Local boys 1986 are today's Spin.com Artist of the Day. The 70s-inspired rock trio, consisting of Giorgio Angelini (vocals/guitar), Drew Pennebaker (bass), and Cully Symington (drums), released their first full-length, Nihilism is Nothing To Worry About, just last month. Rock and Roll Report Review calls it a "great rockin record that maintains its indie cred without getting in the way of being classic rock and roll," while UK mag Losing Today -- despite knowing......

Mike Booher looks like a rock star until he smiles. Tall and lanky, shaggy black hair, smoking a cigarette outside his practice room, he is a throwback to the Ramones. Then he grins, waves, and he’s the friendly guy everyone loves. Who just happens to be the front man for Austin’s much-hyped Zykos. Originally from Houston, Booher grew up on the same street as bassist Mike Roeder and keyboardist Catherine Davis, a petit blonde piano......

It’s rare to find a musician that has performed for thousands at the Austin City Limits Festival, is a classically trained cellist, and still gets on stage at open mic night with his best friends for a touching rendition of “Man Beers,” the holiday classic they composed moments early during a MGD shortage. Austin Hartley-Leonard, front man for local rockers St. James, is one such artist. It should be obvious that their upcoming Momo’s......

We will give you seven reasons to head over to Emo’s this Friday. 1. It is Loxsly’s CD release show. After becoming a full fledged band over the past year, Loxsly has matured (literally) into quite the local boy band. Cody Ground and his bubble-pop brigade are set to self-release Maps + Organs, which expands on their 2003 Forecast a Brainstorm release which was mostly just Cody messing around with his electro-pop sound. When......

Much like our friends who live in New York City, we rarely go above 14th Street. Only on truly special occasions do we venture into that hub of dive bars, bad food and overpriced clothing stores known as “campus.” Tonight, however, is one of those special occasions as three rocking bands hit the stage (er, platform in the corner) at the venerable Hole in the Wall. We know it’s smoky and loud there (yes,......