Alt-country rock band Shurman is based in Austin, but having done an estimated 1000 shows between 2004 -2008, they aren't really home too much (and they wouldn't have it any other way). Guitarist and lead singer Aaron Beavers started the band seven years ago while living in Los Angeles. Spinner recently caught up with Beavers before heading back to ...

Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant are the musical duo that go by the name, She Keeps Bees. While their band name may conjure up images of calm and serenity, their music is anything but. Spinner recently caught up with Larrabee to talk about music and their first official SXSW appearance. Describe your sound? It's raw, homemade, honest and loud. ...

Growing up on the outskirts of Nashville under the influence of her dad's rock 'n' roll and her mom's folk music, it's no wonder Sharon Van Etten became a musician. The musical influences were all around her, probably even in the tap water. Now based out of Brooklyn, New York, Spinner recently caught up with the 29-year-old singer-songwriter as she ...

Listening to the Brooklyn based band Beach Fossils conjures up memories of simpler times. The band has a lo-fi, fuzzy sound punctuated with simple beats and thoughtful lyrics. They're fairly new on the scene but glancing at their tour schedule, which includes SXSW, it's clear they're catching on. Spinner recently caught up with Dustin Payseur, who ...

Listening to the Wronglers conjures up memories of a simpler time in music. It's not over produced -- no synthesized beats or doctored vocals. It's just made up of beautiful sounds laced with simple melodies, accompanied by the sweet sounds of a fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin. It's music at its purest. Spinner recently caught up with the ...

It's hard to miss Brian Karscig's innate musical talent. As a kid, he took voice and piano lessons, and he sang in a choir. As a teenager, he started playing the guitar and began writing his own music. Soon after, he decided he wanted to become a musician -- and he did. Karscig started the San Diego based band the Nervous Wreckords, who'll be ...

The sound of Ezra Furman and the Harpoons has been described as a morphing of blues, pop and folk -- more specifically, Bob Dylan meets the Violent Femmes. The band members came together in 2006 while attending Tufts University and have put out two albums to date. They'll be performing their third SXSW this March. I recently caught up with ...