Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators. If you missed your chance at tickets to his ACL taping, you can catch him, along with bassist Benny Thurman, drummer John Ike Walton, and producer Walt Andrus at BookPeople this Saturday. Image from Southern Records Paul Drummond and Roky Erickson present Eye MindSaturday, November 10th BookPeople (603 N. Lamar)Free, at 7pm[info] There are plenty of routes to fame in the world of music, and talent certainly plays... more ›

Jerry Naylor would have been famous. He could have been and probably should have been. Jerry Naylor was there when rock 'n roll was born, sweating out those devil rhythms in Texas honky-tonks and rubbing shoulders with boys like Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly — all who would become men of legend. He saw a musical revolution fueled by youth and a fusion of country, blues,... more ›

Last last fall, while still living in New York, we stumbled out of Webster Hall after a particularly excellent show put on by Muse. Intoxicated equally by the half dozen drinks we'd slammed down while Matt Bellamy and his cohorts rocked out onstage and by the sense of promise that hung, suspended aloft, in the chilly autumn air, we were more than a little giddy. Enough so that, when navigating the sea of promoters and hopeful two-bit bands who invariably deluge any venue exit with flyers, stickers, and sampler CDs, we actually ended up accepting a random album from some dude who'd distanced himself from the rest of the crowd. We tossed the CD - simply titled "Locksley" - into our stereo upon getting home, expecting more of the throwaway dreck that it almost always is. And were absolutely floored. more ›

Tonight, the Austin Film Society's Summer Essential Cinema Series kicks off with Jean Luc Godard's Breathless, which we told you about last week. If you haven't purchased your tickets online yet, there should be some available at the door. Tickets are only $4. Show starts at 7pm. more ›