Higher Than Why

Higher Than Why formed in the Austin, Texas conscious underground hip hop band scene circa 2004. The instrumentation is drums, keys, bass and quick witted, forward thinking rapping by Justice on the mic. The music is heavy, booming, eerie and spacey all while backed by percussively metered wordsmithing, presenting thoughtful insight on a compelling sound scape. They are hiphop, funk, rock and soul in equal parts.Higher Than Why took to the stages of Austin in late 2007. They quickly landed a weekly gig at Plush Bar's hiphop night opening for Table Manners Crew every Saturday. Along with shows at The Parish, Headhunters, Ruta Maya, Room 710, Red Eyed Fly, Red Seven and Creekside Lounge, they played over 30 shows in 2008. In late 2008, they decided to take a break from gigging to record their first studio effort. It will be released in Spring/Summer 2009. With recording elements of the album complete and a reworked set, they return to playing shows in March 2009. They intend to play all their favorite Austin venues as well as tour the US alongside their album release.