A place for album and concert reviews, The One Seven playlists, and any content that’s not necessarily directly KOOP-related.
We’ve almost made it to the middle of another May, which means it’s time to once again celebrate and highlight Central Texas. Represented by musical acts who call/have called Bastrop,
By Ryan J. Nims When I first approached Rich Balling about writing this article (which has since become two!), I talked about writing it for my personal blog, which is,
By Ryan J. Nims If you have read enough of my posts here on The Blog, you may have deduced that I have a soft spot for harder–edged, avant-garde sounds.
By Stefny! At the Disco Japanese Breakfast kicked off her Melancholy tour on Wednesday, April 23, at Austin’s Moody Theater at ACL Live. Her new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women),
It’s a busy weekend in Austin with both the Austin Blues Festival and the Austin Psych Fest staging dozens of musical acts over the next couple of days. The latest
By Ryan J. Nims 1994 was a great year for music! But for every Blue Album, CrazySexyCool, or The Downward Spiral, there were plenty of albums that, for whatever reason,
By Stefny! At the Disco If you’re unfamiliar with Poppy, you might not expect the kind of music she creates. The 30-year-old singer began her internet career as a surrealist
By Stefny! At the Disco L.S. Dunes is the supergroup to end all supergroups… at least if you’re in the emo/adjacent scene. Led by frontman Anthony Green (who is a running joke on my
By Nick March tends to be a weird month for music releases. Too early for summer bangers, too late for moody winter records, just cold enough to keep you indoors
By River Bryan “There’s something about sad songs,” Jason Isbell announced to the crowd at the ACL Moody Theater on Thursday. “When they’re played loud, they’re less sad.” Flanked by
By Stefny! At the Disco Case Study in Advertising Sync 3.0: From Agency to Artist Sync is something that I am so interested in and fascinated by, so I’m always
By Stefny! At the Disco I love South By Southwest for the amazing music that it brings to town every year and the absolute chaos of every venue (and sometimes