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Roxwel.com gets the artists' perspective on the making of their latest music videos, song and album concepts, touring and everything in between. The Artist Commentary series allows viewers to get a more intimate look at their favorite musicians, and it's also an outlet for artists to explain how that screwball video or off-the-charts album came to be. These details, coupled with picture-in-picture video or live performance outtakes, really exhibit how concepts become finished products.

  • Interview

    G. Love


    G. Love sits down with Roxwel prior to his performance at Stubb's in Austin, TX for a discussion on his humble musical beginnings, hitting it big in the music industry, his die-hard fanbase, and his approach to making records in the studio. Check it out right here only on Roxwel!

  • Exclusive Live Performance

    Pretty Lights


    Pretty Lights performs live at the Light Bar in Austin, Texas. Make sure to check out his exclusive interview on roxwel.com.

  • Exclusive Interview & Live Performance

    Pretty Lights


    Colorado based producer Derek Vincent Smith tells us about his musical vision for Pretty Lights, his journey going from small shows to huge venues, and more. Also check out clips of his energetic performance live from Austin, Texas.

  • Interview & Live Performance

    Barcelona


    The members from Seattle based Barcelona sit down with us at the Dog & Duck Pub to talk about their first major label release, finding their own CD in Best Buy, how they all met at college, how they write their music, being on a major label and how touring and being a band together as all best friends is a dream come true for all of them.

  • Exclusive Interview with Warren Haynes

    Gov't Mule


    Warren Haynes gives us a very intimate interview and discusses Gov't Mule's journey thus far and what it has taken to keep it alive, being a part of the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead, and his solo project, and he also tells us about the continual growth of his annual charity Christmas jam supporting Habitat for Humanity. Also catch clips of Gov't Mule's live performance from Stubb's in Austin, Texas.

  • Interview

    The Steps


    Will and Adi take Austin's The Steps out to the botanical gardens and discuss their origins, their Japanese fame and fans with sticky fingers.

  • Exclusive Live Acoustic Performance

    Barcelona


    Seattle's Barcelona meets up with us at Roxwel to give us a exclusive acoustic performance of "The Takers", "It's About Time", "Come Back When You Can" and "Lesser Things" from their new album "Absolutes."

  • Exclusive Interview

    The Calm Blue Sea


    Austin's The Calm Blue Sea get together with Adi and Will from General Admission to talk about how the band got together, writing instrumental music, being compared to Explosions In The Sky, playing for crowds in Austin, making a new record eventually and all the different projects they have been working on and are planning on doing in the future.

  • Austin Music Volume 8 Party

    Austin Musicians


    Will and Adi from our newest show General Admission sit down with Dan Dyer, Guy Forsyth, Drew Smith and Kat Edmonson at the Austin Visitors Bureau release of their Austin Music Volume 8 CD release party. Check out live performances from each of these artist only here at Roxwel.com.

  • Exclusive Interview

    The Black Angels


    Will and Adi hang out with Alex and Christian from Austin's The Black Angels and talk about Psych Fest, organizing the festival, playing at other festivals, their projections behind them on stage, their sound and songs and what music means to them.

  • Live Performance

    Built By Snow


    Austin's own Built By Snow perform "Science Of Love," "Something In 3D," "Giant Robot Attack,"and "All The Weird Kids Know" to name just a few at Emo's in Austin, Texas.

  • Interview & Live Performance

    The Disco Biscuits


    The four members of The Disco Biscuits sit down with us and talk about their tour so far this year, the highlights of the tour, making their new album, working with new producers, the festival circuit and how being a musician is greatest thing they could ever be doing. Also check out the individual songs on Roxwel.com.

  • Exclusive Interview

    The Eastern Sea


    Adi and Will from the Austinist meet up with Austin's The Eastern Sea at the Town Lake Dog Park to talk about where their from, recording their new EP, how the band started and the progression of their sound.

  • Live at La Zona Rosa

    Alpha Rev


    Local favorite, Alpha Rev, performs "Phoenix Burn", "The Beauty of Falling Down", and "Fade" at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas.

  • Exclusive Interview

    Built By Snow


    Adi and Will from the Austinist meet up with Austin's indie pop rock group Built By Snow at Arcade UFO in Austin to chat about making their new Album "Mega", their video game sound, their video for "Underneath" and they also play a couple of games with them while they do it.

  • I'm A Believer (Live)

    The Diamond Smugglers


    Austin's own The Diamond Smugglers perform "I'm A Believer" live at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas.

  • Live Performance

    Young Love


    Young Love performs live at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas.

  • Interview & Live Performance

    Ume


    Lauren, Eric, and Jeff sit down with us before their Mohawk show in Austin, Texas and talk about forming, people's reaction to their music, and recording their EP in town. Also check out clips of their live performance of "Manic", "The Means", and "Hurricane". Make sure to check out their full set only on Roxwel.com

  • Interview & Performance

    Marnie Stern


    New Yorker Marnie Stern sits down with at the Mohawk in Austin, Texas before her show and talks about her thoughts behind her latest record, her unique guitar playing style, and her latest tour buddy. Also check out performance clips of "Transformer", "The Crippled Jazzer", and "Precious Metal".

  • Interview & Performance

    The Acorn


    Rolf Klausener from the Ottawa, Canada's the Acorn sits down with us and talks about growing up in Montreal and Ottawa, how the band started, how he started making music, touring and their onstage show. Check out the full live performances at Roxwel.com.