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Watch: Arc Flash at the Replay

“We’re done being cute!” exclaimed Arc Flash’s bassist, Lewis Guillen. “So now we’re going to be fucked up!” This was about halfway through Arc Flash’s

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Mothercoat came to the Replay, and the Replay went nuts

It’s not every day you get to relive those magical SXSW moments. Mothercoat is a band we accidentally stumbled upon when we were in Austin

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The Philistines hypnotize with thrilling psych show

We’ve been tracking The Philistines for a few months now, and have noticed a fairly noticeable difference in their performances lately. The Philistines are a

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Watch: CS Luxem’s stunning a capella cover

It seems like Love Garden really does bring out the best in everyone. On Friday night the record store hosted an in-store performance by CS

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Watch: Gunsafe at the Replay

We ran into a pretty rad folk-punk outfit at the early Replay show on Friday. Gunsafe is fierce and entirely likable. The four-piece features plenty

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Photo Gallery: SXSW 2015

SXSW felt a little more manageable in 2015, but was still wild and colorful as ever. The festival ditched some of the bigger names in

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Photo Gallery: The Noise FM at Midcoast Takeover

The Noise FM brought down the house at the Friday night Midcoast Takeover Showcase. While the rain brought all of the day’s festivities indoors, the

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Shamir is America’s Sweetheart

Let me tell you what an absolute joy it is to be in the presence of America’s sweetheart, Shamir. We caught Shamir at the SXSW

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Rock and Roll Badlands: All Them Witches

by Leroy Pristach Progressive, Black Sabbath, Quentin Tarantino screaming down a desert highway with a gun in your hand style southern rock. That’s the best

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Photo Gallery: Screaming Females / Shellshag / The Bad Ideas / Nature Boys

We heard someone refer to Tuesday night’s show at the Riot Room as a “dream lineup,” and they weren’t really far off. Screaming Females blew