Egg Cartons and Foam-Rubber Wallpaper

Finding Rehearsal Space in Austin

"...for bands like Blind Willie's Johnson and Texacala Jones & Her T.J. Hookers. "I don't know how it is..."

April 11, 1997 Music Feature

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Philly ringers Low Cut Connie, and more. Bring beads!  – Raoul Hernandez Fiesta Destructo Sat 18, 1pm, Hotel Vegas..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Meet UT Math Professor and Spellbinding Songwriter Sean Keel

The seldom-performing educator's fragile voice breathes bittersweet nostalgia

"...Wednesday is Song Circle Night at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos – a nice way of saying..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Jack Corcoran

Playback: Heaven and Hell and Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram gets bloody, UT gets KUT's music library, and Macaulay Culkin pisses me off

"...fifth LP for Chicago's true grit indie Bloodshot Records – Feb. 4 extraction Nothin' but Blood...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...2012 release Oozy secretes stickier than Texas in July. – Thomas Fawcett MIKE SCOTT..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

In God's Country

Why U2 is the best band ever

"...and at others allowed them to transform mere rock & roll into a type of communion far more ecumenical..."

March 30, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...RED PLANET: San Francisco's Red Planet pens melodic guitar-pop songs festooned with New Wave revival keyboards, harmonica, and even..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Different Dimensions

Drums and Tuba

"...opened a Rebirth Brass Band concert held in a warehouse. According to Wolff, "Phillip Frazier, the sousaphone [a close..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Off Beat: Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”

Intense quartet launches self-titled debut on Feb. 16

"...into each other, presenting not just a collection of songs, but a curated body of work. On first listen,..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...episodics, plus a whole raft of special events, from Q&As to dance parties. Films will be released online (seven..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...Lydia Froncek, the fourpiece found solace in traditional Brazilian forró, a fusion of beat-driven and dance styles. The Austinites'..."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Jenni Finlay Promotions Turns 8

From sleeping on pool tables at Cheatham Street Warehouse to radio

"...Kent Finlay, owner of San Marcos’ renowned Cheatham Street Warehouse, with author Brian T. Atkinson. We’re co-producing an album,..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback: Shark Attack!

American Sharks, the future of Austin rock

"...at a packed Hotel Vegas last Wednesday, local rock & roll ruffians American Sharks announced that they'd finally capitalized..."

June 7, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Golden Years Wagoneers

Wagoneers ready a resurgence

"...launching fast, burning bright, and quickly self-destructing. The local quartet
of Monte Warden, Brent Wilson, Craig Pettigrew, and Tom Lewis..."

April 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar hits the rewind button and is on a glitter-soaked loop

"...music were deeply important to me throughout that time – so much so that I became a DJ. I..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...a fan of the artsier side of pop. Astralwerks' A&R folks have a sharp ear for pop acts with..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Friday

"...are Charles Montgomery Burns, Wayland Smithers, and Ned Flanders. – Michael Bertin THE LITTLE WILLIES7pm, Town Lake Stage @..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...the Monday Night Blues Band and grinning happily between songs. When O'Brien calls up singer Lou Ann Barton and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Don Walser and Willie Nelson come up winners; Sixth Street still not quite dead.

"...honor, Walser declared, with typical modesty, "I can sing songs all day long, but it won't mean anything without..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Candy Store Rock

Ten Years Gone

"...repair business, so a disused meat locker in his warehouse provided a perfect rehearsal space. Dad also participated in..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Music Feature by Jason Cohen

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...of Peace, by Austin composer Dan Welcher. A wine & cheese reception follows. Fri, May 29, 5pm. Harry Ransom..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bruce Hughes

"...it's a constant competition to create - to bring songs, to outperform.... And I find that highly intriguing. Plus,..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

The Mighty Four

"...though? The four played together on a quartet of songs (including one featuring Denny Freeman, who, along with Layton,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Driving a New Buick

"...and fellow True Believer Javier? "Maybe Javier. He's learning songs now to see how it goes. He wants in..."

July 4, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...simple and engaging work that finds some of the stories that lurk behind life's big dramas. -- Marjorie Baumgarten..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Record reviews 8/2/96

"...ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Review

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...In cooler times – this past March – South by Southwest barely registered..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Review: TexARTS' The Full Monty

Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production

"...tell you that striptease is all about the tease – the buildup of sexual tension and anticipation that leads..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mike & the Moonpies lead a stacked Sagebrush bill, plus Joey DeFrancesco, Destroyer of Light, the War on Drugs, Thor & Friends, and Clem Snide

"...Mike & the Moonpies..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...politics. It's the action. It's gossip. It's history. Love stories and tragedies play out through this scene that's the..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

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