Forget the Blackest of the Black tour…this show has all the color-sucking darkness you need. Dubbed the Dropout Boogie Tour, this jaunt features the Black Angels and Black Mountain pillaging clubs around the country. Austin’s Angels have had a strong year so far, releasing Phosphene Dream, their best album yet, on the revived Blue Horizon label and scoring an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman. The current tour isn’t a victory lap, though - it’s only a warmup for the next round of triumphs. more ›

Sunday night may usually be time for relaxation, for winding down your weekend's bunch-o'-bliss and preparing for the drudgery of Monday and all the muck that follows it. Sunday night may usually mean propping yourself up with a stick, so exhausted from all yer football-inspired whoopin' and hollerin'. Sunday night may even be a time of penance. But this Sunday night, get ready for a change of gears and an old-fashioned opportunity to headbang, because Dead Meadow and Black Mountain are delivering a sea of drums and guitars and outright ferocity to this usually staid part of the week. more ›

As the Austinist walked a deserted street downtown last night, we wondered just how many would attend a mid-week concert at Emo's after the overload of SXSW. The crowd that greeted us surpassed our expectations. The Mountain Goats have brought Austin's music scene back to life after only three days of rotting in a cave. After a "surprisingly good" poem about vodka, Jesus, and George Jones, The Mountain Goats began their late-night set on... more ›