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

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews

"We wanted to have more leather than Priest, to be more satanic than fuckin' Black Sabbath ..."

"...Venom8:45pm, Black Stage..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Music DVDs

"...Emmylou Harris and Nicolette Larson; spanning Lena Horne to Black Sabbath; plus a tidal New Wave – Devo, Pretenders,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Black Pistol Fire

"...Black Pistol FireHush or Howl (Modern Outsider)..."

April 25, 2014 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Last Housecore on the Left

Your guide to all things metal

"...The Black Moriah(Thu., 10pm, Dirty Dog Bar)..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Feature

Housecore Horror Gets Loud

Music lineup confirms Ansemlo and Goblin double headers

"...fan going out of his way for Goblin. Seattle-based black metal experimentalists blackQueen practically begged to be onstage with..."

June 7, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River

Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

"...up – Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and Black Sabbath...."

May 17, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...Tom Waits, and Sparklehorse with the Flaming Lips. Okkervil RiverBlack Sheep Boy (2005)..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...pom-pom girls undulate to second-line-friendly arrangements of Beyoncé and Black Sabbath. No band nerds here. – Greg Beets Eliza..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

COM LPs

"...deletion of U.S. bow on Southern Lord dishes old-school Black Sabbath/Iron Butterfly/Melvins. Yoshiaki Negishi sandblasts Lemmy's epiglottal nub as..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It

What reissues are buried in the bottom of your closet?

"...titles from the Warner Music Group, ranging from lesser-known Black Sabbath records like 1986's Seventh Star and 1987's Headless..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

There Goes the Neighborhood

Ray Pride's 'Beauty School' Crack Pipes: No day at the ballpark

"...the ballpark yet. Although the PA is blasting the Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get It Started," scheduled start time..."

July 29, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...and began writing their third effort. – Melanie HauptTHE BLACK LIPS10:15pm, Beerland By inhaling the volatility of the Stooges,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...showcasing the Madison, Wis.-based quartet's sweet-leaf, power-sludge take on Black Sabbath and Eyehategod. Last year's Gateway was the latest..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Sick, is an angry scrum of crack snares and black melodies. Maserati is yet another Athens fourpiece with post-punk..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...Do," the live "Electricity," "Woe Is Uh Me Bop," "Black Snake Moan," and "Grow Fins," the wailing backward blues..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Reissues

"...U.S.A.") looks at the mutually exploitative relationship between a black American soldier and a Vietnamese prostitute during the Vietnam..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Faerie Tales

Another Scene? The Original Scene

"...rock bullshit." Two O'Clock Courage piper/guitarist Steve Rees played Black Sabbath growing up. Spot, Van Wart, and Two O'Clock..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Live Shots

"...Ride"/"That's Alright"/"I Got A Woman"). Who's the girl in black leather on stage? Wife and manager. What the hell..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Lido Pimienta, and More Austin Psych Fest Reviews

Dispatches from three days at the Far Out Lounge

"...quartet Witch leaned into back-to-basics stoner metal: more midtempo Black Sabbath; less slow, sludgy bass. Though they’ve toured sporadically..."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...patio. He calls the lot’s newest resident, a mopey black-and-white puppy named Marfa, “a broken-heart dog.” The puppy’s heart..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

No Repeats, No Regrets: Metallica Catches Lightning in Arlington, Twice

Symmetrical nights on the M72 World Tour dug deeper into the catalog

"...of time seeing what everybody else was doing. ‘What’s Black Sabbath doing? What’s Guns N’ Roses doing? What happens..."

Aug. 21, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...Damned (represented by Austin's Gus Baldwin & the Sketch), Black Sabbath (je'Texas), and the Sex Pistols (Chepo). Glitzy tributes..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...music team ventured across downtown venues to wrap the Black Angels’ homegrown musical convocation. Find our most memorable Halloweekend-closing..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Wait, How Does SXSW Music Work Again?

Breaking down the basics, and some favorites, after three years away

"...sound and social movements. Sticking to decidedly musical topics: Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler and Skid Row's Sebastian Bach discuss..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound – Austin Radio: “We Never Stopped or Went Off the Air”

Austin radio stations stay on-air and spirited during COVID-19

"...weekend listening to KUTX, the late Charles Bradley covering Black Sabbath's "Changes" felt zeitgeist-y. LCD Soundsystem's "North American Scum"..."

May 8, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...you liked country and western music, Frank Sinatra, or Black Sabbath. David Yow’s band Scratch Acid even played a..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

Judas Priest Slam Dunks First Night at ACL Live

British steelers ram it down in one fell swoop. Tonight follows!

"...perfect chorus to prerecorded walk-on song “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath, the singer warmed up with “Necromancer” from the..."

May 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Judas Priest Co-Founder Ian Hill Wields Firepower

UK metal gods near the half-century mark

"...been closed down. It’s in an area called the Black Country, and it’s not called that for nothing. Everything’s..."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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