Austin Jousters A-Z
Locals take the stage
By Kevin Curtin, Fri., Nov. 4, 2016
American Sharks
Sat., 4pm, the Keep stageSuperfast stoner-rock trio thunders drums, latent pop, and Seventies glam-fluences.
Anya
Sat., 1:30pm, Forest stageFemcee throws agile raps with thoughtful lyricism and soul.
BoomBaptist
Sun., 2:20pm, Forest stageBreakout beatmaker Andrew Thaggard, of Austin's Applied Pressure crew, brings a technician's touch to hip-hop, bass music, and forward-thinking electronic sounds.
Boyfrndz
Fri., 1:30pm, Dragon’s Lair stageInstrumentally restless and heavy math-rock quartet with a penchant for prog-pop.
Calliope Musicals
Fri., 2:20pm, Dragon’s Lair stageJubilant psych-folk ensemble dosed with LSD.
Cherubs
Sun., 6:05pm, the Keep stageLegendary noise rock misfits still wield a warped sonic depravity after a 22-year hiatus.
Emily Wolfe
Sun., 1:30pm, Dragon’s Lair stageGuitar-wielding singer-songwriter with a fetching voice dishing garage blues and catchy indie.
Explosions in the Sky
Sun., 10:45pm, Dragon’s Lair stageMusical Mt. Everest whose delay-heavy instrumentals thrive on April's seventh LP The Wilderness.
Fragile Rock
Sat., 1:20pm, Globe stageTalk to the hand: Emo puppet band gets deep with googly eyes.
Hard Proof
Sat., 2:20pm, Dragon’s Lair stageAfrobeat 10-piece cooks up muscular grooves with brass and beats.
Leopold & His Fiction
Sun., 2:20pm, Dragon’s Lair stageFormer Cowboy & Indian vocalist continues his glammy alternative blues-rock project. Recent single "Cowboy" supercharges a Leadbelly classic.
Magna Carda
Fri., 3:10pm, Forest stageFerocious rapper Megz Kelli and dreamy producer Dougie Do.
Midgetmen
Fri., 1:30pm, the Keep stageAustin's endearing indie/punk hobbyists – sick of covering Weird Al – play This Is Spinal Tap in full.
Moving Panoramas
Sat., 1:30pm, Dragon’s Lair stageDream pop times shoegaze equals dream gaze as fronted by singer/guitarist Leslie Sisson.
Night Drive
Sun., 3:10pm, Forest stageDriving, synthy, electro-pop co-fronted by Brandon Duhon and Rodney Connell.
Orthy
Sat., 3:10pm, Forest stagePulsing celestial pop from a hybrid electronic/live band led by songwriter/producer Ian Orth.
Protextor
Fri., 2:20pm, Forest stageClever hip-hop wordsmith, formerly known as P-Tek, spits confessional cultural commentary.
Sailor Poon
Sun., 1:30pm, the Keep stageHere are the "nasty women" Trump was talking about: filthy feminist garage-punk group singing about daddy issues and butt-gushing.
US Weekly
Sat., 2:20pm, the Keep stageExplosive screamer Christopher Nordahl leads this nervy, No Wave, unconventional punk quartet.