by the Sunday night show by Japanese/British band Bo Ningen. I heard all sorts of people at the festival talking...
Austin Psych Fest Spotlight: The Black Angels
Austin based band The Black Angels is curating Austin Psych Fest. It’s a hometown crowd, it’s their very own festival and it’s certainly an appreciative audience for their brand of psychedelic rock! Based on...
Austin Psych Fest Spotlight: The War on Drugs
One of the bands I’m most excited about at Austin Psych Fest this year is The War on Drugs. Shoegazey, yet something that I can listen to endlessly on repeat! The War on Drugs...
The Women Who Have Songs In My Head
At the moment, there are two women who have playing in my head. One is Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. I’ve been trying to decipher the lyrics to her song “Avant Gardener” for months now....
Seeing the band “Warpaint” Three Times In One Year!
Earlier this week, I was with a friend at the Warpaint/ The National show in Austin, Texas. That’s when I realized that I’d seen Warpaint three times over the last year. Once was at...
