Western Vinyl

Beautiful Noise

"...Just ask Brian Sampson, sole owner and operator of Western Vinyl Records, who was audited April 2006...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Chulita Vinyl Club Holds the Line Against Cultural Appropriation

All-women, all vinyl, the DJ collective spins for empowerment and togetherness

"..."The vinyl could be a record belonging to a family member..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

More Beautiful Noise

Western Vinyl owner Brian Sampson: Dr. Label & Mr. Ambient

"...two sides to Brian Sampson. He's the owner/operator of Western Vinyl Records, and he's also Bexar Bexar, an ambient..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017

Consensus on the best local platters

"...7) Balmorhea, Clear Language (Western Vinyl)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...repository for such things. My mailbox is chockablock with vinyl, cassette, and CD offerings; my calendar filled with album..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday showcases: Stay local (Western Vinyl) or surf Japan Nite, plus reggae Bass Culture.

"...interlude of throbbing dubstep and glitch-hop. – Thomas Fawcett Western Vinyl..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time

"...conjure up neon-hued high school hallucinations. – Melanie Haupt Western Vinyl..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...9) BALMORHEA All Is Wild, All Is Silent (Western Vinyl) 10 Locals to Watch in 2010..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Into the Wild

Balmorhea might not be one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, but it scored the movement

"...Silent Remixes, a limited-edition double LP newly available through Western Vinyl, creates an alternate history for the band's fictional..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Qmmunity: Music to My Queers

Queer Vinyl Collective plays the chord of qmmunity creation, while Hyperreal and Blue Starlite screen a coming-out comedy classic

"...as what's on Austin's homo hi-fi: record-loving group Queer Vinyl Collective, who started up a few months ago with..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Column by James Scott

New singles from Spoon, Knife in the Water, the Put Downs, the Beach Birds, and Roar! Lion

"...Plays One Sound and Others, with a pair of blue-vinyl sleepy treats on "Redbird" b/w "Slavery" (Western Vinyl). Neither..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Tomorrow Never Dies

"...Story series, is radically unlike any of the pillowy vinyl love dolls who've preceded her in this role. But..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...success of 2009's All Is Wild, All Is Silent (Western Vinyl), the Austin ensemble cut a more ambient tone..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

The Dedringers and James McMurtry visit VideoRanch, the Strange Boys land In the Red, the Decoder Ring crosses paths with the Hold Steady and Modest Mouse, and Full Service amps up in a parking lot near you

"...Following nearly a year of Internet-based activity, Snake Eyes Vinyl reopens at its new location, 1101 Navasota, on Sunday..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...3) Botany, End the Summertime F(or)ever (Western Vinyl)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Caroline Says Has a Few Regrets

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Caroline Sallee ages gracefully on new LP

"...released by friends on cassette in 2014, local imprint Western Vinyl reissued the collection to acclaim last year (see..."

March 30, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Thursday Showcases

Turnstile Presents, 2k14 SeoulSonic, Metal Injection, Womex, Sounds From Colombia, BBC Introducing, Ground Control Touring, M for Montreal, Western Vinyl

"...scripted on this year's LP, Blame Confusion. Abby Johnston Western Vinyl8pm, Victorian Room at the Driskill..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Austin Top 10

One hundred individual LP choices

"...10) Ola Podrida, Ghosts Go Blind (Western Vinyl) Chase Hoffberger..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...closes with a psych-funk dance party. – Austin Powell Western Vinyl..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lymbyc Systym

"...Lymbyc SystymSymbolyst (Western Vinyl)..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Review by Austin Powell

Gary Wilson

Thursday

"...Gary WilsonElectric Endicott (Western Vinyl)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Sacred and Profane

J. Tillman's brush with death

"...LP, Vacilando Territory Blues, issued earlier this year on Western Vinyl, ventures into heady terrain, staggered with dry-creek-bed ambience..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Drawing Focus

Ola Podrida principal David Wingo soundtracks Belly of the Lion

"...much is evident on Ola Podrida's sophomore effort and Western Vinyl debut, Belly of the Lion, due Nov. 10...."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Western Vinyl

Thursday

"...Western Vinyl..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...Oceans (Akron/Family, Phosphorescent, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band) and Western Vinyl (the Fleet Foxes' J. Tillman, Here We Go..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

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

"...6) Balmorhea, Rivers Arms (Western Vinyl)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Texas Top 10s

"...3) Balmorhea, Rivers Arms (Western Vinyl)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Balmorhea

Ballet Austin, Feb. 16

"...In the shadow of Explosions in the Sky, Austin's Western Vinyl label has inducted a new class of instrumentalism..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...Sampson, sole owner and operator of the locally based Western Vinyl Records, which has put out work from Will..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Column

Vinyl Lizzy

Vinyl Lizzy

"...Universal's Back to Black 60th vinyl anniversary series reproduces the stunning die-cut record sleeve of..."

April 24, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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