Music from Texas

Kae Astra's "Grow" seamlessly moves to visuals with artful aplomb [Video]

June 3, 2021
Robin Fulton

Austin-based, Armenian-American artist Kae Astra is a compelling rarity in the modern music sphere for all manner of reasons. Her music, thought-provoking, cinematic and at times meditative, conjures all manner of emotion,…

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Billy Vena reinterprets Taylor Swift's "this is me trying" as a cruising, 80s-infused lament

May 21, 2021
Robin Fulton

Panama native and now Texas-based alt-pop icon in the making, Billy Vena's superlative take on modern pop is truly kaleidoscopic, perhaps compounded by the goggles donned in the above photo. With a…

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Shimmer Island debuts with the vulnerable "Out of Reason" [Video]

March 5, 2021
Robin Fulton

Austin-based electro-acoustic artist and songwriter Shimmer Island emphatically debuts today with his poised, articulate and predominantly envelope-pushing inaugural project, Violet Waves. The debut release for any artist is a challenging…

Music from Texas

Kae Astra's "Grow" seamlessly moves to visuals with artful aplomb [Video]

Billy Vena reinterprets Taylor Swift's "this is me trying" as a cruising, 80s-infused lament

Shimmer Island debuts with the vulnerable "Out of Reason" [Video]

Tamta flips the script with dual-powerhouse album ‘THE VILLAIN HEROINE’

Ben Bostick sheds his skin on "Become Other" [Album]

Art Schop returns with a bold concept album "The Fifth Hammer"

Horseshoes paints love and loss in ghostly detail on "suite ossuary" [Album]

No Can Fly melts boundaries on ‘Chemicals Forever’ [Album]

Matt Oakley is redefining country music with heart, soul and modernity

Texas’ Blacktop Mojo does rock music the way it should be done

Tha Rapper Haiti blends authentic style with musical passion

Glorybots redefines rock with latest album 'mad.end'

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