Monthly Archive: September 2013

That Time Of The Month (Mikela)

Fall is here! Sort of? OK, the temps are still nearing the 100 degree mark, but officially, the Autumn months are rolling in. To me, fall brings to mind chunky sweaters, jazz tunes, and changing...

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...

Royal Forest (Video Premiere)

The last time I saw Royal Forest play they started up their final song, got a minute a into it, and then promptly got cut off by the sound guy.  This is usually something that...

Toro Y Moi

Toro Y Moi (aka Chaz Bundick) will soon be playing a variety of shows in Austin, so it makes sense that he’s suddenly readied a tour-only 7″.  I mean, it’s not like he can just...

Movie Breakdown: The Family

People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different.  In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie...

Simple Circuit, The Mole People (Jennifer)

Although my music taste leans towards guitar/power pop, every once in awhile I like to sink my teeth into some punk-infused garage rock. Recently, releases from two Austin bands have caught my ear. The first is Simple Circuit,...

Dim Peaks (Noah)

Dim Peaks, the new incarnation of somber-troubador Niilo Smeds music, is deceptively, almost gleefully simple. Built almost entirely on the simple strum of the guitar and the resonating timbre of Smeds voice, the songs, initially,...

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...