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October 31, 2007
One of Scotland's best voices, Emma Pollock has been creating dark and beautiful indie-pop anthems for the better part of... [continue]
| Before Fun Fun Fun Fest begins on Saturday, the good folks at Club DeVille are gathering the troops for... [continue]
A band name that evokes the high-schooler or naïve college kid in many of us, Helmet were a staple of... [continue]
October 30, 2007
Galactic brings its annual Halloween bash back to Stubb’s this Wednesday for a grand ole time powered by the... [continue]
At the regal Riverbend Centre on Saturday night, Joanna Newsom proved why she’s one of today’s most iconoclastic and... [continue]
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October 30, 2007
You may have already purchased tickets, or you might have been our lucky winner last week (Dax Riggs post-show included),... [continue]
October 29, 2007
While working as the label manager for Misra records, Phil Waldorf released albums by many notable local acts like... [continue]
Editor's Note: Triller is a new column here at Austinist featuring the latest news and goodies from 512's hip hop... [continue]
No worries if you haven't paid Helmet any mind since the mid-nineties: the band's potent blend of post-hardcore riffing and... [continue]
Somewhere in between catchy melodies on Stage 1 and pulsating beats on Stage 3 lies a catalog of punk rock... [continue]
Once in a while, we like to take some time to introduce you to bands -- both local otherwise --... [continue]
October 26, 2007
If you comb through news aggregate websites every morning waiting for your coffee to kick in like I do, you... [continue]
The Fiery Furnaces--they of the Friday and Saturday night headlines at Emo's Inside--have an unmistakable sound and an unmistakable presence.... [continue]
Montreal based outfit Stars has managed to capture our heart every time we take in their pop melodies and poignant... [continue]
Five years ago you never would have believed it, but it’s true: the harp is so in. And evidence of... [continue]
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October 26, 2007
Named after a pancake-like delicacy, everything about the band Pikelet seethes with cuteness. From aw-shucks song titles like “They... [continue]
Le Loup will just have to quell the audience’s hunger for Friday night indie pop with their ever-expanding experimentalism, as... [continue]
October 25, 2007
Dr. Dog has pawing at indie-stardom for quite some time now, although you may not have noticed. You've definitely... [continue]
We’ll admit it. We love Girl Talk. The sight of some normal looking person leaning over the laptop on a... [continue]
Prefuse 73 - Preparations Electronic musician Guillermo Scott Herren, a.k.a. Prefuse 73, has spent years building some of the most... [continue]
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Mike Doughty's name may not instantly register with you, but you have undoubtedly heard him before. In the... [continue]
October 24, 2007
Emo’s presents a southern style country-rock bonanza tonight. The wonderfully named Whiskey & Co. kick things off at 10 p.m.... [continue]
If you're looking for somewhere to show off that killer Halloween costume this Friday, the good folks at do512 have... [continue]
October 23, 2007
Still energized after Monday evening’s Gogol Bordello show? No need to slow down because Hot Hot Heat are in town... [continue]
Fun Fun Fun Fest is just around the corner and today we feature Kevin Barnes and his merry gang... [continue]
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October 23, 2007
Stockholm's Shout Out Louds released their sophomore album Our Ill Wills in September. The band channels sounds familiar to... [continue]
October 22, 2007
COLOUR REVOLT What’s the Deal: There’s a small college town in Mississippi where Colour Revolt is waiting like a... [continue]
The going line for Babyshambles reviews seems to be: “Just ignore the tabloid stuff, the music is good.” What? Why?... [continue]
In Austin, you can expect to find good music anywhere on a Friday night. Over at the Mohawk last... [continue]
Brief Austin resident and alt-country namesake Richard Buckner has had a career as tumultuous as it has been consistently... [continue]
Gogol Bordello have the unique distinction of being New York based but Eastern European inspired indie musicians, playing something... [continue]
