Fragile Rock: Austin's Emo Puppet Band

Maybe the world's only emo puppet band?

"...But, okay, and this Fragile Rock thing happened because –..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beware of Failing Rock

An Austin Couple Says Their Insurer Let Them Down

"...wait for Prudential's next move; Ronee's well-being was too fragile. Although again, it was not their "choice" to do..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Brutality Television

Why you won't be seeing Austin emo puppet band Fragile Rock on America's Got Talent

"...at America's Got Talent with my emo puppet band Fragile Rock, being interviewed after our performance...."

July 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Brently Heilbron

SXSW Music Steps Up Ninth Artist List

Japanese Breakfast, Broken Social Scene, Ambar Lucid and 154 others

"...Japanese Breakfast, Canadian troupe Broken Social Scene, and poppy roots-rock outfit Judah & the Lion...."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fan Fest: Joan Jett

Blackheart rocker grows up

"...her parents within three years of each other changed rock & roll hero Joan Jett. Working with the Blackhearts..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Constantine

Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.

"...deporting wayward demons from the earthly plane in the fragile hope that he might buy his way back into..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Simon Birch

The sincerity of its players, the level gaze of its camera, and a genuine affection for its story (suggested by John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany) keep this film afloat.

"...all the empty spaces in Simon Birch's cold and rocky life. Born no bigger than a baby bird, Simon..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Blink

"...stereotypically tough-talking Chicago cop with whom Emma, after a rocky beginning, inevitably becomes involved. The portrait of Emma is..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...including Japanese “poetry rapper” Haru Nemuri, euphoric UK space rockers the Orielles, and the mononymous Thao – title of..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...U.S. scene with the wild and eclectic style of rock they call “Gaule wave.” Also coming from foreign shores..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List No. 7

Pussy Riot Theatre, Kano, Bilal, and 137 more

"...Otep, New York songman Richard Barone, veteran NOLA roots rockers the Iguanas, Dallas rapper Blue, the Misfit, upbeat indie..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Laugh on Laugh

The Globe stage is comedy central for Sound on Sound

"...where, if contestants resist laughing, they win. Fri., 1:20-2pm Fragile Rock: America's favorite emo puppet band slits its felt..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...for Improvisers." He also fronts the emo puppet band Fragile Rock and produces the Stand Up Empire TV program...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who Does 46 Hours of Comedy Improv Nonstop?

Eight stalwarts of the scene flirt with exhaustion and insanity

"...guy named Ryan Hill – he’s one of those Fragile Rock people, too – and this year that same..."

June 17, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...decadelong Austin scene veteran to fully embrace brooding indie rock, full of guitar nerd solos and power chord bursts..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"..."Dude, I service society by rocking. Okay? I'm out there, on the front lines, liberating..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Monday Showcase Picks

"...composer from San Francisco, Luke Sweeney melds a classic rock vibe with a psychedelic strain of pop. Portland, Ore.,..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

Austin Jousters A-Z

Locals take the stage

"...American SharksSat., 4pm, the Keep stage Superfast stoner-rock trio thunders drums, latent pop, and Seventies glam-fluences...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...5) Charley Crockett..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Gaz Coombes, Korean hip-hop duo XXX, catchy Spanish garage rock quartet Hinds, and young Irish vintage rockers the Strypes...."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

This is the summer to have fun, get wet, take a road trip, and stay fired up

"...of Rachel Dolezal to the ongoing protests at Standing Rock. On display through June 24. Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina...."

May 19, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Review: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

The late Nirvana rocker up close and personal. Bring a hankie.

"...Cobain’s suicide. Brett Morgen’s doc magically captures something few rock docs convey: the heart and soul, the very essence..."

March 20, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Good Eye Looks Back

All the best glimpses caught by the Good Eye in 2014

"...a novel of love, time travel, and Nineties indie rock, will be out in about a year. New Year's..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

BLK ODYSSY Brings Tenpiece Band to Tiny Desk Performance

Watch the Austin-launched project premiere new song “WANT YOU”

"...River, Gina Chavez, Shakey Graves, Carrie Rodriguez, Adam Torres, Fragile Rock, Alejandro Escovedo, Gary Clark Jr., Brownout, Lucinda Williams,..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Video by Queer Latinx Artist Xandra Ibarra Pulled From San Antonio Art Exhibit

Plus Ballroom Basics, Greetings From Queer Mountain, and more

"...Fragile Rock, Pelvis Wrestley, Stretch Panic Rawk out on a..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Photos from Day 5 of SXSW 2019

"...Fragile Rock..."

March 13, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Music Review: Tiny Desk Family Hour

Nine sanctified mini concerts debut a future SX staple

"...vocals. Austinite Gina Chavez skewed emotive, while emo-meets-Avenue Q Fragile Rock hurtled through manic, puppet-led absurdity...."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

Brently Heilbron's Stand Up Empire Signs With PBS

New show to bring ACL-like coverage of Austin's comedy scene

"...Heilbron, it was because of his emo puppet band, Fragile Rock. This time it's because of his new show..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Flashback

PBS concert staple inducts its second class of legends

"...longest-running music show on television has courted the biggest rock acts of the day, including Nine Inch Nails, Pearl..."

June 19, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Lagniappe

Susan Boyle, young Bob Dylan, and music stories never told

"...pp., $16, paper) paints Boyle as being as emotionally fragile as her story is ordinary. It doesn't help that..."

July 15, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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