Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny mini fest at Radio East with Of Montreal, Danny Brown
Austin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for
Read MoreAustin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for
Read MoreResound Presents’ annual winter formal returns this year with a two-day event set to take place on December 15 and 16 with a worthy lineup to ensure Austin music fans send off their year with a bang. The 16-band excursion dubbed the “Holiday Hootenanny,” is an enormous opportunity to see the up-and-coming and well-established talent with many acts that have torn through Austin in 2024 as show favorites as the stacked concert calendar in town has continued to unfold. The event is also co-presented by all-star concert photographer Pooneh Ghana and famed local radio station KUTX. The annual programming will take place at the multi-stage Radio/East, located in South Austin, one of the city’s most exciting new venues
Read MoreSometimes, live music crowds can be major downers. Austin, Texas’ vibrant music scene has a massive influx of live shows that draw a variety of different crowds, some good, some bad. For Detroit-turned-Austin oddball rapper Danny Brown, an unforgettable live spectacle made sure to cancel out the entitled personalities that attempted to harsh the triumphant vibes of Danny’s homecoming for yet another Austin appearance, this time at Empire Garage on Thursday, April 11.
Read MoreDetroit-turned-Austin rapper Danny Brown has been hosting podcast The Danny Brown Show with YMH Studios since the emcee’s big move to the Austin, Central Texas area. For Brown’s 100th episode after a whole year on the air, the rapper-comedian-host took to the vibrant local comedy club The Creek And The Cave for a celebration.
Read MoreWith a blockbuster collaboration and tour with experimental Hip Hop powerhouse JPEGMAFIA under the Detroit-turned-Austin artist’s belt, the modern rap icon has ceremoniously unveiled his most personal album to date, Quaranta. For those who aren’t fluent in Italian, the record’s title means 40, showing Brown’s vulnerability as he ages into a seasoned rhyme sculptor who still feels like he has lots to prove despite his glowing resume. On Quaranta, he treats like Hip Hop has been a double-edged sword, and he is finally seeing destiny as he has painted it over his long, fabled career.
Read MoreThe new album also brought out fans in droves at Stubbs which was sold out for Brown and JPEGMAFIA for a live collaborative rager on Friday. For relentless music fans that chomp at the bit for weird music and what lies beneath the surface, Danny and Peggy have brought their unending creativity to the forefront, which comes as an attempt to make the underground and mainstream collapse on top of each other.
Read MoreWith a seminal day-time appearance at the 2023 edition of South By Southwest (SXSW), Danny Brown delivered a set that made a statement for what the artist has planned for the future.
Read MoreJust when you think that there isn’t any room for another music festival in Austin that has the strength and originality to be taken seriously, enter Oblivion Access Festival. Formerly known as Austin Terror Fest, Oblivion Access Festival took over six venues in the downtown area over the course of four days last weekend and provided a diverse lineup that showcased some of the best artists of metal, hardcore, shoegaze, rap, electronica, experimental and DJ.
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