Today we received word that everyone's favorite thrash band that knows how to work through their feelings have created their own music festival. Entitled the Orion Music + More, the event will take place on June 23rd and 24th of this year in Atlantic City, New Jersey. more ›

This is somehow their very first video? Seriously? You might have guessed, but the video is over eight minutes and is a space odyssey journey type-thing. Seriously though, it's really well-done. Enjoy! more ›

Friday night's show at ACL Live was a homecoming for Explosions In The Sky. Since the release of their sixth studio album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, the band have played at Radio City Music Hall, the Bonnaroo Festival, picked up a few shows with Arcade Fire and completed an overseas tour which included the Primavera Festival in Spain. more ›

It's already been a pretty incredible year for local instrumental rock band Explosions In The Sky. They released their sixth full-length album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care back in April and itdebuted at #16 on the Billboard album charts. In the first week alone, the record sold more than 19,000 copies, but that shouldn't be a huge surprise considering that 2007's All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone has gone on to sell over 107,000 copies. more ›

Roll up your sleeves and sling on them jorts. Time to talk music. more ›

• Being a hot mess is one thing, having a hot weave is another. Help Houston police find these hair nappers in H-town.
• The “hot female sex offender” list from last week stirred up lots of words in the blogosphere!
• Did you miss seeing Explosions in the Sky due to that awful traffic when they opened for Arcade Fire at the Backyard earlier this month? At least you can see them in London!

You know these dudes and what they do - it's space rock for everyone. Their show for the new ACL Live venue will be on Friday, June 17th, and tickets can be purchased starting this Friday at 10am. The show will start at 8pm. more ›

The record doesn't come out until April 25, but Explosions in the Sky have offered a video introduction to the sounds we can expect from their upcoming full-length, Take Care, Take Care. more ›

For those of us interested in literal explosions in the sky augmented by live music modeled after the experience, Saturday night at Stubb's was a treat. Local post-rock heroes Explosions in the Sky rocked the sold-out crowd as fireworks exploded over Lady Bird Lake. more ›

2009's Lolapalooza Festival will take place at Chicago's Grant Park between August 7-9. The lineup (which looks a lot like recent ACL fests) includes Radiohead, Kanye West, Wilco, Cat Power, the National, and Bloc Party. Depeche Mode, the Beastie Boys and a reunited Jane’s Addiction are expected to headline. Tickets are on sale tomorrow, get them here. [Ed. Note: Despite the web site's '2009' label, it appears as though all the information is from 2008. We'll keep you posted as lineup information becomes available.] more ›

Things are finally starting to come into focus for SX Music '09. A few of the more interesting items we've read in the past week:

• The Arc Angels (3/20) and Explosions In The Sky (3/21) will headline two of the always popular free showcases at Auditorium Shores during the festival.
• Paste cover boy and She and Him co-founder M. Ward will be back at SXSW this year to plug his new album Hold Time. No word yet on dates, but we'd guess he'll play the Merge showcase at the very least.
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As Austinist's music staff were preparing for Fun Fun Fun Fest coverage, we realized that many of the festival's headliners had kindly spoken to us for interviews over the last year or two. For any of you who may have missed the original pieces, or for those who have recently discovered these fine acts, a recap and links are presented below. Explosions In The Sky - Saturday, 8:40pm, Stage One: Austin's Explosions In The Sky... more ›

Fun Fun Fun Fest captured more than a few hearts last December on a cold winter evening with a three-stage-pronged attack that provided ample genres for everyone in attendance. Some of the stand-out acts included Spoon, The Black Angels, The Octopus Project, Peaches, and Prefuse 73. This year, the fest is back, bigger than before, and a month earlier to boot. November 3rd and 4th will see Waterloo Park transformed into a musical carnival featuring... more ›

Fun Fun Fun Fest captured more than a few hearts last December on a cold winter evening with a three-stage-pronged attack that provided ample genres for everyone in attendance. Some of the stand-out acts included Spoon, The Black Angels, The Octopus Project, Peaches, and Prefuse 73. This year, the fest is back, bigger than before, and a month earlier to boot. November 3rd and 4th will see Waterloo Park transformed into a musical carnival featuring... more ›

So the 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival has come and gone but you still haven’t had enough music. Thankfully, the 2007 Wall Of Sound Festival is just around the corner. Besides catching headliners such as Explosions In The Sky, Midlake, and Ghostland Observatory, be sure to check out Spectrum. The brainchild of Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (a.k.a. Peter Kember), the act will be performing new songs while Spacemen 3 era tracks are also promised.... more ›

The 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival is only a week away, and sure you’ve got your 3-day pass worth who knows what, your personal schedule, and the promise of a wide variety of music. Well, do not let your passion for music or your stamina for festivals run out during ACL fest -- We are proudly co-sponsoring this year’s Wall Of Sound Festival in Fort Worth on the 22nd of September. That’s right, the... more ›

In an unusual turn of events, Denton's Midlake were heralded as the next big thing in the UK before anyone had really ever heard of them here in Texas. Signed to The Cocteau Twins' label Bella Union (which is also home to Explosions In The Sky), Midlake toured Europe behind lo-fi debut album Bamnan and Slivercork before returning home to create a defining work. They finally received some domestic notice with the release of... more ›

Austin's Explosions In The Sky play powerful instrumental indie-rock that has been compared to Mogwai and Sigur Ros and are widely lauded by critics. Their live shows have become so popular that their Emo's show in March has been sold out for weeks, and multiple-night runs are now needed in cities like New York and Toronto. After a three-plus year wait, EITS's new album All Of A Sudden, I Miss Everyone arrives on Tuesday.... more ›

Now that we're in mid-January, club bookings for winter and spring shows are beginning to emerge. While much internet browsing has already been done looking for the SXSW 2007 lineup, there are also plenty of great touring shows dropping in outside of those dates (thankfully). New shows from The Roots, Explosions In The Sky, Midlake, and a Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard double bill top the new additions, but there is plenty here for all musical... more ›

Ask any mop-haired kid roaming the UT campus with clingy jeans and just a hint of bong water breath, and said youth will tell you By The End Of Tonight is the hottest thing since Malibu real estate. Lucky for him, and you, they're playing a post-extended-hiatus set at Emo's tonight. The Alvin, TX quartet render layers of messy, metallic instrumental post-rock into songs that meander towards catharsis like a lost baby deer wandering into... more ›