If you like silky vocals mixed with analog synths and very groove-laden bass, you might give Sutro a listen. The San Francisco/Oregon band features Tyler Stone on lead vocals and programming, Patrick Hinds on guitar, Keenan Wayne on bass and Jesse Gay on keyboards and programming. Spinner spoke with Stone by phone, a few days ago in preparation for ...

Jern Eye is a hip-hop artist hailing from Oakland, Calif. He's on his sixth run at SXSW and is out promoting his recent album, 'Vision.' Jern Eye has been influenced by classic hip-hop artists like Rakim, EPMD, Run DMC and Nas. Spinner aught Jern Eye right before he headed out the door on his way to SXSW. This will be the hip-hop artist's sixth ...

Javelin is made up of cousins George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk. These multi-instrumentalists have been playing together since they were teenagers and will be playing an incredible 14 shows at SXSW this year. Right after the festival, they will be embarking on a crazy month-long tour, covering much of the eastern half of the United States and ...

In Pivot's cover of Grizzly Bear's 'Colorado,' the song asks, "What now? What now?" Pivot's answer to that question is a small American tour leading up to SXSW this month and then a new album coming out in June. So, with that question taken care of, we thought we'd ask Pivot's Dave Miller a few of our own. What's your biggest vice? I don't ...