Since SXSW was in full effect this week, I decided to sand off some of my Texas/Austin musical pearls. BIG EARS // TEXAN TIME CAPSULE Illustrious (adj.) » well known, respected and admired for past achievements. Although I’ve never meet or had a friend named Austin, been to the bohemian-lush acropolis of Austin, or even [...]
When I see a grown man with curly shoulder-length hair I typically think one of three things: 1) He’s a gentle hippie and likely makes a living by working with wood. -OR- 2) He’s famous. Maybe he plays soccer… -OR- 3) He’s nailing it, but what’s he hiding? What would he look like without those [...]
If you were wise and lucky then you attended Thursday night’s Thao and the Get Down Stay Down‘s sold out Neumos performance. The showroom was packed to the gills with a generally homogenous audience sporting striped or plaid shirts and a smattering of thick-rimmed glasses. Many PBRs were had. The energy was palpable and the [...]
BIG EARS // MONO Y MONO Tête-à-tête (n.) » a private conversation between two people. Calling this week a sonic-shit-storm would seem apropos given my legato of live shows. It’s always good to have a colorful cornucopia of cured beats, starchy energy, and tender meet and greets. I was really hoping to catch The Fox [...]
BIG EARS // GANGSTER INDIE BANDS Paper Tiger (exp.) » something that seems dangerous but is actually harmless. Before I get too carried away with giddy rambling, let me cut straight to the chase because I’ve got a lot of tune-related potpourri to waft into the cyber air for you to sniff. First things first, [...]
Between playing in bands, going on tours, and more recently writing album/concert reviews, and interning at Neumos, it’s safe to say I’ve been pretty musically active since I was in high school. Moreover, my spectrum of other interests ranges from the name Arturo (both the first name of the designer of The Ramones’ famous logo [...]