Spotlight: Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard, gone in 60 seconds

"...Jay Reatard is the bastard child of Memphis' underground garage-rock..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Jay Reatard

"...Jay ReatardWatch Me Fall (Matador)..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The Dedringers and James McMurtry visit VideoRanch, the Strange Boys land In the Red, the Decoder Ring crosses paths with the Hold Steady and Modest Mouse, and Full Service amps up in a parking lot near you

"...during a brief tour of California last summer with Jay Reatard, who produced what was supposed to be the..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Oh, It's Such a Shame

Reatardgate: What happens in Dallas doesn't stay in Dallas.

"...the band wouldn’t be using the tracks produced by Jay Reatard for its upcoming debut LP for In the..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

White Reaper's Hunter Thompson Discusses the Band's Evolution and His Guitar Nerd DNA

ACL Fest's a homecoming for the Austin-based guitarist

"...first record came out I thought it sounded like Jay Reatard, which I loved, but the band has grown..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...Baltimore. Wide eyed and long-haired, the Vermont native recalls Jay Reatard. Here's hoping Thomas proves as prolific. – Chase..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Mascis (2), These New Puritans (3), Mika Miko (4), Jay Reatard (5), Times New Viking (6) Threadgills World HQ:..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Critics Poll

"...HANNIBAL LOKUMBE Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (Jay Trachtenberg) Best Roadshow..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...Red 7 Patio Nottingham's Lovvers conjure blood visions like Jay Reatard. The abrasive lo-fi punk foursome has toured with..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

King Khan & the Shrines

"...émigrés. Equal parts Wilson Pickett, Roky Erickson, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Khan's the consummate showman and that manic energy..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Pocket Sounds' Instant “Radio Song”

AM pop stunner highlights Mr. Pink cassingle series

"...racks who points to Thurston Moore, Daniel Johnston, and Jay Reatard as DIY tape-making inspirations. “Not all releases need..."

May 3, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Let's Get Weird

Getting stranger with Kino Lorber, plus slime mold!

"...directors Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz (Better Than Something: Jay Reatard) were a little more in contact with the..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Fuzz

Ty Segall’s Sabbath-loving jokesters

"...with cuts like “Time Collapse/7th Terror” evoking the late Jay Reatard as well as Thee Oh Sees. All acts,..."

Nov. 8, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Fuzz

II (In the Red)

"...Moothart's monstrous blues-doom solos, but Kyuss and the late Jay Reatard's like-minded ethos also arise. The Californians then filter..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Playback

Are Red 7 and Red Eyed Fly merging? That and whatever happened to the Strange Boys answered in this week's music news.

"...triumphs: indie record deals, overseas followings, opening slots for Jay Reatard, Ty Segall, Julian Casablancas, and Spoon...."

July 24, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Controlled Chaos

A Weekend in Austin still moshes

"...dystopian synth-punk side project that once featured the late Jay Reatard. These days, the quintet is an entirely different..."

May 23, 2014 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback

Austin Music People wants to meet up

"...Segall, the home-recording, fuzz-guitar-spewing, heir apparent to late rocker Jay Reatard, isn't so much an overachiever as a compulsive..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Useless Eaters

"...garage-rock primitivism. Lead Eater Seth Sutton accompanied the late Jay Reatard on his final tour, and the sneering, tossed-off..."

March 15, 2013 Music Review by Greg Beets

Straight Out of Brooklyn

Austin Film Society highlights three films distributed by Factory 25

"...Norwegian black metal music scene) and Better Than Something: Jay Reatard take their place along with a collection of..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...throat-shredding garage rock primitivism picks up where the late Jay Reatard left off. The spry San Franciscan combines buzz-saw..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

X-Ray Visions

Deep in the fifth dimension, Mark Ryan's Mind Spiders are cutting demos with Buddy Holly

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

'Mind Spiders' Reviewed

"...every two-minute scorcher giving Blood Visions of the late Jay Reatard ("No Romance," "No. 3," "Go!"), there's an equal..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Wednesday Rewind

Another local highlight reel with Spoon and Matador at 21

"...in Las Vegas. Spoon paid tribute to the late Jay Reatard with a poignant rendition of “No Time” from..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Bad Lady Goes to Jail

"...of Love" also bears the influence of the late Jay Reatard. "Lazy Baby" and Stones rewrite "Can't Stop Dreaming"..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Best Coast

"...the Beach, Wavves' third and least lo-fi LP, guests Jay Reatard's onetime rhythm section on skate-punk love songs "Post..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Deerhunter

"...("Don't Cry," "Revival," "Memory Boy"). The two exceptions are Jay Reatard remembrance "He Would Have Laughed" and "Helicopter," a..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...a family showcase tribute to the label's late founder Jay Reatard at Beerland (1-6:30pm), featuring Hunx & His Punx,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Party Crawl

"...That sentiment was reinforced nearly an hour later when Jay Reatard disciples Bare Wires flexed L.A. garage rock muscle..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...Despite the grievous death of rising punk Jay Reatard last week, 2010 should be another banner year..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Lineup

Recommended music for the week of Dec. 4-10

"...out music from Lee Barber, Vic Chesnutt, Grooms, and Jay Reatard...."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Post

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