Oh No! Oh My! are preparing to release their EP, Between the Devil & the Sea on Hollywood's Dim Mak (home to Datarock, the Rakes and more), oh August 7, and have a tour scheduled to support it. The exclamatory darlings will play shows with Au Revoir Simone, Let's Go Sailing! and the Deadly Syndrome. Follow the jump below for a complete tour date listing, and enjoy this song from their upcoming release: Oh... more ›

Tacks, the Boy Disaster's Daytrotter Session features four free songs, one of which is slated to appear on their forthcoming album. "Dying to Know" is one of the band's oldest songs, but one that needed some help before it became clear how to deal with that pesky bridge. Although the charm of the Daytrotter Session songs is their live and impromptu nature (complete with borrowed instruments and auxiliary musicians), we're anxious to hear this... more ›

The first-ever Fun Fun Fun Fest is this Friday, December 1st, at Waterloo Park. Over two dozen great acts are on the bill, including Spoon, Peaches, The Black Angels, Prefuse 73, and DJ Mel. Tickets are $20, and can be purchased online. Quintron and Miss Pussycat perform on the Austin Fuzion Stage/Tent at 6:50 p.m. -- The Editors How is the tour going for you so far? Great... even though we have broken our... more ›

I’m on caffeine, ladies and gentlemen. Strictly caffeine. It’s been a hectic week, but it’s also been an exciting one with the unveiling of KUT’s new website look. I’ll be posting quite a few new Before the Break episodes to coincide with the new vibe. www.kut.org The new website style will also allow me to keep a regular playlist online, so you know what I’m playing. Here’s a sneaky peak at what to expect... more ›

Old Spice today released its Fifth Annual Top-100 Sweatiest Cities List, with Austin coming in seventh place. Overall, Texas has the dubious distinction as being the sweatiest state in the country, with six cities -- Dallas, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Waco -- all among the Top 10. The rankings are based on the amount of sweat a person of "average height and weight" would produce from walking around for an hour in... more ›

The worst part of the storm hasn't even landed, but Hurricane Katrina has already ripped part of the roof off of the Superdome, where 10,000 people are hiding from the storm. New Orleans is in serious trouble. CNN's weather person says they are expecting "catastrophic" damage. more ›