Cool Kids Heat Up in Austin

With rhymes and beats aplenty, Chicago's throwback hip-hop duo take the Lone Star State's capitol for a ride.
The Cool Kids' Antoine "Mikey Rocks" Reed / Photo by Victor Yiu

The Cool Kids certainly had one hot night at Emo's in Austin, TX.

The Lisps

Brooklyn foursome produce perfectly pronounced vaudevillian indie pop.

Who? Multi-instrumentalist Cesar Alvarez pens lyrics to sing with ex-galpal Sammy Tunis, while Jeremy Hoevenaar plays bass and Eric Farber mans the sticks. Country Doctor Museum, the Brooklyn-reared band's debut long-player, was self-released earlier this year. A U.S. tour kicks off in later this month, and appearance at SXSW follows in March.

Jack Peñate Brings 'Matinée' to Light

NEW YORK: The indie-poppin' Brit makes an enthusiastic stateside debut.
PHOTOS BY JACKIE ROMAN

Former SPIN.com Artist of the Day Jack Peñate celebrated the stateside release of his debut album, Matinée, by turning the Mercury Lounge into an English pub last night (Jan. 22). Following a pitch-perfect set from NYC retro rockers the Postelles, the

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