We're on the other side of CMJ now, which you could probably tell by the uptick in the music news cycle, or by some bloggers' (could be any bloggers, no way to know who I am talking about) bleary…   Read Story »

Air Waves is the rollicking, down-home folk-rock project of Austin-via-New York resident Nicole Schneit. At times a certain warm gruffness in her voice reminds me of tUnE-YaRdS' Merrill Garbus (in a…   Read Story »

D.C.-based label Underwater Peoples hosted their official unofficial showcase at a rented "swingers' retreat" in Manchack, a small rural community a short drive out of downtown Austin. Great people,…   Read Story »

When Stereogum first saw Fool's Gold open for Cat Power a little over a year ago, Amrit noted the LA collective's “love for benga (Kenya-based), juju (rooted in Nigeria), and the Congolese genre…   Read Story »