“That’s sure a lot of tags, Pa…“ As many of you readers know, Austin Girl Music Guide’s tagline is Reviews for Regular People (new readers check out my “About This Blog” page to learn more!). I love music and the main goal of this blog is making music accessible. I want to share the music [Continue]
I have to admit, I was kind of worried about seeing Peter, Bjorn and John. I had heard read some interesting things about their show at SXSW, and since then, I haven’t read or seen anything about them live in any capacity. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll recall how much [Continue]
The Peter, Bjorn and John show last night at La Zona Rosa couldn’t have been more fun, cheerful, or impressive, when they proved that their special brand of experimental indie pop translates from album to stage with full-on energy and musical expertise. I had never seen them live in any capacity before, and when [Continue]
It’s (almost) officially the weekend everyone! Are you looking for something music-related to do? There’s so much going in Austin the next couple of days…let it begin! Friday, November 13th Elvis Perkins in Dearland, AA Bondy Get as close to that authentic folk vibe as possible, with other splashes thrown in of course, [Continue]
Our Ill Wills – 2007 Are you looking for some deliciously angsty, unapologetically indie-pop tunes to start your weekend? Then the Swedish band Shout Out Louds sophomore album Our Ill Wills might be for you. The album was produced by a familiar name around here, Björn Yttling of Peter, Björn and John fame (who also [Continue]
Mercury Rev – Deserter’s Songs, 1998 The sheer surprise of discovering this amazing album makes it the one I want to hear again the soonest, if only by the smallest of margins against P, B & J’s Living Thing. [Continue]
Living Thing – 2009 It turns out to be sort of a Swedish theme recently, as I just listened to Peter, Bjorn and John‘s new album, Living Thing, for the first couple of times this week. I had already heard that the new sound was somewhat unexpected and that apparently Kanye West, like, REALLY REALLY [Continue]
Youth Novels – 2008 So, all of my hundreds of followers may have noticed that I didn’t complete a full week’s worth of blogs last week. My sincere apologies to everyone in Austin for the stomping riots that ensued as a result: buildings burned, mailboxes were bashed, and women and children were sent fleeing from [Continue]
For Emma, Forever Ago – 2008 I had heard quite a bit about this album before I finally was able to purchase it a few months ago. Positive reviews had me excited that For Emma, Forever Ago was the type of album I could really get into. When I actually did listen to it, I [Continue]
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