RodGab. Oh, RodGab. The Mexican duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero can blow away an audience without saying a word. Their most recent sold-out show at Stubb’s Saturday day was no different. This time though, they brought along some friends. As part of their tour for their latest album, Area 52, they were accompanied [...]
The opening minutes of At The Drive-In’s first show in a decade delivered everything you’d expect: a crowded room of sweaty bodies jumping and swaying and fist-pumping in unison. Tallboy cans launching through the muggy air and beer showering an exuberant crowd that screamed along to every word.
It’s a cool Saturday night in downtown Austin, and Beauty Bar is packed. Fans know by now—only a year after The Shears’ inception—that a Shears set is always a party, and as soon as the music starts everyone begins to dance. The Shears plays the kind of pop music its members love and never tire from, reminiscent of Depeche Mode and The Ting Tings. The band looks like a bunch of stylish kids having a helluva good time.
Javier Chaparro lost all of his earthly possessions in the Bastrop fires that destroyed 34,000 acres in September of last year. A few days after the fire, the violin virtuoso surveyed what was left of his house. “I knew I had to be strong for my family. I stood in front of the ashes of my house next to my wife and I grabbed her hand,” said Chaparro.
The atmosphere was festive, energetic and intimate at Nacional Record’s 2012 South by Southwest showcase, which featured performances by 3BallMty, La Vida Boheme, Ritmo Machine and Loquat.
This year’s Pachanga offers the biggest lineup in the festival’s history, with headliners Calle 13 and Los Lonely Boys.
