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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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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

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Watch: Approach rules Midcoast Takeover in Austin

Approach is, without a doubt, the boss. There’s a reason we’ve seen people race to a venue to catch his set. The Lawrence rapper is

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I Heart Local Music showcase brings LFK rock to Austin

There’s no place like home, and on Saturday, home for Kansans was a little venue in Austin, Texas, called Shangri-La. Love Garden jackets, LFK shirts,

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Watch: Tyler Gregory releases music video

A new music video chronicling Tyler Gregory’s tour has just been released, and it is absolutely stunning. The video compiles clips from Tyler’s 2014 West

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Bands we adored at SXSW that are coming here

At this year’s SXSW, we found ourselves wandering into a lot of random events and discovering brand new bands. To our delight, we also realized

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Watch: Wild Eye at Midcoast Takeover

Ross WIlliams seems to be a jack of all trades. We never quite know where he’s going to pop up, even at the SXSW music

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Watch: Viet Cong’s drummer plays with broken hand

There really isn’t anything that can hold a band like Viet Cong back. On Wednesday we set out to see them perform at the Pitchfork

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Happy Hooks: Sweet Spirit’s live show is out of sight

Here’s the best thing we’ve seen at SXSW so far. Sweet Spirit took Cheer Up Charlie’s by storm Tuesday night with a set loud and

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Watch: Varma Cross at the Bottleneck

It’s about time Varma Cross got their dues. These guys are like bulldozers. They”re tight, experienced, full of vigorous rocking-out moments, and boast one of