Alejandro Rose-Garcia, known as Shakey Graves, is my favorite Austin act of the year and possibly my favorite local performer ever. NPR just named him one of, “10 Artists You Should Have Known
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On December 11, 2012, a month before planned, Green Day released the third installment of their 2012 ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! album trilogy. Following suit with its sister albums, ¡Tré! is good
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The xx released their second full length album, Coexist in September, adding to their stark, plodding collection. The British group's first album was intricate, with impulsive and full-bodied
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The skies cleared for the last day of ACL 2012 and some of the best acts were saved for last. alt-J at Austin City Limits 2012Photo: Andre RevillaAlt-J, a British quartet formed back in 2007,
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ACL Day 2 started out slow with festival attendees holding out hope that the muggy weather would clear up. Ironically, once everyone packed into the park, around 5 p.m., the heavy rains crashed in
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Each year ACL brings some of the best acts in the world to our little/big town and what feels like the entire population of Austin takes over Zilker park. What's usually a quaint area to
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ACL is two days away and B-Sides is gearing up for the fest, scheduling interviews and planning our show schedule. Even though it was FREEZING this past weekend, the forecast looks warm, if not a
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Maybe because it's finally time for scarves and apple cider, but Mumford & Sons' second full-length album, Babel felt like the beginning of a beautiful fall season. Their first release, Sigh
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When I first heard No Doubt was releasing a new album, my first thought was, "Do people still listen to ska?" A whopping 11 years older, the band members are in completely different places in
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Green Day was essentially the sound track to my junior high years, so I was pumped to listen to their eighth studio album, “¡Uno!” released September 25, 2012. Main man Billy Joe
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Canadian indie-pop band, Stars release their 6th full-length album, The North on September 4. The 'Theory of Relativity' and 'Backlines' start with a punch and build excitement for the rest of
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I grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac in my dad’s truck and songs like “Rhiannon” and “Landslide” were staples in my childhood repertoire, but I never actively chose to listen to the group
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Cambridge boys and electro-pop group Passion Pit released their second full-length studio album, Gossamer, on July 24, 2012. After 2010’s Manners, I was jonesing for some new Passion Pit and
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At a mere 24-years-old, Frank Ocean is one of the most talented and courageous R&B artists we’ve seen in years. His announcement last week that his new album, “Channel Orange,” offers a
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Whether our parents forced them on us or we discovered them on our own, we’ve all listened to American classics like Elvis, Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan. But what about today’s American greats?
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Being a dad is hard enough without worrying about tours, band mates and all the other pesky responsibilities that come with being a rock star. With Father’s Day this Sunday, let’s take
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Toronto-based electro-rock group Metric’s 5th album, Synthetica, released on June 12, 2012 in the U.S. and Canada, came as a much needed methodical escape after over three years since their last
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