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MFNW 2011
by Alan Justin Patterson and Joshua Cooke
Though we left Puddletown this summer in search of drier pastures, our love for Portland, Oregon remains intact. Old hat Alan Justin Patterson and newcomer Joshua Cooke hit the streets to venue hop throughout our former homebase, covering the Musicfest Northwest lineup, featuring bands like The Kills, MSTRKRFT, [...]

After taking a brief hiatus from touring to record their latest album, Nashville-based four piece Parachute Musical are set to release their third full-length, Kill It Cut It Down, on August 23rd. Funded by the help of friends and fans, the album was recorded in Cleveland and produced by Jim Wirt (Fiona Apple, Incubus, Jack’s [...]

While gearing up to release their second LP, Scandinavian duo David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors are still riding the wave of critical acclaim spawned by their most recent release, The Archer Trilogy Pt. 1, the EP released in March via The Control Group. The Deer Tracks made their U.S. debut this year at SXSW and [...]

On tour in support of their forthcoming LP, Outside, O’Death visited Portland’s Doug Fir to play their punk-infused Americana.

SXSW 2011, Wednesday
by Brianne Turner
Photography by Nick Chaivarlis
Staying true to the etymology of “shoegaze,” dream-pop shoegazers, BRAIDS, saved the stage thrashing for the rock bands and maintained a primarily fixed position throughout their set at the Red 7 on Wednesday. The Canadian four-piece made up for their lack of movement by giving the crowd fantastic-sounding [...]

SXSW 2011, Saturday, Part 1: NPR @ The Parish
by Nick Chaivarlis
The Parish hosted the NPR event with a bill that had no particular theme other than it involving distinct and talented artists.
Being that NPR is a formative tool for emerging artists of all genres, tUnE-yArDs was quick to plug the popular organization in the middle [...]

SXSW 2011, Thursday, Pt. 2
by Brianne Turner
Photography by Nick Chaivarlis and Brianne Turner
Playing one of Thursday’s first scheduled sets, The Deer Tracks opened the Filter Magazine Culture Collide showcase by turning their duo into a quartet, remaining theatrical and false eyelash heavy throughout. Lead vocalist Elin Lindfors played an array of instruments, from the melodica [...]

SXSW 2011, Friday
by Nick Chaivarlis
If you happen to catch a glimpse of a yellow bus in our coverage, we weren’t following around school children. Freaks. We happened to stumble upon the Third Man Records Rolling Record Store, which was parked in different locations around Austin, selling merchandise. Way cooler than an ice cream sandwich. Although [...]

SXSW 2011, Saturday
by Brianne Turner and Nick Chaivarlis
Photography by Nick Chaivarlis
On the way to the Radio Day Stage in Austin’s Convention Center, we happened to (almost literally) run into Millionyoung, who was performing in an open foyer. Mike Diaz, who goes by Millionyoung, was playing with a few band members who helped to make the [...]

Between the tacos, the open bars and the severe exhaustion, we scoured the extensive South By lineup to present you with an abridged version of the best of Austin’s most popular music festival, complete with pictures and broken down by day.