Austin, TX's own Slow Cooked are gearing up for a busy week as they have SXSW coming up next week, and along in tow they have their brand new single titled "Thunder and Lightning". It's really hard to describe their sound, but it's a musical amalgamation of all the band members' individual influences ranging anywhere from Michael Jackson to jazz to create a melting pot of musical diversity that is beyond imagination. Featuring my good buddy Alex Hartley on keys, Ida Khojandpo

As you whet your musical appetite down in Austin, one thing that is perennially known around the area is their mouth watering barbecue and the amounts of restaurants, food trucks, and street vendors around the area is mind boggling and can be a jungle at times. With this handy guide, I give you this list of recommended restaurants to check out around the area as you fill in the gap between checking out your favorite bands. Please check the restaurants home pages for hours as

With SXSW officially underway, I thought it would be a good idea to highlight some of the bands that yours truly will be coming into contact with while down in Austin this week. With this massive leadup for the festival, the amount of acts that any one person will see during the week will be huge no doubt and far too many numerous to mention here in one post, but this capsulated itinerary will give you the juicy highlights of who to check out and when so that you're not caugh

Atlanta, GA based Microwave has just announced a slew of tour dates starting in a couple of weeks that will definitely get you out of the snow and jetting on a plane to see them! In addition, the band will be performing at Audiotree's official SXSW showcase and will be releasing their debut album "Stovall" on vinyl so definitely keep an eye out for that. Here are the dates for your convenience: 2/27 - Sweet Melissa’s - Savannah, GA 2/28 - The Goat House - Odessa, FL 3/1 - T