Faster Than Sound: Austin Imprint Keeled Scales Partners With Polyvinyl Records

New joint office expands the local label landscape

"...orders. When he began chatting with prominent independent outlet Polyvinyl Records, co-founder Matt Lunsford inquired, "If we took shipping..."

June 4, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Alexalone, All Together

Soft-spoken guitarist details world-building Polyvinyl debut – with help from bandmates

"...and Yo La Tengo – followed Peterson's signing to Polyvinyl Records. Janelle Abad, local art director at the big-name..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Kendra Sells, Unlimited

BluMoon singer's genre-dancing solo debut, a music supervisor panel, and more music news

"...Purchasing a stake in the local label, Illinois imprint Polyvinyl will handle direct-to-consumer fulfillment, while Keeled Scales maintains control..."

May 21, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Showcases

Friday

"...like a Slumberland band from 1991. – Audra Schroeder Polyvinyl..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...FILE 13/POLYVINYL SHOWCASE: Philadelphia has been birthing interesting acts of late,..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

La Doña, Wet Leg, Wolf Eyes, and Chris Patrick Added to SXSW’s 2022 Music Ranks

… along with 302 other acts from around the world

"...Austin: the in-your-head avant-garde musings of Sloppy Jane, striking Polyvinyl-signed indie-pop upsetter Ian Sweet, Texas bedroom pop artist Hannah..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...Austin's Keeled Scales partnered with prominent Illinois imprint Polyvinyl in May, opening a joint local office. Purchasing a..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Friday SXSW Showcases

"...Flower Booking/Polyvinyl Record Co./Topshelf Records8pm, Sidewinder Outside..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Thursday Showcases

International hip-hop, or domestic, Modern Outsider sounds?

"...Polyvinyl 7:30pm, Cheer Up Charlies The Polyvinyl roundup arrives as..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Top 10 National

"...10) Deerhoof, Breakup Song (Polyvinyl) Jim Caligiuri..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Deerhoof

"...DeerhoofDeerhoof vs Evil (Polyvinyl)..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Friday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...for wimps and neither is Jones. – Margaret Moser Polyvinyl Records..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...puberty. TexPIRG recommends that parents not let children put polyvinyl chloride plastic toys in their mouths, and use glass..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature

Blue Vinyl

"...fits. Helfand and Gold investigate the life cycle of polyvinyl chloride when Helfand's parents decide to have the vinyl..."

Nov. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paper Cuts

New Austin music picks from francene rouelle, variety

"...Isat and Jake Villarreal, Shutterr leader JD Salazar, and Polyvinyl Records art director Janelle Abad, No Desire puts their..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...metalized polyethylene terephthalate. Modern tinsel is typically made from polyvinyl chloride film coated with a metallic finish...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

What We’re Listening to This Week

A. Sinclair, Quin NFN, Denis O’Donnell, Alexalone, and more sounds worth your time

"...texture arises in the local's output as Alexalone. Via Polyvinyl, Peterson recalls: "I had never seen that type of..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...drone, noise, and shoegaze. Alexalone marked the first local Polyvinyl Records signing after opening an Austin office, where one..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Music Spotlight: Charlotte Cornfield

On Highs in the Minuses, the 33-year-old Toronto native taps into the intensity of youth

"...Highs in the Minuses, her debut with Polyvinyl, plays in small scenes of outsized memory, vignettes of..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Musical Top 10s of 2021

One writer's favorite Austin-sourced albums, songs, and such from the last 12 months

"...10) Alexalone, Alexaloneworld (Polyvinyl) EPs..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...57) Alexalone, Alexaloneworld (Polyvinyl)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...$21 polyvinylrecords.com/product/alexaloneworld..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Black Angels & Kikagaku Moyo, Video Age & Shy Boys, Exhumed & Creeping Death, ST 37 & the Gary, Arooj Aftab, and Kool Keith

"...Boys swirls highlighter-bright doo-wop harmonies with sinister themes via Polyvinyl Records. Sample "Trash" to imagine the Beach Boys on..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound: Spoon Returns On Full Blast

Reigning local rockers' surprise show at Mohawk and more music news

"...Love Wheel, and Half Price Books alongside local labels Polyvinyl, Keeled Scales, Nine Mile, Austin Town Hall, the Next..."

July 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Captain Quackenbush’s and Outer Heaven Disco Club Make COVID-Delayed Debuts

New musical hubs launch in former Strange Brew and Dozen Street spaces

"...be limited to java shop strummers. The newly signed Polyvinyl Records act, including Sam Jordan, Mari Rubio, and new..."

July 2, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How to Clean Your Sex Toys

Putting the sexual chemistry in (solo) summer fun

"...Stuff like jelly materials and PVC (polyvinyl chloride) have porous surfaces where bacteria and fungi can..."

May 28, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

ACL Live Review: Julia Jacklin

Aussie song expert shakes off the fest’s Sunday hangover early

"...the Kids Win,” the title track to her 2016 Polyvinyl debut...."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Elise Barbin

SXSW Music Reveals Surpass Halfway Mark

ATX shines on list No. 7 alongside Karol Conká, Crumb & Pedro the Lion

"...latter after 15 years to put out Phoenix on Polyvinyl last month...."

Feb. 7, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Friday ACL Fest 2018 Picks

TGIF picks for Zilker Park

"...Alvvays2:45pm, Miller Lite stage On their eponymous, Polyvinyl-backed debut, this Toronto dream-pop troupe offered the irresistible proposal..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Feature

Friday ACL Fest 2018 Picks

Handicapping ACL's first Friday plus a handful of locals

"...Alvvays2:45pm, Miller Lite stage On their eponymous, Polyvinyl-backed debut, this Toronto dream-pop troupe offered the irresistible proposal..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature

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