Austin writer, journalist and musician Lance Hahn died Sunday afternoon. He had been in a coma since collapsing during dialysis... [continue]
October 19, 2007
The Austin Music Foundation presents the third installment of its ever popular She Rocks Calendar Series this month. Created by... [continue]
But really, The Castanets can't be a country band, can they? What with the quirky little indie and freak folk... [continue]
Minus The Bear’s third full-length, Planet Of Ice was released this past August on Seattle based Suicide Squeeze Records.... [continue]
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October 19, 2007
After being threatened with a lawsuit by "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Toronto native, London resident, and Ph.D. mathematician... [continue]
The label and house that bear the name Natrix Natrix are the result of a fruitful and creative partnership between... [continue]
If it doesn't thrash, it drones: this appears to be the motto behind which Japanese noise-mongers Boris engage in all... [continue]
Denmark darling Figurines will be playing tonight at Emo's (in the lounge) in support of their most recent release,... [continue]
No one whips up a tear-jerking, emotionally-stirring acoustic song quite like Rocky Votolato. Whether he’s grieving in a melodic whisper... [continue]
Rumors of a Red River invasion by a wacky troupe of sea chantey-warbling, non-stop exhibitionists throwing themselves around on... [continue]
October 18, 2007
According to their MySpace page, buxom AC/DC impersonators The Donnas "are for real and are here to stay", just... [continue]
Snake Eyes Vinyl is not a record store front for a dirty gambling outfit. Snake Eyes, in fact, is just... [continue]
Hard-Fi - Once Upon A Time In The West (Atlantic): Not all rock music has to be serious. Our first... [continue]
October 17, 2007
Comprised of Dominic Cooper and a few friends, The Straw Bear Band are a U.K. folktronica act poised with... [continue]
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October 17, 2007
Fun Fun Fun Fest captured more than a few hearts last December on a cold winter evening with a three-stage-pronged... [continue]
The Melvins have been around for over two decades and have influenced plenty of hard-rock acts in that period,... [continue]
OFFICE is playing tonight at the Mohawk, in support of their most recent full-length, A Night at the Ritz.... [continue]
October 16, 2007
On Saturday, October 13, Two Gallants and Blitzen Trapper played at the Mohawk downtown. The Gallants were celebrating the... [continue]
Tonight, Canada will officially move south, as Spencer Krug's beautiful brainchild Sunset Rubdown will grace this Texas town with... [continue]
Brighton, England's Fujiya & Miyagi were one of the darlings of SXSW 2007. Whether playing to a packed house at... [continue]
Efterklang Parades (Leaf) The Danish sextet known as Efterklang (the Danish word for reverberation) have quietly released a couple... [continue]
October 15, 2007
Fun Fun Fun Fest captured more than a few hearts last December on a cold winter evening with a three-stage-pronged... [continue]
Asleep At Heaven’s Gate – Rogue Wave (Brushfire Records) The year 2006 was full of activity and turmoil for California’s... [continue]
As our friend The M.O. reported, Ghostland Observatory are set to perform on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tomorrow evening.... [continue]
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October 12, 2007
Band of Horses Cease to Begin (Sub Pop) Editors Note: This review reflects the personal opinions and experiences of... [continue]
Before “Don’t tase me, bro!” entered our national parlance, Saddle Creek signees Two Gallants had their own run-in with... [continue]
First things first: we must differentiate between the chutzpah of a band at Radiohead's level of critical distinction and popularity... [continue]
You've probably been bludgeoned to miserable death via hype on this one. Who knows, maybe you even sat motionless... [continue]
OURS TO ALIBI What’s the Deal: They’re a five-man mostly-instrumental indie rock group from Atlanta. Their atmospheric sounds and... [continue]
October 11, 2007
Between the strangeness of their music and their position as a brother-sister act du jour, The Fiery Furnaces are a... [continue]
Beirut The Flying Club Cup (4AD) Beirut is Zach Condon, and Zach Condon is right on time. His international folk... [continue]
