The Revivalists

"...The RevivalistsCity of Sound (Wind-Up)..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Japan Nite

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Don't let the name fool you. Kao=S banishes carnage: graceful, passionate, but..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sonámbulo

Zilker Park, Oct. 13

"...Sonámbulo Psicotropical translates to "Psycho Tropical Sleepwalker." The psycho tropical came through loud and clear, but there's..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Hector Ward & the Big Time

"...Hector Ward & the Big TimeSum of All (BMI)..."

June 3, 2011 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Household Names

"...The bane of modern-day pop purists like Austin's Household Names..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Review by Greg Beets

Trumpeter Swan

"...Trumpeter SwanListen for the Clues..."

May 7, 2010 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Wal-Mart, Cookie Monster, and more

"...The UT Tower was air-conditioned in 1965...."

March 26, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Vampire Weekend

"...pop triumph, succeeding in its creation of an entire aesthetic – Ivy League Afro-pop. The New York quartet works..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

The Sour Notes

"...The Sour NotesReceived in Bitterness..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Otis Redding

"...Otis Redding didn't do anything nice 'n' easy. Live, the Georgian was double-time or bust, dropping blasts of soul..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Steven Markus Bernstein

"...The title, cover art, and title track are all incongruent..."

May 30, 2008 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Black Joe Lewis & the Honey BearsEmo's, Wednesday, March 12..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Heavy

SXSW showcase reviews

"...The HeavyElysium, Thursday, March 13..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

The Heavy Metal Box

Sweeeet

"...The Heavy Metal Box(Rhino)..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Golden Arm Trio

"...The Tick-Tock Club (Shamrock)..."

June 8, 2007 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Clinic

"...There are some bands that can't be left to their..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

Nina Simone

Reissues

"...means that even dance-floor DJs have adopted her as their own. Remixed & Reimagined plops the roaring folk/soul/jazz diva..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Awesome Cool Dudes

Record review

"...Just in time for fall, the Awesome Cool Dudes harness their sub-platinum pop instincts to..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Fishboy

Record review

"...Fishboy's Web site describes them best: Theirs is a feeling akin to when a..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Modest Mouse

Record Review

"...News (Epic) Good news for people who worried that the departure of drummer Jeremiah Green would torpedo Modest Mouse's..."

April 16, 2004 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Grupo Fantasma

Texas Platters

"...Fantasma's energetic live show is given credence by "Lupita," the one live cut from the Austin collective's eponymous debut...."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

Cheikh Lô Bambay Gueej (World Circuit)

"...a convincing web of melodies and rhythms from across the African Diaspora. The Latin cadence opener "M'Beddemi," an adaptation..."

July 14, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Sekou Sundiata Longstoryshort (Righteous Babe)

National Records

"...-- poetry has been around literally forever. Regardless of the tag used, this literary genre is currently enjoying a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Review: Shinyribs, Transit Damage

Kevin Russell boomerangs back on supple, sultry full-band disc

"..."All the stages of pandemic – doom, tears, thankfulness, resolution –..."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Fest Artist Spotlight: AG Club

Avant-garde rap collective weave witty songs with eye-catching visuals

"...East Bay Area rap collective AG Club – with the "AG" aptly standing for "avant-garde" – defies the styles..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Jimmie Vaughan

"...Jimmie Vaughan endures. Blues royalty beginning in Seventies Austin, the master guitarist co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds and set himself..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord

"...for bandleader Jon Lundbom to compose new music over. Then the Austin-based guitarist re-recorded the songs live in studio..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Michael Toland

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

"...and Dave Alvin bridge a broad musical spectrum. Between the Flatlanders' High Plains folk mysticism and the Blasters' blueprint..."

June 22, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Bird Peterson

"...You'll never hear Bird Peterson's first album. The local producer had 2007's Hot Noise wiped from the..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Little Melba & Her Big Trombone

Little known female jazz trombone player gets her due – with children

"...Holiday, Quincy Jones, Randy Weston, Gerald Wilson, and more. Rather than dusting off that which barely rates a footnote..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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