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Les Rav @ AMW Pop-Up on Feb 19, 2012
There's something quirky and ambitious about Les Rav that pairs perfectly with a morning run. When we landed on Les Rav for this week's pop-up show, we figured they'd fit nicely next around mile twenty three of the Livestrong Austin Marathon. Lauren Bruno and Co. set up shop next to some some pessimistic municipal property to inspire the runners to keep GOing!
Teenage News @ Gypsy Lounge on Feb 16, 2012
The boys in Teenage News rock leather jackets and tight jeans, chains around their necks with hair hanging over their eyes. They're rooted in vintage, retro rock; the music that led to punk, with songs like "Too Bad Johnny" and "Snakeskin Boots" showing a reverence to a derelict's 12-bar blues. Fresh out the fryer with a debut EP hopefully set for 2012, we thought they were perfect crew to kickstart our February showcase at Gypsy Lounge.
Berkshire Hounds @ AMW Pop-Up on Feb 13, 2012
Records line the floorboards in the Berkshire Hounds' northeast Austin home: Coltrane and Dylan, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix. Sill just about as young as they come, Dallas natives Jim Campo and Spencer Garland know their history and know what they're after. March's Greatest Hits, the duo's first, shakes like a sweat rag of rock and roll from opener "No More Neighbors" to album closer "Pretty Dress High Heels." We stopped into the dog pound a month early for a sneak preview.
Cowboy and Indian @ Swan Dive on Jan 28, 2012
Cowboy & Indian had a task ahead of them the night of January 28. Split between The Sweet Nuthin's bawdy rock and Whiskey Shivers' bluegrass chaos, the folk rock quintet had to capture a Saturday crowd by cooling them down but not putting them to sleep. Jazz Mills, Daniel James and company did that and more, captivating a sold out Swan Dive with a few songs that moved ("One For Me To Find," "Ledbellies (Hurt My Pride)" but a larger lot that resonated with a slow burn.
GOBI @ ND on Feb 4, 2012
First things first: Of course Gobi was going to get a bunch of girls to jump on stage. That's par for the course with these guys. At a certain point, it's just what happens. Everybody's dancing and shucking around, and all of a sudden the only logical place for the girls to go is up on stage. Performing without drummer Matt Dunn, electric engineers Justin Dillon and Chuco Phil provided plenty of reasons to jump and wail, filling the ND with a glitzed-out mess of 1990s pop and after-hours funk.
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