Vee Hua 華婷婷Earlier this year, I had the luxury of catching a post-SxSW party at Beerland in Austin. Starting at around noon, the show featured a host of bands that are pretty sonically divergent but tread in similar social footsteps, if you will — such...
Peter WoodburnEarlier this year I got turned onto a doom metal band from England called the Fall of Efrafa. Efrafa, for those that don’t know, is the name of the warren in the classic tale of rabbit violence “Watership Down”. The Fall of Efrafa...
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love, and the pleasant indie folk sound they bring, take some time to get into. With their third disc, Feels, Feathers, Bogs And Bees, the band seems to be crafting nothing more than harmonious background music with...
"I just want to treat the audience for my music like I'd like to be treated." -- Scott Hutchinson
Allen HuangDo you enjoy tea parties and cucumber sandwiches? Do you make regular visits to your grandmother, or in other cases, your local senior citizens’ home? Does your wardrobe consist of mostly sweaters, slacks, and loafers (vintage, of course)? If...
Perhaps I’m jaded these days, but out of the 30+ bands I saw this year at SxSW, only one truly astounded me. HEALTH, Constantines, and Anavan won my heart last year, but this year, my heart goes solely to Madrid’s Hyperpotamus, brought...