iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...a sound that more closely resembles your favorite Nineties grunge band than its very own on 2021’s Happy People,..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...unmatched by their thrashing compadres. The Washington-launched Melvins gave grunge its roots, but blazed their own slow, eccentric trail...."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora

"...with ear-catching guitar melodies and percussion that plays with grunge and pop sentimentalities, Cardinals make music both classic and..."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

Benson Boone, La Sécurité, Ken Pomeroy, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Plus: Lars Ulrich pumps up new Apple Vision Pro experience

"...Dive crowd like a siren song. Infusing the propulsive grunge guitars with La Sécurité’s signature danceability, the Montreal quintet’s..."

March 12, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...industrial textures, while “vitamin beauty” offers a more melodic, bubblegrunge sound. The quartet is sure to deliver a genre-spanning..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Brass Bands, Russian Circles, Swindlers, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get loud

"...coming.) Dive deep into this luscious pool of art grunge.   – Michael Toland Justice..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Metal, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

BodyRock ATX, Escuela Grind, Grace Bowers, and more

"...will be joined by alt-rock quartet Stab and noisy grunge fourpiece Witches Exist.   – Miranda Garza Grace Bowers..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Week Ahead

The Point, Wild Heaven, Chris Acker, and more

"...band's support acts plug their own recent releases. Queer punk/grunge trio Prom Threat's latest EP, Firewalker, doesn't disappoint, while..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: Resound’s Winter Formal Levels Up to a Holiday Hootenanny

Expanded winter mini-fest touches down at Radio / East

"...New York duo Frost Children blend grunge and hyperpop into a trappy, distinctly modern hybrid, so..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Live Music Recommendations for the Week

Shoegaze, hip-hop, jazz, and three days of Wilco

"...mix underneath Rajavel’s buzzsaw guitar. More Seattle than UK, grunge headliners Mourning After – whose members actually split their..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Review: On the Ground at Levitation 2024

Gang of Four, Swirlies, Slowdive, and more highlights from the four-day fest

"...a full outdoors floor lurched to the quartet’s explosive grunge – ultra Bleach-y and In Utero heavy. Schrobilgen received..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Halloween Events for You and Your Spoopy Pupper

Tricks and treats abound during the scary season

"...canine compassion, Howler Fest features over 15 brewers, ‘90s grunge tribute bands, and adoptable dogs from PAWS Shelter of..."

Oct. 16, 2024 Chronolog Post by Sarah K. Wolf

Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

"...surprised and delighted a healthy, empty-park crowd. Like a grunge Devo, “Clown Town” beat irreverently, while “Body Bag” moshed..."

Oct. 14, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...most, since lighting up Liberty Lunch during the mid-Nineties grunge takeover. Teen glam-punks from Los Angeles suburb Hawthorne, brothers..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Kerry King Talks Solo Debut Ahead of Ashes of Leviathan Tour

Slayer guitarist talks 20 years of rocking ahead of Austin performance

"...delivers an inadvertent 81-second answer to Ugly Kid Joe’s grunge hit-to-hate “Everything About You.” Finally, “Toxic” embodies nothing less..."

July 19, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

How a Shed in North Campus Is Growing Austin’s DIY Art Scene

Scrappy art gallery shedshows brings people together to celebrate Austin’s overlooked talent

"...mini forest of bamboo trees, it’s authentically and endearingly grunge...."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Meher Qazilbash

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...A recent reissue of the Texas act’s acclaimed shoegaze, alt-grunge, and pop-filled 2023 LP, Moments of Clarity, recruited remixes..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Lido Pimienta, and More Austin Psych Fest Reviews

Dispatches from three days at the Far Out Lounge

"...Phair – who she’s been approximated as a next-gen grunge-pop-surfing embodiment of. Perhaps due to the fervent interest of..."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Hiromi Uehara, Caroline Rose, and Fests Galore in Our Crucial Concerts

Choose your fest: Psych, Death, or Blues

"...band’s essence as Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s 1990 grunge primer Ragged Glory. Young and his on-again-off-again backing band,..."

April 26, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...giving to the tune of $80 million-plus last month. Grunge popster Ben Kweller also gave – at the Austin..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...I can’t remember my own name.” When the Belfast-born alt-grunge trio ignited the Troublegum tune in Austin on back-to-back..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...broken songs from the heart that at times resembled grunge and, in other moments, alt-country. The BME headquarters has..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Interview: Scowl Reinvigorates the Hardcore Punk Playbook

Vocalist Kat Moss reflects on their genre-pushing EP and pop influence

"...speedy, abrasive foundation, the five-song endeavor flirts with static grunge for a refined Nineties flair. The band recruited producer..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

An Outdoor Screening, Bluey Live, and More Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

Get out and art this week!

"...One of the greatest decades, the Nineties gave us grunge, Seinfeld, Beanie Babies, millennials, and so much more. Celebrate..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Me Nd Adam’s Keep Austin Cheer’d and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Get in the holiday spirit with Spaceflight Records or Spiritualized

"...eighth long-player In Times New Roman...'s shuddering post-rock goth grunge pierced the dark heart of contemporary end-times with a..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...Nirvana and Soundgarden as poster groups for early Nineties grunge rock, count neck-breaking sludge quartet Mudhoney as the movement's..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...Next year? – Michael Toland Die Spitz Bring Their Grunge Acrobatics Home..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...acknowledged. From helping invent Beach Punk to influencing the Grunge and Glam Metal movements, Redd Kross have maintained the..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...1940s, or when Jim Rose merged the carnival with grunge for his Circus Sideshow. Now Austin's own original freak..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mexico City/Austin Trio Demons My Friends and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus the debut of Radio Coffee’s new location and Natalie Jane Hill’s Texas return

"...and drummer Tarro Martinez, reverberating doom, nü metal, and grunge. If they sound ripe for a double header with..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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