Author: John Laird

Music

Show Of The Week

Let’s be real, if you’re a frequent visitor here at SOTO, then your weekend will surely be filled with Sound on Sound Fest.  Created by the folks who once did Fun Fun Fun, the fest...

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Cherry Glazerr

Cherry Glazerr’s first single off of their upcoming LP initially underwhelmed me, but then it got stuck in my head and I had to share it.  The band’s new tune, to be honest, is more...

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Thee Oh Sees

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really looking forward to the “relatively hushed affair” that is Thee Oh Sees’ next album.  The singles so far have been great, and I’m also just digging...

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Hazel English

Only yesterday did I become aware of Oakland’s Hazel English, and I’m already borderline-obsessed.  Her songs are hypnotic, and I just get swept up in them.  Down below you’ll find her latest single in mp3...

Film

In Review: Austin Film Festival 2016

Hey there!  Down below you’ll find little descriptions of the five films I saw at this year’s Austin Film Festival.  I was hoping to see 10-ish movies, but a busy schedule and other details kept...

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Show Of The Week

Due to Halloween being upon us, there are so many quality shows lined up over the next few days that you could easily just wander around Austin and end up watching something good.  In an...

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Run The Jewels

I was wondering if Run The Jewels were going to give us peasants a taste of RTJ3 before the end of 2016, and they have!  Oh my.  The track has arrived courtesy of the Adult...

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Joanna Newsom

It’s now been a year since Joanna Newsom’s excellent Divers was released, and to celebrate the anniversary (and remind you that the LP is still on store shelves everywhere) she’s let loose an outtake from...

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Movie Breakdown: Moonlight

Pre-Screening Stance: Moonlight has been blowing up the festival circuit and I haven’t come across a single bad review (or even a mediocre one, actually), so at at this point it’s difficult to not have...