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Cults’ second album “Static” is a decidedly darker affair

David Sackllah October 14, 2013

Cults, led by Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, was at the center of a lot of buzz when it released its enjoyable self-titled debut two years ago. The band made waves by appropriating the classic sound...

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Pusha T returns to form on latest album “My Name Is My Name”

David Sackllah October 14, 2013

It’s wild to think that, after more than a decade in the industry, Pusha T is releasing his first official debut album. The ultra-talented rapper first partnered with Malice in the group Clipse,...

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Phoenix talks about recent tours and being inspired by David Bowie

David Sackllah October 11, 2013

French superstars Phoenix are in the midst of a world tour behind their chart-topping new album Bankrupt. The Daily Texan talked with founding members Laurent “Branco” Brancowitz and Deck D’arcy,...

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Singer Ritzy Bryan from The Joy Formidable talks tour, fans and where Wales is on the map

Claire Gordon October 11, 2013

For the past four years, The Joy Formidable has toured to play their particular brand of brash energetic sci-fi groove that is hard to describe, but easy to love.    Ritzy Bryan, the diminutive...

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ACL: One weekend too many?

Lauren L'Amie October 11, 2013

With weekend one behind us, weekend two of Austin City Limits Music Festival has many festival-goers feeling apprehensive. As much as we all need our annual dose of jorts, braided hair and homogenous indie...

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Jacuzzi Boys frontman talks about being a rock band in Miami

Elizabeth Williams October 10, 2013

Jacuzzi Boys have been banging out sunny, beach party rock since 2007. The trio’s latest EP, released September 2013, is a self-titled album that tones down their signature fuzz and drives listeners...

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Brooklyn band Widowspeak talks about touring through Southern swamps

David Sackllah October 10, 2013

Widowspeak, the great dreamy, hazy, indie rock group from Brooklyn, N.Y., just released Almanac earlier this year and have another EP titled The Swamps due out on Captured Tracks by the end of the month....

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Wild Belle talks about tacos and being in a band with your sister

Megan Frye October 10, 2013

Chicago band Wild Belle’s soulful island sound and their hypnotizing vocals are addictive. The brother-sister band’s debut album, Isles, was well received and the duo drew crowds at this year’s...

Neko Case ramps up to a fantastic performance

Sam Hays October 9, 2013

From Sunday at Zilker Park to Tuesday night at the Moody Theater, Neko Case remains at large in Austin. Hot on the heels of the release of her latest critically acclaimed album, The Worse Things Get, the...

The Orwells discuss college, being underage and on the road

Elizabeth Williams October 9, 2013

The Orwells are the fuzzy, baby-faced garage band that everyone wished they were friends with in high school. These dudes rip-roaringly tear through their live punk sets, yet are not even old enough...

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Punk band Parquet Courts talks about being back home in Texas

David Sackllah October 9, 2013

Parquet Courts a four piece punk group from Brooklyn — three members are originally from Texas — have been building a steady following as a result of several great album releases.    The...

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Q&A with Noah and the Whale’s Tom Hobden

Eleanor Dearman October 8, 2013

Four years after Noah and the Whale released First Days of Spring, the band’s second album that documented frontman Charlie Fink’s painful break-up with Laura Marling, the band is back to dancing...

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