ACL Review: Modest Mouse

Exceptional mainstage meltdown

"...In a baby blue button-up adorned with pink flamingos, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock walked onstage Saturday at ACL..."

Oct. 11, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Modest Mouse

No new material and none the poorer for it

"...to the Danish metal god, but an army of Modest Mouse devotees swarmed the Orange stage early for the..."

Nov. 9, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Last Week in Live Music: Spoon, Duran Duran, Weezer, Modest Mouse, Idles, Big Freedia, and Way More

"...Modest Mouse at Circuit of the Americas' Germania Insurance Amphitheater..."

June 13, 2023 Photo Gallery

Last Week in Live Music: Modest Mouse, the Smile, She Wants Revenge, and More

"...Modest Mouse at ACL Live on December 5, 2022..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Photo Gallery

Live Shots

Cowboy Junkies

"...titty bar in Austin tonight." photograph by John Carrico MODEST MOUSE..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature

The Total Package

The Decoder Ring's Christian Helms provides everything you could want in a design – or a designer

"...of ideas, drinking buddy, and master breakdancer. He's being modest; there is a lot more to him than that...."

June 13, 2008 Arts Feature by Sergio Burns

Rock & Roll Books

"...Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read..."

June 1, 2007 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Modest Mouse

"...Modest Mouse..."

April 27, 2007 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Modest Mouse Building Nothing out of Something (Up)

National Records

"...Modest MouseBuilding Nothing out of Something (Up) Whether to keep..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Hess

Live Shots

"...MODEST MOUSE..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature

Hush

Well-executed horror nightmare features sick torment of a deaf woman

"...April, the canny home-invasion thriller Hush is receiving a modest theatrical rollout. That’s no doubt a testament to the..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Modest Mouse

Record Review

"...Modest MouseGood News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic)..."

April 16, 2004 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...effort that ranges from New Wave Fugazi to the Modest Mouse-isms of "comm.jet," finding a Rapture-ous middle ground. –..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Of Montreal, Pixies, Kinky Curly Coily Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended live music for your week

"...be front and center.   – Abby Johnston Pixies, Modest Mouse..."

June 21, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

We Have an Issue: "My God, It's Full of Stars"

The Top 10s Issue

"...Music: Check out photographer David Brendan Hall's gallery featuring Modest Mouse, the Smile, She Wants Revenge, and more bands...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...score had told me that critics tended to view Modest Mouse as the band's chief contemporary in ambitious indie..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Playback – Fun Fun Fun Fest: A Decade of Aggression

Flashing back on 10 years of Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Headliners: Judas Priest, King Diamond, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nas, Modest Mouse..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Oxford, Miss., to record their Dennis Herring-produced (Elvis Costello, Modest Mouse) self-titled debut, they were probably waist-deep in it...."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...Modest Mouse..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Modest Mouse The Moon and Antarctica (Epic)

"...Modest MouseThe Moon and Antarctica (Epic) The best art often..."

July 28, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Hess

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...CASANOVA: This solo project from Isaac Brock, singer/guitarist of Modest Mouse, is aptly named; the chaos that's fuel so..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...MODEST MOUSE..."

April 3, 1998 Music Review

Iron & Wine

"...for well over a decade, documenting them at his modest home studio for half as long. Sub Pop liked..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by David Lynch

This Is You

Waterloo Records marks 20 years as Austin's premiere record retail outlet.

"...Dixie Chicks, Sonic Youth, the Melvins, Moby, Al Jourgensen, Modest Mouse, Henry Rollins -- all have dropped cash into..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...notable names include Maren Morris, Mk.gee, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse (Weekend 1), Wet Leg, King Princess, Japanese Breakfast,..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature

Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, the Strokes, Doechii, and More to Headline ACL Fest 2025

Zilker Park event returns October 3-5 and 10-12

"...include Maren Morris (Weekend 1), Mk.gee, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse (Weekend 1), Wet Leg, King Princess, Japanese Breakfast,..."

May 6, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Momma Are Officially Rock Stars

Indie rockers’ second headline tour lands at Mohawk Sunday

"...a run opening for alt rock giants Weezer and Modest Mouse. Momma was, at least in indie rock circles,..."

April 30, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Crosstalk: Cheap Concerts, Tattoo Art Shows, and More Culture News

And the Parlor holds out for a reopening

"...the deal extends to rock veterans like Pixies and Modest Mouse – whose joint tour pulls up to Germania..."

May 10, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...Shakey Graves set to close out the weekend, and Modest Mouse scheduled for April, maybe the venue can emerge..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Spoon Album Review

Lucifer on the Sofa (Matador)

"...indie rock cohort, there are plenty of heroes (Pavement, Modest Mouse, the White Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie) who..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

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