Playback: Austin Record Label Rendezvous

The Austin Record Label Flea Market bands together local imprints, while County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt tries to scatter mass gatherings such as Levitation

"...to niche media sources including quality dub selecta Charlie's Records and Butcher Bear's DJ soul imprint (iN)Sect. These aren't..."

June 19, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...put out May tape Warp Mode locally with (iN)Sect Records. Latest cassette Bento Beats aggregates the best of his..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Holodeck Records delivery Grivo ended the second night of Free..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: A Plethora of Pride

Gay Pride, Asleep at Wheel 'Then and Now,' and David Yow confirms he's a Dick

"...legendary local band from the Eighties: the Dicks. SausTex Records CEO Jeff Smith confirmed that the performance, billed as..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Troller, Drain

Homegrown triumvirates' electro indie bristles on brooding third LP

"...So revealed Austin triple threat Adam Jones: Survive member, Holodeck Records owner, and Troller keymaster/programmer/analog synthesist. Presumably part and..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2017 Music Critics Poll

Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.

"...Gentile: Holodeck Records Kwaidan re-scoring feat. Troller, Missions, Michael C. Sharp,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?

SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?

"...inaugural release for Uniform Group, a label launched by ex-Holodeck Records operator Jonathan Slade and This Will Destroy You..."

June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Biggest Austin Music Stories of 2016

Looking back on the biggest Music news headlines of the year

"...a fourth LP, RR7349, with esteemed metal messengers Relapse Records. The band's newfound popularity fueled Austin's burgeoning synth scene,..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Fringe Radio

Austin's newest radio frequency, Fringe

"...psych pop, was released last week on Fat Possum Records. The local quartet recorded it in November at Lavaca..."

April 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Chaos in Tejas in Doubt

Organizer Timmy Hefner says he simply can’t top himself

"...I’ve been doing a lot of stuff with the Holodeck Records dudes and I have an upcoming show with..."

Jan. 20, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Light (Peter Tran), Katherine de Rosset (Kate Davis), and Holodeck Records scientists Dylan Cameron, label head Adam Jones, and..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: French Diva Lou Rebecca Moves to Los Angeles

Pandemic claims Parisian expatriate to her local collabo’s city

"...visualization for Restless, Rebecca’s debut LP on homegrown imprint Holodeck Records,” detailed Rachel Rascoe in a Chronicle cover story..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Dylan Cameron Revisits the Rave Music of A Jilted Generation

IDM experimentalist notches third entry in a Holodeck triad

"...A skittering upbeat overlays melodic ambiance on Dylan Cameron’s Holodeck Records single last month, “Dust Lust.” Meanwhile, its video..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Holodeck Records Bandcamp..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun Playlist: Forget the Piñatas

"...software in the watery, cleansing, insistent piano plink of Holodeck Records' trending local composer Juan Cisneros...."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Michael C. Sharp Lives Lean

Sungod percussionist and hardcore punk forges dreamlike ambience

"...Not a Low Life. Affiliate of local electro brand Holodeck Records, the multifaceted sound sage emits a stark signal..."

April 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

10 Free Week Acts to Watch This Weekend

Keep an eye out for these musicians in 2019

"...Single Lash is for you. The local trio's 2018 Holodeck Records release Providence may be 20 years late to..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Croom and Amakiya Are Human Too

Collaboration signals solo turn for Chantell Moody

"...Austin’s Allanah Maarteen. Dylan Cameron, preferred producer/engineer in the Holodeck Records nebula, handled most of the mixing for Belladonna...."

Dec. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Second SXSW 2019 Band List

Black Midi, Jealous of the Birds, Deerhunter, and 247 others

"...Locally, regret pop charmers Sun June, Holodeck Records-issued shoegaze brooder Grivo, R&B wonder Tameca Jones, and..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

A rock & roll revival?! Here's our weekend music picks.

"...and more Little Richard. Their 14-act local resurgence includes Holodeck Records space cadets the Sun Machine, who craft psychedelic..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Levitation Review: Panda Bear, Geologist, Lou Rebecca

Two out of four ain’t bad – plus a Parisian!

"...deft production. Accented by balletic striding and sliding, Austin’s Holodeck Records artist cinematically unearthed a wealth of fresh French..."

April 28, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Lou Rebecca

"...in the signature analog glow of homegrown cottage industry Holodeck Records. Eli Welbourne's deft production creates elaborate pockets for..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...8) Troller, Graphic (Holodeck)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Marie Davidson

"...burning.'" For Montreal's experimental electro chanteuse, working locally with Holodeck Records, solo album No. 2 is a bilingual sci-fi..."

May 22, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Controlled Chaos

A Weekend in Austin still moshes

"...Ssleeperhold (Sun., June 1, North Door) Holodeck Records affiliate José Cota drops dark synthtronica that's fresh..."

May 23, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...2) Impalers, Cellar Dweller (540 Records)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Goodnight Irene

Timeless music time-travels – backward, forward

"...2) Survive, HD015LP/540-046/LLR010 (Holodeck/540 Records/Light Lodge)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...regard she does Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Every week, he records with different combinations of musicians, amassing roughly 30 songs..."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...Record Store 1) Waterloo Records 2) End of an Ear 3) Antone’s Records 4)..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

"...Holodeck..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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