After a small farewell tour -- called the "Goodbye, Cruel World... Tour" -- Voxtrot will call it quits. Says Ramesh Srivastava on the band's website: "The career path of Voxtrot was truly one of…   Read Story »

After spending some time in Berlin, Ramesh and his reconfigured Austin indie pop outfit are back with another one-off single. Hear the fittingly titled "Berlin, Without Return" at MySpace. (Thanks…   Read Story »

Back in '06 Voxtrot stormed out of Austin with two memorable EPs of concise, soft and warm indie pop. The next year they put out a less memorable full-length, and subsequently clammed up, seeming to…   Read Story »

Kudos to our brother in blogging Brooklyn Vegan for curating a kick-ass CMJ opening night show at Bowery Ballroom! Boos to CMJ for not making sure Miracle Fortress knew they needed more than just a…   Read Story »

  After navigating the throngs of Fest folks looking for transportation from Zilker Park (pedicabs were the order of the weekend, though we had good cab karma), downtown afterparty options were…   Read Story »

Did you spend Saturday with eyes glued to The Deathly Hallows? Or ears glued to The Black Lips? We did neither, but these folks managed to do both: (Pic by Paul Antonson.) Yep, no Siren for…   Read Story »

No classic albums played in their entirety, but any fest day during which your mind is blown thrice is indeed a good fest day. As noted, there's a hipster agenda at play at Pitchfork Music Festival…   Read Story »

This is so not the video Voxtrot needed to make. If you found the band's self-titled LP soporific, this pastiche of clips from a November Bowery gig and moments in the studio (with no relation or…   Read Story »

Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee's calling in some favors for Ripe, his follow up to Awake Is The New Sleep, roping in Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, Mandy Moore, Benji Madden, and folks from…   Read Story »

Though voraciously devoured upon leak, the watercooler buzz on Voxtrot's forthcoming, self-titled debut on Beggars Banquet has, well, cooled. The band's soft and warm indie pop found fans across the…   Read Story »