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

Stay TF home

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

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Seela Side Hustles

“I’m known as the South Austin Bread Fairy”

"...the sixth full-length by three-decade Austin song medium Seela (Misra), Doug Freeman writes in Thursday’s upcoming Chronicle: “Cool rests..."

Aug. 11, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Adam Torres’ Big Sky Americana

His panoramic view of the world transcends into his haunting falsetto

"...he even signed to influential roots indie Fat Possum Records...."

July 14, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...hummed hundreds of songs, but only when Pittsburgh indie Misra Records reissued his debut long-player on vinyl in 2015..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...a one-man guitar/drum band while working at Fat Possum Records. Although Colin Sneed has since joined as a proper..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Field of Dreams

A nine-inning sampler of Johnson's best songs

"...hold them back." – Phil Waldorf, former manager of Misra Records..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Great Lake Swimmers

"...Bridwell's underwater Americana. GLS' first pair of (then local) Misra Records, 2003's Great Lake Swimmers and Bodies and Minds..."

April 3, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Ben Kweller saddles up in Austin, Willie Nelson and company share one last night in the Backyard, and Bavu Blakes and others gear up for election night

"...year's Low Pining is set to be released on Misra Records. "It's a bit more abstract. Each song tells..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Shearwater

"...to the rest of the world in 2006 on Misra with their accomplished fourth album, Palo Santo, which was..."

June 6, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Wednesday Sleepers

"...first LP due out this summer on Alternate Take Records. – Chase Hoffberger The Bad Rackets..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks

"...energy into a debut on the local Business Deal Records soon. – Audra Schroeder Bruce Robison..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

"...recorded their forthcoming LP for local label I Eat Records. Pitting Will Courtney's vocals with sibling Lily's harmonies, the..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature

Dead Oceans

Making Waves

"...considerably for Phil Waldorf. After nearly a decade managing Misra Records, Waldorf jumped ship to form Dead Oceans. The..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

NAMM's encore run at Austin, Dead Oceans floats a boatload of upcoming releases, and the Hood Internet doesn't care if vinyl singles sales are up, because their mash-ups are the singles of the 21st century

"...says label head Phil Waldorf, who, until recently, managed Misra Records, putting out more than 40 albums by artists..."

July 27, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Only that it's flawed perfection. – Melanie Haupt Goner/Shattered Records..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Spotlight: Shearwater

Okkervil River offshoot Shearwater finally takes flight

"...to mention the "O" word. Last summer's Palo Santo (Misra), Shearwater's fourth LP, found Meiburg asserting himself as the..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

TCB

Changes in the air at the Parish and Emo's, a new label on the horizon, Li'l Cap'n Travis gets a Friday Night Lights close-up, and a Grammy surprise for an old Texas Playboy

"...week to assume local-booking duties at Emo's from former Misra Records owner Phil Waldorf. Misra merged with Bay area..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Texas Top 10s

Local Top 10s of 2006

"...New Neighbors, Every Day Is Saturday Night (I Eat Records)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Caroling casualties: The 12 nays of Christmas

"...MySpace can replace a real Web site," counters Austin's Misra Records man Phil Waldorf. "MySpace is great for a..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...the past decade. His 10th with Centro-matic, Fort Recovery (Misra), released earlier this year, finds Johnson at his personal..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...in spandex and Olivia Newton-John headbands milling about, pawing records, throwing out obscure band names, and talking about their..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Six Misra Records You Should Own

May 12, 2006 Music Feature

The New Mechanic's Guide

Phil Waldorf's tips to landing on Misra Records.

"...do-it-yourself manual, the Introductory Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records – what to expect, where to press records, how..."

May 12, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Transcendentalism

Shearwater soars out from under Okkervil River

"...each other so closely as on the group's third Misra Records release, Palo Santo...."

May 12, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Centro-matic

"...Fort Recovery (Misra)..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Friday

"...covers and originals, was just issued on Milking Bull Records. – Jim Caligiuri LI'L BAND O' GOLD7pm, Continental Club..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Great Lake Swimmers

Record review

"...Bodies and Minds (Misra)..."

March 3, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Slow Dazzle

Record review

"...The View From the Floor (Misra)..."

June 24, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Great Lake Swimmers

Record review

"...(Misra)..."

June 24, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...of everyone else," said Jeff Price, president of SpinArt Records, an indie label featuring acts like the Pixies and..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

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