Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...Brazil has one of the richest and most varied pop music scenes in the world, which isn't..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Mutantes

Reissues

"...Mutantes..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Os Mutantes

"...Os MutantesWaterloo Park, Nov. 6..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Cult of Pitchfork

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

"...helped bands immensely in grassroots promotion, allowing audio samples, photos, and contacts all on one page, while magazines like..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...for Joanne Baba. The 32-year-old singer delivers personal lyrics, mostly in her native language, in the buttery-smooth vocals common..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...as bassist Lucas Skinner stood tight on the riser close by, and the pair thrust the jam forward and..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...Rubén González and classic crooners Compay Segundo (92), and most recently, Ibrahim Ferrer (72) -- BVSC has gone beyond..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Os Mutantes

"...Os MutantesFool Metal Jack (Krian Music Group)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

Billy Gibbons’ Moving Sidewalks Confirm for Austin Psych Fest

ZZ Top frontman reunites Sixties psych act here in April

"...psych quartet’s sole 1968 LP and attendant singles and demos, APF beat me to the punch by announcing the..."

Feb. 5, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Saturday Preview

"...members of Dred Skott, Southbound, and C.O.D., is the most exciting thing happening in Central Texas rap right now...."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature

In Space

Listening closely to Last.fm and Pandora

"...advantages to living with record nerds, among them constant exposure to new music and relaxed attitudes toward mutually beneficial..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Jess Sauer

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...1982 “diecinueve ochenta y dos”..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...powers up its magnetic roots fusion. Cruz sings, eyes closed, red sneakers resting on his wah pedal...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation 2022

"...Os Mutantes at Empire Garage during Levitation on October 27,..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Photo Gallery

Five Here-and-Now Picks to See at Levitation

Genre-blending show assembly runs next Thursday through Sunday

"...do the math). In 2022, the name change remains apropos. This year's lineup spans genres as far removed as..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

King Gizz, Jesus & Mary Chain, Osees, W.I.T.C.H., and L7 Emerge on Levitation 2022 Lineup

Halloween week concert curation comes into focus

"...individually-ticketed festival’s biggest venue: Stubb’s. Meanwhile, fellow Levitation vets Osees will see play to four nights of crowd surfers..."

June 29, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ACL Review: Luísa Maita

Brazilian electro delicacy and skronk

"...Forget what you know about Brazilian music. In most cases that likely means bossa nova, Os Mutantes’ psychedelia,..."

Oct. 2, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Boogarins é Foda

Brazilian psych-pop foursome takes up residency at Hotel Vegas

"...Boogarins’ pop smarts, psychedelic atmospherics, and South American rhythms won over locals at both..."

June 30, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Austin Psych Fest Live (Saturday): Deerhunter

I almost died for Deerhunter

"...fresh puddles towards the entrance, only to find that Os Mutantes got an epically late start (see the gallery..."

April 28, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Brazilian Broadband

Gilberto Gil Q&A

"...I was brought to that kind of atmosphere, breathing that kind of air, talking that kind of..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Echocentrics, Ocote Soul Sounds

"...the searing soul-psych warble of "Esclavo y Amo" by Los Pasteles Verdes, the guitarist behind local Latin stalwarts Grupo..."

June 17, 2011 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...punch of punk. Masters of the genre. – Margaret Moser The Echocentrics..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...even Euro-bungee – in its indie circus of punk/hip-hop/metal nostalgia for the attention-deficit generation...."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Pulling back the (iron) curtain on Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Flying Balalaika Brothers in time for the 40th anniversary of the Armadillo World Headquarters

"...the Armadillo evolved into the Fillmore of the South, hosting AC/DC's first stateside gig (see "Let There Be Rock,"..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Something for Everybody

The lineup for the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...by the ring from Anarchy Championship Wrestling and will host, along with Cold Cave and Monotonix, a grab bag..."

Aug. 4, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Critics Poll

"...MOTHER FALCON Momo's (Margaret Moser)..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Feature

Mothers of Reinvention

White Denim's Fits of maximum R&B

"...Josh Block's underwear hangs from a clothesline outside his 1950s..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Lineup

Recommended music for the week of Oct. 16-22

"...This week, music from Vivian Girls, Maserati, Os Mutantes, and Hope Sandoval...."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...No postage stamps or property taxes. No deadlines. No passwords and..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

International Bands

Thursday

"...Deadmau5 (Wed., La Zona Rosa, 11:30pm) Say "Dead mouse." Torontonian Joel Zimmerman as progressive..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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