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Through little advance planning–and a tipoff from a European music industry pal–I managed to catch Temples TWICE during South By Southwest 2014. I’m super-excited to be seeing them again at Austin Psych Fest! Their...
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...
I caught the London-based Japanese-born act Bo Ningen at SXSW this year. I was at the “British Music Lounge” waiting for buzz-band Temples (who are also on the Psych Fest lineup this year), when...
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...
Over the last few weeks, my dog Mr. Spanky has had a swelling under his left eye that has gotten worse and worse. Before Easter Spanky was seen by my regular Veterinarian–who wasn’t sure...
Somehow I missed a picture of the Austin “Game of Thrones” Pedicabs at SXSW appearing in this Mashable article during SXSW this year! I was amused to see a picture of Imagine Dragons that...
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....
For the last few weeks/ months, I’ve been involved in a live-action role-playing game called Quest Night. Tonight is the last night. We are sold out and there may be thunderstorms later tonight–something that...
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...
I’m super excited about today’s Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup announcement that includes Belle and Sebastian! Back in 2006, I spent the South by Southwest Music Festival following Latvian singer-songwriter Goran Goran around...
