With influences like Black Sabbath, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin; Jam Therapy presents a contemporary take on the heavy riffs and grooving rhythms of true rock’n’roll, successfully transporting their listeners back in time (where having vinyl wasn’t just “hip,” it was how you fed your ears.)
2016 VOYAGER MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday and Sunday September 17 & 18, 2016 Two Stages ⋅ Music ⋅ Workshops ⋅ Interactive Art ⋅ Food Trucks Spider House Ballroom and Chapel 2908 Fruth St Austin, Texas [map] Saturday, September 17, 2016 Musical Performers Chasca ⋅ Worhol ⋅ Proud Peasant ⋅ Muppletone ⋅ eBurner ⋅ Mount Pressmore Thirteen of Everything ⋅ Obnosticon ⋅ Herd of Instinct ⋅ Black Ladder...
The Theremin~ The worlds first electronic instrument, invented in 1920, played without physically touching the instrument, music out of thin air. Leon Theremin~ Inventor, physicist, Russian spy. Come learn about the pioneering instrument and it’s strong place in espionage history. About the Presenter Aileen Adler has been playing and performing the Theremin (live and recorded), for over 20...
The Touch Guitar Workshop led by touch guitarist Cédric Theys, will introduce you to the mesmerizing world of this young, very proggy instrument. We’ll talk about its history, the various builders and what they bring to the table, the players and music made with these instruments and where to start when picking one up. The history of the touch guitar is being written right now! About the...
Everyone has a Maker in them. We make for fun and exploration, we make to test ideas, and we make to solve real-world problems. Ponytrap wasn’t intended to be a Maker band — we just seemed to have a difficult time finding a drummer that wanted to play the classically-inspired tribal rhythm industrial music that we wanted to do. In retrospect, maybe that’s not a surprise, but at one point a couple...
Ableton Live Certified Trainer, Jimmy Allison will take you into the outer depths. The workshop will focus on using Ableton Live in a live performance in combination with hardware synths and software. Everyone from beginner to advanced users stand to pick up some tricks from this session. About the Presenter Jimmy Allison, Lead instructor and founder of Austin Ableton Tutor Jimmy is a certified...
In this workshop, attendees will learn lead synth performance techniques such as pitch bending, adding modulation, using other controllers, and configuring effects. The goal is to show fans how these parts are played in addition to providing tutorials for musicians. To illustrate specific techniques, the presenter and guests will play examples from fusion and progressive rock bands like Rush...
The sound of a heavy, hammering drum pedal holds beat to rapid guitar riffs and deep, raspy vocals. With influences like Megadeth and Dream Theatre, Victoria's Vincent's Betrayal lives up to its metal icons.
Postwriter fuses together Spoken Word and Post Rock to form something greater than its individual parts. Working with members of the Southwest Post Rock Collective, they have been enrapturing audiences with their unique live performances combining the elements of visual storytelling, slam poetry, and delicately woven guitars and effects.
Article and photos by Lauren Lyman The progressive and experimental music community in Austin continues to grow. As we gear up for the 2016 Voyager Music Festival, we wanted to provide our readers with a recap of the 2016 season of events, from VoyagerFest and beyond. – In early 2016 VoyagerFest was officially approved for Texas non-profit status! With this designation, we are able to apply...