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Ángel De La Guarda interview with Northern Transmissions by Linden Krause. members Santiago González & Pedro Roca chatted about their LP
Oblivion Access 2023 overcomes all the usual weather oddities to throw one of the finest crated festival festivals in the United States
Ghost Frequencies & Newtonian Physics: An Interview with Drab Majesty. Andrew Clinco talked about new EP An Object in Motion and more
Looking forward to Oblivion Access 2023: Linden Krause breaks down 5 Must See Acts at the 2nd edition of the festival in Austin, Texas
Austin Texas' Levitation Music Festival 2022 review and wrap up by Linden Krause, with all photos taken by Natali Lytch
After spotting this outfit on Echo & The Bunnymen's 2020 Listening List, my ears have been tethered to the nervy noise of LA's Jagged Baptist Club. Their 2019 debut Reptile Super Show coalesced influences such as PiL, Savages and Trompe Le Monde-era Pixies, securing them a spot at premiere underground showcase Echo Park Rising.
Singer Sam France has never been one to shy away from theatrics. Californian experimental pop-rock duo Foxygen (completed by producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado) returned to Austin on Friday, April 14th to deliver an emotionally charged performance to a sold out crowd at The Mohawk.
A Masonic double-headed eagle emblem keeps a watchful eye on top of the glowing sign for Austin's Historic Scottish Rite Theatre. Over the weekend, this former German opera house transformed into an enchanting lair to host rising experimental Japanese group Kikagaku Moyo. It's not often that one gets to experience a touring act in a ...
Long gone are the days of sonic aesthetic confinement. The modern subculture zealot has a plethora of unexplored territory to consider, with merely a finger's length and a click separating the musical traveler from decades of secrets and untold worlds.
Tales of Murder and Dust reveals the methodology of recording The Flow In Between, and how the group harnessed their creativity during times of turmoil.
There is a classic scene in Ingmar Bergman's 1953 drama Summer With Monika where the two young protagonists are nuzzling on a beach together under the sun, and Monika seductively feeds her lover a drag of smoke, tobacco wedged between two fingers.
The elements necessary in making a "cinematic" record can cover a large portion of emotional and musical ground. There can be moments of lust and danger, deep grief or unbounded glee. You will notice devices such as gripping crescendos, furious bouts of marching percussion, and heavenly choruses.
The 11th annual Levitation festival commenced November 7-10 in Austin, TX. An event known for their abstract offerings, the former 'Austin Psych Fest' utilized a multi-venue setup in collaboration with the thriving downtown Red River Cultural District to deliver legendary performances by the likes of John Cale (Velvet Underground), Chelsea Wolfe, Dinosaur Jr.
"This festival is a message". Jarvis Cocker waxed philosophical Friday night shortly after Desert Daze's 2018 opening ceremonies as a lightning storm brewed overhead. After a two- year stint in a cosy Joshua Tree location, the Californian 'anti-festival' has moved to the shores of Lake Perris, a few hours outside of LA.
Jay Watson is a cosmic force to be reckoned with. As a core member of two internationally touring acts (Tame Impala and POND), he also maintains creative output with his solo venture, GUM.
Flashback to mid-March, 2016. It was early in the afternoon in Austin, TX, which undoubtedly meant that one could only be bothered to care about one thing: SXSW. The festival was well underway, and I'd had my eye on up and coming Aussie trio Methyl Ethel and planned to watch one of their sets at infamous Austin dive Hotel Vegas.
A murky, sober strum precedes the first lyric on Courtney Barnett's second release Tell Me How You Really Feel, with the Melbourne songwriter remarking in a sensible coo, " You know what they say / No one's born to hate....".
Delivering pensive Americana tapestries woven with a heavy dose of Texas reverb and desert melodies, RF Shannon - the moniker of Shane Renfro - was a welcome addition to the Fuzz Club family when we co-released his new LP, Trickster Blues, earlier this year.
"Since I was a child there was always something on my mind I had to say but couldn't find the right words to describe. Or something I saw in my dreams that I couldn't forget and it stayed with me for days or even weeks."
Recovering from a festival cancellation can be an onerous if not impossible feat. Levitation , the original 'Psych Fest' founded by The Reverberation Appreciation Society (members of The Black Angels and friends) in 2008, helped to inspire many comparably flavoured gatherings worldwide and is an institution within the niche it relishes.
The art of liquid lights is continuing to drip onto stages across the globe and is being revitalized by one of its original visionaries. The iconic displays originated during the heyday of San Francisco 60's counterculture, and utilize various dyes and oils that are swirled between glass plates.
Shadowy figures traverse dimly lit concrete walkways, gliding past "High Voltage" warning signs that adorn massive steel boxes hanging from the ceiling. A chain link-fence houses what appears to be some sort of parasitic mass of hair, the fibers hovering above curious crowds of observers like a space creature.
There's not much about Las Vegas that ever really appealed to me. Even one with a deep appreciation for the book/film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has to remember that Hunter S. Thompson himself acknowledged the city's role in the abrupt shift during the spread of the 1960's San Franciscan counterculture.
A Masonic double-headed eagle emblem keeps a watchful eye on top of the glowing sign for Austin's Historic Scottish Rite Theatre. Over the weekend, this former German opera house transformed into an enchanting lair to host rising experimental Japanese group Kikagaku Moyo. It's not often that one gets to experience a touring act in a ...
A dive into Austin, TX's pioneering psychedelic music festival
words by Lindsay Krause Sailor Poon , Austin's dearly beloved squad of unapologetic raunchy feminist punks have hit the road, and they'll be making their way to Alphaville in Brooklyn this weekend (all dates are listed below). With lyrics like "Eat me out, buy me shoes, make me cum, and then please leave," their infectious attitude is impossible to resist or ignore.
Part shadowy rock and roll band, part social outcast soapbox, Fat White Family aim to rattle the shellshocked masses with their second LP Songs for Our Mothers. It is difficult to speak of Brixton, London's Fat White Family without addressing their repugnant media reputation or controversial lyrical themes.
If you ask me, there are two things lacking major presence in the modern music scene: Frenzied, powerful flute rock, and kick ass front-women. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to discover Wucan, who possess both of these attributes and heavy jams to boot. Hailing from Dresden Germany, the group is made up of guitarist/flute & theramin wielder/vocalist...