dream pop – The Cosmic Clash

Single review: Sexpop drops new song and video for Who To Call

September 15, 2024 Case Cockrell 558 Views Austin, dream pop, funk, Grandmaster, indie rock, indie-gaze, new music, Review, rock n roll, Sexpop, Single

Blaise Eldred’s Sexpop was just a one-man band when the Berklee College of Music attendee arrived in Austin as a member of the now-defunct psychedelic collective Acid Carousel. Before arriving in Austin, Eldred had two albums of material with his musical vehicle Sexpop and another record with Boston-based indiegaze act RVRCT. (pronounced Rivercat) On new single “Who To Call,” Eldred takes a break from local funk mega-ensemble Grandmaster, revisiting his passion project with a fresh, refined approach with an accompanying music video to boot.

Mike Cosmic Premiere

Song Premiere: Lunar Gold release Vestiges today

June 21, 2024 mikecosmic 725 Views dream pop, indie rock, Lunar Gold, mohawk, new music, rock n roll, Semihelix, shoe gaze, song premiere, Vestiges, Western Civilization

Austin-based, dark ambient, indie-rockers Lunar Gold release their latest single “Vestiges” today. Led by singer-guitarist Jason Morris, Lunar Gold once

Amanda Quraishi Premiere

Video premiere: Semihelix released dreamy new single Downstream Friday

August 12, 2023 Amanda Quraishi 1851 Views Downstream, dream pop, new music, Semihelix, shoegasze, Single, video premiere

Semihelix is back with a brand new single “Downstream” (Hen House Studios), a shoegaze anthem that perfectly captures the late summer vibe and invites us all to take a deep breath and let shit go. Band members Geannie Friedman (guitar/vocals), Mikey Cota (bass) and Valdemar Barrera (drums/vocals) bring their signature sound to this anthem about going through the fire and opening ourselves up to a better, more chill way of being.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Semihelix had magical night at Radio Milk with my education and ThunderStars

October 26, 2021 Greg Ackerman 607 Views dream pop, live muisc, My Education, post rock, psych-rock, Review, Semihelix, ThunderStars

The unbridled bliss that comes when thing are aligned was present Saturday at East Austin’s Radio Milk Recording Co. The studio White Denim built is also a performance space that is truly special. It was the perfect spot to highlight the work Geannie Friedman of Semihelix has done with her new record, Recoil, which by all accounts is a hit with listeners near and far.

Greg Ackerman Preview

Live music preview: Semihelix bandleader Geannie Friedman to play BLK Vinyl solo in-store

October 14, 2021 Greg Ackerman 308 Views BLK Vinyl, dream pop, Go Fever, in-store, indie rock, live music, Semihelix, show preview

After a successful dry run with Go Fever last weekend at East Austin’s BLK Vinyl’s first outdoor show, the venue is hosting their second such event this Sunday, October 17. This time the in-store guest is Semihelix bandleader, Geannie Friedman who is playing a solo set to promote her debut full-length record release.

Brian Hillsman Live Review

Live music review: Ambient Artistry by Bayonne at Empire

June 5, 2019 Brian Hillsman 505 Views ambient, Austin, Bayonne, concerts, dream pop, electronic music, Empire Control Room, Roger Sellers, snyth wave, techno

In a crowded Empire Control Room last Thursday the already warming, Texas heat and humidity of the late Spring /

Greg Ackerman Live Review

Live music review: A two-night stand for the ages by Beach House in Seattle

May 22, 2019 Greg Ackerman 579 Views Austin, Beach House, dream pop, indie rock, live music, Moore Theater, Review, seattle, Subpop

It’s been a perfect storm or more accurately a comedy of errors that have allowed me to miss Beach House over the years of touring in Austin. The band would come play ACL’s Moody Theater and I’d be out of town on tour with one of my own bands.

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