The idea of a national skateboarding day isn’t all that special. For those of us who have skated every day that our ankles aren’t broken and the streets aren’t flooded,...
Esoterotica stimulates both your upstairs and down with smart, funny and original erotic writings from local authors, including poetry, spoken word, short stories, essays,...
“This is our last rap album” declares Rami Sharkey—stage name Ballzack—as he taps on an Akai MIDI controller hooked into an iMac. Pulling from sample banks filled...
Citizens of The United States of Bonnaroo, thank you for doing your patriotic duty. As you are no doubt aware, for every one of you attending this year’s Big Fest, there are...
Alright Bonnaroovians, it’s finally summer and time to clear your headspace for another weekend of food, fun, friends and music. This year the 700-acre farm in Manchester,...
If you ever see a guy at a show standing near the front wearing glasses, a flannel and a backpack with a camera hanging on his shoulder by a strap, it’s probably Eric Martinez....
When Danger Mouse calls, you answer—even if you’re ten songs and two weeks into your album. Portugal. The Man found this out the hard way. The call came when they were...
SHOVELS AND ROPE The highlight and first set of Saturday was South Carolina husband-wife duo Shovels and Rope, who played a strong set at the Hangout mainstage. Michael Trent and...
The Revivalists aren’t just a New Orleans band anymore. At Hangout Fest 2013, we had to share “our” Revivalists with national media as everyone tried to get an interview...
Just a few hours’ drive from New Orleans, the members of The Tontons were all born and raised in the sprawling metropolis of Houston, Texas. In their fourth year as a...
“As for our places in history, we will run nakedthrough your streets before we sit decorated inyour halls,” The Weeks’ Tumblr proclaims. The five-piece band from Jackson,...
When Ryan Bingham first toured, he and then-band Dead Horses weren’t sure they’d make it to the next gas station in their wheezing Suburban. Those hard-up times are long...
