Articles by Stephen Carlick

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Family Ties

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

While most young people spend their teenage years repudiating their parents, French-Cuban fraternal twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, known...

Courtney Barnett

Stubb's BBQ, Austin TX, March 18

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

Without a word, Courtney Barnett arrived onstage, bathed in blue light and charging out the first track from her forthcoming LP, Sometimes...

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah

Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

Following an incredible DJ mix by J.Rocc at Empire Garage's Boiler Room, an MC asked whether BADBADNOTGOOD were around and promised that &#...

Rae Sremmurd

Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

As the Boiler Room's hosts and artists tried to decide whether Kaytranada or Rae Sremmurd would come on next, the crowd started to get ants...

Kaytranada

Empire Garage, Austin TX, March 18

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2015

Headliner Kaytranada, who curated the Boiler Room set at Empire Garage last night (March 18), went last, playing a set that seemed tame com...

The Zombies

Mellow Johnny's, Austin TX, March 17

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2015

Yes, the Zombies. That was the answer all night as people found out that the Zombies — yes the Odessey And Oracle ones, yes the "Time...

Natalie Prass

Cheer Up Charlie's, Austin TX, March 17

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2015

"Okay I guess we're ready!" shrugged Natalie Prass from the stage after troubleshooting her Wurlitzer and finding that, due to technical di...

Lower Dens Talk About the Dark Road to the Lighter 'Escape from Evil'

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2015

Later this month, Krautrock/dream pop hybrid Lower Dens will follow up their brooding 2012 LP Nootropics with new album Escape from Evil. A...