On The Verge Interview: Fat Tony
If you Google the words Fat Tony, you will most likely come up with images of a shady cartoon character from The Simpsons. Keep searching though and you will find an up and coming hip-hop force to be reckoned with from Houston, TX.
We first discovered the emerging artist when researching bands appearing at Fun Fun [...]
On The Verge: True Widow
What a year 2011 has been for the Dallas trio True Widow, and a good year it has been. This year they have put out their second record, As High as the Highest Heavens, which was featured on NPR’s First Listen. They have also provided opening support for The Toadies and Kurt Vile. [...]
Interview: Reptar
One of the young, emerging bands we were fortunate enough to discover this year is Reptar. The four piece from Atlanta released their first EP, Oblangle Fizz Y’All, toured as opening support for both Phantogram and Foster The People, and even played Lollapalooza and ACL. I was able to catch up with the [...]
Interview: Ghostland Observatory
When we heard Ghostland Observatory was playing Austin City Limits live, we realized how very little coverage we’ve given to one of indie music’s largest success stories. Yep, it was time to get inside and find out why this duo has one of the most loyal fan bases in music.
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Interview: The Sounds
We got to talk to Félix Rodríguez from Sweeden’s The Sounds. The Sounds are a Swedish Indie Rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1999, the group’s musical style has been compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies , and Missing Persons. Contributing photojournalist Michelle Pelissero was able to chat with Felix, and [...]
Interview: The Lonely Forest
Washington based The Lonely Forest recently got a chance to tour with Seattle’s Minus The Bear. They have also toured with Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s, and of course there’s that infamous connection with Death Cab For Cutie. The 4 piece are from Anacortes, not [...]
Music Emissions Exclusive: Blake Anderson Interview
Our FFF coverage continues. Thanks to Twitter, we knew that television star Blake Anderson would be attending the fest in Austin. We originally thought he would only be present Sunday to see Slayer until we spotted him walking around Friday. Comedy Central’s hit show Workalcoholics‘ has been a trendsetter, and we are [...]
Tour Review: The Naked And Famous, The Chain Gang of 1974, White Arrows
Photos by Caleb Dickerson
As a music critic, I take pride in being ahead of the curve when it comes to early adoption. I will let you in on a little secret that I have that most bloggers won’t admit. Sometimes the way that I learn of new bands worth checking out is by [...]
Interview: Battles
“When you see a band you really like, the reason you really like them is because you wish you’d had that idea. And when I saw Battles I thought, “Damn! Why didn’t I think of that?” –Battles fan Brian Eno
Battles is comprised of drummer John Stanier of Helmet and Tomahawk, guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams of Don [...]
Interview: White Arrows
White Arrows are a 5 piece self-described psycho tropic band from Los Angeles. Ok, that’s kinda a joke, but I’m not kidding about how rad this new band is! You may not have heard of them yet, despite their already having played Sasquatch music festival. They have also toured this year with Cults, [...]
