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23 Killer Photos from Brofest 2012 [Photos]

Cause a picture is worth 1,000 words (and we already covered all the bands we saw at the 2012 edition of Brofest), here are our 23 best photos from the day long affair. Looking forward to Brofest 2013! The Growlers Titus Andronicus White Mystery Gauntlet Hair And So I Watch You From Afar Hospitality Bass [...]

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29 Top Photos from SXSW 2012

One of the best parts of going to SXSW is that I get to take a ton of photos. Depending on the show you go to, it can be easy to get up close and personal to your favorite artists, which makes for great photo content. Of the nearly 1,000 shots taken over Friday and [...]

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Seattle Hip Hop Duo Grieves & Budo Talk Together/Apart, Emo Rap, Warped Tour Life and More [Interviews]

Recently we got the chance to sit down with the up-and-coming Seattle hip-hop duo, Grieves and Budo. Having spent time this past summer on the Warped Tour, Grieves and Budo are currently touring in support of their new release, Together/Apart. Grieves and Budo have ties to two of the biggest regions for underground hip-hop in [...]

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Top Music Festival Tips for Outdoor and Camping Shows

Whether you’re a complete novice or a hardened veteran of umpteen outdoor music events, there are always ways to improve the festival going experience. With an explosion of multi-stage, multi-band, pitching and camping mega-gigs in recent years, it’s hard to avoid attending at least one festival every summer. But your fun-filled weekend can turn into [...]

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Photos from Day Three of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin

Some of our favorite photos from Day Three of Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 in Austin. If you missed it, check out our photo recap of Fun Fun Fun Fest Day Two and Fun Fun Fun Fest Day One. Be sure to check out our Fun Fun Fun Fest Day Three Facebook album for a [...]

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Cecil Otter Doomtree Live at Fun Fun Fun Fest 6 Austin Texas 2011

Photos from Day Two of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin

Some of our favorite photos from Day Two of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. If you missed it, check out our photo recap of Fun Fun Fun Fest, Day One. Be sure to check out our Fun Fun Fun Fest Day Two Facebook album for a more complete set and click on the images [...]

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Astronautalis Talks About His Latest Album, Storytelling, The Music Industry & More [Interview]

For years, Andy Bothwell, AKA Astronautalis, has been compulsively traveling, spitting his whiskey-soaked sermons in town after town, baptising audiences of hip-hop heads, drunks, punks, indie kids, and anyone else with an ear he can shout into. Initially coming up in the battle rap scene via Jacksonville, Florida, Andy diverged from his roots in freestyling [...]

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spank rock live in austin texas at fun fun fun fest 2011

Photos from Day One of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin

A quick run-down of some of our favorite photos from Day One of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. What a time. We’ll be posting photos, recaps and more over the next few days as we recover from our fest experience. Be sure to check out our Fun Fun Fun Fest Day One Facebook album [...]

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domaxxiii dallas observer music award 2011

Our Picks for the 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards [Previews]

The Dallas Observer has FINALLY announced the nominees for the Dallas Observer Music Awards (or, as we call it, DOMAXXIIIIIIIII). And the other day, they opened up public voting. To aid in your selection process, we’ve notched our votes below. Group Act Air Review Calhoun RTB2 Seryn Telegraph Canyon True Widow Sissyphis: This is a [...]

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Yoni Wolf of WHY? Talks About Their New Album, Upcoming Tour, Influences & More [Interview]

“Why?” It’s a simple question we all ask for endless reasons, from the mundane to the complex, from the concrete to the abstract. Accordingly, it seems that this vast question is the perfect banner under which Yoni Wolf and the rest of the Cincinnati-based band WHY? release their genre-defying brand of music, almost as if [...]

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