Protextor Meets Brother Bear

“Not Tonight” video previews political pop collaboration

"...accoutrements at Toy Joy. Then, Matt Puckett and Adam Protextor occupied disparate realms of Austin’s creative universe, the former..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Protextor’s Fleshlight-Funded Video

“Safe consensual sex is hot”

"...a sex song that was honest,” says ATX MC Protextor of “Marks,” a steamy track off his 2015 LP..."

Jan. 3, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Protextor Reps “Austin”

Single premiere by Weird City Hip-Hop Festival organizer

"...that reps Austin is corny,” acknowledges local rapper Adam Protextor. “Of course it’s not corny when it’s for Compton..."

July 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Live reviews of Big Bill, Protextor, Black Fret Ball, and Margaret Moser’s memorial concert

"...to "trick everybody into thinking I'm somebody." Mission accomplished. Protextor & Brother Bear..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Turnt Up

The Weird City Hip-Hop Festival returns as a single-day rap off

"...Hip-Hop Festival, one of its organizers, local rapper Adam Protextor, shocked the local scene last month by announcing in..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Weird City Hip-Hop 1.5

Organizers of canceled festival schedule a locally-focused makeup

"...that hip-hop isn’t sustainable in Austin?’ No,” contends Adam Protextor, whose AMX split with co-promoters Heard Entertainment after this..."

Sept. 21, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The End of Austin Mic Exchange

Organizers retire the community cypher

"...of KOOP’s long-running Hip-Hop Hooray program, and rapper/filmmaker Adam Protextor have become busier with their music and radio careers,..."

Aug. 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Mic Exchange Grows Up

Weekly series looks to expand in Austin and beyond

"...more of the same is sought. AMX co-producer Adam Protextor says the weekly gathering – which offers a DJ,..."

Jan. 23, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin-Made Sitcom Wind Ups Breaks Out of the Toy Box Tonight

Pilot filmed in and inspired by Toy Joy premieres tonight

"...based on the four years that show cocreator Adam Protextor (Bigfoot: The Musical and Austin Mic Exchange) spent working..."

Nov. 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival Re-Ups

ATX’s early fall classic serves up a sophomore swang and bang

"...Austin Mic Exchange host and Weird City founder Protextor, who just dropped new single “Austin,” maintains performance mode...."

July 15, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Watch: SCDS Rebuke Racists With “Breakfast of Champions”

Austin hip-hop trio returns after five years with intense video

"...sociological-minded group’s three MCs – also including Adam “P-Tek” Protextor and Colton “Secret Levels” Ferguson – delivering their verses..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Now Streaming in Austin: Good Feels on Wheels

Watch the Austin stoner comedy free and help Coldtowne Theater

"...City festival organizer, and Austin Mic Exchange founder Adam Protextor. Want even more? How's about the team live-tweeting the..."

May 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Protextor & Brother Bear

"...shop, multi-instrumentalist Matt Puckett (Mother Falcon) and rapper/singer Adam Protextor have created a playful, Eighties pop-influenced squall of an..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Protextor

"...Veteran MC Adam Protextor, now going by his surname, makes some of Austin's..."

June 3, 2016 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

The Residents

Twelve essential weekly hangs

"...Mic Exchange, an open-format concept founded by rapper Adam Protextor and KOOP Radio's Leah Manners, gives locals of any..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Weird City Hip-Hop Canceled

Local festival’s second year is scratched out

"...how big of a deal this is,” says Adam Protextor, a local rapper who founded Weird City along with..."

Aug. 31, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...House open mic founded in 2012 by rapper Adam Protextor (P-Tek) and KOOP Development Director Leah Manners, offers a..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Crosstalk: Miss Manners Retires From Hip Hop Hooray After 15 Years, and More Music News

DAWA Fund apps open May 15 and Lizzy McAlpine melts ACL Live

"...run of Austin Mic Exchange alongside local rapper Adam Protextor. The weekly hip-hop open mic event beginning in 2012..."

May 12, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment

Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays

"...membership was open to everybody," recalls local artist Adam Protextor, who co-founded weekly hip-hop incubator Austin Mic Exchange at..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Big Bill, Stand by Your Bill (Brian Blomerth) 5) Protextor & Brother Bear, American Neon (Matt Furie)..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...17) Protextor & Brother Bear, American Neon..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Revamping the Austin Music Poll

Here's how Playback's voting

"...Album Art: American Neon, Protextor & Brother Bear..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Lukas Nelson: Real as Promised

Lukas Nelson is a chip off the ol' Willie

"...years of sign-up sheets. Organizers Leah Manners and Adam Protextor, both increasingly busy with their respective careers in radio..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Jousters A-Z

Locals take the stage

"...ProtextorFri., 2:20pm, Forest stage Clever hip-hop wordsmith, formerly known as..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Space Camp Death Squad Reboots


ATX hip-hop trio premieres “Joe Dassin”

"...the first recording after the addition of P-Tek (Adam Protextor) and Secret Levels (Colton Fergurson). Having two Caucasians in..."

June 8, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...Sept. 26-28 on Red River, comes courtesy of Adam Protextor, who raps as P-Tek, KOOP radio host Leah Manners,..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Hip-Hop is Here

Austin's Mic Exchange creates a platform for local hip-hop artists

"...sky that screamed Austin hip-hop is HERE!" exclaims Adam Protextor, president and founder...."

Aug. 7, 2014 Events Post by Laila Karabash

Playback: The King of Hip-Hop

MLK Day, ready-made for hip-hop, plus Fun Fun Fun Fest lands back at Auditorium Shores, and RIP Will Indian

"...unity," offers AMX founder and word stylist Adam "P-Tek" Protextor. "Not only are we uniting the various elements of..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

P-Tek

"...Adam "P-Tek" Protextor presides over Tuesday Austin Mic Exchanges at the Spider..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Mic Exchange

Showcasing next generation hip-hop every Tuesday

"...past year, Manners and River City rapper Adam “P-Tek” Protextor have shepherded the next generation of local hip-hop via..."

May 29, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

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