Old Dog, New Tricks

Turns out there's life yet in Showbiz Pizza's animatronic band of animals, the Rock-afire Explosion

"...in This Club." Posted by the Rock-afire's biggest fan, Chris Thrash, the video has received millions of hits and..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Sound on Sound Fest Q&A: Power Trip

Riley Gale talks medieval beheadings, awards, and his bucket list

"...sophomore platter Nightmare Logic, a perfect blood-storm of brutal thrash, raw hardcore punk, and hyper-literate prose, Dallas breakouts Power..."

Nov. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rock Out With Your Dogs Out

The awesomest documentary about an animatronic band of animals comes to DVD

"...Explosion, and how, with a little help from super-fan, Chris Thrash, the group found a new home on YouTube...."

Sept. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Sound on Sound Review: Cannibal Corpse

Into the pit

"...from Arizona’s opening Gatecreeper, 45 minutes of tearaway super thrash by Dallas marauders Power Trip in the middle, and..."

Nov. 11, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Innuksuk, Screenwriters: Nyla Innuksuk, Ryan Cavan, Producers: Dan Bekerman, Christopher Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis, Nyla Innuksuk, Stacey Aglok McDonald, Alethea..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Platters

"...Scotia"), the flighty "Salem" featuring vocals by one young Chris Geppert (aka Christopher Cross), the overall dynamic, remixed into..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...and become WFTDA cornerstones, Philly Roller Girl Vanessa "Euro Thrash" Jackson proposed one word that summed up how those..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...Records begins clearing its SX henhouse with Nashville anti-comic Chris Crofton, described by satirical powerhouse the Onion's A.V. Club..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard

Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist

"...Austin metal act – a powerhouse fusion of complex thrash, roaring hardcore, and cosmic doom – became a seminal..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...Carrying on sans recently retired founding member and co-vocalist Chris Freeman, Atlanta's Withered enters a new era for its..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...they'll make you shout in reverential enlightenment. (Emo's, 11pm) -Christopher Hess..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (United Kingdom) D: Steve Sullivan The hilarious..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Patton Oswalt's I Move My Dad takes top honors again

"...Spotlight Audience Award Winner: We Are Not Ghouls Director: Chris James Thompson, Producers: Jessica Farrell, Jack Turner, Andrew Swant..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Love Us or Hiatus

Rare gigs and soft breakups from Iron Age and US Weekly

"...The local thrash unit, a vital force in metal and punk circles..."

July 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: 2012-2013 Music Poll Ballot

Vote your local music conscience

"...Producer: Chris "Frenchie" Smith..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sxsw

"...like good chicken-fried steak. (Brazos Street Stage, 7pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...on March 6, Power Trip never blinked. The Dallas thrash group remained dogged in its determination that shows would..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...sets that qualifies them as saviours. (Stubb's, 8pm) -- Christopher Hess..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...glimpses over that willowy wall of sound. 2.5 Stars- Christopher Hess..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

Knnc X-mas/reverend Horton Heat, Meices

"...late. Hildegard opens. Saturday night it's a gimme: surfabilly thrash rock with the Rev. Horton Heat, and S.F.'s balls-out..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Feature

Record Reviews: Reissues

"...a welcome 1977 throwback in a sea of mindless thrash bands. True, as a lyricist, Ness was hardly Lou..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

They're your ears, do with them what you will

"...together in 1978 and proved a key influence on thrash. Labeled speed metal and still anchored by stickman and..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Iron Age's Seminal Album Reverberates Through Texas' Metal Scene

The Sleeping Eye turns 10 with a reissue, its creators and other Texas metal icons consider its influence

"...ideas in the two bands for which he vocalizes: thrashcore powerhouse Iron Age and epic metal flag-wavers Eternal Champ­ion...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Liz Behan: One Woman at Dusk at ColdTowne

Laura de la Fuente’s solo show is a charged combination of clever writing, memorable characters, and spirited performance

"...variety of these personalities. From the unhinged mania of thrash-metal children's singer Caffi (estranged daughter of Raffi) to the..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Velasquez, Marisol Ramirez, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Roman Christou (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

OTR attends Fun Fun Fun Fest, packs things, and moves to the Cloud

"...all home on Sunday. Then came Slayer, whose titanium thrash reigned with such relentless authority that all contesting headliners..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fun Fun Fun Lists

"...Brian Posehn (Sun., 7:40pm, Orange stage) Thrash obsessive may not burst into song, but he'll be..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Feature

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...blue jeans. As the local duo erupts into their electro-thrash groove, the crowd begins to swell to Behrens' sexually..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Spotlight: Saints

The Saints, not stranded in punk nostalgia

"...from someone who saved the world (twice). The vociferous thrash of the Saints' "(I'm) Stranded," the single that launched..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...subterranean of hip-hop. Trucker hats optional. (Venue, 8pm-midnight) -- Christopher Coletti..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

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