New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Ben Kweller hits the Continental Club stage, Threadgill's auctions some history, and more

"...will seek live bids and call-ins too. – Kevin Curtin Slobberbone: Gimme Back My Band..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Brent Best and Will Johnson

"...fronting longstanding North Texas rock/roots acts in the former's Slobberbone, which leans in the direction of the Replacements, and..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Mowing Lawns With Mike Cooley

Drive-By Truckers’ co-frontman goes solo at the Hole

"...Drag and have vague memories of double bills with Slobberbone that ended in a drunken, sweaty heap with the..."

Dec. 6, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...drummer Matt Pence, both formerly of Adam's Farm, and Slobberbone's Scott Danbom, a sonic architect that handles bass, keyboards,..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Five Years

Back to the 'bone

"...Further proof that time flies: Slobberbone plays its first Austin show in five years Saturday..."

May 12, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Collins & the Rainbirds

"...Austin Collins has drawn comparisons to alt.country stalwarts Slobberbone and Uncle Tupelo, but on his third disc, Wrong..."

March 12, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Playing Catch Up

Truckers, hawks, and more

"...this month. I’ve got hazy memories of the Drive-by Truckers/Slobberbone shows that happened ten or so years ago at..."

July 22, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Friday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...album. The Drams' rise from the steaming corpse of Slobberbone, with Brent Best hoisting former Bonemates Jess Bar and..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

The Drams

Record review

"...Slobberbone may be dearly departed, but the Drams, as evidenced..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Rosa From the debris left by the demise of Slobberbone comes the Drams. The 'bone's principal singer-songwriter Brent Best..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...David PorterA Tip of the Hat to SlobberboneMr. Black,..."

March 25, 2005 Column

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...path trampled by the likes of Drive-by Truckers and Slobberbone. Their second blast of cowpunk, The Wall Against Our..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...MesserBRENT BEST12mid, B.D. Riley's With the demise of Denton's Slobberbone fresh on the table, Brent Best still has a..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Girls Can Tell

"...Will Johnson (natch), Flemmons' band the Baptist Generals, recently ex-Slobberbone Brent Best, and Lo-Fi Chorus, among many others. Patrons..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

A Tip of the Hat to Slobberbone

"...Mr. Black, As the final Slobberbone performance in Austin draws near (March 11 at the..."

March 4, 2005 Postmarks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Bigsby's Best is usually associated with beer-infused Denton twangers Slobberbone, but he's been getting out on his own lately...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Sheiks of Industry

Part one of a two-week look at Austin record labels and their leaders

Nov. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Sheiks of Industry

Austin record labels, part 1

"...the Drive-by Truckers, as well as rough-and-tumble Texas artists Slobberbone and Jon Dee Graham, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters Tim..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

TCB

"...John Schooley visit tonight, Thursday, and Denton demolition crew Slobberbone comes calling Friday. See "Club Listings."..."

July 25, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

South San Gabriel

Texas Platters

"...Pence, Scott Danbom, and Mark Hedman, as well as Slobberbone's Brent Best and Pleasant Grove pedal-steel player Joe Butcher,..."

May 9, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Slobberbone

SXSW Records

"...SlobberboneCrow Pot Pie (New West)SlobberboneBarrel Chested (New West) Since what's..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Spotlight: Drive-By Truckers

The DBT will rise again.

"..."We're pretty good friends with the Slobberbone boys, and they seem to be perfectly happy there,"..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Dan Brodie & the Broken Arrows

Music Showcase

"...as hard as anything offered by the likes of Slobberbone or the Drive-By Truckers. Non-American artists like Brodie interpret..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Slobberbone

Texas Platters

"...SlobberboneSlippage (New West) At their peak, the band that spawned..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Life, Death, and Shoofly Pie

Chatting with the Gourds' rabid online fan base, family through thick and BAD.

"..."Like the Lazy Sunday Dream, Mike Nicolai, Slobberbone, the Damnations, Baptist Generals, Li'l Cap'n Travis, and Drive-By..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...SLOBBERBONE: You've reached the pinnacle of success when Stephen King..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Critics Poll

Critics' favorites from 2001

"...Jim Caligiuri: Old 97's, Slobberbone, Stubb's..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Music Feature

Postmarks

Notes on the music scene, the music seen, the music herd, and the music heard.

"...crew, as one of the bands showcasing that evening, Slobberbone, provided all the backline for the night, meaning there..."

March 30, 2001 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...SLOBBERBONE: Over the past year, this Denton quartet has kept..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Producers: My Path to the Studio, Austin Convention Center, Saturday 17

"...Lobos), David Lowery (Cracker, Sparklehorse, Counting Crows), Paul Ebersold (Slobberbone, Sister Hazel, 3 Doors Down), and Austinite Dave McNair..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

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