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Michael Toland
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Bridge Farmers' Superior Acid Metal
Hawkwind and Sabbath didn't spawn the Austin trio, but they should have
Music Feature, Aug. 9, 2018
ST 37
ST 37
Music Review, Aug. 9, 2018
Evil Triplet
Have a Nice Trip
Music Review, Jul. 26, 2018
The Sword
Used Future
Music Review, Jun. 28, 2018
Ex-Melvins Confederate Mark Deutrom Achieves Artistic Equilibrium
Longtime local learns The Value of Decay
Music Feature, Jun. 21, 2018
Terror Fest Interview: Yob
Music Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
Terror Fest Record Reviews
Tomb Mold, Come to Grief/Fistula, Chrch, Wayfarer, and Gnaw
Music Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
The Young Mothers’ Jazz Oppression
Free all-stars break down onerous systems
Music Daily, Jun. 11, 2018 2:45 PM
Golden Dawn Arkestra
Children of the Sun
Music Review, May. 31, 2018
Hot Luck Review: Peter Hook & the Light
A cover band with substance
Music Daily, May. 24, 2018 9:50 AM
Midcentury
Modern Nostalgia
Music Review, May. 24, 2018
Big Wy’s Brass Band
Portal to Funkville
Music Review, May. 24, 2018
Chris Cogburn/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten/Bob Hoffnar/Henry Kaiser
En las Montañas de Excesos
Music Review, May. 10, 2018
Levitation Review: Wooden Shjips, Acid Mothers Temple, ST 37, Yoo Doo Right
The ABCs of psychedelia
Music Daily, Apr. 30, 2018 11:47 AM
Levitation Review: Slowdive, Survive, Mien
Shoegaze, synth wave, and a supergroup debut
Music Daily, Apr. 29, 2018 12:40 PM
Levitation Review: Electric Wizard, Russian Circles, the Well
Doom for the ages
Music Daily, Apr. 28, 2018 12:00 PM
Levitation Review: Dead Meadow, Windhand, Ruby the Hatchet
Ladies night and might
Music Daily, Apr. 27, 2018 10:35 AM
After Two-Year Hiatus Levitation Hits the Clubs
Droning on with Slowdive, Electric Wizard, Ian Svenonius, and Bedouine
Music Feature, Apr. 26, 2018
Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend
The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances
Music Feature, Apr. 26, 2018
Ulan Bator
Végétale
Music Review, Apr. 26, 2018
Sextile
Albeit Living
Music Review, Apr. 26, 2018
Mitch Chandler
Seasons
Music Review, Apr. 5, 2018
Jon Lundbom Quartet
Live at Monks
Music Review, Apr. 5, 2018
Aaron Russell
Red Guitar
Music Review, Apr. 5, 2018
SXSW Music Review: The Veldt
Afro-shoegaze pioneers re-emerge for their close-up
SXSW Daily, Mar. 17, 2018 2:15 PM
SXSW Music Review: Soweto Kinch
UK saxist proves the absence of a band a piece of cake
SXSW Daily, Mar. 16, 2018 2:05 PM
SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational
A new generation of jazz stars is born
SXSW Daily, Mar. 15, 2018 1:10 PM
SXSW Music Review: RVG
Melbourne quartet introduces new muse Romy Vager
SXSW Daily, Mar. 14, 2018 12:22 PM
SXSW Music Jazz Sampler
Psychedelic, post-bop, Latin-inflected, and more: 11 jazz artists
Music Feature, Mar. 14, 2018
SXSW Music Review: Hamburg x Berlin Showcase
International cosmology from the German capital
SXSW Daily, Mar. 13, 2018 11:55 AM
12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music
Local sitar maestro looks inward
Music Feature, Mar. 8, 2018
Eric Johnson’s Six-String Monolith
Austin native electrifies his commercial summit
Music Daily, Feb. 16, 2018 1:45 PM
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten’s Village Songs
Den Signede Dag
Music Review, Jan. 25, 2018
Charles Lloyd Marvels
Swimming and soaring with the saxophone great
Music Daily, Jan. 24, 2018 3:00 PM
Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017
Consensus on the best local platters
Music Feature, Dec. 28, 2017
2017 Music Critics Poll
Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.
Music Feature, Dec. 28, 2017
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1984-2014)
Music Review, Dec. 7, 2017
The Creation
Action Painting
Music Review, Dec. 7, 2017
Tommy Howard
Storybook
Music Review, Nov. 30, 2017
Sound on Sound Live Shots
Anthem after anthem after anthem
