Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Tesla Rocks ATX

On January 28, 2015 Emo's in Austin, Texas was filled with the familiar sound of good ol' rock and roll as Tesla, accompanied by their friends Sledd and NoMara, stopped by for a show.


Tesla:
Jeff Keith, Lead vocalist
Dave Ride, Lead guitar
Frank Hannon, Keys and guitar
Brian Wheat, Bass
Troy Luccketta, Drums

Tesla

Brian Wheat

Frank Hannon


Jeff Keith

Tesla

Dave Rude

Jeff Keith

Jeff Keith

Tesla

Jeff Keith

Brian Wheat and Frank Hannon



Sledd:
Cary Rothman, Lead vocals
Keith Greenwood, Guitar
Ronnie Hough, Bass
Peter Deluke, Keys
Dino DeLuke, Drums

Cary Rothman

Keith Greenwood

Ronnie Hough

Peter DeLuke

Sledd

Dino DeLuke


Keith Greenwood

Cary Rothman


NoMara:
Kelly Burge, Lead vocals
John LeCompt, Guitar
Jeremy Harris, Guitar
Thad Ables, Bass
Jack Larson, Drums

Kelly Burge


John LeCompt
Jeremy Harris

NoMara


Thad Ables

Jack Larson

NoMara

Monday, March 9, 2015

Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath


The Austin-based Latin psych-funk band, Brownout ended there latest North American tour with a spectacular show at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater on Friday, February 27, 2015. The band was on tour in support of their latest album, Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath. Brown Sabbath is a tribute to the godfathers of metal, Black Sabbath. The album features famous Black Sabbath songs, reinvented with a Latin flavor.

Brownout is a 9-piece band formed 10 years ago by members of the Grammy Award-winning Latin revival orchestra Grupo Fantasma. The band is made up of vocalist Alex Marrero, guitarists Beto Martinez and Adrian Quesada, bassist Greg Gonzales, drummer John Speice, percussionist Matthew Holmes, trumpeter Gilbert Elorreaga, trombonist Mark Gonzalez, and Baritone saxophonist Josh Levy. Joining the band's regular members for this show were David Jimenez of Baby Atlas, Kyle Shutt of the Sword and Aaron Behrens of Ghostland Obsevatory.



Alex Marrero

Alex Marrero

Brownout

Aaron Behrens

Alex Marrero

John Speice

Alex Marrero

Greg Gonzales

Adrian Quesada

Kyle Shutt and Beto Martinez

Alex Marrero

Adrian Quesada, David Jimenez, and Greg Gonzales

Alex Marrero

Alex Marrero

Alex Marrero

Beto Martinez

Alex Marrero

Aaron Behrens

Aaron Behrens

Alex Marrero

2015 Pirelli World Challenge: Circuit of The Americas

The first stop on the 2015 Pirelli Wold Challenge took place at the Circuit of The Americas track in Austin, Texas on March 6 - 8, 2015. Here's what the action looked like on Saturday as the  cars ran qualifying laps and teams prepared for their races.