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

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...laughs. "I went from that to compound living to touring in a van with eight people and sleeping on..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...into the nascent hippie look. While playing with local bands such as the Chayns, Cain's Children, and Rocksand, they..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Turn the Other Cheek

Q&A with guitar virtuoso Kaki King

"...think hopefully, 20 years from now, I can be touring just a couple times of year and working on..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Gypsy Rose

The 'Rockabilly Filly' bucks back into Austin

"...whom she brought out of retirement that year. More touring. A stint with a shady booking agent and the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Two Tickets to Paradise

Who tickets what in Austin

"...were already set. The biggest shock came when alternative touring festival Lollapalooza threw in the towel after tickets went..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Music Feature by Matt Dentler

Dancing About Architecture

The rains came, sweeping away parking at Noahfest, Boozoo Chavis, and DJ Muppetfucker's name. Clifford Antone, meanwhile, remains in the pokey, while Schatzi prepares to go the same route and sign a record deal.

"...Entertainment Weekly's SXSW coverage as one of the two bands with the most label buzz at the conference. "From..."

May 11, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Record Reviews

"...major label distribution. And it was during the extensive touring that came in the wake of With These Hands..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...Priorities. While the men have been busy recording albums, touring, and getting press, the women have been raising families...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Phantom Power & Spiritual Benefits

The Return of the Bad Livers

"...it's all been done simply through the process of touring, playing shows -- just doing it. And the evolutionary..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Music Feature

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