A quiet night in Austin was deafened by something in between a bad lineup for prime time television and... [continue]
The Beauty Bar presents a quality bill of local pop-rock this Thursday night. Til We’re Blue Or Destroy, comprised of... [continue]
October 10, 2007
The Cure will be performing at the Austin Music Hall next June as per their official website. The date... [continue]
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October 10, 2007
Think male/female indie harmonies, and what comes to mind? Mates of State? Well, try letting your lips get comfortable with... [continue]
It’s not too often that a modern-day musician says “here, take this, it’s my whole freaking brain, synapses and gooey... [continue]
Jerry Naylor would have been famous. He could have been and probably should have been. Jerry Naylor was there when... [continue]
October 9, 2007
Justin Broadrick's Jesu project was initially conceived as a departure from the pummeling industrial metal of his best-known project,... [continue]
Starting at the very conservative hour of eight in the evening this past Sunday, La Zona Rosa played host... [continue]
Robert Wyatt Comicopera (Domino) Best known for his work with Britain's art-rock pioneers Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt has done... [continue]
October 8, 2007
LOOK MEXICO What’s the Deal: If this doesn’t make you think of a particularly pleasant spring day, you’re playing... [continue]
Advertised with tongue-in-cheek flair as a “frotean festival! of the fantastique” and “an evening most thrilling!”, the Victorian Pageant... [continue]
Head over to TicketWeb to purchase combo and day passes for this year's FunFunFun Fest at Waterloo Park, November... [continue]
You may not have noticed, but Maker Faire is just around the corner—less than two weeks away on October 20-21.... [continue]
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October 6, 2007
Learning Secrets, the eclectic electro-family responsible for Thursday nights at Whisky Bar, will be tearing up the Beauty Bar tonight... [continue]
October 5, 2007
You know about the big show tonight at Stubb’s already. There’s a little bonus at the end for the... [continue]
Welcome to the latest edition of Band Slam!, wherein I navigate the murky waters of Austin's club listings for... [continue]
Lions held their own recently amidst a who’s who of Texas talent at the 2007 Wall Of Sound Festival. The... [continue]
If you go to Rilo Kiley’s MySpace page and scroll down, you’ll run into a pillar of adolescent female... [continue]
Moth!Fight! are a band who have had a much longer gestation period than most of their peers, a time in... [continue]
Although Austin isn’t without its own freak-folkiness, former Texans Devendra Banhart and Jana Hunter will be journeying to La Zona... [continue]
October 4, 2007
The Austin Symphony announced last week that Christopher Theofanidis has been commissioned to write a work for the opening of... [continue]
Like an uncomfortably morbid Renaissance Faire, the debut album from Orion Rigel Dommisse is a bit of ancient escapism mixed... [continue]
The Black Lips impressed us immensely during their various SxSW performances this year. Their fusion of garage, punk, blues,... [continue]
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October 4, 2007
If you've ever been to the Texas/Oklahoma State Fair, you know that area between the ferris wheel and the Dizzy... [continue]
Well kids, it's time for another installment of the COTFG series over at the Salvage Vanguard theater. This Sunday, as... [continue]
As a friend remarked during her first listen to Jens Lekman’s new album, “That disco shit ain’t gonna fly,” Night... [continue]
October 2, 2007
The Health Alliance For Austin Musicians (or HAAM) provides local artists with low-cost health care and other related services.... [continue]
Aqueduct aka David Terry, purveyor of fine laptop pop, will be taking the stage this evening at Mohawk. Things one... [continue]
Division Day Beartrap Island (Eenie Meanie) Formed in Santa Cruz in 2001, Division Day honed their craft in a... [continue]
October 1, 2007
This time, Liars didn’t catch us off-guard. Whereas 2006’s Drum’s Not Dead came prepackaged with low to no expectations—a result... [continue]
Once in a while, we like to take some time to introduce you to bands -- both local otherwise --... [continue]
Austin's own geographically misleading rockers What Made Milwaukee Famous will be debuting their new album at The Parish Room over... [continue]