Art vs. Industry is an experimental electronic band just beginning to get its kicks in Austin. Started in March 2009 under the direction of songwriter Avi Ghosh, the band is already well on their way to touring year round. They are nestling up to some big groups like Crystal Castles and their sound may even remind you of early Nine Inch Nails. The trio (Ghosh along with drummer Nick Munos, guitar/keyboardist Matt Gruber) offers a complex blend of crushing organic electronics, machined guitars and personal commentary. This pack is unwilling to compromise integrity and as such has placed themselves with the not-so-straightforward task of putting art and sincerity back into music. In an age when many artists have a go-to formula for money-making songs, its nice to see some guys taking a different approach. Because everything worth having is worth working really hard for, right? more ›

Unassuming, unnerving and unsigned, Haunting Oboe Music is ready to, as they say, take your face by storm. The Austin indie experimental rock outfit is so obsessed with music making that they released 12 EPs in 2008, one for each month of the year. The band said the experiment sent them in many directions and provided many ups and downs, but turned out to be the best thing Haunting Oboe Music could have possibly done. The project gave them a deep catalog of songs to choose from for live shows. A live listening is the best way to experience the mystic madness, since the recordings don't quite do the Oboes justice. more ›

Even if your brother isn't in this band, rest assured that someone's brother is. Nathan and Aaron Campbell, twins and rock cohorts, along with Dalton Chamblee and Garrett Ross are Fatback Circus. Still spitting fire from winning a spot on the Vans Warped Tour, the group is achingly close to being picked up by a major record label. The four-piece menagerie of rock, jazz, funk and spunk was born in the sleepy town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, but Austin is now their dwelling of choice. more ›