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Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen: 'We've still definitely got it'

"...and funk-derived rhythms, currently the sound of choice for bands from Brooklyn to Glasgow...."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...their guitars like shovels rather than machine guns. Rock bands weren't meant to have a great longevity; just look..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Fivehead

Indie rock accoring to Austin's Fivehead

"...days, their day jobs, the CDs they own and bands they like, and they talk about Fivehead -- all..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment

Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays

"...working at Spider House on Jan. 1, and directed bands to contact Bejarano. Leader of Magic Rockers of Texas..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Moonshine

Previously pigeonholed psych trio Ringo Deathstarr transcends its root crushes

"...now-annual opportunity to be completely immersed in other local bands as a significant influence on Ringo Deathstarr's initial sound..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

A Gilded Eternity: The Return of Loop

Seminal UK outfit returns to U.S. expressly for Psych Fest

"...environment in Great Britain in the Eighties for guitar bands in general, psychedelic bands in particular. Loop really stood..."

May 1, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Bloodletting Behemoth

Polish metal extremists pour themselves into ‘The Satanist’

"...I remember this theory after Evangelion, when we started touring. We were trying to talk about a new record,..."

April 10, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...Despite being one of the most popular hardcore bands at the time, Black Flag lived in absolute poverty,..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

Playback: Empire of Music

Even a new Pope couldn't top SXSW

"...Pope Francis, and my girlfriend too, but when 2,000 bands come to my backyard, I can be a little..."

March 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

One Big Guitar

The return of the True Believers

"...he was in the local music community, long dormant bands honoring him with their vintage songs one last time...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...AW: Yeah, most of the time. When we’re not touring, I usually stay with my parents in Upper Darby,..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Australian Cattle God

Who Let the Gods Out?

"...such a far-flung roster viable is to stipulate that bands go on tour. "Even if touring doesn't necessarily mean..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Postmarks

Our readers talk back

"...even when reviewing a benefit. Why is it that bands that donate not only musical performances but also have..."

July 8, 2005 Column

The Insider: John Pantle

Brief conversations with very important people

"...past releases. And the press, acclaim, and presence that bands like Control Machete, Kinky, and Plastilina Mosh have generated..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Jammin'

Jerry Garcia, bluegrass, and third generation jam -- thriving in Austin and beyond.

"...that sold several million copies and launched more string bands than all of classical music...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

Butthole Surfers and Austin City Limits suffer set backs while Riverfest marches on.

"...Beerland and Bandland, besides the fact that not all bands must have beer, but not all beer is consumed..."

June 29, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Storyteller

Talking turkey with X-Ray

"...big legal dispute over things, and the band wasn't touring America, and my career was in complete chaos. But,..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Dancing About Architecture

Freddy Fender is diagnosed with Hepatitis C, as news comes in that Direct Events owner and longtime local live music promoter Tim O'Connor is getting ready to retire.

"...wife has been booking hospitals in conjunction with his touring appearances so that he doesn't miss his necessary dialysis..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The war betwixt Dynamite Hack and Vallejo escalates, in truth and in fiction; Watchtower gears up to rock Germany's ass off; Hank's Roadside Cafe bites the dust.

"...order. Though Vallejo denies responsibility for the delivery, both bands make the cover of Newsweek...."

June 23, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...notes that they "couldn't remember any of the showcase bands we saw in 1997, but we could remember Gerry's..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...was great in the Fifties, pre-Beatles, before everybody had bands," he says. "There were only about eight bands in..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...radio stations to approach labels in order to get bands they like (and have in heavy rotation) to come..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW -- A List at Last!

"...don't get too fired up about the list of bands you see below, and especially don't panic if you're..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Column

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...underfoot. Approaching a musician with one of the opening bands, I asked when La Mafia would show. "Those guys..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

The Faces of "New" Country Buck and Hag Revisted by Lee Nichols

"...instead in locales of their choosing with their own bands. Sounds like a certain small city in Texas, doesn't..."

May 26, 1995 Music Feature

Jenny Hoyston Releases First Solo Album in Over a Decade

Erase Errata founding member seeks new soundscapes in Hold On, Loosely

"...songs that didn't necessarily fit for any of the bands.”..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Angel Olsen

Indie rock and folk breakout steps up to festival status

"...you maintain your sanity – and energy – while touring?..."

Nov. 6, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Orange Is the New Weird

ATX indie-rock guitar god alert! The Young frontman Hans Zimmerman.

"...Playing bass in bands throughout high school ("because everybody else played guitar"), he..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Chaos in Tejas Interviews

"...of which the Girls conquered. After three years of touring, Brouillette-Serbian finished one last trip with the band Down..."

June 1, 2012 Music Feature

Update: Wingo: 'I Was Dying on the Road'

Former Sword drummer sounds off on his departure

"...me. I realized that I couldn’t be in a touring band, even in a couple years from now. It’s..."

Oct. 13, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

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