Future Sounds #2: Austin Springs…
Track Listing»The Black Angels – Entrance Song »Kat Edmonson – (Just Like) Starting Over »Ferocious Few – Gasoline and Cocaine »White Ghost Shivers – Sweet Banana »The Vandelles – Summer Fling...
View ArticleFuture Sound 2>11>13: ‘Ghost Touch’ by Anchorsong
Anchorsong – aka Masaaki Yoshida, is a Tokyo native who first captured the attention of music fans for his rousing performances during the SXSW 2009 Music Festival. Blending elements of Dub,...
View ArticleFuture Sound 2>13>13: Skip & Die ‘La Cumbia Dictadura’ (LIVE)
In Five Words or less. South Africa’s Answer to Gogol Bordello. Details: Skip & Die’s album ‘Riots in the Jungle’ is the brainchild of vocalist and artist Catarina Aimee Dahms and Producer Jori...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #3: Central Standard Deadlines
Track Listing»Motel Beds – Western Son »Toro Y Moi – High Living »The Scavengers – Mysterex »Beak> – Liar »Julie Peel – A Night Like This »Air – Cosmic Trip »Neko Case – Prison Girls »Lower Dens –...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #4: Post Due Cacophonies
Track Listing»The Monochrome Set – The Monochrome Set (I Presume) »Sex Jams – Shark Vs Apple »Andre Obin – The Arsonist »Angel Haze – Chi (Need To Know) »Cayucas – High School Lover »Matthew E. White –...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #5: 59 Minutes
Track Listing»Teen Daze – Discipleship »Atoms For Peace – Judge Jury And Executioner »The Babies – Baby »Generationals – Ten-Twenty-Ten »ERAAS – At Heart »alt-J – Breezeblocks »Toro Y Moi – So Many...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #6: SXSW 2013 Sampler
Track Listing»Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Strangers Are Strange »He’s My Brother She’s My Sister – How’m I Gonna Get Back Home »FIDLAR – Cheap Beer »Spider Bags – Friday Night »Pangea – Love &...
View ArticleJason Molina Playlist: All At Once, Start to Beat
Read Remembrance of Jason Molina Here…. Track Listing »Magnolia Electric Co. – The Dark Don’t Hide It »Magnolia Electric Co. – Hammer Down »Magnolia Electric Co. – In The Human World »Magnolia Electric...
View ArticleAll the Great Set Up Hearts: A Remembrance of Jason Molina
I was sad to learn last Monday, that my friend, fellow Ohio Soul and songwriter Jason Molina had passed away at the age of 39. The result of a long battle with alcoholism. Quite despite how his life...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #7: Ghost Writer Blues
Track Listing »Lovage– Strangers on a Plane »A Place to Bury Strangers – So Far Away »Lower Dens – Brains »Foals – Inhaler »Yo La Tengo – Stupid Things »Maria Taylor – Matador »Ariel Pink’s Haunted...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #8: space/between
Track Listing » Hookworms – In Our Time » Lord Huron – The Man Who Lives Forever » No Joy – Hare Tarot Lies » Eternal Tapestry – Cosmic Manhunt » Brasstronaut – Bounce » Föllakzoid – 9 » Foot Village –...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #9: Busy With Stars
Track Listing »SKATERS – I Wanna Dance »Gospel Gossip – Except You »Shine 2009 – Eurozone »Bazar Pamplona – O Gringo »The Flaming Stars – Cash 22 »King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Eyes Like The...
View ArticleFuture Sound 4>26>13: Will Johnson
Artist, Songwriter and Musician Will Johnson is a Texas native known for his soulful bourbon-rasped croon and his keen-eyed lyrics written and performed with the likes of Jason Molina of Magnolia...
View ArticleFuture Sounds #10: Will Johnson | 4.26.13 Denton, Tx Playlist
Track Listing »Unknown Will Johnson Song »Cento-Matic – Take the Maps and Run »Will Johnson – Will You Be Here, Mine »Molina & Johnson – 20 Cycles to the Ground »South San Gabriel – Alabama Crusade...
View ArticleFuture Sound 5>8>13: Piñata Protest ‘Jackee’
Just down the road in San Antonio, once you get away from the sad realization that a lot people didn’t want to take care of the Alamo at one point in Texas history, you will find a music scene that...
