99 Bands

Ninety-nine local bands on Red River waiting to be heard

"...the devil, and despite a last-minute bassist switch, the psych-metal storm blows everyone away. Meanwhile, down the street at..."

July 8, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...Distinctly psychedelic heaviness paints the inside of metal headquarters Red 7,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings

"..."Hawk" – but hits their highest peaks with diversified sounds. The unusually patient "Picture" resembles an apocalyptic Velvet Underground,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...trip through the Seventies, a quick about-face from the heavy electronics of 2017's Masseduction...."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Cure the Post-Holiday Blues with Austin Free Week

Not ready for festivities to end? These are bound to lift your spirits.

"...A Giant Dog, Annabelle Chairlegs, Batty JR, Party Wizard, Sounds Del Mar @ Barracuda A Giant Dog, Annabelle Chairlegs,..."

Jan. 3, 2017 Events Post by Thomas Danh

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...including his own Luder, a legacy of defunct Detroit psych/shoegaze band Slot as much as the boss' guitar skills...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...bullets of Nas, Biggie, and every other New York heavyweight. No word if he's spinning only Primo productions, but..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...Heaving a tsunami of seminal, late-1960s UK heavyosity*, the band rears up behind the singer's expulsive roar,..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...my name is Kiloh, and I manage the Texas Psych Google group: www.groups.google.com/group/Texas-P. I read with bemusement your article,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Column

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...Inside, the practice space walls emit Western swing, Brazilian psych, New Orleans pianism, and Margaret Brown's Townes Van Zandt..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...2015, Carson Creek Ranch, Austin: Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Friday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...Vietnam. The result, according to singer-guitarist Caleb Coy, is "heavy as fuck," and a new LP tentatively called Guerra..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Mining the Soul Part 2

Reissues, continued

"...recorded a righteous blend of jazz, soul, disco, and psychedelic gospel music. Mix the sweet soul harmonies of the..."

Jan. 15, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Texas Platters

"...in believability. Despite what the songwriting credits report, it sounds like Tingle is singing someone else's words. Play this..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

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

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

"...Inspired by the first wave of British heavyosity – as evidenced by naming themselves for a Judas..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...Mongo and Kacho Gama’s genes. They swoop in beside psychedelic guitar riffs bathed in reverb with intuitive precision, like..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...lounge at midnight. With their latest release, citing Texas psych, Peruvian chicha, and dub, Point front-line Montesinos and Roddy..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend

Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas

"...of band-name snobbery. Magic Rockers of Texas? It honestly sounds like some kind of all-star blues band centered around..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Gary Lindsey

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more

"...to culminate in Brooklyn-based duo Bedouin's Middle Eastern inspired sounds and a DJ set from Bonobo...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Let me tell you, that room sounds really good and it makes us sound really good,"..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Say No to Drugs," Hawkeye – er, Pierce – resounds right up front in the mix: left channel, right..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...album itself, so Primates coming out swinging on what sounds like a Sly & the Family Stone cover sets..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"..."Heavy Chemistry" D: Blair Rowan Feelings get complicated and oddly..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday ACL Fest Picks

"...through soul shouting, stirring harmonies, and a touch of psychedelic soul remains intact. Pastor Cedric B. West takes the..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature

Austin Jousters A-Z

Locals take the stage

"...technician's touch to hip-hop, bass music, and forward-thinking electronic sounds...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Forty Nights

Forty nights of live music? Piece of cake.

"...memory's jumbled, back's sore, and I barely recognize those heavy-lidded eyeballs in the mirror. My car's fared no better...."

July 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...Liliana Saumet, few acts have fused folkloric and futuristic sounds with more explosive results. The Colombian duo fused cumbia..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Wednesday International Bands

Wednesday's just the beginning!

"...Expansive neo-psych from Memphis, Tenn., with occasional twang...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...comes to fruition. The Nashville, Tenn., quartet's swirl of tremolo-heavy guitar, overdriven vintage organ tones, tribal percussion, and droll..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

Wednesday

"...2005, has become a stable for the weird and heavy in Texas, as evidenced by this all-local showcase. Good..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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