Archive: 2016

The inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival made for a rousing late night set that highlighted the sold out weekend titled “PoWoW! A Live Superstar Mashup.” After a powerful set by Kendrick Lamar a day after he dropped his new record, Miguel along with Win Butler of Arcade Fire led an all star roster that included John Oates  Kamasi […]

Blues shredder Gary Clark Jr. played a sold out show at ACL Live in his hometown of Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 5th. He was joined by local favorites Eve & the Exiles and the Peterson Brothers. Photos by Tammy Perez (www.TrulyGreatMadness.com). Twitter: @TGMPhoto #TrulyGreatMadness

Those in attendance at Julie Rhodes’ debut album release party for her new album Bound to Meet the Devil at Thunder Road on Friday night should consider themselves truly lucky, because it is likely that she won’t be playing intimate venues like that for much longer. Abbie Barrett & The Last Date and The Silks warmed up […]

South By Southwest (SXSW), that annual spring gathering of the cultural universe in Austin, Texas, is just around the corner. The festival as a whole, which includes, Music, Film and Interactive primarily, stretches March 11-20. Technically speaking (we say technically because there are tons of bands to see beforehand), the Music portion of the festival […]

[rating=8.00] If you can get through “End of the Rope”, the first song on Brett Harris’ sophomore album Up in the Air without beaming and feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, you probably have no soul. It comes at you full blast with a toe-tapping beat and sunny guitars and keys. And it is just […]

[rating=7.00] In the ever expanding world of indie psych rock, Quilt stands out. Anna Fox Rochinski’s sultry, smoky voice is haunting and pierces through her band’s trippy, fluid arrangements, lulling you into their colorful, fully bloomed world. Plaza, the band’s third album, hones in on this sound, but also doesn’t limit them to it. That […]

Those who face nostalgia end up becoming nostalgic. When you stare into the abyss of late-80’s TV, the abyss stares back. How rude!

Sturgil Simpson’s highly anticipated new album A Sailor’s Guide To Earth will be released April 15 on Atlantic Records.. In advance of the release, the first single, “Brace For Impact (Live A Little),” is premiering today and can now be heard below and at Sturgilsimpson.com. An instant download of the single is included with each album pre-order. Produced by Simpson, A Sailor’s […]