Hip-Hop
Yes it's me, KB. I’ve stepped out of the booth as for now to tighten up my songwriting and production skills. Though I do miss the allure of the game, it’s not what I’m on right now. I have a poetry book about to be published intitled "To Know Is To Love", and a slew of songs submitted to BMI for publishing as well. So yes, I’m still on my grind. But fret not because I still have a few tricks up my sleeve and will... more

Rock
Perfect Pants is the culmination of years of rigorous ditch-digging effort from its members, all of whom have been individually and collectively paying dues in the Austin music scene for years. The contrasting but complimentary frontmanships and vocal stylings of the two lead vocalists combine with the collaborative songwriting efforts of all the members to create a premium blend of genres that equalizes into progressive rock with memorable... more

Psychedelic
" Amplified Heat sounds like it took the blues, made it snort a serious dose of cocaine and turned up the amps." - The State News Even though the Ortiz brothers have been on the Austin music scene since 1999, they emerged as Amplified Heat in 2003, stemming from a stripped-down blues outfit originally formed in Houston. Blowing out the speakers of clubs around Austin and its surrounding areas, they quickly garnered die-hard fans who... more

Avantgarde
“across its 8 tracks, ‘ The Sad Sea ’ proves to be a tangibly executed, cinemascope soundscape to an unmade film- its dulcet tones narrating a story of suffering, solitariness, anxiety and deep pensiveness but with a shimmering veneer of hope that prevails throughout. If you are after top-draw ‘real’ post-rock that shuns the immediacy of more commercially minded bands in favour of a brand of subtle progression... more

Hip-Hop
Don't take Grayskul's sometimes dark, mystical aesthetic the wrong way--MCs Onry Ozzborn and JFK aren't trying to be Goth or ghoulish. "We never go into anything like 'oohh, let's be eeevil on this one. We're gonna get 'em!' It just comes how it comes," explains Onry. Born out of the Pacific Northwest's Oldominion hip-hop collective, Grayskul emerged as a group in 2004 touring with Rhymesayers artists Eyedea and Abilities. And they made... more

Indie
Hard-edged pop / indie rock music with an old-school post-punk twist, Leaders Of Men are as dark as they are danceable, as unique as they are strangely, distantly familiar. Think Joy Division meets The Cure, with a touch of Interpol and The Killers thrown in for good measure. Catchy tunes to DIE for...born to rule, world domination here we come!! ... more

Alternative Rock
Electric, bare, straightforward, physical or tribal are some of the adjectives that come to mind when listening to the new Manta Ray record, Torres de electricidad [Electricity Pylons], the natural follow-up to their more conceptual previous album, Estratexa (2003). Having toured Russia, Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the US - gaining support from the American label FilmGuerrero (of which released the last record... more

Hip-Hop
The covers are finally coming off The Unveiling, the debut LP from MarQ Spekt and Karniege as The Invizzibl Men. The result is a ferociously hard hitting record bristling with gunmetal beats and lyrics still dripping with spray-paint. While others attempt to recreate hip-hop’s golden age, The Invizzibl Men reinvent hardcore east-coast hiphop, annihilating verses over futuristic boom-bap. -last.fm ... more

Turntablism
HI I'M ERIC, I WEAR MANY HATS. I JUST GOT INTO SKATEBOARDING 1 YEAR AGO AND LOVE IT. I SKATE 2 OR MORE HOURS A DAY. I STARTED A SKATEBOAD COMPANY LAUNCHING 10-31-08. www.sk8dependent.com COME BY AND UPLOAD YOUR SKATE VIDEOS. JOIN SKATE DEPENDENTS MAILING LIST FOR UPDATES ON CONTESTS, NEW PRODUCT, NEWS AND THE LAUNCH! info@sk8dependent.com I LIKE TO DJ TOO SO I DO MASH UP MIX SETS AT CLUBS AND ON RADIO STATIONS ON THE WEEKENDS.... more

Afro-beat
Atash was born in the vibrant arts and music scene of Austin, Texas, where musicians called The Gypsies began creating an exquisite fusion of world sounds as early as 1996.  Quickly hailed as "Austin's best-kept secret!" (Austin Chronicle), The Gypsies earned numerous accolades for their theatre and film scores, most notably their "live" score to Tod Browning's 1929 silent thriller, The Unknown,... more