Revolution Rock

At the crossroads of the Clash and the great state of Austin, Texas.

"...confused Crass. More importantly, the Clash was a great rock & roll band, above and beyond the roots music..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Music Feature

"A Rock About the Size of a Small Avocado"

You can find connections to this city's art scene just about anywhere

"...There was a rock about the size of a small avocado out near..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...the newly christened Bleib Alien folded in Dylan­esque folk rockers including "Song for Abe Lincoln" and "Warning (Social and..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...all of Northridge Acres' water comes from a Round Rock fire hydrant that sits across a weedy gully at..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...to the documentary form: We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n' Roll chronicles Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Ozzfest, the..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Rock Pile

"...The King of Western Swing: Bob Wills Remembered by..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Girls Rock Austin’s Ethos: I’m Not Sorry, I Rock

Trans and nonbinary-friendly camp gears up for Saturday show

"...When I asked the executive director of Girls Rock Austin (GRA) to describe the local arts organization, the..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Day Trips: Rock Art

If these walls could talk

"...Pictographs left on the walls of rock shelters by prehistoric and historic people are some of..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to stay home

"...you to think of it as the birthplace of rockabilly...."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...The Secret History of Rock: The Most Influential Bands You've Never Heardby Roni Sarig..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by David Lynch

Who Wrote the Book of Rock?

Nine Inch Nails

"...is. Author Huxley has cranked out enough of these rock bios to get in and out with all the..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Standing Rock’s Civil Disobedience Reaches West Texas

“It’s the Rio Grande. It’s sacred to many people."

"...is where – in an echo of the Standing Rock Sioux's to-date-successful fight to block an ETP crude oil..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?

"...music capital and yet we don't have one good rock station. I haven't heard any good rock since KISS..."

April 1, 2013 Postmarks

Let There Be Rock

AC / DC's first gig on American soil? Austin's Armadillo World Headquarters!

"...This week's unveiling of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'n Roll Train," and news that the metal institution..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Music Feature by Marky Billson

Let There Be Rock

Australia vs. New Zealand in a SXSW rugby death-match

"...Wolfmother, the Aussie Men at Rock, put the power back into trio. If you missed..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Americamisfit: Rock & Revolt

Dan Dietz's new play 'Americamisfit' may get you to question the way we Americans romanticize the sudden, violent change of revolution

"...well. The action is framed by a character named Rockabilly Boy, who plays – you guessed it – a..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Yes Deserves to Be in Rock Hall of Fame

"...week's "TCB" [Music, Oct. 8], I'm reminded of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's most glaring omission –..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Postmarks

Rock & Roll Books

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...that the two books centered around the life of rock & roll's poet/priestess have been hotly anticipated would be..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Rock & Roll Books

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock & Roll, 1947-1977by James Miller..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

The 39th president's belief in the healing power of music

"...he was the first president to just hang with rock stars. "It was the Allman Brothers who helped put..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jonathan Terrell, Too Rock & Roll for Country, Too Country for Rock & Roll

The inward-facing cowboy trims the fat and lets his second solo LP dictate itself

"...in the scene. Not in the Face, his cathartic rock & roll side project with drummer Wes Cargal, then..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...Network demanded that Chevrolet pull its sponsorship of Kid Rock’s summer tour over his use of the Confederate flag..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Rock & Roll Never Forgets

Bob Seger hits Dallas on Saturday

"...the site of my first Seger show, the Detroit rocker having ended a decade-long absence from the music rat..."

Dec. 14, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music

The Fab Four ruined so-called 'rock 'n' roll music'

"...How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Musicby..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...Rockpile..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock en Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana gives birth to the bastard genre of Norteño and Electronica, Nortec.

"..."I grew up listening to punk rock and electronic music -- I hated Norteño," says Mogt...."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...her myriad fans, passionate about Hickman's thoughtful, pop- and rock-edged compositions. It was sweetly characteristic of her current priorities..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

White Weddings, Rock & Roll, and More Crucial Concerts

Dungeon crawling, avant sax, and other amplified options for the week

"...some friends from Being Dead, take on the Seventies rock of Guardians of the Galaxy, with the chance to..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Is Fascism Still a Thing in Round Rock’s School Board Races?

Hmmmmm...

"...It’s nice when people use straightforward language, and Round Rock school board Trustee Estevan “Chuy” Zárate certainly did in..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Body Rock Turns 10

Riders Against the Storm and Chorizo Funk’s decade-built dance institution endures, Monday City music meetings, and more

"...three became Austin music institutions. Their performance umbrella Body Rock regularly packs out local spaces. More than a monthly..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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