There's another one of those bipolar indoor-outdoor shows at Emo’s tomorrow night: sweet-as-candy indie pop inside, lurching packs of stoned werewolves outside. Oh, decisions, decisions... Inside Fresh off their gig opening for The Flaming Lips in Europe, Dentonites Midlake put on a little rock and roll program for us plain ol’ 'mericans. The Starlights Mints open with heaping fistfuls of sophisticated chamber-pop; Mints pal and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lindsey opens for them. We don’t know... more ›

We’re not sure exactly what happened. We remember music, vodka, more music, sore legs, even more music. But the details have all bled together in a beautiful disaster of a memory, a passionate four-night stand that left us spent yet somehow wanting more. It was our first SXSW, the twentieth for Austin, and hopefully the beginning a fantastic March tradition of depraved boozing and beats. It all started Wednesday when we got stuck in... more ›

Nine Inch Nails, on tour in support of their new (fantastic) album, With Teeth, will be playing tonight at Stubb's. Their opening band is The Dresden Dolls, about whom we've known for a while, thus making us cool. But cool is not the same as concert tickets, a fact about which we are very sad. Ironically, the birth of this very web site is what kept us from purchasing those highly coveted little pieces... more ›

Once again, for those about to rock, there’s not a lot to choose from this week. Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls (Roadrunner) Equal parts cabaret and goth, this duo channels the musical vibe of a pre-war Berlin. Roadrunner is re-releasing their self-titled indie debut. The Dresden Dolls will be supporting NIN when they play their sold-out Austin show later this May. Porcupine Tree - Dead Wing (Lava/Atlantic) Fans of Opeth and Anathema should already... more ›