We caught up with Lacuna Coil frontman Andrea Ferro in San Francisco last night, before their opening slot for the mighty Sevendust and Coal Chamber. Andrea was a talker — and we love that! He told us about the band’s recent tenure on last year’s 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, then dove into the always-complex issue …
Austin mainstayers Hoeks Death Metal Pizza‘s yearly SXSW metal fest was shut down earlier tonight by the Austin Police Department. The third annual Hoeks Metal Fest was slated to run from Tuesday through Saturday, during the entire duration of the five-day SXSW music festival. We talked to Hoeks owner Jason Adams a few minutes after the …
One of the most abundant sights at SXSW is bands handing out free copies of their music on CD. Problem is, since most SXShow-goers are tirelessly walking around all day, the last thing people want is something they have to carry around. Especially when it’s something that’s not pocket-friendly — like CD’s. Luckily, there’s a more convenient …
We’ve already made our enthusiasm for SXSW well known, and will be departing SFO for Austin in 24 hours to do it all over again. Nevertheless, for the sake of balance, we don’t wanna make it seem like playing SXSW is the be-all, end-all for your band. In fact, as the highly knowledgeable Simon Tam explains, …