Skeleton Dystroys

New EP precedes transformation into … metal

"...to music, cut the EP with homegrown DIY visionary Orville Bateman Neeley III (OBN IIIs, Bad Sports) at the..."

June 18, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Glimmer Twins

Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen instigate A Giant Dog Pile

"...both impressed me multiple times," says OBN IIIs namesake Orville Neeley, AGD drummer from their 2008 inception through Pile's..."

May 6, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Giant Dog Record Review

Pile (Merge)

"...Low's spastic bass scrubbing the muck, and erstwhile drummer Orville Bateman Neeley punching the beat like a drill press...."

May 6, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Friday SXSW Picks

"...of Money have seen band namesake and local polymath Orville Bateman Neeley III dusting off his Blue Öyster Cult..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Friday SXSW Showcases

"...La Luz imbues faraway psych-pop with warm vocal harmonies. Orville Bateman Neeley III leads Austin's OBN IIIs through a..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

I Am a DJ

I am what I play ... On My KUTX

"...10) Orville Bateman Neeley III..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"...That drive defines Orville Bateman Neeley III, Austin garage-punk polymath and one of..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

OBN IIIs Record Review

Worth a Lot of Money (12XU)

"...the Austin quartet's action-packed fourth LP onsets with frontman Orville Bateman Neeley III toasting low-rent living ("Trash Heap") while..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...rock & roll called Worth a Lot of Money. Orville Bateman Neeley III and company's fourth album arrives via..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...who could be a cousin to onetime tour mate Orville Bateman Neeley of locals the OBN IIIs. – Kevin Curtin..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

ATX Nites

The Midgetmen, The Golden Boys, Survive, Residual Kid, Riverboat Gamblers, The Octopus Project, Eagle Claw, OBN IIIs, Ssleeperhold

"...OBN IIIs(Sat., 12:45am, Beerland) Orville Bateman Neeley III's hard rockers recall a mixture of..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: OBN III's Tuned Up

"...An imposing presence in Texas' rock & roll underground, Orville Bateman Neeley III has made his name as a..."

June 13, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

OBN IIIs

"...One! Two! Three! GO!" So shouts OBN IIIs namesake Orville Bateman Neeley III, kicking these local Stooges' third LP..."

June 6, 2014 Music Review by Tim Stegall

8 Mile

An Austin octet of SXSW Picks 2 Click™

"...Orville Bateman Neeley III sits in the kitchen of the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Do My Thing: Ty Segall

Prolific garage rocker wrestles with his ‘Sleeper’ hold

"...TS: I like everything Orville [Bateman Neeley III] does, although he’s not properly from..."

Aug. 26, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

OBN III's

"...OBN III's namesake provocateur, Orville Bateman Neeley III, makes punk rock look easy, as..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...12mid, Valhalla Orville Bateman Neeley III leads arguably the two most thrilling..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Cruddy, Nazi Gold, Naw Dude, the Best

"...band's best asset may have been Red River MVP Orville Bateman Neeley III front and center in the audience...."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bad Sports

"...Local leader of the brat pack, OBN III's vocalist Orville Bateman Neeley III has a proven track record for..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Don't bother cleaning up after Chaos in Tejas; OBN III's strike again this weekend

"...Orville Bateman Neeley III originally envisioned his namesake punk revue..."

June 10, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Chaos in Tejas

"...show inside that's way more appealing," panted local namesake Orville Bateman Neeley, "but really, metal is 'No Way To..."

June 10, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

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

"...Giant Dog, the Strange Boys, and brat pack leader Orville Bateman Neeley III, a prolific local producer and guitarist..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

7 & 7 Is

7 & 7 Is

"...love child of Reigning Sound and the Velvet Underground? Orville Bateman Neeley III's namesake band is an approximate synthesis,..."

April 15, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Saturday-Sunday SXSW Live Shots

Saturday night SXSW showcase reviews

"...bothered for their upcoming Dirtnap debut. Led by Austin's Orville Bateman Neeley III, every song had a hook and..."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature

Casual Victim Pile II

"...word sneered on Casual Victim Pile II – by Orville Bateman Neeley III on "Do My Thing." Neeley then..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Psychotic Reaction

Golden Boys ringleader John Wesley Coleman indulges his compulsion

"...Local wunderkind Orville Bateman Neeley III, who plays in the Bad Sports..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder