On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Canadian metalcore rockers Spiritbox brought their Tsunami Sea Tour to HEB Center at Cedar Park, along with support from Honey Revenge and Periphery. The 4-piece, fronted by Courtney LaPlante, brought a wave of feels to the Austin crowd, who hadn’t been blessed with their…
San Antonio goth Eddie Wrevlonne has been delightfully haunting central Texas stages as a songwriter and frontman of his Smiths-esque indie rock band Wrevlonne since 2022. Now, he’s gone solo, opting for a more synth-heavy endeavor in his brilliant EP, “Bright Lights / Low Lives,” released on…
If you’re interested in how South Texas is leading the change in making the art of Opera fun, fresh, and accessible, look no further than the Opera Austin Festival, taking place this Saturday, November 15, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at KMFA 89.5 Studios’ Draylen Mason Music Studio.…
UK rockers The Darkness ignited Emo’s on Saturday, November 8, 2025, and left the place ablaze. Opener Mark Daly supported the band on every show this tour, and the Irish blues-rock enthusiast got the South Texas crowd hyped. With sufficient charisma to preface Justin Hawkins – no easy…
Despite the cold, rain, thunder and lightning, New Wave fans endured the hour or so’s delay of the co-headlining Devo and B-52s show this past Saturday, November 1, at Germania Insurance Amphitheater. While opener Lene Lovich’s set got cut completely, the B-52s brought the grooves at 9:00 p.m., and…
Just “in time” for Halloween, ’90s-influenced Austin alternative rockers Frogmouth release their newest single, “Clockmaker.” With its signature style, the group describes the Howie Weinberg-mastered track as a “quirky, anxiety-laden march toward glorious melodic arcs and harmonies.” While it carries that grunge/power pop/early punk feel that Frogmouth does so…
“Eternally cursed to kill for her flesh-eating garden, a lonely Creole woman must choose between sacrificing herself or a new friend to her beloved garden.” That’s the blurb for a fantastic new Southern Gothic short film, “The Garden of Edette,” directed by one of my favorite up-and-coming filmmakers,…
It’s almost that time… to get spooky and scary on 6th street (and beyond)! There are always tons of things to do in Austin year-round, but Halloween encourages some especially gothic fun in the capital city. If you’re goth (like me) or emo, or anywhere in between,…
Metalheads of all colors and creeds filled Austin, TX’s Germania Insurance Amphitheater at COTA this past Saturday, October 25, 2025, Leather-bound rock ‘n’ rollers Judas Priest walked out onto the stage to the late Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” as the crowd roared the opening words in harmony with the…
Musician and songwriter Jes Clifford (known as the lead guitarist/backing vocalist of the cleverly satirical but always raucous country/rock band Jomo & The Possum Posse) has released his debut full-length album, “Creature Comforts,” with his band The Rhonda Accords on October 24, 2025. From R&B-style grooves with swagger…