If Coldplay were Texan and less sappy, they’d sound a teeny bit like The Rocketboys. This Austin-based band serves listeners warm, arena-scale melodic rock like a summer shower over an open field. Rocketboys’ latest album Build It Anyway released this summer and the band is currently on tour with Bearcat through November. The Rocketboys play at Sundown at 11pm on >> Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YjhoTDnxp0 How’s this for a misleading band name? What Made Milwaukee Famous is based in Austin. The band’s name actually
On Saturday September 22nd, Four teams performed wild stunts around East Dallas for a chance to win free VIP passes to Fun Fun Fun Fest (each worth $325)in Austin’s Auditorium Shores from November 2-4 2012. The groups – Raving Lunatics, Derp a Derp, RAWKPARTEE, and Mr. Greenville Ave, provided picture and video evidence of wild stunts like getting >> Read More
Mike Patton is a prolific musician and the versatile vocalist of Tomahawk. His career spans across rock and metal into jazz, children’s music, film scores and even pop music. Mike also lends his distinct voice to cartoons and video games. Mike Patton started his career in high school with the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle in 1985. In 1989, >> Read More
As the proverbial tank in Atlanta’s hip-hop scene, Michael Render a.k.a. Killer Mike throws shells and cruises rough terrain when he starts spitting. Killer Mike first appeared on the track “Snappin’ & Trappin” in OutKast’s groundbreaking release Stankonia. His sheet includes guest verses in Bone Crusher’s “Never Scared”, the Grammy-award winning OutKast track “The Whole >> Read More
Prolific musician John Dufilho ( The Deathray Davies, Apples in Stereo) released his new project, the ensemble album John Singer Sergeant, a few weeks ago. Granada Theater will host John Singer Sergeant’s second show ever, a day after the band’s debut at The Parish in Austin. John Singer Sergeant: The Music and Songs of John >> Read More
Brett Dennen live in the alley next to The Granada Theater. Via KXT.org. Thanks guys.
Pretty cool set of Frames that shows the Rusko lights. Photos by William Ellison. Video by chasemonday. Check out Dfdub Report! Crowd on the patio. By Bill Ellison
Opening for Josh Ritter tonight, here’s Doug Burr playing last month at Club Dada as part of their Blogosphere series and The Local Yokel Show booked it. Listen to the full show here: Local Yokel Show #32 – Live from Club Dada: Doug Burr