Right now, you’d be hard-pressed to find a band that’s had a better start to 2013 than Imagine Dragons. While their ascent began at the end of last year, the Las Vegas-natives have exploded, with their songs breathing fire across most rock radio stations in the country. We’ve highlighted most of their laurels already with a live review by our own Daniela Montelongo in addition to a Featured Artist piece. Needless to say, we’re still impressed by what the band…

Bethany Cosentino is a vision. Bobb Bruno is a master.  This is how the Los Angeles duo known as Best Coast brings California surf pop to an international audience – they merely exist. So often they have been noted as a band that has rooted a lot of great singles. And they are, but they also bring untangled authenticity when delivering a live performance. The clan took to Austin’s iconic outdoor stage at The Mohawk on Sunday evening under the…

Some hot rock that went down Thursday night at Union Pool. It was quite the lineup with Shilpa Ray (sans her Happy Hookers), WALTZ, The Veda Rays, and Haybaby. Union Pool becomes a mecca for 20 something weirdo kids in the summertime, because alcohol, tacos, and live music is always an on-point combination, and throw in a big patio backyard with a lily pad pool in the center and you’re golden. Soon to be drunk.  Anyhow, Shilpa Ray is always a good time herself, with…

  Music City has become known for its vast landscape of ho-hum artists, all starving to be heard and pierce the ever-widening barrier to entry into the national scene. Among those, very few possess an original thread of self dependency and cross-generational charm that creates a ripple effect outwards to the mainstream. The Eskimo Brothers are here to prove exactly why you do not need to make pop-leaning music to appeal to the masses. As evidenced by their recent outing…