At the moment, there might not be a cooler band in Austin than Woven Bones. The trio play a catchy, scuzzy brand of garage-rock with effortlessly hip brio, led by tenacious frontman Andy Burr. more ›

Austin's Woven Bones, our fair city's garage-rock stars of the moment, drew a sizable crowd to the Orange Stage at 12:50, especially considering that it was - let's face it - Saturday morning for most of us. The trio kicked off their set with little fanfare, and proceeded to rip through a blistering selection of cuts mostly culled from their latest LP, In and Out and Back Again, as well as their recent 7" on Hardly Art and some brand new material. Frontman Andy Burr cut a casually hip figure on stage, all dark Ray-Bans and sneering, yowling vocals. Bassist Matty Nichols delivered fuzzed out, sinewy bass lines, while drummer Carolyn Cunningham pogoed between a simple snare and floor tom setup. The result? Loud, effortlessly cool garage-psych, that had the early risers dancing. more ›

An Austin band by way of Florida, Woven Bones blend a mix of scuzz-ridden garage rock with shoegaze insight, resulting in a sound that’s super fuzzy and full of reverb. Woven Bones strive to deliver driving, loud, harsh beats that are confident and direct. We all know there’s no shortage of dime-a-dozen lo-fi acts in town, but Woven Bones manage to differentiate and shine through the mess. more ›

Over a decade since they've last played onstage together, essential 90's rockers Pavement have recently reunited and are currently in the middle of a world-wide tour. The band's latest stop was in Austin last night, playing to a sold-out crowd at Stubb's (with local favorites Woven Bones there to open the evening). Our photog Pooneh Ghana was there to snap all the action. more ›

Brattleboro, Vermont might not be the first place that comes to mind when you hear Happy Birthday's catchy, guitar-driven pop - the small community is known for its vibrant local arts scene and chilly winters, if it's known for anything at all. But the trio, who last year signed to Sub Pop Records, craft pop gems out of sweet vocal harmonies, jangly guitars and alt-rock riffs. The band was slapdashed together for one show in late 2008 when guitarist and singer Kyle Thomas wanted backup for some new songs he'd written on his own. It went well: Sub Pop signed them four performances later. Their self-titled debut album came out in March on the heels of their first single, the eminently catchy "Girls FM". more ›

Late Friday afternoon, we got word that YellowFever's Jennifer Moore was detained by authorities in Harris County (Houston) last week at the airport after a kitchen knife was found in her bag. more ›

New Release Tuesday is back, with more editor's picks on this week's most interesting and popular indie rock releases. There's a lot to look forward to this week at your favorite record store, including a vinyl reissue of Spoon's Kill the Moonlight, the Rangda album (another Drag City super group) and the Locust Peel Sessions CD / vinyl. Also, don't forget to go pick up your copy of Austin's own Woven Bones' In and Out and Back Again, which is officially available in stores today. All that being said, the one big, unavoidable and truly important release of this week is the new LCD Soundsystem. more ›

Austinist, Waterloo Records, SPIN Earth and A.V. Club are proud to present Woven Bones tonight at Beerland. It's a very special show, since Andy Burr & Co. are celebrating the release of their new record, In and Out and Back Again. more ›

Sick in a good way, of course. A nod and thank you is owed to our friends at Brooklyn Vegan for noting this week's announcement of bands. The festival takes place May 27th to the 30th at Emo's, Mohawk, Red 7 and Beerland. more ›

After enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers galore on Friday, it’s quite normal to wallow in the turkey induced comatose or hit the hay early. Not this year. Instead, muster up all your energy and head down to Beerland where local trio Woven Bones will undoubtedly revive, replenish, and then hypnotize with thunderous jolts of reverb soaked garage-rock. The band departs on a West Coast tour in December so this may be your last chance to catch ‘em in town this year. We touched base with vocalist and guitarist Andrew Burr earlier this week and learnt that the three current band members actually relocated to Austin from three different states. Naturally, we delved deeper to enquire about the band’s origins, and sought Burr’s thoughts on the recent vinyl revival as well as living in the “Live Music Capital of the World.” more ›

Two is a magic number when applied to garage bands. This year has seen a glut of talented duos ripping it up - WAVVES and Lullabye Arkestra are just a few examples - and similarly, the Vancouver band Japandroids have been pushing their own "maximal," duo-driven agenda since 2006. more ›

The Horrors strut into Emo’s on Saturday in support of their Mercury Prize nominated second album Primary Colours. The English five-piece was all the hype across the pond a few years ago on the strength of an eponymous EP and the debut full-length Strange House which featured a not-to-be-missed video in “Sheena Is A Parasite.” With Primary Colours, the band wanders further into the textured terrain that is atmospheric psychedelia, expanding and evolving its sound and successfully avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump. more ›

This is a show we’ve been anxiously anticipating since it was announced last month. San Juan, Puerto Rico isn’t exactly renowned for its punk scene, but over the past two years Davila 666 has been making a serious effort to change that. The band’s 2008 self-titled debut on garage punk’s torch-bearing label In The Red is a dynamic, near-perfect slab of garage rock, laced with singer Carlitos Davila’s irresistible pop sensibilities. Their current US tour has been knocking calcetines off all over the country, and you can bet Emo’s inside will degenerate into a raucous, and very loud, dance party when Davila 666 hits the stage tonight. more ›

Now this, this is going to be some kind of unhinged, goofy, and indubitably fun time. Atlanta’s the Coathangers are in town again, and this time around they’re supporting their new record and first for Seattle’s Suicide Squeeze label, the aptly titled Scramble. For a band that essentially began as a one-off joke at a house party, the Coathangers have gotten a lot of mileage out of a crass abortion reference and a sound that's somewhere between vintage Athens new wave and a ramshackle Kathleen Hanna tribute/novelty act. more ›

What’s the Deal: It almost doesn’t make sense. This guy should be a huge mainstream success. He’s played with John Mayer and David Gray, and he even shares the melodically raspy vocal style of the former. His recordings are near spotless, with gorgeous acoustics and catchy choruses. It’s got to be his total lack of interest in writing meaningless, rhyming lyrics for the club about a girl and how her body is a “wonderland” Instead, his songs, which stay true to the storytelling style of folk songwriting, involve subject matter that’s much more serious and at times pretty dark. He sings about the Iraq war, his brother’s drug addiction, cancer, vengeance and even the Holocaust. There’s a definite dichotomy of light and dark, heavy and weightless going on in his music. The words are weighty, the sounds are airy. He sings some about God and an afterlife, but with a certain amount of fear, honesty and vulnerability. The self-destructive and fragile nature of the human condition is a major theme. more ›

Despite the bluntly, perhaps cynically attention-grabbing name, Holy Fuck have earned their position by figuring out what hasn't been done before and doing it very well. more ›

Cast aside your midweek malaise and head to Emo’s on Wednesday to reinvigorate, courtesy of four talented (and somewhat under the radar) local acts on the inside stage. First up, shake your fist to noisy pop-punk from Sex Advice. Mocktigers follow with a polished dark-wave sound that contains essential deep, gruff vocals, shimmering guitars, and pulsating rhythms. Third on the bill are Woven Bones, who will undoubtedly turn up the volume a tad higher with worthy blasts of shoegaze and psychedelia. The band released a split 7" with Jacuzzi Boys on Needless Records recently; buy it via the label’s MySpace page. Dikes of Holland round off the night with still more rock ‘n’ roll. more ›