Article and Photos by: Melanie Allen   Austin, TX— Fans lined up for Wavves outside the Mohawk, regardless of the predicted thunderstorms ahead. Patrons filed into the venue to claim their most ideal spots for watching the show, though every seat in the house is a good one at the Mohawk. The

Article and Photos by: Melanie Allen   Dallas, TX--By the time doors opened at The Granada in Dallas, the line for STRFKR was wrapped around the building. As this was the tour’s only stop in Texas, many fans came from all over the state to see the sold out show. Psychic Twin, a

Photos by Melanie Allen // Article by: Sydney Rush   Austin, TX – On an unusually hot February evening, a sold out Stubb’s was packed to the brim to see Young The Giant, but not before their energizing, pop-rock openers, Lewis Del Mar, played. The band hailing from Queens, NY performed songs off

Article and Photos by: Melanie Allen   Austin’s new festival Sound On Sound hosted a live show this past weekend, at which the headliner was electronic group Austra. To start off the night was Austin’s very own “future wave” group Night Drive. Their dreamy, 80s-esque, synth-pop tracks captivated the audience, much of who

Article and Photos by: Melanie Allen   One half of Ween has taken his personal project on a short and sweet tour, and The Dean Ween Group hit Austin on Friday, February 3rd. The night’s opening act, Amandla, is the project of Ween’s original drummer, Claude Coleman Jr. The five-member group plays groovy

Article by: Sydney Rush Photos by: Melanie Allen   Los Angeles band Local Natives graced the Emo’s stage for the 101x Indie Work Force Xmas which was a sold out show and with good reason. The band played both weekends of ACL this year but never came through Austin during their tour outside

Article by: Sydney Rush // Photos by: Melanie Allen   A full house at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas on an unbearably hot Wednesday night proved that Violent Femmes still have what it takes to sell out a show and put on a perfect show. Two very diverse acts came together at a

Article and Photos by: Melanie Allen   Emo’s in Austin, TX became a hot spot for indie kids last Thursday night.  Three up and coming indie duos sold out the venue. Headliners, The Front Bottoms, have an insanely dedicated fanbase. People started lining up early in the morning, and many came with