Music

Socha uses various mediums of art create an immersive experience in Musings

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on July 15, 2019 at 10:55 pm

It’s rush hour. The car horns are blaring, congestion is building. And while the beating summer sun cooks the inside of her car, Madeleine Amber Socha is writing her latest album, Musings, a “breakup album minus the breakup.”
Yorke’s 'ANIMA' proves best yet in solo career

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on July 8, 2019 at 10:43 pm

Thom Yorke, lead singer of alternative rock band Radiohead, is back in the music spotlight after releasing his third studio solo album, ANIMA. This album is his follow-up to 2014’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes and latest project since the release of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016.
Mi gente — Latin trap music sets a new vibe

By Sandra Torres - Updated on July 8, 2019 at 10:41 pm

Latin trap music appeals to many audiences outside the languages spoken by Latin American nations, and according to Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, it pushed Latin rappers to rank among America’s top hits.
Bungalow East promotes community in East Austin

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on July 1, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Bungalow East isn’t a music venue. It’s a house. Any house in East Austin. Erica Tello and Loleita Vatikani created Bungalow East, a music promotion project based in East Austin, to showcase local talent.
‘False Alarm’ alerts a new era for Two Door Cinema Club

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on June 25, 2019 at 12:12 am

The noughtie days are back with a digital upgrade, courtesy of Ireland’s favorite indie-rock band. Two Door Cinema Club’s latest LP, False Alarm, harnesses the power of electronic pop while drawing from the development of indie-rock over the past decade. The album exceeds the majority of the band’s discography, but fails to compare to debut album Tourist History.
Years to Burn brings long-awaited heat

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on June 18, 2019 at 12:08 am

Fourteen years after their 2005 release of In the Reins, Calexico and Iron & Wine follow up their experimental album with Years to Burn, an album proving these two groups have taken their long-term hiatus to perfect the album that In the Reins originally set out to be
Jo-Bros not the same no-mo

By Carlos Garcia - Updated on June 11, 2019 at 12:01 am

The Jonas Brothers are finally back, and no one could be more excited than the fan base which splattered its childhood rooms with J-14 posters. In 14 songs, the Disney Channel heartthrob trio brings a mature sound while riffing on nostalgia to make their return a pop culture event.
KVRX fest set to be largest festival hosted by a university radio station

By Denise Emerson - Updated on May 8, 2019 at 10:36 pm

While many seniors worry about their impending graduation, UT’s student radio station KVRX aims to produce the largest college radio station music festival.
First ever KVRX Fest combines headliners from across country, Austin

By Thomas Galindo - Updated on May 7, 2019 at 9:18 pm

KVRX Fest brings a lineup that includes local and national artists.
Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride examines state of the world, religion

By Landry Allred - Updated on May 5, 2019 at 11:11 pm

Vampire Weekend released their new album Father of the Bride on May 3, which examines the world’s imperfections by means of religion and musical exploration.

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