Tag: Indie Rock
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A Rundown of the Bands I Saw at SXSW
After many years of putting it off, A Grrrl’s Two Sound Cents finally makes the trek to Austin, Texas for the 40th annual SXSW.
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(No More) Wire Hangrrr Fest – Feb. 15 at Trans-Pecos
An Abortion Fundraiser & Music Festival on February 15th, in Brooklyn.
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Wallowing in the Depths of Despair and Listening to Peripheral Vision
Searching for answers in the depths of my song library in the aftermath of a breakup, I unpack my relationship with the one record that superseded them all – Turnover’s Peripheral Vision.
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Granite Garden on Visual Storytelling and Genre Blending
The seed of Granite Garden was planted when long term partners Cameron Silliman and Seamus Good found themselves in separate countries writing songs over email to stave off the tediousness of long distance communication. Upon reuniting, they immediately started performing and collaborating with local talent to bring these songs to life. What emerged was an…
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Brea Fournier & The Dream Ballet: When The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Talks Back
Brea Fournier sat down with A Grrrl’s Two Sound Cents over coffee to delve into the complexities of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope and discuss her latest single, “What Happens in The End”—a feel-good indie rock track that pays homage to The Strokes and Rilo Kiley with its catchy melodies and angular riffs
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Becky Otárola Recaps The First Annual SarahFest
A Grrrl’s Two Sound Cents caught up with Becky Otárola to get a recap of this year’s SarahFest, her personal highlights of each set, and how she turned her idea into a reality.
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Going Through The Motions with Sorry Darling
When I first moved to New York City, one of the largest cultural epicenters in the world, I couldn’t help but feel a little overexposed. People always talk about “opportunity” in the big apple, but they never talk about the bottomless well of opportunity being so vast that if you don’t learn to tread water…
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Grrrls in the Five Boroughs – Practicing Self-Preservation with Ok Cowgirl
A Grrrl’s Two Sound Cents sat down with Ok Cowgirl to discuss her musical high school talent show origins, SXSW, opening for Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more.
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Sleater-Kinney Wades Through the Fog of Grief on ‘Little Rope’
Two things can be true at once: I can wish [Carrie] Brownstein well on her path to healing from such an insurmountable loss, and acknowledge that this record is mostly just fine.
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Give a Little Tenderness: A Paean to The Drums
Jonny Pierce’s ability to tap into his dynamic range musically and emotionally has reached its pinnacle, yielding his most ambitious body of work to date.