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Houston Artist Ghost Party Shares Title Track From Debut LP, 'Ghost Moves'
by Josh Sharpe - May 22, 2024 'Ghost Moves' is Ghost Party's final single and title track off their upcoming debut album. Somewhere between a lost 70s solo Beatles outtake and early 80s heartland rock balladry, 'Ghost Moves' is slathered with nostalgic VHS soundtrack goodness. It tells the classic tale of love gone awry through ...
Lauren Lakis Releases Album 'A Fiesta and a Hell'
by Michael Major - October 06, 2023 Discover the new album 'A Fiesta and a Hell' by dark rock meets shoegaze artist Lauren Lakis. Experience raw and haunting musical tones with cathartic storytelling. Garnering acclaim from Wonderland Magazine, Flaunt, and LADYGUNN....
DAIISTAR Release Debut LP 'Good Time'
by Michael Major - September 08, 2023 Made up of Alex Capistran, Nick Cornetti (drums), Misti Hamrick (bass) and Derek Strahan (keys), DAIISTAR formed in the spring of 2020. Creating a narcotic blend of noise and melody, the band takes their inspiration from the neo-psychedelic era of the 80s and 90s and pulls it into the future. Plus, ...
Texas Psychedelic Country Band Ghost Party Shares New Single 'Yankee Reaper'
by Michael Major - August 28, 2023 'Yankee Reaper' suggests some sort of cosmic mashup between T.Rex and the White Album sessions. Ghost Party is joined by pedal steel master Will Van Horn, notable for his contributions to Khruangbin and Leon Bridges' latest collaborative EPs. Ghost Party is the nostalgic, retro psych revival project...
DESERT DAZE Moves To 2024 & Announces DAZE IN THE CITY
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023 Organizers will also celebrate the Desert Daze community this fall with DAZE IN THE CITY: a concert odyssey from October 10 - 15, 2023 at multiple venues across Southern California featuring Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Melody's Echo Chamber, The Black Angels, The Dandy...
Holy Wave Shares New Single 'I'm Not Living in the Past Anymore'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 05, 2020 Today, Austin psychedelic dream-pop band Holy Wave announces a new LP 'Interloper' and shares the lead single 'I'm Not Living in the Past Anymore.' The motorik jam features a meditative chorus and the band's signature psychedelic drone. 'It's basically sort of a mantra,' says the band, 'Repetition i...
Spaceflight Records and Mosaic Sound Collective Join Forces for 'SKYLAB 2020' Party
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2020 On Thursday, March 19, Spaceflight Records and Mosaic Sound Collective are combining their interstellar powers to host the inaugural liftoff of “SKYLAB 2020,” a day and night party featuring a line up of 30 of Austin's top artists. The all-ages event is open to the public and will take place from 11...
LEVITATION Announces 9th Annual SXSW Day & Night Parties
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 03, 2020 LEVITATION takes over Hotel Vegas and The Volcom Garden for two days of events this year! For 2020, they've joined forces with Tower Records and Volcom to unite some of the most eclectic artists and bands from across the world for their annual SXSW programming....
Val Kilmer's HelMel Studios & Mosaic Sound Collective Announce Strategic Partnership
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2020 Los Angeles-based HelMel Studios, founded by actor, artist and philanthropist Val Kilmer, and Austin, Texas-based Mosaic Sound Collective announce a strategic partnership, celebrating with multiple events during this year's March festival season. The two multidisciplinary nonprofits join forces in a...
Levitation Returns to Austin Oct. 22 - 25
by Abigail Charpentier - February 19, 2020 LEVITATION returns to Austin in October 2020! It'll be held the weekend of October 22-25, in downtown Austin, Texas. ...
LEVITATION 2019 Reveals Lineup Additions
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2019 LEVITATION returns November 7 - 10 for its 11th edition to downtown Austin, TX. ...
The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev Join LEVITATION 2019 Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 23, 2019 LEVITATION returns November 7 - 10 for its 11th edition to downtown Austin, TX. Today they've announced 40+ new artists to the lineup....
Levitation 2019 Announces Phase One Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 24, 2019 LEVITATION returns November 7 - 10 for its 11th edition to downtown Austin, TX. Today, they're thrilled to announce the first round of confirmed shows and phase one of the 2019 lineup:...
Stephen Steinbrink Shares UTOPIA TEASED Album Stream, Out This Friday
by Tori Hartshorn - November 05, 2018 Stephen Steinbrink, the prolific Oakland-based singer-songwriter, has shared the album stream for his anticipated new album, Utopia Teased. Paste Magazine, who premiered the stream today is calling it a 'a faithful reflection of his head space in all its disarray, awash in agonized humanity... a 37...
Stephen Steinbrink Releases A PART OF ME IS A PART OF YOU, 'Utopia Teased' Out 11/9
by Tori Hartshorn - October 25, 2018 Stephen Steinbrink, the prolific Oakland-based singer-songwriter, has released 'A Part Of Me Is A Part Of You' today, the latest from his anticipated new album, Utopia Teased. The FADER , who premiered the song today is calling it a 'doozy of a track that could send you into a minor existential cris...
Stephen Steinbrink Shares MOM, Featuring Guest Vocals From Jay Som
by Tori Hartshorn - October 04, 2018 Today, the prolific Oakland-based singer-songwriter, Stephen Steinbrink has shared 'Mom,' the latest from his upcoming new album, Utopia Teased. Noisey, who premiered the song today, which features guest vocals from Jay Som's Melina Duterte, is calling it 'a Big Star-esque ballad... reflective of th...
Austin's 2018 Levitation Music Festival Announces Additional Lineup
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018 Today marks the one month countdown to Levitation 2018! Celebrating year 10, Levitation takes over downtown Austin's Red River District for another once-in-a-lifetime lineup with programming spanning continents and decades. The independent gathering has grown from a small word-of-mouth event to an i...
Nova Flares Debuts With Dreamy Surf Gaze Single GUT SPLINTER
by Tori Hartshorn - March 08, 2018 Alternative rock shoegaze artist Nova Flares presents his debut single 'Gut Splinter'. This is the first offering from his forthcoming debut album, expected by mid-2018. ...
NOVA FLARES Announces Intense Yet Dreamy Debut Single GUT SPLINTER
by Macon Prickett - February 16, 2018 Alternative rock shoegaze artist Nova Flares has announced his debut single 'Gut Splinter', which is set to release on March 9. This is the first offering from his forthcoming debut album, expected by mid-2018. ...
Nova Flares Release GUT SPLINTER 3/9
by Tori Hartshorn - February 01, 2018 Nova Flares Release GUT SPLINTER 3/9...
Nova Flares' Intense Dreamy Debut Single GUT SPLINTER
by Tori Hartshorn - January 15, 2018 Nova Flares' Intense Dreamy Debut Single GUT SPLINTER... |