Dancing About Architecture

Jimmie Vaughan loves George Bush; Jean Caffeine is back in town! hee hee...

"...and Republican voting drives upcoming at the club, with bands of each political faction playing on the respective nights...."

July 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music goes to Amsterdam, and the Spankers come back from there; more albums don't come out, and more bad club news

"...exposure, SXSW's Brent Grulke notes, "It sucks for the bands that with maybe five events like this in a..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Knocking at Your Back Door

Austin's Soak: Not Sitting Around

"...band," explains the drummer. "We wanted to be a touring band from the git-go, so that had a lot..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

What Happened to Our Buzz?

Riffing on a "Buzz"

"...counts, right? To avoid the fate of those words, bands must do certain things. First, they have to learn..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature

Being Alice Cooper

Detroit legend’s six degrees of separation from all rock

"...in Los Angeles, there was such a glut of bands in the late Sixties that we were just another..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

SXSW: Nik Turner Spreads His Cosmic Wings

Hawkwind co-founder to re-enact the 'Space Ritual'

"...Sherwood’s new project, Fusion Syndicate. That’s triggered a new touring band, an autobiography, a documentary from the team behind..."

March 15, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bruce Hughes

"...Bruce Hughes may play in two ofAustin's most popular bands, the Ugly Americans and the Scabs, but there have..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...major metropolis on Earth boasted at least 10 local bands singing a variation on that chorus. Except Austin...."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...AC: All great bands...."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

Godspeed You! Black Emperor spinoff loads into Mohawk tonight

"...a very glaring, vengeful manner. You’ve made your career touring with two bands. How often are you able to..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...one of the most important forces in American music. Bands began forming by the mid-1960s, but it wasn't until..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Pop Beloved

Revisting the Reivers

"...music from the era, which moved to the mainstream bands like R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs. Many of the songs..."

April 26, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Blow Harder

The use of horns in local rock & roll bands

"...Horn players in rock bands? Next to the electric guitars, keyboards, and sophisticated gadgetry..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Won't Get Schooled Again

Austin's Music Class of '98

"...it appears some 30 of Austin's favorite and best bands will try and sell their wares out on the..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...the drummers that plays in a couple of the bands at the Black Cat played here the first night..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Their Satanic Majesties

Dark knowledge and Jäger shots with Austin’s Ancient VVisdom

"...leader Charles Manson, AVV has made its mark by touring with cream of the crop metal talent and cutting..."

July 25, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Gathering of Tribes

Timmy Hefner sleeps in a fortress of vinyl just to bring you Chaos in Tejas

"...Timmy Hefner tries counting on one hand the bands he's booked flights for in advance of this year's..."

May 22, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...Meatballs and women dressed in spandex and Olivia Newton-John headbands milling about, pawing records, throwing out obscure band names,..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...center of a lifestyle. Year after year, generations of bands and fans continued to step right up, all the..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...assaults the senses, and Texas' loudest Big Dumb Rock bands do just that on the 420Radio.com stage. There is..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Spirit of Improvisation

"...offered on the Austin club circuit. Acid jazz, jam bands, world music, DJs, drum and bass, funk, rock, soul,..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Reality Check

Sixteen Deluxe

"..."They can have freaky bands like us," observes Copas, listing a few of his..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...music-crowd slump. Langer also points to the overflux of touring acts as a probable cause, and it's my guess..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

Food and Music Strike a Chord With These Austin Chefs

We explore the link between the culinary and musical in anticipation of Hot Luck

"...in 1996, he was playing in a number of bands, including the high-energy rock & roll band Those Peabodys...."

May 25, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Chaos in Tejas in Doubt

Organizer Timmy Hefner says he simply can’t top himself

"...not talking about topping myself in terms of more bands and more venues. It’s topping myself in unique performances,..."

Jan. 20, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

True Believer

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

"...never performed live, to play a festival of baby bands, but the offer from his manager came just two..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...putting on Wednesday night SXSW showcases and some 150 bands are playing. Yes, it's here - SXSW - and..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...executives with a gold card to burn on hungry bands still holding out hope for a free barbecue dinner...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Beer-Fueled, Fence Humping Music

TheWannabes

"...to the rise and fall of countless local buzz bands and retrospectively embarrassing musical trends. Although they've built a..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge

Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge

"...statistic evaluating her upcoming week: "When you book 20 bands over the course of Free Week and come January..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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