Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...off with a heavy dose of twang and serious rock & roll. Behind the Yard Dog Folk Art Gallery,..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Hee Haw Hell

Dash Rip Rock's journey through H-E-double hockey sticks.

"...know that saying about always remembering your first love? Dash Rip Rock was my first band love at South..."

Jan. 22, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Alejandro Escovedo, Vagabond & Wandering Spirit

Iconic rocker’s love affair with the USA, part one

"...Saturday at the Moody Theater, Austin rock & roll icon Alejandro Escovedo presents the United Sounds..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Record Reviews

"...seems impossible that a follow-up would not be as gripping. It's sad to report, then, that with Middlesence, Rigby..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...and his crew of six tore into one screaming blues-rock scorcher after another. The third guitarist, who alternated between..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...of a Texas musician: little bit country, little bit rock & roll, little bit blues -- even a little..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...Glimmer is loaded with big guitars -- chunky, Seventies-style arena-rock rhythms (think Joe Perry sans high-dollar production) with indie..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Review

Music Reviews

"...badass white-boy antics here, and not enough supercharged punk rock, which is what made them important (or at least..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Review

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...for metrosexuals, combining a little disco, a little indie rock, and European haircuts on their third LP, 2004's Riot..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...THE CRUEL & UNUSUAL: The Austin punk rockers most likely to drink up all the beer and..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...past with a newfound verve while remaining suitably timeless. – Jim Caligiuri Skatenigs..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Saturday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...brother, Black Nasty, the prosaic poetry and rustic indie rock of 24-year-old local singer-songwriter Pink Nasty (Sara Beck) blossomed..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Hootie and the Reivers?

"...2 Records, the local label and home to Fear, Dash Rip Rock, Mumbleskinny, Mojo Nixon, and the Beat Farmers,..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Music Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...and no: The disc deals with the vagaries of indie-rock stardom. – Dan Oko..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Guitartown/Conqueroo

"...ear candy. Emphasizing Bill Davis' firebreathing guitar, New Orleans' Dash Rip Rock dispensed with niceties for a nuclear assault..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...Harrelson, follows Woody and gang's environmental-consciousness-raising West Coast bus trip. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised makes sense of..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Imagine There's No Majors

"...On the pleasure side of the trip, Starfish did their best to work themselves into the..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Column

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...it wouldn't be SX without some old regulars like Dash Rip Rock taking the stage...."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...come from Texas. Half honky-tonk hero and half outlaw roots-rocker, Ely rides a hard road into the sunset with..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Insider: Beatle Bob

Brief Interviews With Important People

"...dances I'd seen in Shindig! and Hullabaloo. My friends Dash Rip Rock wrote a song about it that will..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...of Van Occupanther, a Fleetwood Mac-blessed dose of classic rock with emphasis on Tim Smith's lyricism. Pond-hopping yet again..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The dulcet tones of the karaoke fill the former Electric Lounge, but that's not the fate of the building.

"...in turn licensed them to Collectables, Erickson attorney Rick Triplett says that a subsequent case against Charly is scheduled..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Live Shots

"...into. I watched a little of the "Moms Who Rock" panel, finding the subject a refreshing change from the..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature

Bunnies and Bongs

Getting Your Band Noticed: Promotional Gimmicks

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins Oh, perfect. Just what a rock critic needs: a little plastic suitcase with a toothbrush,..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

"Shoot Like a Grrrl" Takes You on a Club Crawl Through Lost Austin

Photographer Martha Grenon's exhibit at SouthPop covers the Austin music scene in the Eighties and Nineties

"...That they're musicians you have to take on faith – all that's visible are guitar straps and a sliver..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Music Recommended

"...Rigby, Deborah Harry, Al Anderson, Gigolo Aunts, Mark Eitzel, Dash Rip Rock, 24-7 Spyz, Scotty Moore, and D.J. Fontana...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

On Your Marks

"...Serveert, Boo Radleys, Cockeyed Ghost, Cows, Kelley Deal 6000, Dash Rip Rock, dEUS, Extra Fancy, Fluffy, Galactic, Giant Sand,..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Column

SXSW Music: First Band List of 2016

Initial names for (154) and days remaining until (146) March madness

"...Castles also make an appearance, as do Chicago indie rock vets Joan of Arc...."

Oct. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

National Top 10s

"...Stay Down, We Brave Bee Stings and All (Kill Rock Stars)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

The Pot 10!

"...Get Low I Get High," Ella FitzgeraldPot 10 Classic Rock Songs..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature

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