Checking In: Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill Bought a Kayak with Her Stimulus Check

How to stay afloat when there is no Plan B

"...Hall’s extensive mapping of musicians and their animal muses, Lindsey Verrill’s image beat out hundreds in becoming the cover..."

Dec. 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Watch This: The Hushabyes Debut on Lindsey Verrill’s New New Sincerity Label

The Jenny Carson-led band premieres an ominous video for “Sleep”

"...a local tape label, New New Sincerity. Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill, a longtime lynchpin within the Austin folk scene..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Track Premiere: Little Mazarn’s “Vermont”

Ambient folk for moths

"...moth posted up on the door. Singer and banjoist Lindsey Verrill identified the insect on a moth enthusiast website,..."

April 29, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

At the Intersection of Appalachia and Experimental Folk Broods Little Mazarn

Otherworldly duo pulls attention through mesmeric, emotionally charged minimalism

"...earlier this month, silence swept through the Cactus Cafe. Lindsey Verrill poised herself center stage with eyes closed and..."

May 31, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Wizard Rodeo Wrangles a Day of Musical Magic

Eclectic gathering returns to the Long Time sandlot field

"...On the naming of their local music gathering, Lindsey Verrill of Little Mazarn remembers: "Jack asked us to..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

“The banjo is such an interesting instrument because it’s like a musical id and ego”

"...you want to see the banjo I made?" interjects Lindsey Verrill, jumping up from the kitchen table of her..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

alexalone’s Insistent Soundscape and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

Next music picks from Large Brush Collection, Will Johnson, and more

"...of Vic Chesnutt in the haunted longing – as Lindsey Verrill's harmony shades a soft promise of light.  –..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Project ATX6

The city’s unofficial music ambassador program turns 4 thanks to the sweat equity of founder Chris Brecht

"...As Lindsey Verrill steps onstage with her banjo and arrests the..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Little Mazarn Album Review

Io (Self Sabotage)

"...Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston's output as Little Mazarn feels..."

May 31, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Ethan Azarian’s Life on the Fringe

A new album emerging, the songwriter-painter reflects on his journey

"...nasal croon and the atmospheric support from longtime collaborators Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston of Little Mazarn...."

Oct. 21, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...perfectly ground Jeff Johnston's squirmy singing saw and songwriter Lindsey Verrill's piercingly characteristic voice. Beyond the hyperpersonalization of many..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, Nineties Brits, AfroTech, and more shows worth seeing

"...viscerally grounded. The second full-length from the duo of Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston, Texas River Song flows more..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Girl Ultra, Nori with strings, Maxo Kream, Mudhoney, Little Mazarn, and more recommended shows

"...Little Mazarn, the all-encompassing outsider folk vehicle of banjoist/cellist/bassist/vocalist Lindsey Verrill (typically accompanied by saw-bowing multi-instrumentalist Jeff Johnston), has..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Hear Will Johnson's New Old Single, “Cornelius”

Singer-songwriter revives shelved song for upcoming Wire Mountain LP

"...Harris and an inspired unison vocal from Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill. Another Austinite, veteran underground hero Jon Dee Graham,..."

June 12, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...abandoned, decaying school building, the moviemaking duo asked vocalist Lindsey Verrill to perform a one-take rendition of Bruce Springsteen's..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Alex Maas’ Captivating 13th Floor Lineup and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From sunn O))) to Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Marcia Ball’s holiday show

"...lineup. The bucolic outsider folk of Little Mazarn, with Lindsey Verrill singing and Jeff Johnston on the bowed saw,..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: Jason Dick Rejoins the 101X Morning Show, and More Music News

The Devils reunite at Giddy Ups, and Wizard Rodeo snags Deerhoof

"...performances by its three founders and their respective outfits: Lindsey Verrill of dreamy folk duo Little Mazarn, Jesse Ebaugh..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Horror Writer and Folk Musician Carter St Hogan Finds Relief in Discomfort

"Everything is so much grosser than anyone talks about"

"...them," he explains of studio collaborations with Little Mazarn's Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston, as well as flute-toting folk..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Awards Rise Again

Tickets on sale now for the 40-year tradition, March 8 at Emo's

"...Upping the experimental fusion, Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston of Little Mazarn join percussionist/vibraphonist/joy-and- mischief-spreader..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Money Chicha, Greyhounds, Carolyn Wonderland, Deezie Brown, Sir Woman to Play Austin Music Awards

Tickets on sale now for March 8, benefiting the SIMS Foundation

"...And a special pre-show instrumental set featuring Lindsey Verrill, Jeff Johnston, Thor Harris, Joey Reyes..."

Feb. 3, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ethan Azarian, Soccer Mommy, OUTlaw Pride Fest, Fuckemos, Playboi Carti, and Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace

"...nasal croon and the atmospheric support from longtime collaborators Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston of Little Mazarn, who open..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...lonesome and exotic roots, and Little Mazarn enchanting behind Lindsey Verrill's banjo and Jeff Johnston's saw. Cash only, but..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

Stay TF home

"...innate feminism – the Deer's Grace Rowland, Little Mazarn's Lindsey Verrill – and bluesmen knuckling into masculinity (Johnny Nicolas,..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...essential with their rendition of "Story of an Artist." Lindsey Verrill's sparse banjo pulls at the slow drawl of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Dallas Acid blows some bubbles, KUTX remembers the Armadillo, and more music for the moment

"...arrangements thrust a tender lonesomeness to the fore, with Lindsey Verrill, Thor Harris, and Britton Beisenherz returning to offer..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Portraits of Austin Musicians With Their Pets During Stay-at-Home

"...Lindsey Verrill (Little Mazarn) with Lightning..."

May 7, 2020 Photo Gallery

Fusebox Festival 2020: Virtual Edition

Here's who will be charging up your screen April 24-26

"...UT Architecture Sara Sudhoff Fiore Tedesco TryNotToMakeSounds UTim ATX Lindsey Verrill Angela Washko..."

April 20, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Twain’s Texan Metamorphosis

The Big Thief favorite finds a home locally, Brew & Brew Solo Sets gratify, and a send-off to outlaw country drummer Paul English

"...days at the print shop of Little Mazarn principal Lindsey Verrill and jokes that proximity to UT may lead..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Will Johnson

"...an array of new talent, most notably Little Mazarn's Lindsey Verrill, who contributes ambient shading with backing vocals that..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

A New ATX6 Ventures to Vietnam

Music scene ambassadors prepare for far-flung adventures

"...Unsurprisingly, several past ATX members, including Taylor “Otis” Wilkins, Lindsey Verrill, and Tate Mayeux, were at the Hole among..."

July 9, 2018 Music Post

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