Akron Family

Akron/Family played SXSW (pics), touring (dates), playing Red 7 (win tix!)

Akron/Family, who release a new album on April 30, were one of the many big bands who played Main Stage of the BrooklynVegan Friday Day Party at old Emo’s during SXSW, and they were magnificent…

BrooklynVegan SXSW Friday day party in pics (Polyphonic Spree, Thermals, Diamond Rings, Akron/Family + more)

The Main was packed for our Friday SXSWS day party (3/15). That includes the the actual stage, as all 23 members of The Polyphonic Spree on hand to headline…

Pandora announces SXSW shows, loses CEO

Field Report at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)One business leader is prioritizing his mental health over a surging career. Joseph Kennedy, CEO of Pandora, an Internet radio site, announced Thursday that he’s stepping down, even as the company posted a 54 percent jump in revenue…

BrooklynVegan free SXSW 2013 Friday day party lineup (Polyphonic Spree, Thermals, Akron/Family, Shout Out Louds, Diamond Rings, TOY, Half Moon Run & more)

As you know, BrooklynVegan is returning to Austin for SXSW this year and throwing four days of day parties at The Main & The Jr aka 603 Red River Street at the corner of 6th aka the old Emo’s location…

Akron/Family have a new song, playing BrooklynVegan SXSW day party (updated dates, streams)

Akron/Family at LPR in 2010 (more by Anna Scialli) As mentioned, Akron/Family are releasing their new album, Sub Verses, on April 30 via Dead Oce…

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013 lineup is here

Says the PROn the heels of a highly successful, critically acclaimed sold-out 2012 festival, the Sasquatch! Music Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, which once again features 4 days of music…

Akron/Family, Black Angels, The Besnard Lakes & more tix

Tickets for Autre Ne Veut‘s March 2 show at Schubas go on sale this Friday (1/25) at noon CST. Tickets for Parenthetical Girls‘ March 30 show at the Empty Bottle go on sale this Friday at 10AM…

Akron/Family releasing 'Sub Verses,' touring, playing the Bottle

Experimental trio Akron/Family are set to welcome their fifth studio album, Sub Verses, on April 30 via Dead Oceans. You can take a listen to the LP’s great opening track “No-Room” at the bottom of this post…

Akron/Family announce new album and tour (dates, stream)

Akron/Family‘s new album is called Sub Verses and is out April 30 on Dead Oceans. Says the band’s Seth Olinsky:The album started with visions of large monumental sounds inspired by Heizer and Turrell; American works on a grand scale, monuments, dirty hands and an epic American masculinity…

Akron/Family released a live album ahead of new studio LP; Miles Seaton tells us his top cassettes played in his new car

Akron/Family at LPR in 2010 (more by Anna Scialli) Freaky folkies Akron/Family released Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT in 2011, and they’ve announced that they’re planning on releasing a followup in 2013…
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