Imagine your eyes are closed, music starts to run through your head... a couple of slow beats begin to vibrate through your chest, followed by a few eighth notes on the hi-hat.
The name, the tour and a few choice words reveal...In
a time where most rock is becoming more and more computerized and synthesized
and all kinds of other “-izes,” Amplified Heat takes it back to good ol’ rock
and roll.
Straight outta Killeen... Crew54's
tearin it up in Austin. AustinHipHopScene recently got a chance to catch up with them
in their busy schedule. Thanks for taking the time... here's what they
had to say...
Ray Prim, front man for 7 Stones, Primm, and Venus is Falling is local to the Austin music scene who brings a soulful Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop/Groove Fusion to town and if you haven't experienced him and his moving grooves and vocals, you aren't getting to indulge in authentic local music scene.
Gillian Grassie writes catchy,
intellectually-stimulating pop and folk-rock songs. She sounds like a
classically-trained opera singer trying her hand at jazz—and
succeeding. She plays the harp.
What’s more mind-blowing? That such a
gently poetic line eventually leads to the not-so-poetic proclamation “your
shit still makes me sick”? That the song’s hard rock riffs give way to a
lengthy scat workout from the lead singer? That the song’s title is merely the
word “The”? Or that a crime motif is the basis for a song by a band whose name
sounds like…a crime? Whatever your answer, one thing is certain: if you’re looking
for the next standard-issue modern rock band, don’t look at Stillicide.
Those who work entry level jobs in Denver aren’t supposed to
skip town in the night after consuming ten beers at the local dive. I was
supposed to be in bed, resting for another day of the office grind.Instead, I was forgoing every possible
responsibility for several days to travel halfway across the country a rock
band.
Ramus Dahl sits down for conversation with band members of Austin based rock group, 'Lions the Band'. Take a second to learn about these guys, their music and life in the indie rock scene.
No, it doesn’t bother me at all. Shannon comes off as the quirky,
cool neighborhood chick who just has fun with who and what she is—and you can
either take her or leave her. Now, that’s sexy.
Umm…I dunno, like hip hop, but not rap like hip hop more
like spoken word slam hip hop but not too heavy on the poetry side, you know
with a band, and this like washing machine thing…and a trumpet too.
February 28th took me to the Three Kings Tavern on south Broadway in
Denver.This is an end of town where the fetish shops outnumber
the second-hand stores.This end of town is loaded down with pubs
and taverns and a gritty feel which only serves as a magnet to the city's
collection of trendy folk – not to mention the band of people looking to escape
the norm..
Monday be damned, The Little Elmore Reed Blues Band is gonna have a good time.And, if you’re stopping by TC’s Lounge to join them, you don’t have a choice not to.
The American music business has an ongoing ebb
and flow: periods in which the recording and broadcasting
industries undergo much consolidation and centralization, and other
periods characterized by deconsolidation and decentralization....
New
York post-punk/art rock band The Liars put together an
impressive set on Saturday night at Mohawk. Though a tinge of hesitation
lingered from front man Angus Andrew’s back injuries, he still managed to pull
out all of his usual impressive stage antics.
I don't know why I need to flower things up, it is what it is. I listened, I liked it, and the details behind such decisions are in the full review, which you should read.
NAS was wrong when he told everyone, "Hip-Hop is dead"; just like the human race
itself, hip-hop has evolved paring seemingly opposite musical styles together.
Philly's own Grimace Federation fuses jazz, hip-hop, post-rock, and electronic
music in a fresh, unheard way.
Audible Eye is a Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist who began performing on the streets of the city last year.
Recently, he has taken to the stage, utilizing everything from solo bass guitar to belly dancers to entertain his fans.
Just like it says in the title. Philadelphia's Downtown Harvest draw comparisons as far and wide as Beck and The Pixies. There's something very 1990s about them, and their fun-loving attitude and spontaneity make them stand out in the current indie rock scene. Make sure you read about them here first, before they're all over the radio and you wish you had!
Samantha Newton explores local Austin band "Haunting Oboe Music". Read about what she discovers while getting to know the band and attending their recent show at Antone's.
I feel like I’m living in a time when so much integrity is lost in the music scene. Where’s the show?
If you feel like I do, than The Theater Fire is the thing for you.
Mohawk has lured me with beats I know are good, it’s time to hear the bands I’ve read about but never experienced. Namely ‘The Laughing’ and ‘Til We’re Blue or Destroy.'
