True to their face-melting metal form Virgina-based dirgers Salome absolutely annihalated the inside stage at Emo’s during the Brooklyn Vegan Day Party. With careening drum-work, bass-heavy riffage, and Kat’s indescribable shriek from beyond the grave, the trio turned the quiet interior of the downtown Austin club into an instant apocalypse. About the time [...]
With South By Southwest 2010 gearing up here in Austin this week, Cannibal Cheerleader features five ‘under-the-radar’ bands that will be playing the festival that are “must-sees” for anyone looking to find the musical needle in the haystack.
Holly Miranda
Having put out the strongest album of 2010 so far with the Magician’s Private Library, [...]
We here at Cannibal Cheerleader have been waiting with bated breath since even before we started the blog for new material from our favorite foul-mouthed ferocious songstress Annie Hardy aka Giant Drag and finally her infamously delayed Swan Song EP gets a release date – Feb. 16th people on Roar Scratch. Get on [...]
If you weren’t at Emo’s here in Austin, Texas last night (and believe me, not nearly enough people were) then you missed out on a proclamation on the state of punk as we know it in mindblowing form – the resurgence of Jemina Pearl, infamous for her stint as the Be Your Own [...]
Our favorite hip-hop via indie-rock collective from across the pond, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz are releasing their newest album Plastic Beach on March 9th, and as a teaser they’ve released the already fantastic sounding lead single “Stylo”. Check it out below along with the ultra-brief Plastic Beach Trailer. Above is the [...]
Our favorite UK progressive-hardcore kids Rolo Tomassi have been busy as of late – from a tour spanning the UK to recording the followup to their excellent debut LP Hysterics. Recently news arose that the band was working with well-known DJ and producer Diplo after he caught the band during SXSW ‘09, where [...]