On Friday, April 20, Red River Noise (Austin Vida’s sister site) will be presenting their monthly showcase featuring blues-rock band Amplified Heat at Swan Dive. The Austin-based trio is a rock and roll family that consists of Colombian brothers Jim (guitar/vocals), Gian (bass) and Chris Ortiz (drums). Their jaw dropping, rip your face off style [...]
As good as Grupo Fantasma is, sometimes we are in the mood to party with their funkier alter-ego Brownout. Led by the musical mastermind of Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma, Ocote Soul Sounds, The Echocentrics), Brownout has set themselves apart from their Latin big brother and grown in popularity over the past few years. Currently Brownout [...]
Peligrosa is an Austin-based DJ collective known for throwing the biggest and baddest Latin-themed electronic dance parties. Every month their residency at Scoot Inn brings out party people from all walks of life. Led by DJ Orion, Peligrosa is Hobo D, Manolo Black, DJ Dus (Corpus Christi), Pagame, Sonora (San Antonio) and King Louie. This [...]
Waxplotation and ZZK records team up to release a compilation that brings together the electronic artists of Buenos Aires for the album, The Future Sounds of Buenos Aires, which mixes traditional root music and electronic.
Cumbia is at the heart of many of Texas’ Latino bands and musicians. Whether it is South American cumbia or Mexican cumbia heard in popular norteño music, it seems everyone has incorporated the style into their own musical fusions. The simple, beautiful and danceable rhythm is being celebrated tonight in Austin by some of the region’s best Latin bands at Flamingo Cantina.
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.
Argentine-American singer-songwriter and former frontman of indie-rock band Elefant, Diego Garcia, released his solo debut on Nacional Records last year to much critical acclaim. The crooner is backed by beautiful string arrangements and Spanish guitars for many of the tracks on the contemporary romantic album Laura.
The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival is true to its name: it’s an events that brings the world to Austin once a year. With a combination of big budget and indie features, documentaries and short films from all across the U.S., Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean, the final lineup for the 15th edition [...]
Austin-based modern rock band Vallejo are not only multiple Austin Music Award winners, but have the reputation for being one of the best live bands in the city. Their blend of old school arena rock and traditional Latin percussion has allowed the El Campo, Texas natives to win over new fans from all walks of [...]
