Checking In: Pleasure Venom’s Audrey Campbell Stays Calm

Firebrand frontwoman takes “a sec to reassess”

"...and no one’s more palpable, substantive, and undeniable than Audrey Campbell. Alpha for lethal ATX injection Pleasure Venom, her..."

April 3, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

We Have an Issue: “Bad Girls” Make Waves

On photographing Pleasure Venom's Audrey Campbell, and remembering the late singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce

"...staff photographer Jana Birchum. Jana had previously photographed founder/frontwoman Audrey Campbell in a series of images I still remember..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to Rebirth/Return

Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut

"...a Deep Eddy Ruby Red cocktail, Pleasure Venom principal Audrey Campbell says a 2018 Twitter shout-out from Bikini Kill's..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...Fisher's. They're all in agreement with Pleasure Venom frontwoman Audrey Campbell: Just because Austin's liberal doesn't mean it encourages..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Love and Death, Underwater

Alison Ellwood's No Limits premieres tonight on ESPN

"...and allusions write themselves, but the truth of freediver Audrey Mestre’s life and tragic death is tangled in a..."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Faster Than Sound: Levitation Returns for Halloween Weekend

A conversation with Botany and other cross-genre recs

"...The dynamically raging and all-around inimitable force of Audrey Campbell propels Pleasure Venom. The purveyors of dogged hardcore..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: I Subscribed to the Austin-Based festivalPass and Felt Confused

Few discounts and few Austin options on new NFT-dabbling concert ticket marketplace

"...to New Orleans for filming in January. Lead singer Audrey Campbell posted: "As a queer person tryna figure it..."

June 24, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Caleb De Casper Persists Glamorously

Flamboyant expressionist needs to hook up, yo

"...and vocal contortionist emailed last week after Pleasure Venom’s Audrey Campbell name-checked him...."

April 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

We Have an Issue: Habit Forming

Checking in with musicians in quarantine, #NowStreaminginAustin, Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19, and more new and recurring features

"...Michael C. Sharp on living lean and staying inside; Audrey Campbell of Pleasure Venom on what it’s like when..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Punk’s Not White at Black & Brown Fest

Austin punks of color shine at radical San Antonio collective’s second year, Mutual Feelings evolves on their own terms, and more music news

"...interactions alongside fictional bandmates played by Pleasure Venom singer Audrey Campbell and Greg Williams of Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice...."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: White Riot, Black Identity

Crowdfunding a black punk narrative, shuttering the Houston Press, and soundtracking Enchanted Rock

"...portrayed by Austin musicians: Blxpltn's Jonathan Horstmann, Pleasure Venom's Audrey Campbell, and Greg Williams of Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice...."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Third World Cop

"...Directed by: Chris Browne. Starring: Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers, Winston “Bello” Bell, Audrey Reid, Carl Bradshaw,..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven Lone Star-Launched Recommendations at Weekend Two of ACL Fest 2022

Seven Texas recommendations at ACL Fest Weekend Two

"...chaos by the bansheelike squeals and screeches of vocalist Audrey Campbell, March single "Severed Ties" showcases the quartet at..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

"...the merch table after a scorching performance, PV leader Audrey Campbell called playing with Bikini Kill a full-circle moment...."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...against racial capitalism. "Getting tired of living this shit," Audrey Campbell spits, kick-starting guitarist Chase Dungan's siren squall. State-sanctioned..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music Yearbook: Can You Name These Musicians?

"...Audrey Campbell of Pleasure Venom..."

Aug. 29, 2019 Photo Gallery

Still Charmed, Shirley Manson Talks Decades of Touring and New Bionic Hip

Bandleader’s “insanity and drive” fuel Garbage’s June 18 COTA stop

"...something new. Manson found a kindred spirit in Austin’s Audrey Campbell, the Pleasure Venom singer who made an impression..."

April 11, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Musicians Demand Fair Compensation From SXSW at Convention Center Rally

National union pushed for increased $750 artist payout on Thursday

"...punk act Pleasure Venom played the showcase. Onstage, singer Audrey Campbell said: “This next one’s called ‘Sucker.’ That's what..."

March 17, 2023 Music Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...from the Ophelias and Blvck Hippie, Pleasure Venom vocalist Audrey Campbell provided the aforementioned memorable exception. “This next one’s..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2022

"...November: Pleasure Venom’s Audrey Campbell...."

Dec. 15, 2022 Photo Gallery

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, Nineties Brits, AfroTech, and more shows worth seeing

"...wield internal rage and resentment via grinding guitars and Audrey Campbell's vocals, best heard in March single "Severed Ties."..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Chris Conde and Third Root, Bully, Robert Ellis, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, Molly Burch, and Pulkingham Layne

"...De Casper, Jeff Smith of Hickoids, Thomas Valles and Audrey Campbell of Pleasure Venom, and Chronicle Music Editor Kevin..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Pleasure Venom's latest turns out one of Audrey Campbell's most exciting performances. Delivering intense staccato yips over..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2020

"...Birchum writes: "Fun, remember that? This is Pleasure Venom’s Audrey Campbell, shot for the SXSW special issue, which never..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Photo Gallery

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...bassist Joel Coronado join the core duo of vocalist Audrey Campbell and drummer Thomas Valles. The frontwoman recently told..."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...Audrey Campbell(Pleasure Venom)..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Willie and a Movie

The Red Headed Stranger rides again at Luck Cinema's kickoff, thriving Austin rapper Ladi Earth can't be categorized, and more music news

"...attacked the band in social media comments. Lead singer Audrey Campbell responded: "This simply put is discrimination. Period."..."

July 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...Pleasure Venom, the high-voltage local punk troupe fronted by Audrey Campbell, takes on three opening dates with Nineties rock..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...in feminist bile. The latter shot came courtesy of Audrey Campbell, whose wailing vocals and riot grrrl Tina Turner..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Lewis Brown INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED Jericho Brown TRADITION Dave Campbell DAVE CAMPBELL'S FAVORITE TEXAS COLLEGE FOOTBALL STORIES Josh Campbell..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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