Some Parts of the World Pt. 2

Every day is moving day

"...I’m heading to Europe for a month to tour, the reaction is always, “Wow, need a [insert job description..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

On the Move All Her Life, UK Songwriter Jade Bird Finds Her Speed in Austin

"Austin feels quite grounded and down-to-earth, which just sort of mimics the English mentality"

"...Bird offers tea as soon as I walk in the door of her East Austin house, which is maybe..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Gilded Eternity: The Return of Loop

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

"...a smoke-obscured, atmospheric monster that all but abandoned traditional songsmithery for tuneful stasis. A Gilded Eternity, the band’s 1990..."

May 1, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Some Parts of the World Pt. 3

BettySoo, live from the Netherlands

"...I was in the wrong place, but it must have been the right..."

June 5, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center's "Greatest Hits," and Beerland Sold

Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?

"...to a manufacturer for pressings of Cumulo Nimbus, from the oddly named Austin jazz group 47 Times Its Own..."

May 31, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops: The Flat Track Top 10

Calling fouls and handing out points on the Roller Derby year

"...establishment sports. After all, beyond shifting box scores and the odd ref strike, it's pretty similar from one season..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

“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"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Denny Laine Saves the World

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

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Live Shot: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

British Blood Lust beasts hammer a childlike sweet spot

"...At 12:03am on Saturday, when Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats ceased, the UK doom melodians slammed the coffin..."

April 30, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Hoping for Normalcy, Leo Rondeau’s Back in the Honky-Tonks

Ex-Austin country singer returns for a month at Sam’s Town Point

"...It’s Thursday night, halfway through the last calendar page of 2021, under the red lights..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Syl Sylvain & the Sylvains

New York Doll assembles local all-stars Friday at Hotel Vegas

"...Among the myriad accomplishments of Syl Sylvain – born Ronald Mizrahi..."

Aug. 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Some Parts of the World Pt. 6

BettySoo wraps it up on the road from the Netherlands to Germany

"...My last stop in the Netherlands was the ancient city of Nijmegen. I’ve been..."

June 13, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Some Parts of the World Pt. 5

BettySoo continues her road diary from Amsterdam

"...“Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice,” Doug murmured as my expectant expression..."

June 10, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Some Parts of the World Pt. 4

More from the Netherlands' city center

"...The big news here is that [Ratko] Mladić is finally..."

June 8, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Some Parts of the World Pt. 1

Singer-songwriter BettySoo battles elasticity in Italy

"...current European tour, which is taking her across Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. You'll see dispatches here over the..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...The spitfire, highly danceable musicality of BabiBoi developed alongside their..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Celts

The Irish, Scottish, and Welsh stick it to Union Jack

"...what do Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have in common? The Celts. When the brisk islands off continental Europe are..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by David Lynch

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the business, $3 million should go directly to musicians who..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

ACL Live Review: Bones UK

“Austin, you’ve just been boned”

"...Entering to the beat of touring drummer Aaron Mathews, English industrial punk..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Alyssa Quiles

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...Last October, Thom Yorke, frontman for the British band Radiohead, told the UK's Guardian newspaper he..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Gospel of Progress

Micah P. Hinson lands in Austin – hopefully not on his back

"...The ironies of imperfection envelop Micah P. Hinson. His roguish..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Review: Nine Mile Records & Touring Serves Up Tacos, Lone Stars, and Roots Galore at the Continental Club

Welcome to the Virtual Live Music Capital of the World

"...Matinees at the Continental Club blot out the sun to spotlight Austin..."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Review: On the Ground at Levitation 2024

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

"...A Changing of the Alt-Rock Guard..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...a parlance from 2021 featured speakers Desus & Mero, “the brand is strong” with the British Music Embassy at..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Spotlight: The Zombies

Back from the dead

"...before, so it's a bit of a journey into the unknown for us," Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone says of..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

The Secret Club

South by Southwest 2011 Keynote speaker Bob Geldof played the Armadillo World Headquarters with the Boomtown Rats. Afterward ....

"...star, activist, Live Aid founder, humanitarian, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Firsthand accounts of the Warped Tour and Delaney & Bonnie from the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe and Bobby Whitlock, respectively

"...Following the announcement here last week of the Direct Events lawsuit,..."

July 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards

"...fiddler Elana James in regard to Shout! Factory's 2008 The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown collection. "We..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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