Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. and the Cactus Cafe go under the lens

"...of Casual Victim Pile II in late February, the Matador Records co-founder has a slew of new releases in..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Krayolas

"...Dylan-esque "Genuine": "I ain't no Cantinflas, baby/I ain't no matador/I'm a genuine, Mexified, San Antonio rock & roll star."..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Seeking refuge at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater before the return of Joe 'King' Carrasco & the Crowns

"...Casual Victim Pile alums the Young signed to Matador Records – no surprise given that label co-founder Gerard..."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Chaos in Tejas

"...up!" proved their point straight into the lens of Matador A&R Austinite Gerard Cosloy's iPhone. Indiana post-punk/post-rock/post-pop foursome TV..."

June 10, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

After a Fashion

Learn why Your Style Avatar is running around, flapping his arms, and shouting 'bingo!'

"...Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat; Rudolph Valentino's "suit of lights" matador costume from Blood and Sand; Elizabeth Taylor's headdress from..."

June 10, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...Metallica. – Raoul Hernandez FUCKED UPDavid Comes to Life (Matador)..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...in full cranial windmill on our cover. Locals inspiring Matador Records to go national with an Austin punk sampler,..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam

"...Retiring the Island Arc trilogy for Matador Records with a heroic evening at Central Presbyterian Church..."

April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Wednesday Interviews

"...Gerard Cosloy could vouch for that. The Matador Records co-owner cited the group's Beerland gigs as the..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...Lobotomy." The Denton's trio's brand of cataclysmic pop-punk branded Matador Records' Casual Victim Pile comp last year, climaxing in..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Lists

SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else

"...Under-heralded, last summer's Matador (eOne) dove deep canyons of peyote doom as only..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Esben & the Witch

Friday

"...Esben & the WitchViolet Cries (Matador)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Kurt Vile

Saturday

"...Kurt VileSmoke Ring for My Halo (Matador)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Follow That Bird!

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Victim Pile II compiling another local indie sampler through Matador co-owner and Austinite Gerard Cosloy, Follow That Bird!'s track..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Casual Victim Pile II

Everyone profiled this SXSW is already clamoring toward the top of Austin's larger-scene dog pile

"...– piece of cake. Last year at this time, Matador Records paralleled long-gone local LP Live at Raul's with..."

March 11, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Casual Victim Pile II

SXSW 2011 Picks 2 Click

"..."Manmade Man" on the latest scene preserver from local Matador Gerard Cosloy, Casual Victim Pile II (see "Texas Platters,"..."

March 11, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Casual Victim Pile II

"...From Your Parents." That six degrees of separation informs Matador Records' Southern bureau chief Gerard Cosloy's second installment of..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Top 10s

"...1) 'CASUAL VICTIM PILE' (Matador)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Critics Poll

"...'MATADOR AT 21' (Doug Freeman)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

From Cactusgate to Casual Victim Pile, the year in local music ends with the tragic death of drummer Bill Maddox

"...Matador Records pushed Shearwater's island fantasy The Golden Archipelago, Harlem's..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

A History of Violence

AFS Documentary Tour presents Boxing Gym

"...Richard Lord (who's also trained world champion Jesús "El Matador" Chávez), to discuss the feasibility of boxing lessons for..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Sonic Youth

"...medium. Their ACL set was heavy on last year's Matador debut, The Eternal, from opener "Sacred Trickster" through "Antenna,"..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interview

Three chords and the truth ... on Broadway!

"...that Ted Leo & the Pharmacists' fifth album and Matador debut, The Brutalist Bricks, could just as easily be..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Coyote Slingshot

7 & 7 Is

"...by the locally loyal label, who explodes like a Matador Records compilation that's corralled lo-fi Elephant Six euphoria ("So..."

May 28, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Dikes of Holland/The Mean Spirits

7 & 7 Is

"...Wet Paint: Vol. 1 offers a four-song split between Matador-kissed locals Dikes of Holland and Norman, Okla., trio the..."

May 28, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Wild America

7 & 7 Is

"...Another graduate of Matador comp Casual Victim Pile, the East Austin quartet revs..."

May 28, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Broken Social Scene; The New Pornographers

"...SceneForgiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts) The New PornographersTogether (Matador)..."

May 21, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Fucked Up

Saturday

"...Fucked UpCouple Tracks (Matador)..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...The only Texas artist to be featured on both Matador Records' Red River round-up Casual Victim Pile and the..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...poised to take tall, boy-fueled scuzz punk out of Matador's Casual Victim Pile and let it run wild in..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

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