Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys: “Say Yes”

February 19, 2013 5:00 am by: Alexandria Mayo

Photo by Shana Lyn Berenzweig. Copyright 2011

You could say that Akina Adderley was, quite literally, born to play music. If you couldn’t tell by her last name, she comes from a pretty impressive musical lineage. He…...
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Residual Kid: “Friend”

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You may not recognize her name, but you've heard singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata's music. Her songs have been used in TV shows and films like "How I Met Your Mother," "Grey's Anatomy," "The O.C." and more. She's also...
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The Walkmen: “Juveniles”

If you decide to break down the lyrics to many of their songs, the experience of listening to The Walkmen could be kind of a bummer (there’s a song on their latest LP, Lisbon, called “Woe is Me,”...
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The Preservation: “Modern Dance”

Mario Matteoli has been a fixture in the Austin music scene since he was nineteen. For years, you could see him around town (or at a number of clubs around the country) as the frontman for the Weary Boys, a cow-punk...
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Twin Sister: “Bad Street”

Twin Sister started turning heads with last year’s Color Your Life, an EP that showed the Brooklyn group to be master dance-pop makers. But this year's full-length debut, In Heaven, was an even bigger...
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tUnE-yArDs: “Bizness”

tUnE-yArDs is the typographically-challenged name for Merrill Garbus, a songwriter who’s quickly making a name for herself in indie-rock. 2009 saw the quiet release of her debut, BiRd-BrAiNs, which soon became an online hit with its...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: “Morning...

OK – it’s kind of a dumb name. But don’t let Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. fool you. Honestly, Daniel Zott and Josh Epstein aren’t the first band to find success almost in spite of their moniker. After releasing a few sporadic EPs,...
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Guns of Navarone: “Winnipeg, Manitoba”

The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 WWII adventure flick starring David Niven and Gregory Peck. Guns of Navarone is the name of one of a four-piece alt country outfit that's one of Austin's best up-and-coming bands. Guns of Navarone...
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Not In The Face: “Downtown Girl”

Tongue-in-cheek band name aside, Not in the Face makes a serious racket. The Austin duo cranks out catchy, energetic and dynamic Southern-tinged rock that will have you pumping your fist in the air one minute and crying into your beer...
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Ha Ha Tonka: “Usual Suspects”

Ha Ha Tonka is a state park in the Ozarks of Missouri, but it’s also the inspiration behind the band that shares the same name. Originally called Amsterband, the quartet...
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Lindi Ortega: “Little Lie”

What might you expect from a back-up singer who primarily works with Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of The Killers? Indie-rock? Dance-pop, even? For » read more

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Robert Ellis: “Westbound Train”

In a Texas Monthly article a few months back, Robert Ellis admitted that his LP, Photographs, doesn’t fit nicely into a particular genre. “I...
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David Ramirez: “Shoeboxes”

Paste Magazine called Austin’s David Ramirez “the best damn songwriter you don’t know yet.” But with the...
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Guided By Voices: “Doughnut For ...

Guided By Voices have always done it their way. Pioneers of lo-fi indie music, the band in its almost 30-year history has largely eschewed slick, mass-audience-friendly production in favor of authenticity, though the band's prolific output and...
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