Static Between Stations

The American Analog Set at 10: end of part one

"...opiates. Ever so gently, his imagery takes flight, gliding over sea and sky, creating rhythm out of syllables. Once..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Life, Death, and Shoofly Pie

Chatting with the Gourds' rabid online fan base, family through thick and BAD.

"...before his death, he discussed with the band taking over the Gourds' mail orders; he and Joyce were moving..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...Oh sure, pundits, music editors, Nostradamus have been reporting its demise every year beginning in 1958, the day..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...even have a camera! Roberts is taking things one step at a time, so viewers should expect to see..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...aged well. Mick Jones is suffering from a serious combover, trying to deal with his vanishing hair. Paul Simonon..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

No Expectations

Whiskeytown

"...festival appearances, Adams canceled in favor of nursing a hangover. In retrospect, Adams says the band's first real mistake..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Live Shots

"..."don't blink." Twenty-two minutes, 13 songs. With the possible exception of the 1-4-5's, this was easily the most tunes..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Dallas Acid blows some bubbles, KUTX remembers the Armadillo, and more music for the moment

"...bubble that sits amongst other bubbles, each containing a separate world. It's a far-out structural theory, this blobby multiverse,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music's Hip-Hop Hierarchy

From up-and-comers to rap royalty, 20 key sets to see

"...smooth, singsong cadence and poetic reflection on last year's EP West. Soulful timbres ("Rooftop"), political musings ("The Four"), and..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...the ever-hopeful. Considering the landscape that cultivated this knotty hodgepodge of South­ern gothic musical everymen, loners, and survivors, the..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Girls of Summer Redux

Girls Rock Camp Austin valedictorians Schmillion

"...chant, and the pint-size singer from Technical Difficulties kicking over a mic stand as a symbol of her newfound..."

July 22, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

Exit Music: Nakia leaves The Voice, Corcoran retires, and Mike Wiebe walks the plank

"...director Kevin Smith's live podcast, but it's far from over. He's in preliminary talks with Universal Republic, The Voice's..."

July 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...diabolical monkey. Elder brother David says they'll be showing "Ep.1 Redux in a patented new process called Seizure-Vision." He..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Youth with Blues Explosion stomp. Seattle folkie Laura Veirs represents the label's other side with her new Troubled by..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Punk, Noise, and Dolly in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shows to see this weekend and beyond

"...applied to a procession of health and political tumult over the past five years. But if there’s one person..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Cha'keeta B Goes From Running Track to Running Tracks

Multifaceted rapper/entrepreneur looks to take names

"...program called Texas Heat – a program he still oversees today in retirement – that kick-started his daughter's promising..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Spaceflight Records' Nonprofit Clears for Takeoff

An ambitious vision for debt-free record deals attracts notable music industry interest

"...The Spaceflight Records takeover of the annual open-to-the-public Auditorium Shores stage on Thursday,..."

April 22, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition

Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week

"...Cymande has existed in relative obscurity, their music was covered by bands from Panama to Jamaica in the Seventies..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Faster Than Sound: Alexalone, All Together

Soft-spoken guitarist details world-building Polyvinyl debut – with help from bandmates

"...a capital-B Band Alexalone is. When I arrive, the fivepiece unit instead waits on me...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...electric ruckus for acoustic guitar, and refined melodies skew overwhelmingly slick throughout...."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...JV: Mixed emotions. The reason I went into overdrive was to stop myself from bombing my whole life..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...opined the Chronicle. That same year, Luke the Drifter-like covers LP Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza encored: "I think there's..."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Our favorite albums, videos, and performances

"...www.williepicnic.com, Saturday 4..."

July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – Lords of the Dance: TC Superstar

TC Superstar promotes body movement, Dallas Acid get blissed with Laraaji, a black metal binge, and Trouble in the Streets breaks rules

"...an environmental apocalypse that wipes out civilization. It's a concept LP about humans coming to terms with death on..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Must-See Hip-Hop

Rap royalty and rising stars

"...loose single "Devastated" pushed the Pro Era rapper slightly over into the mainstream, utilizing Atlanta-influenced flows...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...End of an Ear, but it also prompted a game-changing transaction. Plunkett and Carlisle found a perfect location two..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music News: Thursday/Friday

Ready for the weekend? Tonight’s top picks

"...the quartet engaged in nonsensical improvised preaching, bizarre instrumentals over recordings of Russian speeches, and silly sound collages. The..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...and I want a room facing Sixth Street," I replied...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...12 days straight to watch reruns, and recording 552 episodes would break even the hardiest of DVRs, we've whittled..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

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