Candace Birkelbach

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• Posted Music Journalists In Training At Austin Bat Cave to Austinist
  Austin Bat Cave, a non-profit writing and tutoring center for kids, recently hosted a Writing About Music workshop led by Austinist music writers. Students wrote reviews of several songs and performed interviews, with some students posing as musicians. We're so proud of the budding rock journalists that we decided to share some of the work from these little geniuses. Enjoy!
• Posted Fun Fun Fun Fest Previews: Neon Indian and L.A.X. to Austinist
  An Austin band by way of Brooklyn, Neon Indian is the elusive new project of Alan Palamo (also behind the one-man electro project Vega). The name Neon Indian itself gives due justice to the type of music Palamo produces—mystical synth noise, kooky hooks, and sensual vocals. The project started as a bunch of lo-fi recordings before the No Way Down EP was made in 2008. Full of reverb and distortion, song titles like "Should Have Taken Acid With You," add to the mystique of the project.
• Posted Gossip with Many Birthdays at Emo's [Tonight] to Austinist
  With Gossip, you're going to get a seasoned group of creative minds who are truly talented. They've got ten years under their belt in which time they've pumped out four full-length albums, a bunch of EPs and a live album. They've toured with Cindy Lauper, Le Tigre and CSS and have been remixed by MSTRKRFT, among others. Self-proclaimed feminists, Gossip must have thought it'd be cute to call their latest album "Music for Men."
• Posted Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Astronautalis to Austinist
  Just like ACL, the early performers at Fun Fun Fun Fest often get overlooked or brushed aside. We highly recommend checking out one of these early bands, because many are just on the brink of popularity. And once that happens, they won't be cool anymore. Astronautalis, aka Andy Bothwell, admits his fear of popularity, but isn't holding back in the meantime. A lone rapper from Jacksonville, Flordia, Astronautalis first started turning heads in Seattle.
• Posted Fun Fest Artist Profile: Crystal Castles to Austinist
  Crystal Castles are prepared to wake up Waterloo Park on what would be a humble Saturday evening albeit for Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009. Trance-like, thumping beats are a sure fire way to wrap up the evening after a long day of absorbing great music. The Canadian boy-girl duo brings a whole new meaning to the experimental electronic genre. Crystal Castles are currently supporting their self-titled debut album.