Austin's psych-rock musical festival known as Levitation will feature a lineup with 40 additional performances. The four-day event will include performances by Angel Olsen, The Velvet Underground’s John Cale, Deafheaven, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Dinosaur Jr, Devendra Banhart, High on Fire, Chelsea Wolfe, Allah Las, Broncho, Death Valley Girls and more.

Born in Baghdad, Rahim Al Haj is a master of the oud—a stringed instrument with a history dating back 5,000 years. Music has been a constant in his life throughout his years as an Iraqi, a political refugee, and now an American citizen. Created from the text of actual letters expressing the emotions of Iraqis […]

If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses... think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. The group is the real deal, the captivating sound of nine unadulterated […]