View ArticleFuture Sounds 12:Pinata Protest New Album ‘El Valiente’ with Interview,...
Pinata Protest premiered material from their new album ‘El Valiente’ last night here in Austin at the new Antones leaving everyone, sweat soaked, smiling and beer perfumed as they walked away. For this...
View ArticleDetour Booking Service Disrupts Music Promotion: Allows Fans to Bargain for a...
Living in Austin, you become accustomed to the fact that you live in a city that most bands want to play when they are on tour. Although Austin prides itself on the moniker of Live Music Capital of the...
View ArticleFuture Sounds 13: Welcome Kiwanuka
Track Listing » Michael Kiwanuka – May This Be Love(Waterfall) » Michael Kiwanuka – Tell Me a Tale » Michael Kiwanuka – I’m Getting Ready » Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along » Michael Kiwanuka – Rest »...
View ArticleFuture Sound 6>7>13: Michael Kiwanuka Tell Me A Tale (Live)
On Monday June 10th, Austin welcomes Michael Kiwanuka for a taping at Austin City Limits Television Program at the Moody Theater. To kick off this weeks Friday frisson, here is a live video of Michael...
View ArticleGallery of Experimental Music Notation
Smithsonian Magazine wrote an blog article this week on music scoring by famous experimental music composers the likes to include John Cage, Steve Reich, Cornelius Cardew, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno and...
View ArticleFuture Sound 6>9>13: Ai Weiwei ‘Dumbass’
Having recently served 81 days in prison for ‘tax evasion…economic crimes, plagiarism etc’ read his uncompromising and ongoing criticism of the Chinese Government; Chinese artist Ai Weiwei continues...
View ArticleFuture Sounds 14: Saying Goodbye to Austin’s Legendary Underground Band, The...
Tonight, legendary Austin punk band The Chumps will play their last show together at the Legendary White Swan. Born in the 1990′s underground Austin music scene, their final show harkens the close of...
View ArticleArcade Fire Launches New Album “Reflektor” w/new Interactive Video + Anton...
The last time Arcade Fire released an album, The Suburbs, Austin was the backdrop for the Spike Jones Directed short film “Scenes From the Suburbs” and Google Chrome was a fledgling Browser that they...
View ArticleFuture Sound>>10.21.13: Remembering Elliot Smith (w/Donation Links to...
Today, marks the 10 year anniversary of Elliot Smith’s death. A Texas native who disarmed the West Coast and the world—with his high lonesome vocals, warm textured albums he played every instrument...
View ArticleFuture Sound >>>10.28.13: Arcade Fire Short Film “Here Comes the Night”
Arcade Fire’s new album Reflecktor wonders if we live with passion or reflection and, siding with passion, have assembled a tour de force release cycle featuring Interactive Videos, a Twitter campaign...
View ArticleFuture Sound: Moonsicles Live at New Media Art and Sound Summit
Update 1:57AM: Live Video from Moonsicles set at New Media Art and Sound Summit Tonight… Austin based Moonsicles are up next at New Media Art and Sound Summit. Here’s a sample track, ‘Slow Owl’ Learn...
View ArticleFuture Sound NMASS 2014: Noveller (aka Sarah Lipstate) ‘No Dreams’ + Lipstate...
Sarah Lipstate (aka Noveller) is set to play with JG Thirlwell(of Foetus and Wiseblood) as part of tonights music line-up for New Media Art and Sound Summit. The Austin native has won critical acclaim...
View ArticleVideo from Noveller & JG Thirlwell Set at NMASS 2014
Live Video from tonight’s performance collaboration between Noveller(Sarah Lipstate) and JG Thirlwell (of Foetus and Wiseblood) recorded at Salvage Vanguard Theater.
View ArticleFuture Sound NMASS: Sounding Vessels
Experimental Chamber Music Group Sounding Vessels will play New Media Art and Sound Summit tonight for a showcase set starting at 7:45pm at Salvage Vanguard Theater Studio Theater in East Austin. Day...
View ArticleFuture Sound 6.20.14>>> Iceland’s AMFJ Track “Húsið Andar” from the album...
AMFJ (aka:Aðalsteinn Jörundsson) is 1/5th of the Icelandic Art Collective “Fuck Art Lets Kill (FALK)” collective whose members collaborate, cross promote and play an array of music and performance art...
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