You are the enthusiastic inventors of the world. Able to see the world as it should be or could be rather than as it is, you have the capacity to set things in motion. Detached and impersonally friendly to all, you have many acquaintances. You are a dedicated humanitarian and very tolerant—of everything but intolerance. You function well in groups and organizations as long as you can maintain your independence. Freedom is extremely important to you, and you need to be able to do your work your own way.
The Water Bearer Ruling planet: Uranus Element: Air Quality: Inventiveness Ability: To see the future
Music speaks to the soul and enables creativity. We are big music lovers at ARO, so enjoy listening to whats playing at our brick + mortar, 110 E Main, and inspiring us in our art studio...
At last year's ACL Fest we wandered in to Zilker park and over to listen to Lord Huron, a band that sounded really familiar but one I just couldn't place. As they played, we reailzed some of our favorite songs on the radio (Austin's KGSR 93.3) were all from this wonderfully indie-folk band. Our love affair with this mysterious band was realized there in the grasses. My personal obsession continued as I listened to their albums on repeat while screen printing tees.
Lord Huron's creative mind and front man, Ben Schneider, is an art-school grad and talented illustrator as well. There is no doubt he is incredibly gifted in numerous art forms and his eye for telling stories is well translated in all of them. Lord Huron would be the perfect sound track for any road trip.
On Lord Huron's 2012 album, Lonesome Dreams, frontman/songwriter Ben Schneider created a whole series of stories based on the fake Western fiction of George Ranger Johnson. His hero tumbled and tootled through windswept tales, searching high and low for a once-lost love. For the follow-up, Strange Trails, Schneider opened things up a bit, thematically, to seek out other treasures. Sonically, the layered vocals and unusual effects create a rather Lord Huron-specific soundscape. While Schneider's airy and dusty Western vibe is still very much intact, he expands his musical repertoire enough to keep things lively and fun. Kelly McCartney, Blazing Strange Trails, thebluegrasssituation.com, 2015
The amazing sounds of this band are now the only thing we play at the brick & mortar. We have never gotten so many questions as to who it was we were playing. Lord Huron, our ears thank you and cannot wait for many more albums!
We recently saw George Ezra, Leon Bridges, and Of Monsters and Men perform one of the best concerts we've been too at Austin's KGSR's 25th Anniversary Soiree. That's when we first heard of Bridges' Grammy Nominee. When his single Coming Home was released earlier this year we quickly joined the fan club of this Texas musician (see our earlier feature here.) We were eager to find out which other Texas talent made the list of nominees this year.
“Leon Bridges’ Coming Home will compete in the 58th Grammy Awards’ Best R&B Album category against records by D’Angelo, Andra Day and more, it was announced this morning. The Fort Worth soul singer is coming off a banner weekend in which he made his Saturday Night Live debut.
Dallas native Liz Rose represents North Texas in the Grammys’ top categories for her role in co-writing the Song of the Year nominee “Girl Crush,” performed by Little Big Town. Rose goes up against her former collaborator Taylor Swift (“Blank Space”), an artist she had a huge part in developing. Rose’s contribution to “Girl Crush” also put her in contention in the Best Country Song category.
Burleson’s Kelly Clarkson also received nominations, including mentions for “Heartbeat Song” in the Best Solo Pop Performance Category and Piece by Piece in Best Pop Vocal Album. ”
— GuideLive.com // Grammy Nominations: Kelly Clarkson, Leon Bridges and More Locals... // Dec. 7, '15
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