Photo of Diplo courtesy Annie RayFun Fun Fun Fest lived up to its name in spades last weekend, showcasing local and not-so local bands of all genres on three stages in two short days. Day two was a waiting game of sorts for a lot of festival-goers, and judging by the crowd at Mohawk the night before, many people had only had a taste of Murder City Devils, and were craving more. Stage three was... more ›

STHIL is Jenn Leathers and Joel Irdbisa, a duo self-described as "electronic indie pop with pseudo funk and jazz influences". Sounds about right. Their new album Beyond the Reach of the Satellite Feeds is an ambitious musical debut, undeniably danceable and unabashedly intelligent. Their website claims that live, the pair covers Boards of Canada and "a cappella Misfits." If you're not intrigued by that possibility, you have no sense of musical adventure whatsoever and... more ›

M O N D A Y [ 2 4 ] Happy United Nations Day! music · Coheed & Cambria, Dredg, mewithoutYou and Blood Brothers at Stubb's music · Elizabeth McQueen and Jason Roberts - of Asleep at the Wheel - hold court at Threadgill's (8pm) film · The Austin Film Festival at various venues around town (Through Thursday) books · Tram Nguyen discusses We Are All Suspects Now, her investigation into the "human cost of... more ›

All the central Texas Fiends already know that their great state is the reason that the President's dead, but have they heard that Halloween is coming early this year? Grease up your devilocks and paint your faces because The Misfits are coming. Currently comprised of Jerry Only, Dez Cadena (of Black Flag fame), and Robo, the original horror punks will be playing the Engine Room in Houston on Friday, September 30th and The Sanctuary in San Antonio on Saturday, October 1st. Tickets for Houston and San Antonio are currently available. Fiends both old and new have been creaming in their black Dickies 'cause former Misfits singer, Michale Graves played at the Backroom last Friday, and Evil Elvis himself, Glenn Danzig will be playing a Texas date with none other than Doyle on guitar. More on that later. more ›

No new releases to speak of this week. The only thing worth checking out is a Chimaira e-card which features three new tracks from Chimaira's upcoming self-titled album due August 9th on Roadrunner Records. The new tracks, "Nothing Remains," "Save Ourselves," and "Inside the Horror" showcase Chimaira's darker sound. Pre-orders made through Tower Records will be autographed by the band. Chimaira is currently on tour with The Sounds of the Underground and will be... more ›

That’s what Matt Skiba, lead singer and guitarist for Chicago’s Alkaline Trio wanted to call their latest release. Upon hearing that they were thinking about using "Church and Destroy" as the title, some religious groups put pressure on the band and their label, Vagrant Records. Skiba says that they changed the title to the bland "Crimson," not because of the protest, but because it didn’t quite fit the new songs they had recorded. For... more ›

Wake up. Go to work. Go to bar. Go to rock show. Go to sleep. Repeat. If this is beginning to sound like your life, too, we encourage you to break the mold this weekend. Skip Bright Eyes on Saturday and head to Emo’s instead for a night of comedy and music with Eugene Mirman, Andy Blitz and Langhorne Slim. We have been fans of Mirman (who has opened for The Shins and toured... more ›