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Bob Schneider

"...having changed very little since the earliest days of Joe Rockhead, the local funk outfit he fronted and the..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

What About Bob?

Don't hate Bob Schneider because of his Lovely Creatures

"...Joe Rockhead went right, a funky outfit that borrowed heavily..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

The other music Halls of Fame have had their say – time to focus locally on the Austin Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...But Billy Joel is...."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Bob Schneider Ages Gracefully on Blood and Bones

New LP finds emotional resonance in personal experience

"...first of his unprecedented 53 Austin Music Awards voted Joe Rockhead as Best Funk Band in 1992. The same..."

June 8, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.

"...left the club's last show on Sunday covered in Joe Rockhead's mix of sweat, beer, flour, V8, toilet paper,..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

I Shall Be Released

Putting Out Your Own Album

"...Back then, local Black Cat funksters Joe Rockhead were also considering following Garza's self-released tape route..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Longtime Austin Collaborators Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton Finally Duo Up

At the heart of so many essential acts beats a duo, so it is with the Little Sister / Sister 7 legends

"...populist and commercial crossover behind homegrown acts such as Joe Rockhead, Soulhat, and the Ugly Americans at bygone Downtown..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Last Rock & Roll Deejay

KLBJ cans legendary Johnny Walker

"...cementing his reputation for debauchery with his early band, Joe Rockhead, was a familiar companion. "We got pretty good..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...With Jay Leno, Schneider's spastic charisma as frontman for Joe Rockhead, the Ugly Americans, and the Scabs has been..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...Will Sexton, Eric Johnson, Ian Moore and Moments Notice, Joe Rockhead, Little Sister, Arc Angels, Mr. Rocketbaby, Water the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Austin Music Awards: 19 Years Old

"...Anyone who saw Joe Rockhead about 10 years ago could tell you Bob..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

So What

Drummer Brannen Temple

"...Uglies were clearly a better band than crowd favorites Joe Rockhead, Temple says the Uglies were an ill-conceived disaster..."

July 21, 1995 Music Feature

1999-2000 Award Winners

"...7. Joe Ely..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Out of Pawn

Austin's Best Bar Band, Buick MacKane

"...anyone"), and one or two others before settling upon Joe Eddy Hines. Even still, the band was going strong,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...SHAVER: Texas songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is often mentioned in the same breath as..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Postmarks

"...had the chance to play with Austin "legends" like Joe Rockhead, Bad Mother Goose, and Retarted Elf. The Black..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

Where Live Music is Dead

Welcome to Sixth Street

"...Club.) And although there's a handful of venues like Joe's Generic Bar and Bates Motel that regularly feature original..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Boat

Feting Sixth Street’s 20-year-old live music institution

"...draws Add to this list Christopher Cross, Van Wilks, Joe King Carrasco, Dino Lee, Stephen Doster, Ian Moore, Eric..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Never Say Goodbye

Past and present mash up at the 2008-09 Austin Music Awards

"...Vaughan and Gary Clark Jr. two years ago, to Joe Ely's 1999 teaming with Reckless Kelly, the AMAs specialize..."

March 13, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Dancing About Architecture

Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.

"...abbreviated version will feature the usual Steamboat suspects like Joe Rockhead, Pushmonkey, Van Wilks, Soulhat, and such, and of..."

March 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Boat

When Rock & Roll Was Dangerous

"...to be Little Sister (now Sister 7), Soulhat, and Joe Rockhead, the first of four Bob Schneider-led offshoots. Graduating..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

O.D. Whizz!

"...at the Music Hall: "Who's opening, Charlie or Al?"... Joe Ely will be heading home to Lubbock to co-headline..."

July 19, 1996 Music Column

Music Recommended

SPIRITUALIZED/SUPERGRASS Electric Lounge, Friday 20/ Saturday 21

"...big, powerful music in a small, powerful room. - Joe Mitchell IVAN NEVILLE, LEE PERSONS La Zona Rosa, Friday..."

Oct. 20, 1995 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

"...drums, and bassist Kurtis D. Machler of everyone from Joe Rockhead to Black Eyed Vermillion. Behind Mary Welch singing..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...Black Cat, where it was Soulhat, Little Sister, and Joe Rockhead. Those days changed me. I loved it, you..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Schneider

"...freak flag of Schneider's locally explosive white-trash funk acts Joe Rockhead, Ugly Americans, and the Scabs. I'm Good Now..."

April 15, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Soulhat

Reissue

"...Steamboat. The latter and equally extinct club's biggest frontmanic, Joe Rockhead's Bob Schneider, here lands the art layout credit...."

March 5, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Record Review

"...picking at Scabs, massacring bluegrass, or even funking up Joe Rockhead or the Ugly Americans, Schneider has always burned..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

There's a whole lot of shaking going on thanks to Johnny Walker, the Pachanga Latin Music Festival, Return to Forever reunion, and Breakaway Records

"...Schneider is even going to dust off a few Joe Rockhead numbers for the occasion. "That was such a..."

June 6, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bob Schneider

Record review

"...Midas touch gilds every local project he's attempted, from Joe Rockhead's funky beats and the Scabs' brassy smart-rock to..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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