It's one of those weeks in Austin with what seems like multiple great options for shows every night of the week. Thursday night is no different with a great show going down at Mohawk headlined by Nashville based indie rock group Night Beds . Lucky for you, we've got a couple passes to give away with deets found below: Date: 6/6/13 Lineup: Night Beds, Tristen, Reservations Up for Grabs: Your name with +1 on the promoters list [...]
For anyone who knows a damn thing about this site, you'll easily recognize of lack of country music, but the "New Country" sounds (or what [...]
Nashville singer/songwriter Tristen, who has been writing and recording since 2000 (when she was 14 years old), is set to unveil her newest album CAVES later this year. After releasing the charming Charlatans at the Garden Gate in 2011, Tristen decided to fund her next album via a successful Kickstarter campaign , which met its funding goal earlier this month. After gaining attention with the 60s-country inspired Charlatans , Tristen was not content to record the same album twice, and will explore new directions with CAVES . She discussed the possibility [...]
I have a hard time with winter. It seems like a pretty endless hole of darkness and depression, of being exhausted and anxious. Then the days start getting lighter and longer and I wake up one morning feeling hopeful. That is what this mix is about- a bit of being broken and a bit of getting better. Phosphorescent - Song for Zula Niall Connolly - Samurai Jenny Owen Youngs - Keep Me Away Ben Marwood - Tampa International Josh Ritter [...]
Before I saw her live, I had fallen for Tristen's 2011 album Charlatans at the Garden Gate for its earnest storytelling and melodic twang that showed the 29-year old Nashville transplant had strong songwriting chops. But when I witnessed her singing in person - heard her thoroughly impressive voice emerge from her tiny frame as [...]
Aside from crafting charming folk-pop, Tristen knows a thing or two about wooing a loved one on Valentine's Day. So much so that the Nashville based singer-songwriter recently ran a unique project on Kickstarter to help all those at a loss for the perfect gift. "You send me the song, any special things you'd like me to know about that special person, and I'll record a cover of that song for you and dedicate it to your special someone," she advertised on her page. Alas, there were only 10 covers available, and here is one of [...]
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January flew by, huh? It was easily the best month our site has ever experienced, and February is already looking even better! We can't thank you all enough for reading, sharing, and visiting the site! We've got a lot on the agenda coming up, so keep an eye out for even more new features and announcements! As we enter February, he's a recap of everything we covered in the final week of January: NEWS: Fall Out Boy announced their reunion, including a new song, forthcoming album, [...]
Facebook Tristen featured two years ago with an Introducing post but in truth her debut full-length 2011's Charlatans At The Garden Gate should definitely have been mentioned here more (iTunes tells me I last listened to her in June of the same year - a mistake). Tristen seemingly missed the ears of pretty much every journo this side of the Atlantic too, it's strange because Tristen has all the attributes that could easily have placed her on a similar level to fellow Nashville resident (and friend - [...]
TRISTEN ANNOUNCES KICKSTARTER FOR SOHPOMORE ABLUM C A V E S LAUNCHES PUPSNAKE RECORDS HEAR THE NEW SONGS "NO ONE'S GONNA KNOW" AND "GOLD STAR" Tristen is excited to announce her own label Pupsnake Records, the home to her forthcoming sophomore album C A V E S . In order to release the album, the Nashville based and Chicago born artist has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary [...]
One dollar buys you Tristen's new single and helps her Kickstarter. Tristen has announced the follow-up to her 2011 debut record Charlatans At The Garden Gate . The new album, C A V E S , will be released through her newly formed label Pupsnake Records. Listen to the [...]
Time is short at Stark HQ in these early hours, but we would be completely remiss to not highlight the new music and kickstarter campaign from our longtime friend and songwriter extraordinaire Tristen . We're pretty sure that if you're reading this post you already know who Tristen is, love her, have seen her live, and know how talented she is. Tristen has been honing these new songs (and in all likelihood has another record ready, she's that prolific) for a few years now in the studio and on the road - but needs her fans' help [...]
Every time I swear I'm done with Kickstarter, another project that is just too good to pass up comes along. Here is the latest. I have a huge musical crush on Tristen . Her album, Charlatans at the Garden Gate was amazing. She has this songbird voice that is so unbelievably lovely. And then she writes these songs that are catchy but quirky. Anyway, I could go on like this for awhile, but the point of this post is to let you know about Tristen's Kickstarter project . She's written, recorded, and produced her new album [...]
Next Friday and Saturday nights, on January 11th and 12th, Mercy Lounge will celebrate its 10th birthday in true Cannery Row fashion, throwing a party that will span all three venues. On Friday night, you can catch JEFF the Brotherhood, Tristen, Wild Cub, and RiCHiE, and on Saturday, performers will include Cherub, Ravello, The Weeks, and Machines Are People Too. With three stages to fill, more performers will be announced within the coming week via Twitter and Facebook . If you're broke or just the type to arrive empty handed at parties, Mercy Lounge has [...]
The Features will always be one of the psychedelic anthems of my teenage youth. The track "Kids" on their latest album Wilderness takes me back to those college days at MTSU, when I was a reckless and raging-to-music teenager. I remember head-banging and flailing my arms to The Features songs during their performance at Grand Palace silkscreen studio, located on Murfreesboro's square. This song suggests youth is a journey through the wilderness, trying to find your way, often running into wild obstacles, being rebellious because you can, or just being an idiot. It's Halloween, and some of us are going to [...]
After a 6 year break Michael Schwanen aka Metope is back and as good as ever. His new album "Black Beauty" has won over our hearts with its enchanting tunes and amazing collaborations with artists like Sid LeRock, Undo, K_Chico and Stiggsen. It was about time for the first video too: the trippy "Blood River". [...]
Everyone in Nashville knows each other, and they're all in (good) bands. You may recognize a lot of familiar faces in the above photo montage, from Tristen to Caitlin Rose, to Ponychase and more. Little Bandit is the new band from Alex Caress, younger brother of Jordan, who fronts Ponychase (a new addiction) and held down the rhythm section in Tristen's band on numerous tours and recordings. We're getting a heavy Dawes vibe, with touches of Sweetheart-era Byrds, and of course, a little Gram on the side. All that in addition to some rad beards and solid songwriting [...]
How was your weekend? Did you party like the world was running out of booze? Did you get out to see some music? Did you wonder why Dustin Wong spent the majority of his set on his knees making it seem like his music was just a soundtrack that was playing through the Marathon Music Works speakers? Did Beach House blow your mind? Did you get all vibey at the Washed Out show? Did you watch football? Did your team lose? It's another week, so you can put all of that behind you. Tristen is playing at the [...]
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