SXSW Day Party: Wild Seeds

Austin vets’ lit rock takes a back seat to just plain RAWK

"...wake of SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke's death, the Wild Seeds have evolved into a guitar band. That's not..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Gay Place

The Gay Place goes back to her roots, just south of the Wild Side and a hair shy of a Moonage Daydream

"...'IN THE NEXT ROOM' WILDE PARTY Hear what the buzz is about for the..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Lean, Mean, and Smoking!

Kris McKay

"...in two seminal Austin bands, Hundredth Monkey and the Wild Seeds, and followed up her own major-label album by..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

20,000 Days on Earth

This documentary (for which Nick Cave receives a script credit), gets inside the artist's notoriously fussy creative process.

"...track from the 2013 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Push the Sky Away. Directors Forsyth and Pollard..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Believer

You're at SXSW today because of its late creative director, Brent Grulke.

"...that time was that people who went to see Wild Seeds and Doctors' Mob also went to hardcore punk..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Wild Seeds

Texas Platters

"...Wild SeedsI'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long:..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.

"...Sowing Wild Seeds of Discontent..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column

Playback: Record Store Crawl

The day after Record Store Day breaks the bank

"...arrivals vinyl bin and find an autographed copy of Wild Seeds' 1986 LP Brave, Clean + Reverent, stuffed with..."

April 24, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2012/2013 Austin Music Awards

"...year's Big Station. As he took the stage with Wild Seeds and fellow True Believers Jon Dee Graham and..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Blood in the Water

Headliners avalanche SXSW a week out from the music fest

"...needs to be paid. Backed by Grulke's friends the Wild Seeds, highly personal performances by Spoon and Divine Fits'..."

March 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pop Beloved

Revisting the Reivers

"...been tapped to take the scene national, while the Wild Seeds were on the verge of spawning a mild..."

April 26, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...were absent from high school English that day, the seeds of war are sown when Paris (Bloom), the prince..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...and Jeff Hughes' eternal Americana unit Chaparral. – Kevin Curtin Wild Seeds, Ugly BeatsThe ABGB, Friday 1..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"..."Walk on the Wild Side," Lou Reed Here's the Vice Hall of Fame..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

2012-13 Austin Music Awards

March 13, 2013. 31 photos.

"...The Wild Seeds..."

March 14, 2013 Photo Gallery

Bright Lights, Big City

At the crossroads of the Austin Music Awards.

"...saint Mike Hall and his Eighties lightning-rod rockers the Wild Seeds, AMA anthem "I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: GrulkeFest

Local bands play loving tribute to Brent Grulke

"...Glass Eye, the Reivers, True Believers, the Wannabes, and Wild Seeds. Alone, these bands would offer an evening of..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Playback: Sanctified Souls

Uncovering Arizona Dranes, remembering Brent Grulke

"...for the event. Included on the bill are the seeds of Austin's indie scene – Eighties pioneers Wild Seeds,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Cheer Up Charlie's Sounds Off

The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie's

"...the Wannabes, Sixteen Deluxe, the Reivers, Glass Eye, the Wild Seeds and more. "These are all bands Brent had..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss

A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life

"...the Reivers, Sixteen Deluxe, True Believers, the Wannabes, and Wild Seeds among others. Tickets are $20, $25, or $35..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Playback: Brent Grulke, 1961-2012

What SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke meant to the music business

"...In the late Eighties, Grulke co-wrote the Wild Seeds' college radio hit "I'm Sorry I Can't Rock..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

One Two Three Faw!

A brief history of Texas garage rock

"...guitars. And no one did it better than the Wild Seeds...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two

Our "Best of Austin" 2001 recognizes some heroes of daily life; the Chronicle celebrates its 20th anniversary with a number of upcoming special events.

"...Oct. 5, an in-store CD release performance by the Wild Seeds, led by golf-cart-in-the-swimming-pool instigator Mike Hall, at Waterloo..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Austin Confessions

Chris Gray gets laid.

"...Dee Graham and Alejandro Escovedo from the True Believers, Wild Seeds Michael Hall and Joey Shuffield, Glass Eye's Kathy..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...local bands like Glass Eye, the Reivers, True Believers, Wild Seeds, and Texas Instruments, defined a short-lived musical movement..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Fast Times at Liberty Lunch

"...I thought nothing of standing in front of the Wild Seeds and screaming for "Mikey," though it could have..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sloppy, Glorious, and Completely Indigenous

Austin's Hoot Night Tradition

"...Beach scene, all those bands like Zeitgeist and the Wild Seeds and Doctor's Mob had all kinda broken up..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Different Question for Every Situation

Stuart Sullivan

"..."The first record I produced was the Wild Seeds' Life Is Grand (In Soul City). I was..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Exhibitionism

The Ravaging: Seeds of a Biting Work

"...her husband, Max, excellently played by Donald Sneed. Maggie's wild-child sister, Veronica, is manically acted by Andi Teran and..."

June 20, 1997 Arts Review

Sxsw

"...a dime, and challenging enough to be a great wild card showcase pick. (Babe's, 9pm)..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

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