Dec 29, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
2023 was full of amazing shows and live performances from some of my favorite bands. Here’s a run down (in no particular order) on ten of my favorite shows of the year. Thanks to all the bands that played, promoters and venues who hosted the events and everyone...
Dec 19, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Your Voice is Not Enough stands as a heartfelt tribute to Low, a project born out of a conversation with Planning For Burial’s Thom Wasluck and The Flenser. Inspired by the nuanced beauty of Low’s discography, what began as a discussion on ranking...
Dec 14, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
AUSTIN PSYCH FEST will be held April 26-28, 2024, in its original single location format and Spring timeframe with an intimate setting and two stage lineup at South Austin’s The Far Out Lounge– an outdoor venue with a 100 year history. Austin Psych Fest brings...
Dec 8, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, Interviews, News & Notes
Catbite are ska champions. Combining the jumping energy of UK two-tone with the high-power attack of third wave ska, the Philly band has been rapidly expanding their fan base and serving as standard bearers for the 2020’s ska revival. Their most recent album, Nice One...
Dec 8, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Meatbodies’ latest undertaking and borderline lost album, Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom is their most varied and realized work to date. It’s a melodic, hook filled rock epic in which frontman and lead guitarist Chad Ubovich faces the trials of sobriety, redemption,...
Dec 5, 2023 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
In The Q Records & BANDBOX, along with the Women of Rock Oral History Project recently announced the release of a new benefit album, The Faithful: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull featuring 19 cover songs from artists including Shirley Manson, Peaches, Lydia...