Playback: They Only Came To Kick Some Ass

Both Jack Black the actor and Jack Black the rocker rule Austin

"...satirical comedy-rockers Tenacious D, quickly tore through songs from Rize of the Fenix, which Black complained was the uncredited..."

July 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Full Lineup

Dub innovators, emo legends and local favorites join the roster

"...seminal Los Angeles. Rapper A$AP Rocky comes with SXSW buzz still blazing, while Doomtree ally Astronautalis redefines freestyle. We'll..."

July 12, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Solstice Festival 2016

"...More than half-a-dozen Austin venues synced up club shows on Friday, June..."

June 20, 2016 Photo Gallery

2nd Annual Austin Chronicle Cookout

"...Jared Ortega (left) and Ricardo Armendariz play some hacky sack Saturday at Historic Scoot Inn..."

July 21, 2014 Photo Gallery

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...follows, while fast-rising favorites Shivery Shakes headline, riding the breezy surf-pop of last fall's debut LP Three Waves &..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Tuesday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Tuesday night SXSW showcase

"...in a post-"Gangnam Style" world. Since the foreign-language dance craze hit our shores harder than a musical tsunami, it..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...people don't expect such a colossal voice from the pint-sized Texas-born Korean charmer. Her Gurf Morlix-produced 2009 release, Heat..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...(which you could preview this Tuesday at Mohawk with Peelander Z) and alternative K-pop collective Balming Tiger reprise past..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sean Wheeler, a KVRX house party, the Southside Psychout, and two Hole in the Wall extravaganzas

"...the stripped down, heartfelt chorales of Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss...."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Laningham's distinctive touch fused effortless swing, versatility, and a recognizable tone. He contributed to the mix the way a..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound: Girls Like Us Occupy Hotel Free TV

P1nkstar celebrates trans Texan artists on Hotel Vegas' virtual platform and Music Lab closes final location to make way for Tesla

"...October with a Sweet Spirit residency heavy in VHS fuzz, public access kitsch, and punk flyer charisma overseen by..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...Texans align for free. Catch L.A./Austin act Mamalarky's high-energy fuzz on Fire Talk Records, alongside sprightly punk from locals..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Q&A Hole: Do You Believe in Ghosts?

If not, do you think that everyone who says they’ve seen one is a liar?

"...We asked five musicians – Har Mar Superstar, Peelander Z's Kengo Hioki, Alesia Lani, Rod Melancon, and Otis..."

Feb. 19, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: 10 Fresh Finds at Hot Summer Nights

Ten sunspots on Hot Summer Nights’ triple-digit lineup

"...You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Peelander-Z, Holy Wave, Mobley, Mélat, and Magna Carda, but as..."

July 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Oita Japan Festival 2018

"...Peelander-Z perform at the 2018 Oita Japan Festival at the..."

Aug. 13, 2018 Photo Gallery

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Kevin Curtin subbing for bassist Graham Low. – Raoul Hernandez Abhi the Nomad..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Five Can't-Miss Free Week Shows

American Sharks, Sailor Poon, and Peelander-Z headline a packed slate

"...Peelander-Z, Dead Music Capital Band, Drakulas, Gold Leather, Cowboy Irie..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Events Post by Mark Fagan

Playback: Touring Austin's Latin Record Stores

Discotecas outnumber Anglo record shops

"...Discoteca Sanchez is the Waterloo Records of Austin's Latin music retailers,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Tuesday Showcase Picks

"...Shoegaze melancholy and churning punk percussion meet in Philadelphia's Suburban..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

Playback: If the Gloves Fit

Gloves INTL ices funk, Allegro Media Group ices local label, and the ATX6 plan to ice international festivals

"...record its eponymous album, out on Friday through Austin's GTZ Records (Stiletto Feels, Shmu), they posted signs all around..."

June 24, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...2014's Heartbeat Overdrive, fellow locals Moonlight Towers regularly pack coliseum-sized energy onto postage-stamp stages. Same with sensational Georgia garage-rock..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Bleachers, Arcade Fire walker Will Butler, poppy rock songstress ZZ Ward, stoner rockers Shrine, Tejano/Norteño kings Intocable, mini metalheads..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Sohn

Abbreviated set still yields electro soul shivers

"...out for the Vienna producer could make out were Peelander-Z screaming about tacos all the way from the Black..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014, Friday

"...2 Chainz..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Photo Gallery

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Friday Listings

FFF Friday by the blurb

"...Peelander-Z 1:10pm, Black stage FFF vets return with an absurdist..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature

Help Crowdfund Austin's Wealthiest Band

1% locals the Yuppie Pricks launch a “Prickstarter”

"......"

June 20, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...Quiet Company, Kydd Jones, and the League of Extraordinary Gz join Max Frost, Residual Kid, Nakia, and Mother Falcon..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Saul Williams, Wyatt Cenac, David Cross

Auditorium Shores, Nov. 3

"...Yellow stage reverted to musicians and, no disrespect to Peelander-Z or Nomeansno (or most acts on other stages), but..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kylesa

"...stage – all metal on Sunday, from the kickoff Lizzyisms of Austin's Eagle Claw to Mastodon's intimate closing opposite..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

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

"...rewarded in kind later that night with a multimedia extravaganza that offered the next best thing to canceled headliners..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

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