Pixels Bar

07/28/2023

Soon...

06/02/2020

Hey all,

It's been a bit, both since a post and since an event. Lotta reasons, mostly my own personal health in 2019, then... well, y'know.

But you should know that Mega Ran is currently Streaming to raise money for The Bail Project. https://www.twitch.tv/mega_ran

If you, like me, struggle with what to do and how to make an important impact without feeling like you're making YOUR feelings the center of the discussion (hint: if you're white, they're not), considering tuning in and making a contribution.

The bail project is a non-profit dedicated to ending the cash bail system. This isn't the place to go into why cash bail is bu****it, and I'm not an expert, but please check them out if you're curious why it's such a common topic of conversation associated with the protests going on currently.

https://bailproject.org/

01/15/2019

So who's going to PAX South? We'll be running games in the Jam Space again. Smash, Mutlibowl, Lethal League Blaze, and others!

08/24/2018

Dual Core - All The Things [Official]

So what about Dual Core?

Dual core was the latest addition to our lineup, and this will also be their first time gracing our stage. We met them originally at PAX South 2018, and given that I got my start in my current career at a digital security company, I have a particular fondness for the hacker/security inspired nerd wrap they sometimes deploy. That being said, I think I probably would have to pick "Natural 20s" for my favorite song.

Curious for their sound?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoUWHfh733Y

Title track from the 2012 release, 'All The Things'. Get music! Bandcamp: http://dualcoremusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-things iTunes: https://itunes.apple...

08/23/2018

Bitforce

So let's talk about Bitforce.

Surprisingly (and surely an oversight on our part!) Bitforce has yet to grace the stage at a Hometown Throwndown. We've worked with them at our last SXSW showcase, and on the PAX South Jamspace, but we've never hosted them personally before, and we're excited to finally get the opportunity to do so! Also, a little bird told us that Joseph will be celebrating his birthday that night. Come out and make him feel special! This Saturday, August 25th!

Curious about Bitforce?

Classic cartoons, video games, movies, and anime, nothing is off limits for the musical stylings of Bitforce. These 8-bit warriors don light-up armor to use their music to go to war with a multiverse of villains, both well-known and original. Join the fight to defend Earth from the evil forces of the multiverse. Lend them your voice! Lend them your strength! Join the Bitforce!

https://bitforceband.com/

Classic cartoons, video games, movies, and anime, nothing is off limits for the musical stylings of Bitforce. These 8-bit warriors don light-up armor to use their music to go to war with a multiverse of villains, both well-known and original. Join the fight to defend Earth from the evil forces of th...

08/22/2018

Star Fighter Dreams

We're getting a late start on here, but let's start introducing our music for this Saturday!

Star Fighter Dreams is a San Antonio-based electronic musician. Utilizing handheld electronics running limited software, he crafts highly danceable tunes that will rattle soundsystems.

He's graced our stage before, not only at Kick Butt but at Karma Lounge (Press F to pay respects) as well. If you're looking for a representative sample, we suggest you check out "Mono Cray" off of Lame Parties.

https://starfighterdreams.bandcamp.com

Star Fighter Dreams is a San Antonio-based electronic musician. Employing a range of programs such as LSDJ and Piggy Tracker, he creates and performs ambitious and unpredictable dance music that captures its listeners before taking them on a journey. Get comfortable; you won’t be coming back.

08/22/2018

Hey, he fu**in' did it!

I know we have a throwdown coming up this weekend, and y'all need to get hyped up for that and come through, but let's take a hot second and congratulate our boy EyeQ (Chris Allen) for winning Orlando Weekly's 2018 Best Hip-Hop Act.

Lord knows he deserves it.

Guys I won, I can't believe it I won Best Hip Hop act in Orlando!!! Even when your feeling down, keep moving forward. Even when you don't believe in yourself, Keep moving forward. Even when road is dark an there's no one around for miles, keep moving forward. Thank you guys so much for your love and support. Today is my Father my Uncle and my Brothers Birthday. I'm so Proud I can take this home on their day. For everyone who supports me this is for us. I can't say thank you enough 😭❤️

08/15/2018

Updated with our new Lineup!

07/31/2018

06/29/2018

So the Neo Geo port of Money Idol Exchanger just dropped on Switch. It's only day 1, but I'm guessing that #14 globally is pretty high...

06/28/2018

2018 06 23 - EyeQ at the HomeTown Throwdown

Oh my god. It's the origin of Uh-huh!

EyeQ, with 1-UP, Vince, and DJ. R.O.C.K.M.A.N.

06/23/2018

Creative Mind Frame / 1-UP

Super Professional

Luis said our show announcement was bad so I took a better one for him.

This one is SUPER PROFESSIONAL!

