Is Austin, Texas, officially ‘chopped?’ A post-interview conversation with Ritual’s vocalist/guitarist, A.J. Silvas, ended with us pondering the fate of...
Buc-ee’s “petrol” stations and single-stitch tees: quintessential Texas culture, a summation reached after my interview with two accented foreigners from Newcastle, Australia. Formed five years ago, the post-punk quintet dust released their debut album, Sky is Falling, last October. Since...
One van, six musicians, and an 18-hour drive later, alternative rock band Knifeplay steps deep into the heart of Austin, Texas, to begin their spring tour. While bandleader TJ Strohmer is no stranger to confining oneself periodically to van life,...
There might only be one person that can play a show and leave people convinced it’s a wedding. She’s draped in veils, light as love, and as gothically luring as a siren to the sea. She’s Comet. A dark, grueling...