SXSW Tuesday: Nikon Showcase at the Belmont
Tuesday was our first proper night in Austin, and boy was it a doozie. After wondering around for a while and checking out random shows, we ended up at Nikon’s showcase at the Belmont. This was the...
View ArticleGetting To Know Crobot
We realize most of you have not heard of Crobot yet. Lucky for you, we have. The 70s groove-rock outfit from Pottsville, Pa., blew us away at Sony’s rooftop showcase. It’s hard to remember the last...
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: Trash Talk at House of Vans
This was, with out a doubt, the wildest show we saw all week. It is up there with the wildest show we have ever seen, period. The entire audience was basically a circle pit, save for the very...
View ArticleSXSW: Starting Our Day With the Death Set
Wednesday morning, our first order of business was to check out the Death Set’s early afternoon set at the Dim Mak party. We already crowned Trash Talk as the wildest set of the week, but we would be...
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: Charli XCX at House of Vans
Not many people can pull off the sports bra with pajama pants look on stage, but Charli XCX made it work for her. Check out some pictures from her set.
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: Dawes & Vampire Weekend at Radio Day Stage
Vampire Weekend was one of the biggest names on the official SXSW bill. The band’s main showcase took place Saturday night at Stubb’s. In an effort to make sure badge-holders did not totally miss out...
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: The Night That Restored Our Faith in N.Y. Hip-Hop
Photo gallery after the jump. The biggest takeaway from this year’s SXSW reaffirmed what we have been hoping for some time: New York hip-hop is not dead. Not even close. Vice Media’s Viceland–one of...
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: Shark Week & Dune Rats at Headhunters Porch
Photo gallery after the jump When we first tried to locate Headhunters Porch, it kept pointing us to the address of a bar called Metal and Lace. With that name, we assumed it was either an S&M club...
View ArticleSXSW Re-Cap: Wild Belle & METZ at the Onion A.V. Club Party
Photo gallery after the jump Alas, our last photo set from a long week in Austin. On Saturday afternoon, we made a point to catch Wild Belle’s set at the Onion A.V. Club party at House of Vans...
View ArticleInterview: Shark Week comes early for D.C.
Though the Discovery Channel will not be airing its shark-oriented programming until August 4, local garage-rock outfit Shark Week is just days away from a week full of milestones. Shark Week will...
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