Come to the event tonight hosted by Pixels Bar and possibly win free passes to Classic Game Fest

06/20/2018

ChocoBros

This Saturday, 8pm at Kick Butt!

So let's talk about the Chocobros.

Ohm-I and Creative Mind Frame have graced our stage more than once in the past, but I first met them at the same Classic Game Fest After Party as DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N.

I could talk about their high energy, their sick flows, or their truly infectious chemistry performing together on stage, but more than anything else, I respect and admire them for the vision they paint of nerd culture as a fundamentally inclusive, joyous thing with tremendous power to bring people together.

In a post-gamer gate world, and our current climate of increasingly virulent, hateful views being given more and more airtime, it's important to stop and remember what gaming and all varieties of nerd culture can and should do: bring us together and help us celebrate the things that we love and the things that make us who we are.

https://www.facebook.com/thechocobros/

Creative Mind Frame (1-UP) x Ohm-I x Kadesh Flow x El-Gun Legro

Nerdcore Hip Hop | Jazz Hop | Epic Body Rolls

06/19/2018

DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N.

As long as we're talking about music for the night, it would be remiss of us not to take a second to talk about DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N.

Vincent and I first worked together on the Classic Game Fest Afterparty, in 2016. Since then, we've followed each other all over Austin, and there's no end in sight.

But you don't care about the business end, you care about the b***y bangers, which he delivers, consistently and enthusiastically. And on top of just getting your b***y shaking, no one does more for the central Texas nerdcore scene than DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N., and he deserves your love, so come on out Saturday and show it.

https://www.facebook.com/vmoney48/

The old school and Nerdcore DJ in the ATX. Host of The Friday Night Get Down and Nerdcore Nights. I am to unite the community through the love of music.

06/08/2018

Raging Ego, by LEX the Lexicon Artist

I'm spending lots of time promoting our next throwdown and all (6/23 at Kick Butt, come thru!), but I need to take a second to plug Raging Ego, dropped by Lex the Lexicon Artist this week.

I met Lex when she was in town for SXSW, and I worked with the NPC Collective on their showcases during that week. I got to hear her really excellent, high energy stage performances, but I just got the chance to listen all the way through her first full length release (don't tell her that it took me 2 whole days to find the time for it!)

It's... really impressive. I enjoy hip hop/rap shows, but usually don't listen to much in my private time. I found the entire album to be both witty and extremely genuine in both a humorously self effacing and a disarmingly sincere way.

I highly recommend it to anyone interested in nerdy hip hop, good lyrical flows, or promoting the representation of normally underrepresented voices in both the hip hop and nerdy spaces.

https://thelexiconartist.bandcamp.com/album/raging-ego

11 track album

06/05/2018

Here's the full line-up. Gonna be crazy!

02/05/2018

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us on Saturday! And thanks to Descendants of Erdrick for debuting some new material for us!

If you enjoyed The Multibowl, LET THE CREATORS KNOW. They were kind enough to let us demo it, and it made the night that much more memorable.

Best way to reach them would be on twitter. DO IT NOW!

Bennet Foddy -

AP Thomson -

02/05/2018

Victory!

Congratulations to Michael, the victor of our Multibowl tournament!

02/05/2018

Descendants of Erdrick​

Thanks again to Descendants of Erdrick for rocking our faces off!

02/05/2018

Descendants of Erdrick

Thanks again to Descendants of Erdrick for rocking our faces off!

02/05/2018

02/04/2018

It’s Multibowl night here at Kick Butt Coffee! If you’re not here, you should be.

02/02/2018

Multibowl

For our throwdown tomorrow, we've been talking about the MULTIBOWL a bit here, and those of you who weren't lucky enough to see us at PAX South are probably wondering.... what the heck is the MULTIBOWL?

MULTIBOWL
by Bennett Foddy & AP Thomson

http://www.foddy.net/2016/08/multibowl/

MULTIBOWL is a two-player challenge of skill and knowledge, across exciting moments in over 300 historical games across dozens of hardware platforms. It’s the first videogame collage, maybe.

We'll be running a tournament for the multibowl at our throwdown. How on earth does that work? Guess you'll have to find out tomorrow...

MULTIBOWL is a two-player challenge of skill and knowledge, across exciting moments in over 300 historical games across dozens of hardware platforms.

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

MC Ohm-I with the Konami Code

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

A surprise appearance from Mega Ran during the NPC Collective showcase!

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

Random Zelda Jams - Not even on the schedule!

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

More Super Soul Bros!

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

Super Soul Bros. - All the way from northern California!

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

...yes, this is a Chiptune cover of Ke$ha's "TiK ToK", why do you ask?

01/16/2018

PAX South 2018 Magfest Jam Space

More EyeQ w/ Chocobros. and Super Soul Bros.