The Black Angels
The Black Angels have long been one of my favorite local acts. They consistently put out quality efforts, I love what they’ve done with the Austin Pysch Fest over the years, and I certainly appreciate...
Monthly Archive: February 2013
Boy + Kite, The Plastic Habit, The Zoltars (Jennifer)
Austin’s Boy + Kite recently released a video for their first single, Think In Stereo, from their 2011 debut album, Go Fly. Its colorful, eye-catching imagery (complete with a paint filled band fight) complements their catchy...
Sound Samples: The Couch
Sound Samples is a SOTO feature meant to provide some insight on what inspired and/or influenced an artist’s latest release. Today’s entry comes from Austin’s The Couch, who have quickly become one of the city’s...
Still Corners
Spending a couple of hours at the dentist yesterday put me in a mood to find something super pleasant, and what I ended up with was the brand new single from London’s Still Corners. You’re...
Lost Country: Johnny Darrell (Scott)
As the slick, overproduced country sounds of the 1980’s transitioned into the insufferable cubicle pop of the 1990’s and beyond, traditional country music was pushed to the AM radio fringes and then mostly forgotten by...
Quickdraw: Bill Baird, Born Ruffians, Tera Melos, The Mary Onettes, Keep Shelly In Athens
Today’s music thinks you should get out more. Enjoy. :Bill Baird – Spring Break Of The Soul: Austin’s Bill Baird is back on the scene with a double album, and I can’t wait to check...
Weekly Movie News Rundown
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you...
Hip Hop Hooray (Leah)
Happy Friday! I don’t know if you’re excited that it’s nearly the end of February, or if you’re stressed that the beginning of the year seems to be going by so quickly because, well, I...
Stream This
The SOTO inbox is always full of cool stuff that never gets to see the light of day on the actual site, and I’d like to change that. So, every Friday I’ll be posting the...
Haim
Haim have apparently been around for a bit, but today’s track is actually the first thing I’ve ever heard from them. Why didn’t you guys speak up? Anyhow, they’re a trio of sisters from California...
