Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Eighties college rock when Buffalo threesome the Goo Goo Dolls plied inebriated thrash pop on Metal Blade Records. 1993’s..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Hard No

It's OK that you're not into Barbies

"...First of all, don't beat yourself up over this. Dressing up as Ken and..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Art-Punks Transy Warhol Carve the "Space to Figure Everything Out"

Quartet seeks Control in transphobic Texas on gushy, unabashed debut

"...Imagine if the New York Dolls didn't just borrow their girlfriends' clothes and makeup bags...."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"..."I was thrilled when I heard the New York Dolls, because there were guys singing like me. I could..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...hustled the second English punk band to play America (beat by the Damned in 1977) past 60 photographers and..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"..."No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones/ In 1977!!!" roared the Clash,..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...whose fingers tickle more pies than Mrs. Smith, Drakulas' Dolls-meets-Dickies-meets-Devo spazz punk populates a comic book metropolis fueled by..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...venue on the Chitlin' Circuit. Entering teenhood as the Beatles and Stones upended the musical universe, he observed South..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...The New York Dolls revised the Rolling Stones into a thrift-store striptease act...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...been drenching his home in holiday lights and Duracell-charged dolls dancing to the beat of James Brown. For Littlefield,..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...gaze from the stage and spied the New York Dolls staring back at him. A glam rock distillation of..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Gay Place

Pride Month marches on

"...tonight's screening of the gay cult-classic Valley of the Dolls as Austin Film Society's annual LGBTQ fundraiser (raising cash..."

June 22, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Please don't stop the music

"...showcasing local acts with killer babes rocking that (drum) beat. Head to Sahara Sunday, for five queer-fronted bands in..."

June 15, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

50 Margaret Moser Cover Stories

"...“I’m Just Wild About Barbie: Playing with dolls at 39” Cover photo illustration by Andrew Yates..."

June 29, 2017 Photo Gallery

Scientists Revisited on A Place Called Bad

Aussie grunge progenitors await a new generation of action rockers

"...a young love of Big Star, the New York Dolls, and the Flamin Groovies into raw pop delights. Material..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Skyline Theater Debuts

Boston’s flying saucer lands at Austin’s newest outdoor venue

"...fraction of the audience packed up their blankets and beat the traffic, but most stayed for another 30 minutes..."

June 13, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Only Bowie

Long lost 1995 Austin compilation wields a license to freak

"...Pinged about his contributions to this Austin artifact, Stegall..."

Feb. 10, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Hormones, Beat Dolls, Knockin Bones, Vinyl Laranja

"...for a potent caffeine rush. Veteran punk-pop trio the Beat Dolls debuted a pair of new songs to follow..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Playback: James Petralli's Constant Bop

Has White Denim become Bop English? Which festival might relocate to the new superstage at Circuit of the Americas? Is LBJ turning over in eternity over the Beatles exhibit at his library? That and other Q&As in this week's music news.

"...isn't always a matter of words, but rather attitude. Beatlemania Afflicts Austin..."

June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

My Life As Marky Ramone

Ramones drummer spins stories tonight at the Long Center

"...for Billy Murcia’s drum spot in the New York Dolls after his overdose...."

Jan. 26, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Anarchy in Paris

French electro anarchist Éric Débris resides in South Austin

"...boring and repressive. Gotham gutter-glam terrors the New York Dolls create a sensation two years earlier when guitarist Johnny..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Jello Biafra Raves

Dead Kennedys icon recounts punk history tonight then DJ's

"...these short songs with no guitar solos, lyrics like, “Beat on the brat with a baseball bat, oh yeah,..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"..."Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" [from Guys and Dolls] in the way that it works in the show..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pawn Shop Rock

In hock? We've got just the ticket!

"...basses had been in pawn upon the New York Dolls' 2004 reformation. He had been renewing his loan notes..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Wrong Cops

French musician-filmmaker-writer-editor Quentin Dupieux (Rubber) returns with more lo-fi absurdism.

"...made madcap waves with his 1999 electro-dance track “Flat Beat.” Accompanied by a video featuring a mangy yellow puppet..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

BP Fallon & the Bandits

"...section, Nigel Harrison and Clem Burke, plus New York Dolls stand-in guitarist Aaron Lee Tasjan and Austin Small Faces/Faces..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Playback: Austin Scared Stupid

Once again, everything hits at once

"...like a college professor, looked particularly cheerful as they beat out a tight rendition of current single "Pretty Green,"..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...country band Them Duqaines, who use hot guitar, train beats, and primo fiddling to keep the energy up until..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

When There's No More Room in Hell, the Dead Will Go Skating

Blood Over Texas's '4th Annual Zombie Skate' this Sunday

"...skates and stagger-slide in endless, eternal circles to the beat of an indifferent universe. Outside of George A. Romero's..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Lust to Love

Kathy Valentine/Go-Go's Q&A outtakes

"...Beauty and the Beat's “Lust to Love” haunts me. With it, Go-Go's guitarists..."

Aug. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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