telephone co
Let’s cut to the chase. The Telephone Company are a couple of weirdos. But weirdos who, somehow — almost unbelievably — manage to create music that kids go crazy over. The Austin-based acoustic rockers call themselves a “hardcore children’s band,” which is more or less accurate. Riding on the same wave of talent-optional energy that makes punk music so kick ass, the duo’s often senseless, musicality chaotic tunes (think Violent Femmes, but with less plot) will either delight or irritate both you and kids, depending on your persuasion.
maya bond
Maya Bond (Japanese: マヤ ボンド; born August 5, 2000 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese-born American indie and avant-garde music singer-songwriter and drummer from Austin, Texas. She is the daughter of musician and composer T.W. Bond. Bond is most notable for her 2004 debut, Pink Drums, Purple Lights, which she is credited for writing all the song lyrics to.