Articles

Photo Gallery: SXSW 2014

From nationally known acts to local favorites, I Heart Local Music was there to capture it all this year. Acts such as Foster the People

Articles

Approach is the Belle of the Ball

Out of all the acts we saw at SXSW, Approach’s set was the absolute cream of the crop. The man is the ultimate party host,

Album Reviews Articles

Review: Cairoglyphs – “The Veil” EP

by Nathan Cardiff The staccato, warpy opening of Cairoglyphs’ The Veil sets the tone for a solid and experimental EP. The KC artist sets jolting

Articles

Organized chaos breeds civic pride at “SXSW Bound”

The first night of I Heart Local Music’s SXSW Fundraiser felt like a party. The second night, however, felt like family. Fridays are normally filled

Album Reviews Articles

Review: D/WILL – “Kill Me”

by Nathan Cardiff The first single from D/Will’s forthcoming The Reset is the stellar “Kill Me.” With its fantastic fake-out beginning full of narcissism and

Articles

Heartfelt Anarchy intimidates and impresses at Record Bar

Heartfelt Anarchy is becoming a force in the local music scene. The project comes to us from the ever-so-talented Les Izmore and D/Will, who often

Album Reviews Articles

Album Review: Approach – “Make-Out With Violence”

by Nathan Cardiff Sixteen massive tracks and over an hour in length, the sprawling landscape that Make-Out With Violence inhabits is a stunning one. There

Album Reviews Articles

Album Review: Approach – “Vanilla Brass”

by Nathan Cardiff Vanilla Brass plays almost exactly like a live performance from Approach; it’s entertaining, provoking, and most of all engaging. Approach manages to

Articles

Photo Gallery: Lowercase KANSAS featuring Ebony Tusks / Milkdrop / Young Forest and more

What’s better than a night of dancing to local hip hop and rap? A night of dancing to local hip hop and rap AND free

Articles

SXSW Fest, Day 2, Photo Gallery

Night two of SXSW fest, a benefit to raise money to send local musicians and media to cover SXSW in Austin, TX, was a raging,