The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"..."They say that 90 people a day move to Austin. The signs of growth are everywhere. Changes are not..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Year in Rock, Austin Style

Musical Happenings, Celeb Sightings, and Boars

"...Vaughan walked off with well-deserved top honors at the Austin Music Awards and SXSW attracted plenty of celebs: at..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

1808 Annex Closes

Longstanding 12th Street venue leased out

"...A no-frills Eastside venue popular with Austin’s DIY promoters has been leased to new tenants and..."

Feb. 9, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Skloss Taps Sonny Carl Davis for “Imagine 100 Dads” Music Video

PJ Raval directs second clip from The Pattern Speaks

"...Ethereal noiseniks Skloss are back with their newest single, "Imagine 100..."

Jan. 15, 2025 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Electric Lounge's second act on the Eastside, catching up with Scratch Acid and Austin's other Voice contestants

"...Edge in 1985, a construction crane looms over Downtown Austin. "Signs of growth are everywhere," the narrator warns. "Change..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...it the most popular video game ever. Here in Austin, the Alamo Drafthouse's Village and Lake Creek locations have..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...stereo equipment. Then he tried to drown out the noise coming from one of his neighbors...."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Council Watch

Planning Commission and two council members consider measures to reduce commercial noise pollution near residential land; Vista Ridge PUD developer negotiates compromise agreement on its single-family development overlooking Bull Creek.

"...took on Alexander's property didn't violate the city's nuisance noise ordinance. So Alexander called the city's zoning office, asking..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Keeping the Peace

Andy Langer examines round one of trying to establish a new city noise ordinance for Austin.

"...of intense public debate over the city's proposed new noise ordinance would end in five minutes of silence...."

May 3, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Council Watch

City Council hears neighbors' complaints about noise from the new Austin Bergstrom International Airport; and the city's solid waste services is headed for automated changes.

"...Jesus Garza utter these words to kick off an Austin City Council meeting, one hopes against hope that a..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

A Certain Ringing in the Ears

Rat Bastard's noise caravan rolls into town

"...the night and how drunk everyone was. The International Noise Conference is basically Rat's squirming brainchild, the idea being..."

April 4, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Page Two

If the City Council approves a proposed noise ordinance, Austin will have to stay weird quietly, and possibly without many nightclubs.

"...overwhelming. Last Thursday, I first read "Council Plan: Keep Austin Weird," an article on the front page of the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Blank Hellscape Crafts Five Years of Intricate Demos Into Hell 2

Your favorite local band’s favorite local band emerges with sophomore album

"...an afterthought, that he also played with a lesser-known Austin noise act called Blank Hellscape, and the guy lit..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

The Inexpressible

Ferreting out the local avant-garde jazz scene

"...from so many clubs, coffee houses, and restaurants in Austin that he moved to New York City. He doesn't..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Gay Place

Combining noise music with performance poetry offers a space for all voices to be heard

"...Dallas' Lauren Belmore to put on an all-female, all-queer noise poetry show (see Saturday). Fueled by fear of Trump's..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Wilco Part One: Capitol City

Previewing tonight's Wilco show with Wednesday's ACL taping

"...“This one’s for you, Austin,” smiled Jeff Tweedy toward the end of Wilco’s two-hour..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...Secret/Mortville 8pm-2am, Beerland Super Secret and Mortville are two Austin-based labels specializing in sneering, Lone Star-fueled punk. Austin trio..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...state and federal offices, on a street that crosses Austin's central entertainment district, and with two major hotels and..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Return of 'The Ozo 3'

Andy Langer interviews Ozomatli bassist on band's arrest during SXSW, and its aftermath

"...Austin Chronicle: Last month, the idea must have been to..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Andy Langer

The Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid Talks Rock Cycles and Roky Erickson Ahead of Levitation Return

For "anybody that wants to make a bit of a strange noise"

"...about to hit four decades, the co-founder of Scottish psych/noise legends the Jesus & Mary Chain does characterize popular..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

The Dialtones Break the Freeze with “Young Summer”

Experimental outfit donating single sales to Austin Mutual Aid

"...to expect the unexpected from Lauren Gurgiolo, one of Austin’s most ingenious musicians, even when that output is experimental..."

Feb. 22, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Fest Pops!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electric Wizard, and king Stooge himself

"...that to get us driving 35 miles east of Austin to Sound on Sound Fest, held in McDade on..."

June 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Noise 2015

"...spinning an album for pleasure. The sound erupting from Austin's apparently thriving noise underground – 60-plus acts' worth sprawled..."

June 19, 2015 Music Feature by Michael Toland

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.

"...hit “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” living in a ratpacked Austin apartment where he sits in a chair with sunglasses..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Concrete Mix Plant Vexes Southwest Neighbors

Residents concerned over safety, noise, and pollution

"...Residents living near a concrete mixing plant in Southwest Austin are calling on local authorities to address their concerns..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Common Law

Dogs and nuisance issues (poop, leashes, and noise)

"...breaking the law. According to Section 3-4-6 of the Austin City Code, "An owner or handler shall promptly remove..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Column by Luke Ellis

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...is clearing up and it's time for the great Austin pastime: live music. From conjunto to country to hip-hop,..."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...block off the raging maelstrom at the heart of Austin's so-called "live music capital."..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Long May You Run

Previewing the 2002-2003 Austin Music Awards.

"...last couple of years have been as kind to Austin music as dot-bombers parked outside Liberty Lunch. The Hole..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Psychedelic Warlords

The kings of Texas psyche rock, ST 37

"...says Joel Crutcher, founding member and lead guitarist of Austin psyche rock institution ST 37. "We don't even care..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

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