REVIEW: Taking Back Sunday, The Maine and Bad Rabbits at Emo's East
Taking Back Sunday performed at Emo’s East on Monday, Oct 3. Opening up for the emo outfit were funk rock group Bad Rabbits and alternative rock act The Maine.Bad Rabbits is the game-changer of present...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Chaz Bundick AKA Toro Y Moi
The prince of chillwave Chaz Bundick, better known as Toro Y Moi, will be returning to Austin this Saturday at the Mohawk with groups Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death. Bundick, who first...
View ArticleREVIEW: Toro Y Moi and Bass Drum of Death at Mohawk
Toro Y Moi performed at the Mohawk on Saturday, Oct 8. Opening up for the chillwave group were garage rock duo Bass Drum of Death.read more
View ArticleBleach Online's "Wild Mint": art, music, tomorrow's party
Bleach Online will be celebrating the release of its“Wild Mint” issue Wednesday, Oct 12 at 29th Street Ballroom. Contributing to the festivities is a live set from Austin’s Boys’ Life as well as DJ...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Anthony Green of Circa Survive
Experimental rockers Circa Survive will be performing at the Mohawk tonight with groups States and Maps and Atlases. Circa Survive, who first started turning heads with their debut album Juturna, have...
View ArticleCome out, speak out!
“Today I refuse to come out,” read Roberto Flotte, off a poem he entitled "The Queer Spirits Manifesto". Using his entire body to communicate with the audience and relying on the power of his voice...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Young the Giant
Young the Giant is not that young anymore. Having released their self-titled debut album back in January, the group has since performed all over the world, having made multiple stops in Austin for...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Grouplove
Indie rock ensemble Grouplove will be performing tonight at Emo’s alongside The Belle Brigade. read more
View ArticleFighting for awareness: Austin AIDS Walk
The physical sight of those walking to raise awareness for AIDS was lost in the distance Sunday afternoon as Freddy, a middle-aged man with a thin frame, paced himself several lanes behind members of...
View Article12-year-old photographer featured at show tonight
$2 Shows and Vivogig will be presenting 12 year-old Jackson Potts’ photography tonight at the 29th Street Ballroom. Contributing to the event will be local acts Zeale, Les Rav, Knifight, Kuumba Freeque...
View Article'The Fall' Presents Unique, Fun Gameplay (Game Review)
If you like your games dark, existential and awesome “The Fall” is here for you. I wasn't familiar with this game off-the-bat. It just sort of appeared. However, once I looked into it, turned out this...
View ArticleThe Mad Masterpiece of Mad Max (Game Review)
“Hope is a mistake, If you don’t fix what’s broken, you will go insane” - Max RockatanskyMad Max is a franchise that has for decades silently begged for a game that matched its magnitude and madness. A...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid Drops Jaws Before Even Starting (Game Review)
I don’t use the word brilliant very often when describing a game. In the case of “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” I have to take the leap and say exactly that. This is based strictly on the...
View ArticleThe Witcher 3 One of the Year's Best (Game Review)
Each time an open-world sandbox game is released, they seem to push the boundary of the vastness that the experience gives the gamer. “The Witcher III: Wild Hunt” pushes those limits even further in...
View ArticleLeo's Fortune a Welcome Change From Open World Adventures (Game Review)
Between the open worlds of “Metal Gear Solid,” “Mad Max” and “The Witcher 3” it is nice to find a game that isn't an open worlder. I like being able to take a break from those sprawling maps, while...
View ArticleTransformers: Devastation Changes the Game (Game Review)
If Michael Bay played Transformers: Devastation, he would hate himself and all the times he has attempted to capture the nostalgic magic that is Transformers. I have good news, fans that play this game...
View ArticleThe Crushing Brutality of Rainbow Six: Siege
I have been playing first-person-shooters for so long that, I have reached the point where I immediately default to the hardest setting possible. That usually ranges between, realistic, insane,...
View ArticleCall of Duty Black Ops 3 Is All Over the Place
The “Call of Duty” series is one that has been with us for almost as long as I can remember. The stories have taken gamers from World War II to the Cold War, and into the future. The stakes have been...
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