Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...their dissolution, Cherubs still summon the oddly timed hallucinogenic brutality of their initial incarnation. In fact, the Mohawk show..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Review: A Trio of Radioactive Cherubs Reissues

Icing, Heroin Man, and 2 YNFYNYTY re-crisped on colored vinyl

"...via a trio of reissues from Philly indie outlet Brutal Panda, 1992 debut Icing gains the most. Re-arted and..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Raging and Reflecting With Glassing’s Ambient Metal

Letting just a little light in on new album Spotted Horse

"...cohesion on Spotted Horse, the locals' second album and Brutal Panda debut...."

May 17, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...10) Boyfrndz, Impulse (Brutal Panda) Top 10 Austin Vinyl..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Top 10s

Ninety lines of listicles about Austin music 2015

"...3) Cherubs, 2 Ynfynyty (Brutal Panda)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Playback: Rap Reigns at SXSW

Snoop Dogg crowns SXSW hip-hop as keynote, the Cherubs may have topped Heroin Man, and Sparkplug becomes part of musicians’ shared economy

"...Long-dormant noise terrorists Cherubs, a brutal trio who assaulted eardrums in Austin 1992-1994 and left..."

March 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Top 10s

Best in local albums 2014

"...10) Jess Williamson, Native State (Brutal Honest) Abby Johnston..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Playback: Cherubs Flit Back

The unlikely return of Nineties noisemakers Cherubs.

"...album, set for release this winter on vinyl boutique Brutal Panda Records out of Philadelphia, also home to Austin..."

July 25, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Transit Method, Othervoid

Prog-rocking metalheads streamline their sound on third LP

"...quit caring about anything past 1995. Transit Method Othervoid (Brutal Panda)..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...and Butthole Surfers) and their contemporary spawn. Last year’s Brutal Panda reissues for Icing and Heroin Man completed a..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...4) Glassing, Twin Dream (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Review: Glassing

Twin Dream (Brutal Panda)

"...Twin Dream. Standing confidently between pillars of grace and brutality, the Austin trio's third album seethes, rages, and sobs,..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Chronicle Critics Choose Their Top 10 Local Albums

10 lists by 10 of our music writers

"...2) Glassing, Spotted Horse (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Glassing Album Review

Spotted Horse (Brutal Panda)

"...spectrum of madness, Spotted Horse's amorphous intensity combines biting brutality and loveliness simultaneously...."

May 17, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...Transit Method, We Won't Get out of Here Alive (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017

Consensus on the best local platters

"...Transit Method, We Won't Get Out of Here Alive (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Transit Method’s Epic "Parasight"

Austin’s proggy power trio unloads video premiere

"...Get Out Of Here Alive, out August 18 on Brutal Panda. That Relapse Records-affiliated, mostly local vinyl label, which..."

June 26, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

But you can still put your arms around Margaret Moser

"...Transit Method signed to local Relapse Records-affiliated label Brutal Panda Records. The Austin-based trio, armed with a sound..."

June 16, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...5) Cherubs, Fist in the Air (Brutal Panda)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Boyfrndz

"...BoyfrndzImpulse (Brutal Panda)..."

May 27, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Boyfrndz Back With “Gone”

Post-rock experimentalists foreshadow new LP Impulse

"...of Boyfrndz’ third LP Impulse, arriving May 27 on Brutal Panda Records, the label responsible for Cherubs’ unlikely comeback..."

May 9, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Goodnight Irene

Timeless music time-travels – backward, forward

"...7) Cherubs, 2 Ynfynyty (Brutal Panda)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Austin Record Label Rendezvous

The Austin Record Label Flea Market bands together local imprints, while County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt tries to scatter mass gatherings such as Levitation

"...releases: Monofonus Press' We Jam by Condos comp and Brutal Panda's issuance of stellar Cherubs comeback, 2 Ynfynyty. Select..."

June 19, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cherubs

"...Cherubs2 Ynfynyty (Brutal Panda)..."

April 3, 2015 Music Review by Greg Beets

SXSW Live Shot: Mantar

Hamburg duo splinter intricate sludgecore

"...black. Opener “Spit,” off debut LP Death By Burning (Brutal Panda), then set the tone with whipcord beats and..."

March 20, 2015 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Playback

Late SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke memorialized, and other Thursday SXSW tips

"...guitar, hits the American vinyl market May 17 on Brutal Panda Records. Their first U.S. tour collides with SXSW..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Great Gig in the Sky

The best albums of our lives – and the afterlife

"...9) Boyfrndz, Breeder (Brutal Panda)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest 8

Fun Fun Fun Fest finally arrives

"...time, I knew nothing of inner-city violence or police brutality because I understood that they were saying exactly what..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Film

Film Reviews

"...opening credits that take us on a tour of brutal NY crime scenes to the excellent casting and performances..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...opening credits that take us on a tour of brutal NYC crime scenes to the excellent casting and performances..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

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