Hibernation, Here We Come!

written by: Alex Peak on September 27, 2012

Let’s pack on a few pre-winter pounds and use these songs to lull us to sleep through the cold season.

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First Aid Kit at Metro on Sept. 24, 2012

written by: Shannon Shreibak on September 26, 2012

One of few token shows outside of the Metro’s alt-rock bread and butter, First Aid Kit’s appearance at Metro on Sept. 24 seemed to be a promising break from distortion pedals and head thrashing. Cashing in on America’s love affair with hyper-nostalgia and sepia-toned Americana imagery, the Swedish duo’s audience was putty in their hands. […]

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Plants and Animals on The End of That

written by: Evan Brown on September 26, 2012

“I think it took a lot of guts to do this record. If there’s anything that I’m proud of it’s that we took a risk and wrote an album that was transparent.”

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Rob Reid – “Year Zero”

written by: Evan Brown on September 19, 2012

With some practice and bowing out of the sci-fi realm, Rob Reid might just find himself some success.

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Schmillion: Guess Our Age

written by: Tyler Remmert on September 18, 2012

There’s a moment when you’re talking to the members of Austin rock band Schmillion that you realize they’re probably older than you. Age is just a number anyway, if you believe platitudes. The four of five members of Schmillion I’m spending a hot sunny Austin day with (bass player CeCe Cross notably absent) all carry […]

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Bob Mould at Metro on Sept. 14, 2012

written by: Alex Bahler on September 17, 2012

Bob Mould played a sold out show Thursday night at Metro, and as expected from a concert highlighting two albums released 20 years apart—one past, one present—it was a mix of head-trip nostalgia and sharper focus on the present.

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Move Aside, Britain: The New Invasion

written by: Hannah Lorenz on September 13, 2012

While the British Invasion is hardly a thing of the past, let’s take a look beyond the motherland to discover more imported talent from the last dozen years.

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Why So Nostalgic?

written by: Shannon Shreibak on September 12, 2012

Is it because the generation before us was so creatively innovative, or does our generation have nothing artistically worthwhile to offer?

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A New Kind of Venue In Town

written by: Kim Manning on September 11, 2012

City Winery is 50/50 music and wine. For them, they go together. Like other artists indulge in stories of whiskey and beer, the artists that come through the winery chose the finer things in life.

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The Perks of Being a ’90s Kid

written by: Leah Pickett on September 10, 2012

Just as the pangs of adolescence can be brutal and tender in almost the same breath, the soundtrack to Perks is an awkwardly beautiful representation of Generation Y.

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