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November 30, 2007

It’s list-making season – for children who believe in Santa, music writers, etc – and there are three rap albums... [continue]

November 29, 2007

Photo courtesy My Guerrilla on Flickr[another wristband for the collection] Austin’s C3 Presents now has three major festivals to go... [continue]

image from rriiccee.com RIICCEE feat. Vincent Gallo and Eric ErlandsonMonday, Dec. 3rdAlamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)9:45, $20.00[info] |... [continue]

Image from Electric Six’s MySpace, by Alicia Gbur Electric Six, The Willowz, & We Are The FuryThursday, November 29Emos (603... [continue]

Image from MySpace The English Beat with Eleven Fingered CharlieFriday, Nov. 30Antones (213 W 5th St)Doors at 8, $17[info] |... [continue]

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November 29, 2007

Photo from MySpace Jose Gonzalez w/ Cass McCombsThursday, November 29The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)$20 presale, doors at 8,... [continue]

November 28, 2007

Photo by Daniel Perlaky The Black and White Years Wednesday, November 28Emos (603 Red River St)$5, 10 pm[info] Locals The... [continue]

Image provided by Soundcheck MagazineWhile attending the University of Texas at Austin, one faces a constant barrage of “the weekend... [continue]

November 27, 2007

Between now and January, New Release Tuesday will focus on 2007 reflections and music news related to both this... [continue]

November 26, 2007

Image from GWAR’s official website GWAR, 3 Inches of Blood, & The EndMonday, November 26Emos (603 Red River St)$15 |... [continue]

photo by Rikke Iversholt from dragcity.com Alasdair Roberts, CharalambidesTonightThe Mohawk (912 Red River)doors at 9, all ages, tickets at the... [continue]

MAJOR MAJOR What’s the Deal: They’re a local grand, alterna-pop group that has come from out of nowhere with a... [continue]

November 21, 2007

Image from Scion's websiteSo you’re all set for an afternoon with the family and/or friends, tons of food on the... [continue]

Image from Benko’s MySpace Benko, The Boxing Lesson, & The Story OfWednesday, November 21Stubbs (801 Red River)9 p.m. | $8[info]... [continue]

November 20, 2007

Image from MySpace Buttercup Mohawk ResidencyTuesday, November 20, 27 and December 4, 11, 18The Mohawk (912 Red River)$2, 9pm[info] For... [continue]

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November 19, 2007

Promotional still from Alamo website Music Mondays: My Name Is Albert AylerMonday, November 19Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)(9:45pm,... [continue]

Image from MySpace Love as Laughter at Emo’s (inside)Monday, November 19Emos (603 Red River St)Doors at 8:00, Show at 10:00[info]... [continue]

Photo by Felicia Graham courtesy of MySpaceTIL WE'RE BLUE OR DESTROY What’s the Deal: One thing that Austin has plenty... [continue]

(Okay, what I’m about to tell you may not be true. So don’t hold me to it. And anyway, the point of its telling isn’t veracity, but rather the very real fact that it was [justly or un] canonized by bar employees, show goers, and the rest of the whiskey-breath'd throngs of Sixth Street and Red River, circa three or four years ago.)... [continue]

You wouldn’t necessarily think the squeaky-clean world of power-pop and dirty, dirty metal have a great deal in common, but... [continue]

November 17, 2007

Image from Tom Brosseau’s MySpace Nickel Creek & Tom BrosseauSaturday, November 17Stubbs (801 Red River)$25 Advance; Doors 7 p.m.[info] |... [continue]

November 16, 2007

Image from Austin New Music Co-op’s website Austin New Music Co-op presents “Electrons and Phonons”Saturday, November 17Ceremony Hall (4100 Red... [continue]

Image courtesy Kill From The Heart fanpageAnyone who read the Meat Puppets cover story in the Austin Chronicle this summer... [continue]

photo by Chrissy Piper Aesop Rock, Black Moth Super Rainbow at Emo’sSaturday, Nov. 17Emos (603 Red River St)$15 - doors... [continue]

Photo courtesy Ricardo B. Brazziell Brownout w/ Bavu BlakesFriday, November 16Flamingo Cantina (515 E. 6th St.)Doors: 9pm[info] Bavu Blakes @... [continue]

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November 16, 2007

Image from Sondre Lerche’s MySpace Sondre Lerche & Dan WilsonFriday, November 16The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)$15 Advance; Doors... [continue]

Say you like to meditate. Say you like to sit in a room and think real hard and then not... [continue]

Photo by Aubrey Edwards The Octopus Project with Horse+Donkey and Cue at Emo’sFriday, November 16Emos (603 Red River St)Outside, Doors... [continue]

November 15, 2007

Image by David Clearly from Myspace The Swell Season with Martha WainwrightThursday, November 15Stubbs (801 Red River)$23, doors at 6:30... [continue]

Image from MySpace Trans Am, My Education @ MohawkThursday, Nov. 15The Mohawk (912 Red River)9 PM, All ages, $8[info] |... [continue]

Image from Wild Sweet Orange’s MySpace, by Jason Wallis The Whigs & Wild Sweet OrangeThursday, November 15Stubbs (801 Red River)$10... [continue]

Image from Team Fabrication’s MySpace Emo’s is just one of the places you could be this Friday evening. Local experimental... [continue]

November 14, 2007

Image from Myspace; Photo by Colin Smith The Ponys + Chin Up Chin UpWednesday November 14The Mohawk (912 Red River)Doors... [continue]

photo courtesy of Brazil’s abril.com Jens Lekman w/ Kristi RaeNovember 14, 2007The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)$10 presale, Doors... [continue]

Editors’ note: The opinions and ideas expressed in My Ex-Boyfriend's Band are solely those of the author and do... [continue]

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November 14, 2007

Flyer courtesy VICE Records VICE Presents Mr. Oizo, DJ Mehdi, OCELOTWednesday, November 14Antones (213 W 5th St)(Free, 10pm-2am, RSVP Required)[info]... [continue]

November 13, 2007

Image from MySpace by Aubrey EdwardsMOTH! FIGHT! What’s the Deal: These local musicians with a appreciation for all things Victorian... [continue]

Japancakes Loveless (Darla) They probably knew that people would love or hate it, but they did it anyway. Japancakes, an... [continue]

Photo of White Denim courtesy City on Fire The Blakes w/ White Denim, Golden Boys, The HugsTuesday, Nov. 13The Mohawk... [continue]

Photo by Marina Chavez; Image from MySpace. The Hold Steady + Art BrutThursday, November 15La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th... [continue]

November 12, 2007

Image courtesy of The Pinker Tones’ MySpace The Pinker TonesTuesday, November 13Beauty Bar (7th St. at Red River)$5, 11 p.m.[info]... [continue]

Album Cover, Go With What You Know Zappa Plays ZappaTuesday, November 13Hogg Memorial Auditorium (24th at Whitis)8pm[info] | [tickets]Post by... [continue]

November 9, 2007

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Editor's Note: The kind folks at Super!Alright! helped us... [continue]

Photo of Diplo courtesy Annie RayFun Fun Fun Fest lived up to its name in spades last weekend, showcasing local... [continue]

unattributed press photoSo there’s this band. They’re called Battles, and they’re getting pretty damn big pretty damn fast. The reason... [continue]

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November 9, 2007

Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators. If you missed your chance at tickets to his ACL taping, you can... [continue]

Image from Dischord Records’ website The EvensSunday, November 11The Compound (1300 E 4th St)$5, 7:30 p.m.[info]A legend will grace east... [continue]