bryan carroll

Local Music is SexyFriday, November 6The Mohawk (912 Red River)6:30pm Blogger Panel, 8pm Music, Free[info] So you missed last night's Bleet Up, the first event leading up to what will surely prove to be the best Fun Fun Fun Fest of all time. Well fear not, music-loving citizen: you... continue reading on Austinist

Brazos/BandcampBrazos’ debut LPs has been in the works for a while now. It’s been two years since principal member Martin Crane released the first EPs to fly the Brazos banner, A City Just as Tall and Feeding Frenzy, which he wrote and recorded entirely on his own. The fact that... continue reading on Austinist

In The Red RecordsLocal heroes and In The Red-signees The Strange Boys will bring their 60s pastiche and summer fun party vibe to Fun Fun Fun Fest’s yellow stage on Sunday afternoon. While The Strange Boys do seem to fit into the lately omnipresent, and as some may argue, moribund... continue reading on Austinist

Pogues/MySpace The Pogues with Justin Townes EarleWednesday, October 28Stubbs (801 Red River)$45, AA, Doors at 7pm[info] | [tickets]What is left to say that hasn’t been said, written, or sung about this motley crew? Rumors of Shane MacGowan’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and 27 years on from their founding, The... continue reading on Austinist

Let’s turn our attention now to a pair of bands we’re excited to see on the first day of Fun Fest's aught nine edition, San Diego’s Night Marchers and Tokyo’s Melt-Banana. Both groups, despite playing two very different styles of music, are touring veterans with highly respectable punk pedigrees.Nathanial Shannon/Night... continue reading on Austinist