SXSW Live Shot: Tinariwen

Desert blues and the Tuareg two-step

"...group that brought Tuareg music to the international stage, Tinariwen melted minds with 45 minutes of swirling guitar grooves..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Tinariwen

"...TinariwenEmmaar (Anti-)..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Thundercat, Black Midi, Japanese Breakfast, the Hives to Play Levitation

Chicano Batman, Crumb, and Andy Shauf also top October fest

"...tripped-out and catchy indie rock from Crumb, Tuareg droners Tinariwen, retro rock unit Shannon & the Clams, Arooj Aftab’s..."

June 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Saturday Listings

FFF Saturday by the blurb

"...of the group's incendiary live explosions. – Michael Toland Tinariwen 6:15pm, Yellow stage Godfathers of Malian desert blues, Tinariwen..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature

Judas Priest Pounds Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

Some heads are gonna roll

"...Spider Bags, Sun Kill Moon, This Will Destroy You, Tinariwen, Wildcat! Wildcat!, the World is a Beautiful Place &..."

May 19, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Terakaft

Sun., 7pm, Reverberation Stage

"...Tuareg people. Formed in 2001, their stylistic resemblance to Tinariwen is no accident. Guitarist Liya Ag Ablil, better known..."

May 2, 2014 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Tinariwen

"...TinariwenAmassakoul (World Village USA)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Tinariwen

"...Tinariwen Tassili (Anti-)..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Imarhan

"...from southern Algeria, this Tuareg desert blues troupe twists Tinariwen's template with their second full-length. Lead track "Azzaman" commingles..."

April 27, 2018 Music Review by Greg Beets

Top 10 National Albums of 2017

National themed lists

"...2) Tinariwen, Elwan (Anti)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

ACL Review: Songhoy Blues

Defiant Malians inspire dance party

"...loosely in the same desert blues as Saharan cousins Tinariwen and Terakaft, Songhoy makes theirs more accessible to Western..."

Oct. 16, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

ACL Review: Growlers

Diminished surf-psych Cali crew maintains

"...Blues Juice,” based on a song by Mali ensemble Tinariwen, “Psycho,” a serial killer tale popularized by country singer..."

Oct. 9, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Review: Bombino

Desert rocker goes to town

"...inroads to stateside six-string worship through envoys Terakaft and Tinariwen. No Tuareg has earned as high a profile as..."

Oct. 1, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

International Sleepers

"...3:05pm, Reverberation stage Algerians toting buoyant Tuareg rock and Tinariwen-influenced dance jams from the desert...."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

SXSW Music: Yonatan Gat

Israeli guitar comet shoots the stars

"...guitar line hinting at the African acid blues of Tinariwen and Bombino. Then the bass and drums charged forward,..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Friday SXSW Showcases

"...a desert-blues master from Niger in the tradition of Tinariwen and Ali Farka Toure. The Tuareg guitarist teases the..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014, Saturday

"...Tinariwen..."

Nov. 9, 2014 Photo Gallery

Hell Bent for Brisket

Match the FFF Fest performer with the food vendor

"...O. Tinariwen Key..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hell Bent for Leather

Some heads are gonna roll at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

"...Butler Park, November 7-9, include Rocket From the Crypt, Tinariwen, Girl Talk, Death From Above 1979, Austin festival requisites..."

May 23, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Psych Fest Live (Saturday): Bombino

African guitarist whips up a sandstorm

"...Hendrix and Mark Knopfler than fellow Saharans Terakaft, or Tinariwen at APF in 2013. Dressed wholly in dashikis, the..."

May 4, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Festival International de Louisiane

Lafayette’s 28th annual dance blowout, April 23-27, hopped!

"...dancing mood. The evening ended with Malian Tuareg nomads Tinariwen casting a spell with trance-like desert blues...."

April 29, 2014 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

SXSW Day Party: Waterloo Records

Garage punk and pop, ATX speed rock, and African blues

"...The best moment came with Tinariwen. The African collective’s become something of an Austin mainstay..."

March 14, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...11pm, Hotel Vegas; Fri., Speakeasy, 9pm Tinariwen ain't the only multi-guitar collective from Mali. The co-ed..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Playback

SXSW begins giving up her secrets.

"...day parties, which include Tony Joe White, Charli XCX, Tinariwen, and Jake Bugg. A concert series from Red Bull..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...Tinariwen (Azawad, Mali)..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest bookers who brought Tuareg nomads Tinariwen to Auditorium Shores in 2011, Chao's charges on 2004's..."

July 12, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Live Shot: Austin Psych Fest

"...APF set by Saharan neighbor Bombino, Malian guitar heroes Tinariwen hit the main meadow with mesmerizing desert grooves and..."

May 3, 2013 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Psych Fest Peaks

The sixth annual Austin Psych Fest preps for a peak head trip

"...together an international gathering that includes North African bluesmen Tinariwen, lysergic SoCal beach bums the Growlers, Japanese experimental heavies..."

April 26, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Terakaft

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Sahara desert homeland. An offshoot of the better known Tinariwen, the trio laid out five trance grooves, embodied by..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Billy Gibbons’ Moving Sidewalks Confirm for Austin Psych Fest

ZZ Top frontman reunites Sixties psych act here in April

"...psych lords the Black Angels, Deerhunter, African blues sheiks Tinariwen, grrrl scalpers Warpaint, Clinic, Black Mountain, Spectrum, Man or..."

Feb. 5, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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