Nazi Gold

"...The local trio aligns the latter's god of thunder Thor Harris (Shearwater) with Space man Quin Galavis and Lights..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Review by Michael Toland

Playback: Grohl Call

Nirvana drummer, Foo Fighter, and documentarian Dave Grohl passes it on

"...Cheer Up Charlie's, where the triad of Swans percussionist Thor Harris, Dead Space singer Quin Galavis, and Flesh Lights..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: HAAM's Time of the Season

HAAM Day fills its coffers for uninsured live music capitalists

"...like Trans Upper Egypt and XYX, plus paperbacks like Thor Harris' devastatingly honest depression chronicles An Ocean of Despair,..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Mineral Reunites

Emo pioneers Mineral return

"...5th Street Studios to make music with percussion shaman Thor Harris. "It sounded like futuristic Mario Party background music..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...to celebrate the lost art of letter-writing. Emily Kinney, Thor Harris, and Steve Roggenbuck are scheduled to appear. –..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Bill Callahan

Avalanche of local releases for the fall

"...down to an essentialness, his low croon weaving through Thor Harris' controlling rhythms and thickly dripping in patterns that..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Nazi Gold

One last 2012 local music roundup

"...Austin trio featuring prolific guitarist/bassist/singer Quin Galavis, Swans drummer Thor Harris, and Flesh Lights bassist and vocalist Jeremy Steen..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Dreaming up the Young, smokin' with Snoop

"...Shearwater who, with understudies filling in for the absent Thor Harris and Kim Burke, unloaded a boffo set, and..."

June 8, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cruddy, Nazi Gold, Naw Dude, the Best

"...quartet's chunky garage rock. Nazi Gold, driven by beatmaster Thor Harris, anchored mile-high psych with a minimalist pulse and..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Male Gaze

Swans' ear-ringing return to the stage

"...on drummer Phil Puleo, then bassist Chris Pravdica, then Thor Harris, who was the night's MVP. The local percussionist,..."

Feb. 21, 2011 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

Throwing the first stone for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...DRUMS/PERCUSSION: Thor Harris, Shearwater..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Wednesday Rewind

Another local highlight reel with Spoon and Matador at 21

"...year's The Golden Archipelago. If you haven't yet seen Thor Harris' essential guide “How to Tour in a Band..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Empire That Dreams of Us

Unlocking Shearwater's The Golden Archipelago

"...For Shearwater's core trio – Meiburg, percussionist Thor Harris, and bassist Kimberly Burke – The Golden Archipelago..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Kath Bloom

Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom; Thin Thin Line

"...piano and percussion provided by Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg and Thor Harris, Callahan delivers Bloom's stark poetry with resolved stoicism:..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Your Queer Schedule

Christeene and the Femme Mafia take over your weekend

"...Jay Byrd, Joanna Labow, Amy Cook, Susan Fitz-Simon, and Thor Harris. So basically it's a queer roll call. Rebecca..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Respect to KUT

Sept. 19, 2009 Postmarks

Problems at KUT

Sept. 7, 2009 Postmarks

Bill Callahan

"...Donkey back him, as do Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg and Thor Harris on a few tracks, Callahan engaging in a..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Neko Case

Stubb's, March 31

"...service of pointillistic chamber song. Banjo, trumpet, melodica, and Thor Harris rang like clockwork as Meiburg's terrifying emotionalism took..."

April 3, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll

"...MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT: Thor Harris, Shearwater (hammer dulcimer)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Shearwater

"...emotional and creative swoops and dives are there, with Thor Harris' patient percussion, so scolding on squalling opener "On..."

June 6, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Live 'Rook'

Shearwater debuts its latest flight

"...psychedelic sheets of feedback. MVP of the evening was Thor Harris, who's listed as a percussionist, but adds much..."

May 30, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Sir Callahan Goes On the Road

Bill Callahan, on the road. Again.

"...backed by a full band, which includes Shearwater drummer Thor Harris and violinist Elizabeth Warren. He'll be accompanied by..."

Aug. 28, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Great Pyramid

Bill Callahan can see clearly now

"..."I was over at the house of Thor Harris [of Shearwater] and mentioned that I had booked..."

April 20, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

The Blurbing of SXSW 06

"...shot of twang) collaboration with "straight guys," including Shearwater's Thor Harris. She hopes to shop I Was Just Comforting..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature

P2C05

"...as an English major, he's become the world's leading authority on the South American Striated Caracara, a falconlike endangered..."

March 4, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...into the performances of co-frontmen Meiburg and Sheff, percussionist Thor Harris, upright bassist Kim Burke, and violinist Travis Weller...."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Shearwater

Texas Platters

"...to either genre's trappings, remaining uniquely, horribly depressingly individual. Thor Harris on drums and vibraphone and Kim Burke on..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Hess

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...successes, and their as-yet-unreleased sophomore album adds more of Thor Harris' delicate percussion and mallet work without compromising an..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

A wisecracking preteen keeps a diary about the torments of middle school in this true-to-life story.

"...Directed by: Thor Freudenthal. Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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