With the release of and upcoming tour for their new Album "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans," I met with My Education to get a history lesson on the evolution of the band that makes it what it is today. If you are familiar with today’s sound of My Education - - entirely instrumental, characterized as “cinematic, mildly psychedelic” and compared to the likes of Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky--the origins of the band couldn’t be farther from where it is today. Starting in 1999, Guitarist, … [Read more...]
Bomba Estéreo en Fuego: Interview with Colombia’s rising stars
The first time I met Liliana, from Bomba Estéreo, was a few months ago in Indio, CA at Coachella. Paul Dryden, with Nacional introduced me to her, saying “This is Katie, from The Austin Times.” “AUSTIN?!?!?!,” exclaimed Liliana, “I love Austin!!!!!” She then grabbed my pen out of my hand and proceeded to write the word Austin on her arm. At that point, all I remember thinking was this chick is super cool! We hung out briefly at the festival and then made plans to meet and do a formal … [Read more...]
Rio’s Brazilian restaurant
Upon returning from a month trip to Brazil, I returned with new favorite foods and cravings I could not satisfy. I was drinking liters of Guarana, a Brazilian soda similar to Fresca, and was breaking the bank and my diet trying to go to Fogo de Chao on a regular basis. With my tan starting to fade, I sadly started to accept that I may actually have to take a 10 hour flight back to Brazil in order to enjoy proper Brazilian food. When out of nowhere, Christ the Redeemer dropped these two … [Read more...]
