Berklee graduate JaIrius Daigle was featured by MUSIC MADNESS ATX at Aussie’s Sports Bar and Grill and SXSW 2015. This was the 9th year in a row for the adjunct festival, started by Victor Hidalgo and curated by Norman Lucas of Elevated Minds Music. Jairus began his journey into music as a violinist at a very young age of seven. As the son of one of Southwest Louisiana’s best … [Read more...]
INDIE SPOTLIGHT ON BRIAN SCHRAM
Brian Schram opens the series of spotlights on musicians who played MUSIC MADNESS ATX at Aussie's Sports Bar and Grill and SXSW 2015. This was the 9th year in a row for the adjunct festival, started by Victor Hidalgo and curated by Norman Lucas of Elevated Minds Music. ABOUT BRIAN: As the lead guitarist for Uncle Kracker, Brian had the pleasure of performing on … [Read more...]
“SUNSPOT’ AT MUSIC MADNESS ATX, SXSW 2014
Rock band Sunspot has racked up a few awards and a lot of recognition during the past decade, including winning Rock Album of the Year in the Madison Area Music Association Awards for Singularity (2010) and Loser of the Year (2004). The band has recorded six albums, a DVD and an EP, as well as over 160 biweekly video podcasts (Sunspot Road Mania), and have shared the stage … [Read more...]
TAYLOR PACE @SXSW 2014 FOR MUSIC MADNESS ATX
Taylor grew up singing and playing keyboard in his father’s church, and during his senior year in high school Taylor received the bronze medal in the NAACP's National ACT-SO competition in Contemporary Instrumental Music. During his first year at Howard University Taylor was personally selected by famed jazz bassist to be in the very first HBCU All-Star Big Band, and was … [Read more...]
RENO PEREZ & THE GROOVE GETTERS @SXSW 2014
On Friday March 14th, Reno Perez took the stage at Aussie's during SXSW 2014 for Music Madness ATX and drew in a large crowd who heard the call of the Blues in the midst of all the SXSW madness and responded. His three piece band entertained for slightly more than an hour, and after the last note the audience screamed for more. A classically trained Mariachi and a formerly … [Read more...]
