Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...a dread, electronic tremor, displaced air rumbling like a blackened storm front. From the quickly gathered gloom rises a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wednesday Picks

"...German drone and Beck's sardonic sentimentality. – Austin Powell Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Bauhaus

"...squalls of tropical depression Frances, but thoroughly overcast in black crepe, mesh, patent leather, etc. Of all the American..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...Access doesn't preclude its foundations: razor's-edge metal. Atlanta's gothic black metal fourpiece Cloak sweeps in on the Icarus wings..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Recent 'Rockpalast' Avalanche

"... pinnacle behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and AC/DC's Back in Black. The write-up also puts the 1977 disc alongside Dark..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...towering minutes of "Lords" and closing hydroelectric-damn bursts "The Black River" and "The White Sea," Gods of the Earth..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Portland's Oldominion praises the Lord in Blazer red and black, Minneapolis' Atmosphere could go T-Wolves blue or Viking purple..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...While continuing to chant at the altar of the black-shirted heavy music realm, it also swings open the gates..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...Millions to Hold Us Back (1988), Fear of a Black Planet (1990), and Apocalypse 91 ... the Enemy Strikes..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hot Smoke & Sasafrass

'Hot Smoke & Sasafrass' (and its backstory) returns via the reissue of A Gathering of Promises

"...entire club floor was a 4-inch thick mattress with black canvas over it," remembers Potter. "Then you had backrests,..."

May 7, 2004 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...perspective of fellow travelers like J. Mascis and Frank Black. The quartet's 2001 debut, Will Self-Destruct (Better Looking), never..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...-- a regional sound label president Tommy Couch calls "black music for black people." Despite the fact that only..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

Eight Lineups to See at Levitation This Halloween Weekend

Our picks at the venue-based festival, from Panda Bear to Flying Lotus

"...and Die Spitz, as well as fest founders the Black Angels. Located at 809 E. Sixth, the space also..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...onto the T-Mobile stage in an oversized Men in Black outfit, sunglasses included. The London wordsmith's incomparable flow drew..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...screen flashed her image on British Vogue in all black with gravity-defying hair and elongated fingernails (“Comme Des Garçons..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...hats of chitenge cloth, the new W.I.T.C.H. played their Black Sabbath and James Brown-inspired funky stoner classics, including “Living..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Levitation Review: Electric Wizard, Russian Circles, the Well

Doom for the ages

"...American fans got just what they wanted: recent favorites (“Black Mass,” “The Chosen Few”), classic cuts (“Return Trip,” Wizard..."

April 28, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...the music realm remains infamous as the birthplace of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. What’s your experience of Birmingham?..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Payback

Onetime James Brown impersonator Charles Bradley transcends

"...South by Southwest a few hours later clad in black denim, cuffs, and a collar bedazzled in silver sequins,..."

April 22, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Bloody Hammers

Metallurgy

"...Black lipstick and plastic fangs meet Marshall stacks on the..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Review by Michael Toland

Saturday Picks

"...I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli." Kweli's latest, Eardrum (Blacksmith/Warner Bros.), is uneven but shows why he's considered the..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

I Live My Broken Dreams

This year's rock docs examine the 'outsider myth' and more among the likes of Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, and Wild Man Fischer

"...Be Here to Love Me(full disclosure: Chronicle Editor Louis Black is one of the film's producers) is that of..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Blame Canada

A sampling of musical poutines

"...Two, and it couldn't be better timing. Riffing like Black Flag as much as Black Sabbath, Cursed wraps death..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Imagine

The music business in a post-911 world

"...taste for Clear Channel stations to play. Songs like Black Sabbath's "War Pigs," the Tramps' "Disco Inferno" (you know,..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Suggested Viewing

"...De Sica) Two shoeshine boys get sucked into the black market and betrayal.La Terra Trema (1947, Luchino Visconti) Lyrical..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

Live Shots

"...trio betrayed more debt to ZZ Top, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath (even doing "War Pigs") than the dearly beloved..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature

What Is This?

"...and one EP, released between 1982 and 1989 on Black Flag axeman Greg Ginn's influential indie label SST --..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...the turgid tunes "Not My Day" and "Draped in Black." Irish Rain has all the hallmarks of the first..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

"...but likewise took on Stooges-esque punk ("Texas Tollway Authority"), Black Sabbath-borne heaviness ("Holds No Weight"), Zappa-faithful freakouts ("Tomb Mold"),..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...British Jazz Re:freshed bassist Daniel Casimir reinvigorated improvisation, and Black Sabbath wordsmith Geezer Butler got mobbed following a panel..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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