The Roller

& Tim Griffin



SXSW started out for us this year on two stages with fifteen bands at Emo's for a free six hour BrooklynVegan day party presented kicked things off right at noon with a high energy, 8-bit pop rock set to a dedicated crowd who showed up early to catch them...

BrooklynVegan Week in Austin begins once again at Emo's where we'll kick off a six hour day party presented at noon on Wednesday, March 16th...

DOWNLOAD: The Roller - "Candle Black" (MP3)

The Roller at LoveJoys (more here)

By the time that Sunday after SXSW hits, you don't want to do a fucking thing; copius visits from sometime friend/mortal enemy Al, too little z's, and late late nights have all taken their toll...

TONIGHT (Friday, 4/9) caps off an unfucwitable weekend of killer shows starting with the sold out(!) High on Fire / Priestess / Black Cobra / Bison BC show at Gramercy...

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One of the greatest things about South by? Surprise shows! As I pondered my limited choices for the evening of 3/21 in Austin, I received a text about a FREE and last minute show at Lovejoys...

DOWNLOAD: Orcustus - "Asphyxiokenisis" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Subrig Destroyer - "God Of Furnace" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Disappearer - "A Skull Full Of Bats" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Roller - "Rattle Of The Shaman" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gnaw Their Tongues - "Rife with Deep Teeth Mark…