Review: Jon Dee Graham, Only Dead for a Little While

Waitsian universality rattles and rumbles similar to his ’97 debut

"...Crucial new oral history A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin grids dominant pre-millennial culture:..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Showcasing New Persona, St. Vincent Astounds in Austin City Limits Taping

Daddy's home and ready to rock ACL Fest

"...release, St. Vincent’s locked into a new, specific persona. The protagonist of sixth full-length Daddy’s Home is a bleach-blonde..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

SXSW Music Review: Jazz re:freshed Outernational Blows Down Abbey Road

Downstairs at the old Emo’s on Sixth and Red River in spirit

"...hosted, and production entity British Underground, with help from the Arts Council England, blew through six UK jazz acts..."

March 16, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Spray Paint

"...The country of Into the Country – maybe avant-garde Austin..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Five Arty Things This Weekend

What’s happening in the Austin arts scene this weekend?

"...stuff is happening, as ever – which explains why there’s the Austin Chronicle Arts Listings, right? And why your..."

June 13, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Judas Priest Slam Dunks First Night at ACL Live

British steelers ram it down in one fell swoop. Tonight follows!

"...“The Priest Will Be Back” read the screen 96 minutes..."

May 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Portrayal of Guilt

"..."post" to a fistful of punk variants and beats them into a progressive screamo squall. Portrayal of Guilt stops,..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Kicked Outta Country, But Still the King

George Strait celebrates Erwin Center at 40

"...last played Austin in 2014, it was billed as the country legend’s final tour. The show’s celebratory if bittersweet..."

June 4, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Tinnarose, Abram Shook, Carry Illinois

Barracuda, Jan. 5

"...last Friday, beginning with local fivepiece Carry Illinois and the booming, brassy voice of Lizzy Lehman. Powering sleepy, twee-pop..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Review by Libby Webster

The Sour Notes

"...Rounding into the decade mark, the Sour Notes are now veterans of..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Blondie + Garbage = Force de Femme

Deborah Harry and Shirley Manson thrash and bellow

"...The original atomic blonde and one of her ginger musical..."

Aug. 14, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Exit U2

In revisiting The Joshua Tree, the Dubliners return home

"...Released March 9, 1987, The Joshua Tree topped U.S. charts, sent “With or Without..."

May 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Free Week Live Shots

Barracuda, Jan. 5

"...trios – Skin Drips, Oozer, and Vampyre – unfurled their own harsh sound for Free Week-goers...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Saturday SXSW Showcases

"...Saturday's SXAméricas showcase is largely a Colombian affair, but the exceptions to that rule are two of the best..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Friday SXSW Showcases

"...Onetime teen DIY promoter/zine publisher Michelle Cable at the helm, Brooklyn-based Panache Booking continues to mine the underground..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...Arriving from Brooklyn, birthplace of the now-Los Angelean Felte label, Public Memory (Robert Toher) kicks..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Get Me to the Funny: Chortle Portal

Weekly comedy showcase at UT keeps the students coming back for more

"...What’s the best way to get to a hip and cool..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Kinky Friedman

"...Given the absurdities of contemporary culture, Kinky Friedman's first new studio..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Playback: Black Metal, Gray Skies, Red-Hot Love

Sex, love, and nostalgia – recapping Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015

"...fearsome mosh pit where certified Angus metalheads tossed each other about. For Venom, the British trio that's been summoning..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Shinyribs

"...Okra Candy arrives as Shinyribs' third LP, but it's the first since Austin root supergroup the Gourds went on..."

May 22, 2015 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Moontower Review: Super Show!

High-speed sets from a great gang of comics an ideal capper for fest

"...a dozen comics performing 5- to 10-minute sets. Despite the fast pace, they had their work cut out for..."

April 27, 2015 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Sturgill Simpson Wows Austin City Limits

First of three performances in Austin this weekend

"...Few acts make their Austin City Limits debut amid such buzz as Sturgill..."

April 2, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Live Shot: Broncho

Slop-pop with its own electrocuted rhythm

"...beer pit punk to power pop prowess. Not that they’ve polished the edges too much. On Friday, the Norman,..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...HE^RD and Paypal's music-tech mash-up isn't in name only. The showcases, running both inside the Control Room and Garage,..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

ACL Live Shot: Spoon

Austin indie heroes prove the stakes not so small

"...With August’s They Want My Soul, Spoon earned critical acclaim not just..."

Oct. 6, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Machine Don't Lie

"...gritty, Ray LaMontagne-esque tenor. Taking time off to regroup, the local songwriter returns with a full quintet project, Machine..."

May 16, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Explosions in the Sky Debuts in Bangkok

Thailand’s capital is not a cold dead place

"...a city enhanced, possibly, by a few ccs of the neurotoxin from the Gulf of Thailand’s deadliest resident, the..."

May 6, 2014 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Sound City Players

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Dave Grohl has the hardest-working Rolodex in rock & roll. The soundtrack to..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Grizzly Bear

"...recorded in Marfa, but those sessions were scrapped with the exception of opening missive "Sleeping Ute." Nevertheless, the song..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Overkill

"...OverkillThe Electric Age (eOne)..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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