Category Archives: Featured Artist
Matt Young of King Parrot
The first time I was exposed to the force that is King Parrot was at the Housecore Horror Film Festival in 2014. I stood, slack jawed and in a state somewhere between confusion and excitement, as the five Australians laid … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Emo's, Housecore Horror Film Festival, Housecore Records, King Parrot, Matt Young, Ugly Produce
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Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust
Few bands pull off “throwback” metal as well as Toxic Holocaust. I don’t even know if throwback metal is an actual subgenre, but what else could you call a band who so perfectly captures the nuances of legends like Venom … Continue reading
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Tagged audio siege, Goatwhore, Joel Grind, tiger junkies, Toxic Holocaust, Venom, venom inc, yellowgoat
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Ben Falgoust of Goatwhore
Hailing from one of the hotbeds for American metal, New Orleans-based Goatwhore stands apart from their Crescent City brethren with their signature blackened death sound. From their first LP, Serenades to the Tides of Blood, to their latest release, Vengeful … Continue reading
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Tagged ben falgoust, come and take it live, Goatwhore, Toxic Holocaust, vengeful ascension, Venom, venom inc
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West Coast artist Raven Felix performs in Texas for the first time
Born in The Valley of Los Angeles, Raven Felix is an artist best known for her music and this year she performed at the 2017 Euphoria Music Festival held at Carson Creek Ranch in Austin, Texas. A Latina from the West Coast, she began … Continue reading
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Tagged ATX, Carson Creek Ranch, concert, Euphoria Music Festival, festival, find your euphoria, live music, Nicolette Mallow, raven felix, snoop dogg, Wiz Khalifa, world star hip hop
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ill-ēsha: Canadian musician, producer, songwriter and vocalist
Earlier this spring I had the pleasure to interview ill-ēsha. Music producer, vocalist, songwriter composer, DJ, musician and more; ill-ēsha radiates artistic talent and the more I read her artist’s bio. It was very clear what a vast range of art forms within various … Continue reading
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Tagged ATX, dj, elysha zaide, Euphoria Music Festival, festival, find your euphoria, ill-ēsha, Interview, live music, Music, musician, Nicolette Mallow
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Van Dammes garage punk release third EP ‘Vild Days’ and embark on European tour
Van Dammes, the garage punk heroes from Helsinki, Finland released their third EP in 2017 titled Vild Days. Formed in Brussels in 2013, Van Dammes recently completed a European tour to cities like Berlin, Vienna, Dresden and Warsaw. Vild Days is a lively, punk … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Tracy, band, band tour, Berlin, Brussels, Cliff Richard, cover art, Dresden, drum and bass, Eemeli Rimpiläinen, Europe, european tour, Film, Finland, Flash In The Night, Guitar, Ilkka Hildén, Juho Talja, Jussi Roine, Lady Penelope, Lyrics, Markus Kujawa, Music, music tour, music videos, musicians, Nicolette Mallow, Punk Rock, Punk Rock Drummer, Rank and Revue, Rock N Roll, Scandinavian Action Rock, songwriting, Thunderbirds, Thunderbirds Are Go, Van Dammes, Vesna Vulovic, Vienna, Vild Days, Vocalist, Warsaw
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Euphoria Music Festival 2017
Euphoria Music Festival releases line-up for April 2017 featuring 70 artists Euphoria will be hosting its sixth annual music, camping and community festival at Carson Creek Ranch in Austin, Texas from Apr. 6-9, 2017. Founded by Mitch Morales, the 2017 festival includes headliners like Chromeo, … Continue reading
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Tagged ATX, Austin Texas, Carson Creek Ranch, Chromeo, dj, Euphoria, Euphoria Music Festival, festival, Knife Party, lineup, live music, Mitch Morales, Moby, music festival, Nicolette Mallow, Oliver Heldens, Post Malone, stage, The Disco Biscuits, tickets, Wiz Khalifa, Zeds Dead
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Death of A Dream
On a balmy Texas winter evening, in that hazy space between Christmas and New Year’s, I sat with members of one of Austin’s emerging metal bands, Death of A Dream, to talk shop. After a formidable debut year in 2015, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Austin, closedhandpromise, Critical Assembly, death of a dream, Devildriver, Empire Control Room, greenday, Lamb of god, log, Pantera, rend, sevendust, shrapnel, Slayer
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Velvet Caravan
Velvet Caravan is a musical ensemble of artists from around the world based in The Deep South of Savannah, Georgia. Their genre is often described as “European redneck” music: an infusion of Southern, Gypsy, Latin and Honky-tonk styles all morphed … Continue reading
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Tagged american, artists, Austin, bass, Eric Dunn, european, European redneck, Georgia, Guitar, gypsy, honky tonk, Jared Hall, Jesse Monkman, Jimmy Grant, latin, Music, music tour, musicians, Nicolette Mallow, percussion, piano, Ricardo Ochoa, Rock N Roll, Savannah, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah Film Festival, SCAD, swing, SXSW, Texas, The Jinx, Velvet Caravan, violin
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David Yow Fronts the Jazzus Lizard…Wendy WWAD
David Yow first blew my mind back in the 80’s when my roommate turned me on to Austin local band Scratch Acid‘s self-titled debut EP, and also their first full length album Just Keep Eating. A newcomer to drugs, UT, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Harding, Back Room, Brett Bradford, David Lynch, Dicks, Dumb Numbers, Elijah Wood, Emo's, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Jazzus Lizard, Jesus Lizard, Jim Sikora, key art, Lost Well, Macon Blair, Melanie Lynskey, Red River, Scratch Acid
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