Together Pangea (Dan)
In my last post I wrote about LA garage rock band Jesus Sons. Let’s continue with the LA garage theme and learn a bit about Together Pangea, shall we? After a series of singles on...
Author: Dan Corbin
The Wolf, Jesus Sons (Dan)
I prefer my 60’s inspired garage rock more drunk than stoned. Nonetheless I was drawn in by the psych rock stylings of both The Wolf and Jesus Sons. While Jesus Sons are new to me,...
American Sharks, Mirror Travel (Dan)
Try as I might, I simply can’t keep up with all of the great music that Austin’s scene churns out. It never fails that I sleep on a great record and then end up obsessing...
John Vanderslice (Dan)
Years ago I would spend Friday nights reading programming books and repeatedly listen to Time Travel Is Lonely and Cellar Door by John Vanderslice (aka JV). My girlfriend (and now wife) was living in a...
Radioactivity (Dan)
The newest addition to Dirtnap Records is one with a few familiar faces. Radioactivity was formed by Jeff Burke, the front man for The Marked Men, and he then recruited Texas garage rock heroes Mark Ryan (The Marked Men,...
The Julie Ruin (Dan)
Now that ACL is over and we all survived (I hope), it’s time to look forward to the next music extravaganza – Fun Fun Fun Fest! You probably haven’t looked at the full schedule yet,...
Bella Russia (Dan)
I first wrote about Washington, DC’s Bella Russia when they played our SXSW party, DC vs. Austin. They were out on their first tour, and for a relatively new band, they were incredibly impressive. The...
Mind Spiders, Markov (Dan)
Mind Spiders are back with their third LP in as many years. On October 8 they will release Inhumanistic on Dirtnap Records. Their two previous releases, a self-titled LP and Meltdown, were highly lauded, and...
Vaadat Charigim (Dan)
I get hammered with emails from publicists and random people promoting their bands, but since I focus mostly on Austin acts I disregard the majority of the promotional emails I receive. Not to say I...
Bad Sports (Dan)
It’s no exaggeration that Bras from Bad Sports has been my most anticipated album of the year. Their last release, Kings Of The Weekend, was genius, and I love the other bands the members belong...
