Playback: Headhunters Closes

Headhunters shuts down, Psych Fests both successful and contentious, and Wayne 'The Train' Hancock recuperates while Sons of Fathers call it a day

"...Austin's rock dive population dropped last week when Headhunters closed without notice. Owner Steve Ricci declined official comment,..."

May 9, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Headhunters Closes

Renegade venue leaves Red River

"...The front door of Headhunters was locked Wednesday night during the Red River music..."

May 1, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Headhunters

This Norwegian crime thriller is anchored by a schemer who brings on his own ruin.

"...from the book by Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø, Headhunters turns cat and mouse and stays that way during..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Headhunters Decapitated

Headhunters and Hotel Vegas get face-lifts, and maybe Whiskey Shivers gives one

"...old hooker in a new dress, local music dive Headhunters was transformed into a steampunk-themed hangout called Metal &..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Harptallica

Harptallica strings up metaldom's Masters of Puppets at Headhunters

"...Such was the sonic, testosterone boom emanating out of Headhunters at half past the witching hour on Wednesday evening...."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Caught 'em in Autumn

Earthpig & Fire

"...The Headhunters Working the blooze bars on Sixth Street is the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Music Feature

God Is a Bullet

Merciless and bleak Satanic abduction drama is Mandy on crank

"...bleak and morally murky dramas like Shot Caller and Headhunters. Yet even in his résumé, there's something particularly bleak..."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sisu

Gruesome guffaws in this Nazi-smashing Finnish action-comedy

"...Obersturmführer Bruno Helldorf (Hennie, of the excellent Norwegian crime-comedy Headhunters), trundling to the border with a group of kidnapped..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...7pm, Headhunters Patio It sounds like a surreal joke: a Brit,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW 2012 Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

"...8pm, Headhunters Patio Instrumental jazz/rock experimentalists that have been together locally..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...12:10am, Headhunters Now a decade old, Nashville garage rock maestros the..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

A Browner Shade of Black

Blazing trails of Chicano soul

"...and "Land of 1000 Dances" by Cannibal & the Headhunters shaped national radio. In San Antonio, the Royal Jesters..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

More More More Fun

The after-after-afterparties for Fun Fun Fun Fest.

"...official aftershows taking place at venues like Room 710, Headhunters, and Beerland. Listed below is a breakdown of the..."

Nov. 1, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

TCB

Assessing 2004, local club owners break into a chorus of 'Staying Alive.' If only Dimebag Darrell had.

"...Bucking the break-even trend is Headhunters, whose 2004 sales doubled last year's. "We're solid every..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

A rock out, a rock opera, and a rock show. Must be Rocktober.

"...Daredevils finally ceased their thunderous hillbilly Motörhead assault on Headhunters well after 2am Sunday, it was clear that's where..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Goths, Goths, Goths

"...the group, which includes Room 710, Bull McCabe's, and Headhunters, is close to securing nonprofit status from the IRS..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Playback: Eviction Notice

World Class Capital locks out Kingdom and Ethics. Could Empire Control Room be next?

"...WCCG evicted Metal and Lace, formerly Headhunters, in 2014. Since then, the two-building lot has remained..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...Director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Headhunters) corrals some stunning visuals (that kick-ass pool kicks ass..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...7pm, Headhunters Patio Shouty, young punks from Toronto, PUP released a..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...9pm, Headhunters Patio The rain rarely pauses in Portland, Ore., but..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...1:25am, Headhunters Patio Since leaving Florida for L.A. in 2000, the..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Tuesday's Gone

On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!

"...hillbilly fervor onstage. – Doug Freeman The Sideshow Tragedy11pm, Headhunters Patio..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Idiot Texters

Why people swerve into you unexpectedly

"...a guy who used to be a booker at Headhunters...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Can Tim League Win With 'Irma La Douce'?

Alamo experiments with theatrical on demand for Tura Satana

"...Talking Back to Autism, plus Fantastic Fest 2011 hit Headhunters are all attempting to kickstart their screenings through presales,..."

July 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday International Bands

Thursday, pace yourself

"...Tia Carrera (Fri., 1am, Headhunters Patio)..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday SXSW can't escape the blurbs!

"...10:20pm, Headhunters Featured on Gerard Cosloy's latest Red River sampler, Casual..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Lists

SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else

"...We Were the States (Sat., 10:20pm, Headhunters)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Follow That Bird!

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Follow That Bird!Headhunters, Wednesday, March 16..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...8:50pm, Headhunters Named for a gun-totin' regiment of bagpipers, L.A.'s the..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...8pm, Headhunters Austin's answer to My Bloody Mary Chain has taken..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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