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There’s not a whole lot of balls to the wall rock n’ roll acts hitting up ACL this year, but there’s definitely a few that I think you’d be disappointed to miss. One is Parquet Courts, and the other is FIDLAR. We were recently able to catch up with Brandon from the latter act to ask him a quick run of questions before they head our way to destroy our ears. Read more
Like many of you out there, we hopped all over town during SXSW, and I think all of us caught Moon King at some point or another, and all with positive reviews. We were lucky enough to catch up with Daniel from the band before they head out on the road with Majical Cloudz.
Read on for his thoughts on SXSW, touring and the band’s future LP.\
| Date | 6/9/13 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $8 @ Frontgate |
We’ve already mentioned that the 7 day period of music we’re currently going through in Austin is just one of those weeks that seems to happen once or twice a month. One I’m personally excited about is the Sunday night show at Mohawk featuring one of my favorite new bands Beach Day. I’d of course not be doing my duty as a reporter if I failed to mention that the show is actually headlined by Blank Tapes with opening support provided by Deep Space. Prior to the show, I sent a couple silly questions to band member Kimmy. Her answers are after the jump.
We’re less than a week away from the glorious Austin Psych Fest, and with so many bands coming to town, we wanted to give you a glimpse of some of the lesser known acts that should end up on your radar. We caught up with Odonis Odonis while on tour with Metz. Below you can read their thoughts on touring, the fest and coming to Austin.
We’re only a day away from the exciting art show, Photo Pop 2012, so here’s another one of the great photographers that will be on hand: Randy Cremean. Randy’s one of the great men behind Soundcheck Magazine, covering music all over the country, but always representing Austin. Here’s a little about the man, the myth, the legend. Read more
Here’s another one of the great photographers that will be displaying and selling their photography at Photo Pop 2012 this Friday at Red 7. If you’re lucky, Rick might give you the sexy photo of me stuffing my face with a cupcake backstage at ACL. His photo to the left is from a GWAR shoot, and you can also read on to find out why he’s mad I called Emily Haines to just chat. Here’s Rick. Read more
Hey folks! Have you heard about the awesome art show/sale at Red 7 this Friday night, followed by an even more killer rock show? Well, it’s going to be a special night for the Austin community, so you owe it to yourself to be there. We’re offering you some insight into some of the great artists showing their work, and we’re pleased to introduce you to our hard working and genuine mate, Brian Gray. Meet him… Read more
It’s Fun Fest time right about now if you weren’t aware, and ATH is kicking things into full force to get you pumped for the festival. As usual, part of our pre-coverage will be a few interviews of artists that we’re excited to see over the weekend. Today we’re bringing you our very first one with a feature on up and coming artist Daughn Gibson. He just put out his surprisingly awesome new album All Hell earlier this year, and we’re really looking forward to seeing him play again. Follow the jump for questions and answers from Daughn.
Let us continue with even more ACL coverage today with more interviews coming your way from festival artists. Today our interview is coming your way from indie supergroup Bad Books. Now the festival may be over, but you can still read about how bands would plan their own festival, the current status of their band, and tons of other things. Read on for interview questions and responses.
The ATH crew is heading full blast into our ACL Festival coverage this week with some spotlights, interviews, battles and any other craziness we can think of. Today we’re coming at ‘ya with our first interview of the season from Welsh band Los Campesinos! Prior to the festival, we sent some interview questions to band member Tom Campesinos! who was kind enough to answer our tough questions. Follow the jump for his answers.
