emos

When I say I stopped listening to music for the last 5 years, that’s not completely true. There’s one band...

“On an overdose of drugs, overdose of sin I’m gonna live it to the fullest like I’m on ten and...

I wasn’t going to write about this, but I had a lot to say… I never thought I’d say I...

I’ve never had to park this far away from Emo’s in the 502 times I’ve been here in the past...

In metal, there have always been subgenres that end up being….picked on. Glam metal….grunge….and in particular, nu metal. When nu...

I walk into Emo’s to SuidAkrA on stage and an oddly civil and organized audience, standing in self-appointed rows. I’ll...

“You’ve been here as much as me this week!” the security at the door of Emo’s tells me. Yeah…. It’s...

Last year’s Austin Psych Fest was, as one would expect, a trippy adventure amidst the weird energy of the now...

There’s something special about the hometown show. On Saturday night, Emo’s was filled with Texas metalheads- some who had driven...

Ah, the beginning of SXSW. As I walked around during the day, I saw the noticeable changeover in people as...

I recently watched the Metal Evolution series. I’m a huge fan of Sam Dunn’s anthropological lens that he brings to...

“I’m falling away from this artificial life Omit treason cast upon thee My revelations Beginning a new life” ~”A New...

It’s the day before the last day of the year. It’s when reflection overload causes you to vow to make...

The words “they put on a great show” will get me out to see a band in any genre. From...

The day started off with an interview and much glaring at the additional people in green descending upon downtown Austin...

“Ohh…..shitttt….” The red and blue lights are the only kind of lights you don’t want to see this time of...

I’ve always been a little obsessed with death. Be it horror films, serial killers, metal, or reality; the subject has...

There really is no better story than real life. While a great piece of fiction can take you on a...

I was driving down 7th street, thinking how oddly quiet it seemed out tonight, full on tacos from Guero’s. I...

It didn’t dawn on me that it was Friday the 13th until it was too late. With the way things...

While this is technically my second show to write about after moving back to Texas, it was my first metal...

Luckily I had heard rumors about this weeks ago, so it sat on my schedule as the crown jewel of...