Texas electro garage psych lights up the ND tonight when Indian Jewelry tears into the first road show of their pre-SXSW tour. Often, "psychedelic" is used to describe music sticking to a blotchy formula that’s less interesting than the sweat stains on grandma’s Jefferson Airplane tee shirt. Lately, the genre’s been expanded by some who think that music with any measure of phased, fuzzy, reverb guitar is psych rock. But Indian Jewelry has carved out a rather unique niche, which has garnered them a booking for Austin Psych Fest 2012. Their music ranges from psych pop delight to electro noise rock. Wherever in that spectrum their music might warble, it’s likely to make you wonder who dosed your Lone Star. more ›

Indian Jewelry is one of those outfits that presents a constantly moving target: name changes, lineup shifts, evasive answers to direct questions, with all of that being a corollary to the intermittently melodious drone music on which they've made their reputation. Most often cast as dark, dour, mysterious, and perhaps even a little pissed off at the world (could being from Houston have anything to do with it?), we absolutely had to touch base with their leading duo of Erika Thrasher and Tex Kerschen this past weekend, just to see if the rumors are true. Are they? You be the judge. more ›

Indian Jewelry have emerged as one of the best acts from Houston's formidable noise-rock scene; or, as frontman Tex Kerschen put it today: "We have climbed the mountain." Their sound incorporates elements of electro, indie and drone with heavily-spaced out samples and drum machine. Backed by a live drum set and scorching, distorted guitar, the overall effect is an acid-fried, psychedelic stomp. more ›

Houston's Indian Jewelry is a tough band to nail down - from their droning ambient music to their cryptic website, it's clear that these folks don't want to be put into any kind of box. The two core musicians, Tex Kerschen and Erika Thrasher, have an interesting way of describing how the band name was chosen as well: "It’s sort of this idea of the underdog, the victim, the receivers of bullshit, of oppression." On tour right now with Holy F*ck, Tex took some time out to talk more with Austinist about the band, Houston's music scene, and intentional mystery. more ›

Like very hot peppers or gratuitously bloody scenes in movies, the music of Lightning Bolt attracts a certain sort of person - an extreme sort willing to push the boundaries of their bodies and brains to often painful levels. Punishing eardrums since the release of the eponymous debut in 1997, this noise duo is touring behind last year's Earthly Delights album. Featuring odd, warbled vocals and only rhythm instrumentation, they either have your number or they don't. Click through the jump to win tickets and read more about the show. more ›

Red 7 has booked a generous bill for this Saturday for any listener who loves their noise. Beginning at nine-thirty, we have Computer Jesus Refrigerator playing a short 15 minute set on the floor. The insane-sounding San Antonio band specialize in short, painful bursts of sound, created from drums, synths and odd, not easily-identifiable instruments. Our own Daniel Francis Doyle follows with a twenty minute set. What Doyle lacks in glitch or extreme sounds is more than made up for his one-man exuberance and unmistakable aesthetic. more ›

Austin needs another rock four piece like it needs a second statue of Stevie Ray Vaughn, so the news that we have a new band in town whose sound relies less on guitar chords and more on electro-something or other is welcome news - some would say our city is poorly represented in both the bleeping and blooping departments. On the other hand, we’re hardly an island in this city, and anyone jonesing for electronica can find it coming through town on any given night...and this is the city who brought you Ghostland Observatory, after all. more ›

Leading up to Austin Psych Fest 3 (April 23rd - 25th at The Mohawk), we’ll be spending five minutes with many of the artists scheduled to perform at the festival. Today, we catch up with Houston’s Indian Jewelry. more ›

We've got a big bill tonight at the Mohawk full of bands with nada in the way of a cover charge. Hot dog! more ›

Used to be the word “garage” was the template and the starting point for most if not all of rock and roll. Whether the garage was literal was irrelevant - the term could apply to a basement, empty room or vacant storage space/warehouse, or really anyplace a band could put their roots down, plug in equipment and then plug away at songs without disturbing the peace. Back then, rough demos were cut onto cassette tape (putting a pillow over the built-in microphone helped stifle cymbal noise), and “in the garage” recordings were the first and easiest way to get the word out about a project. more ›

WEDNESDAY [29] discussion • Patton Oswalt and Writers Present The Onion at Alamo Downtown (9:30pm, $15) music • Indian Jewelry, Cry Blood Apache, Wiggins at Emo's music • Real Live Tigers, Fourth War Boys Choir, David Israel, Pink Nasty at Beerland music • The Distant Seconds,The Late Fees & The Unbearables at The Parlor film • Third Coast Night: La Sierra at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • The Devil's Backbone at Beerland (7pm, Free)... more ›

SXSW.com released an updated lineup for this year's SXSW Music Festival earlier today, and it's one hell of a list. The SXSW committee hastens to note that "This is a partial list of performers confirmed to appear at the 2006 SXSW Music Festival. This list is current as of 1/13/06. All of this information is subject to change." International acts include: Masahiro Nitta, DMBQ, Ellegarden, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, PE'Z, The Emeralds (Japan)... more ›