12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...last fall on Matador Records maven Gerard Cosloy's homegrown 12XU Records, debut full-length A Prayer for War remains a..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s

Nearly half of this year's Austin Music Poll/Austin Music Awards winners are now known

"...RUNNERS-UP: Chicken Ranch, 12XU, Raw Paw, Holodeck, Austin Town Hall Best Music Festival..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature

10 Free Week Acts to Watch This Weekend

Keep an eye out for these musicians in 2019

"...singer/drummer Rhys Woodruff, nor bassist Taylor Browne. Their recent 12XU full-length A Prayer for War showcases a local unit..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018

80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout

"...5) Borzoi, A Prayer for War (12XU)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback: My Top 100 Austin Records of 2018

Kevin Curtin picks his favorite local sounds of the year

"...24) Borzoi, A Prayer for War (12XU)..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Super Secret 3) Modern Outsider 4) Keeled Scales 5) 12XU Runners-Up: Robot High School, Fable Records, Gold Man Records..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...45 by garage rock heavyweights the OBN IIIs. Alongside 12XU and Western Vinyl, Super Secret became a key cog..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...art-punk trio Xetas speak about their insanely good new 12XU LP The Tower over breakfast on the patio at..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Plax Coalesces

ATX punks premiere new track “What a Waste”

"...Supergroup. That overused term undermines the reality that most..."

July 31, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – JMBLYA 2017: Trapper’s Delight

JMBLYA garners the third largest concert audience in Austin's 2017

"...experimental noise punk called Laredo on June 30 for 12XU and June 2 on overseas imprint Riot Season. That..."

May 12, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...9) The Gospel Truth, Jealous Fires (12XU)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Gospel Truth

"...Fire" (apparently a righteous contractual obligation for local imprint 12XU) comes off as light relief on Jealous Fires. Few..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Meet Your Death

"...a 2014 acoustic collaboration in Dead Mall Blues (also 12XU), bores into that core hard and fast. Backed by..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Quin Galavis Turns Darkness Into His Magnum Opus

Obfuscating the narrative between fiction and lived experience on My Life in Steel and Concrete

"...Dead Space were leaving to tour their acclaimed 2014 12XU debut, Faker, Galavis abruptly left the band. He sold..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Friday SXSW Sleepers

"...debut, Put Together, on local Matador co-owner Gerard Cosloy's 12XU imprint, spools forth like a compilation of misplaced gems..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Exit Interview: Trailer Space Owner Spot Long

Choosing happiness – even when going out of business

"...Matador Records co-owner and the man behind local imprint 12XU Records] on New Year’s and got a zoning warning...."

Oct. 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

OBN IIIs Record Review

Worth a Lot of Money (12XU)

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...III and company's fourth album arrives via local imprint 12XU on Sept. 14, but Austin gets early access with..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Xetas

"...XetasThe Redeemer (12XU)..."

April 3, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...last year on Matador head Gerard Cosloy's local imprint 12XU Records, refines. – Nina & Raoul Hernandez..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...Church Shoes, and Radioactivity, Sweet Talk's 2013 releases on 12XU – Pickup Lines and the Flash of Light EP..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Welcome to the Machine

2014-15 Austin Music Industry Awards results

"...5) 12XU..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue

"...Paw 2) VMG 3) Modern Outsider 4) Punctum 5) 12XU 6) Saustex 7) Capitol City 8) Chicken Ranch 9)..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff

National Top 10s

Eight critics, 80 lines by genre

"...3) Flesh Lights, Free Yourself (12XU)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Jonly Bonly

Last Texas Platters of 2014

"...Jonly BonlyPut Together (12XU Records)..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Review by Tim Stegall

John Schooley & Walter Daniels

"...John Schooley & Walter DanielsDead Mall Blues (12XU Records) John SchooleyThe Man Who Rode the Mule Around..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Flesh Lights

"...Free Yourself (12XU)..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Dead Space

Texas Platters go mondo

"...The Dead SpaceFaker (12XU)..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Greg Beets

8 Mile

An Austin octet of SXSW Picks 2 Click™

"...release for Matador Records impresario Gerard Cosley's local imprint 12XU, plus tours with luminaries like Thee Oh Sees, piece..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Can't Stop The Bleeding

"...things punk. At Can't Stop the Bleeding, a loose 12XU showcase expertly curated by resident Matador Records co-founder Gerard..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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