30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

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

"...sound and sentiment behind songs like “Blood” and the weary, wanting title track: “There’s lots of sad stories, and..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Raoul HernandezRPM by Stuck on 45 Croy & the Boys Album ReleaseSagebrush, Friday 11..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Sheryl

An intimate look at how Sheryl Crow survived becoming a legacy

"...at the Diner-era Tom Waites smoke-and-whisy haze. There's a weary darkness in "Leaving Las Vegas," a bitter wisdwom in..."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Seventh Day

Training Day meets The Exorcist

"...man in the big hat doesn't yell that the boys in the Vatican are chewing his ass, and he'll..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Alongside Austin's Dicks and Big Boys, Houston's Really Red proved as integral to early-Eighties American..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Sendak, Holiday Songs and Lullabies retains a magical and weary tone, captured in the sparse piano and strings of..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...underlying the dark currents, searching and wantful. The Ballinger boys continue to carve their own unique songwriting mythos. –..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a watery vibrato as she sings "Don't trust the boys" over piano and a synthesized violin sound...."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Joe Jacksons

"...Matteoli trades the raucous strings of former outfit the Weary Boys for seedier punk with the Joe Jacksons. The..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...adding that the band had looked into guesting Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill, but he proved too sick –..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

“Future’s So Bright” for PR Newman

Timbuk3's Pat MacDonald reacts to fellow Hole in the Wall-er’s cover

"...Anniversary shows, running June 17-23 and featuring HITW favorites Weary Boys, Grand Champeen, Bridge Farmers, Clyde & Clem’s Whisky..."

June 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...rural France. A charismatic stranger happens upon three teenage boys. He has a gun in his car. Are they..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...lighthouse keeper Gruner (the inimitable Ray Stevenson, grizzled and world-weary). Well, that's not quite accurate. Every night, dozens of..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Project ATX6

The city’s unofficial music ambassador program turns 4 thanks to the sweat equity of founder Chris Brecht

"...of Otis the Destroyer's Taylor Wilkins, Croy & the Boys' Corey Baum, and electronic soulman Mobley, the showcase is..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Live Music to See This Weekend

Breaking down the next three days

"...Take two parts of country stringers Weary Boys and one part of soul punks Black Joe..."

July 21, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Greezy Wheels Take a Last Bow

Still Greezy after all these years

"...Gourds and Bad Livers to the stringing sting of Weary Boys and psychedelic country of the Lonesome Heroes. Artists..."

June 23, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The People vs. Fritz Bauer

The hunt for Adolf Eichmann

"...central German state, Fritz Bauer (masterfully played with a weary resignation by Klaussner), who was instrumental in bringing fugitive..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: If the Gloves Fit

Gloves INTL ices funk, Allegro Media Group ices local label, and the ATX6 plan to ice international festivals

"..."That's just us trying to play bad boys," chuckles the mild-mannered vocalist. "We'll see how that goes."..."

June 24, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...no passports required. Kamikaze single "Pro Procrastinator" puts Kent boys Get Inuit on the guitar rock map, fusing fuzzed-up..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Exit Interview: Trailer Space Owner Spot Long

Choosing happiness – even when going out of business

"...I realized that maybe I’m a little tired – weary perhaps. I’ve been doing this every day for eight..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31

Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.

"...I realized that maybe I'm a little tired – weary perhaps. I've been doing this every day for eight..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"...John Wesley Coleman III, the Pumpers, the Best, Bleach Boys, and recorded the Strange Boys, Zoltars, Sweet Talk, and..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Public Notice

So much to do, so much Austin

"...Underserved Com­mun­ity Shows, taking place noon-5pm at Front Steps/ARCH, Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin, Rosedale School, the Thinkery,..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Searching for Austin in the Corners of Wisconsin

Local landmarks on the road to Farmageddon

"...spotted wearing a shirt of defunct Austin outfit the Weary Boys, who he’d only recently discovered. The Goddamn Gallows..."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Tip Jar Etiquette

See that tip jar? Give.

"...featuring tributes to Cheap Trick, Billy Squire, the Beach Boys, and the Gories, will be Walker's last local performance..."

July 4, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Weary Boys

"...Weary BoysThe Early Years..."

April 18, 2014 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

More Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

OSMF preview

"...bill. "Look, Dr. Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys are gonna play!" she directs to her husband Michael..."

April 11, 2014 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...heyday, this rockabilly firecracker made key inroads into the boys' club of first-generation rock & roll, opening doors for..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Film Review: 'Things People Do'

Moral ambiguity is center stage in this directorial debut

"...factory beautiful wife (Vinessa Shaw) or his two iPad-obsessed boys. Everyone is too busy consuming the American dream amid..."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

Top Tens

Tired of Brooklyn indie rock? Me too.

"...1) Big Boys, Fun, Fun, Fun ... (540 Records)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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