Exploring the Edible Frog Back in the Saddle

"...$7 a pound. "You get about four to six saddles per pound." Saddles? "That's what you call a pair..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

Dancing Macabre with the Faint

Q&A with the Nebraskan quartet's singer Todd Fink

"...Danse Macabre, recently got the reissue treatment via label Saddle Creek, cleaning up the electro-goth freak-outs to match modern..."

Nov. 28, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...birds stealing bread. His Sub Pop debut, 2002's The Creek Drank the Cradle, is more than just a breakup..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...from his debut, Between the Sounds. – Richard Whittaker Saddle Creek..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

New singles from Spoon, Knife in the Water, the Put Downs, the Beach Birds, and Roar! Lion

"...January, 1999, Chronicle cover story. Eleven months later, Omaha's Saddle Creek label has made good on Daniel's promise, the..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...footage, and rock paraphernalia into Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek: The First Ten Years of Saddle Creek Records..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...on the more electro-pop and aggressive 2012 LP Generals (Saddle Creek). Upcoming third LP, Lovers Know, promises yet another..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Cursive

"...CursiveI Am Gemini (Saddle Creek)..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Saturday Sleepers

"...Davis and keyboardist Laura Burhenn, the duo's debut, Places (Saddle Creek), delivers ridiculously catchy tunes, due primarily to Davis'..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Bright Eyes

"...Cassadaga (Saddle Creek)..."

April 13, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...never sounded this damn good. – Doug Freeman Memphis Industries/saddle creek/team love..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Bright Eyes

Record review

"...I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Saddle Creek)Bright Eyes..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Cutie lies Athens, Ga.'s Now It's Overhead, fronted by Saddle Creek mainstay Andy LeMaster. The quartet's second Saddle Creek..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

To Pursue … or Not?

When should police chase a suspect?

"...chosen not to pursue Hernandez as he fled Barton Creek Square Mall on June 15?..."

June 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...hit the high-water mark, but smart money says this creek keeps rising. – Greg Beets NIK BARTSCH/SHA..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...New Hampshire native's fourth disc, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, featured the Pariah Dogs, a band composed..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Indigo de Souza, Estrella Acosta, and More Crucial Concerts

A little hair of the dog for your post-SXSW listening pleasure

"...Creekbed Carter Hogan..."

March 22, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...last summer.” Teethe’s downcast, close-textured slowcore recently landed on Saddle Creek’s 7-inch series, as well as signing to Winspear..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Ramblin’ After Midnight With Stef Chura

Detroit indie rocker steps into the spotlight with second LP

"...In June, Stef Chura released her second LP on Saddle Creek Records, which reissued her 2017 debut Messes. Produced..."

July 18, 2019 Music Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music Interview: Black Belt Eagle Scout

Multi-instrumentalist pushes increased visibility for Native people in music scene

"...The stunning LP received wide release last year after Saddle Creek Records found it and cold-emailed Paul...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...Washington landscape into the raw, indie rock beauty of Saddle Creek debut Mother of My Children. Westerman..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...troupe's rhythm jams. As the Oysters closed outside, ripping early-Saddle Creek angst, the indoor stage roiled pop fury atop..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre

Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics

"...4) Black Belt Eagle Scout, Mother of My Children (Saddle Creek)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

ACL Fest Interview: Big Thief

Brooklyn folk rockers in the Friday interview spotlight

"...minimal tweaks, the pensive, scaled-back work comes out on Saddle Creek the same day as Big Thief's ACL Fest..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Live: Big Thief

Day party robbed by Masterpiece maker Adrianne Lenker!

"...The band’s debut, Masterpiece, came out last year on Saddle Creek Records and skews more folk and lo-fi, a..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

Americana 12-Pack

"...ThiefFri. 17, Barracuda, 11pm 2016 debut LP Masterpiece on Saddle Creek was aptly titled, as the Brooklyn quartet delivered..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...10) Big Thief, Masterpiece (Saddle Creek) Jim Caligiuri (Singer-songwriter)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Wednesday SXSW Picks

"...Big Thief 12mid, Sidewinder Inside Fresh Saddle Creek contract in hand, Brooklyn's Big Thief finesses a..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...Slow Down Molasses 8pm, Lamberts Saddle Creek meets shoegaze in the hands of these ambitious..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

National Top 10s

Eight critics, 80 lines by genre

"...7) Pujol, Kludge (Saddle Creek)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature

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