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Shearwater Celebrate New CD With Hometown Gig in Austin | ARTICLE

The Austin band Shearwater has transformed itself from an art band that relied on the patience of its audience in a game of tension-and-release into a full-on rock band. As a CD release gig for the new...
March 5, 2012 2:55 PM ET
Big Star's SXSW Show Turns Into Powerful Tribute to Alex Chilton | ARTICLE

Just as everyone at the SXSW Music Festival was finding their groove Wednesday, news of the death of Alex Chilton hit. "Austin's in shock about Alex," read one of the countless social media memes. On Saturday,...
March 21, 2010 11:42 AM ET
Hole Cover the Rolling Stones, And Courtney Love Isn't Satisfied at SXSW | ARTICLE

"Make a hole!" yelled one of the bouncers at Dirty Dog, where Courtney Love was about to continue her return to music with a reconstituted version of her band Hole on the third night of the SXSW...
March 20, 2010 11:07 AM ET
Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers Bring Big Guitar Rock to SXSW | ARTICLE

Night two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between...
March 19, 2010 11:01 AM ET
Spoon, Broken Bells Grab the Spotlight as SXSW 2010 Launches | ARTICLE

Broken Bells made a lot of noise the first day of the SXSW Music Festival with their "pop-up" show at a parking garage on Red River Street in downtown Austin. It took place at 1:00 pm and...
March 18, 2010 10:15 AM ET
Spoon Debut New Tunes at Sweaty Austin Launch of SpoonX3 Fest | ARTICLE

It was a sweltering 97 degrees last night when Spoon took the stage at Stubb's in Austin for round one of SpoonX3, an All Tomorrow's Parties-type fest with Spoon as both headliner and opening-band curator back-to-back-to-back nights....
July 10, 2009 1:13 PM ET
Neko Case Kicks Off Tour With Bawdy, Ferocious Austin Gig | ARTICLE

"Welcome to the first night of our tour, which is fucking terrifying," said alt-country siren Neko Case, the orange-flecked acoustic guitar in her hands a match for her fiery locks. She and her five bandmates, including a...
April 1, 2009 11:39 AM ET
Okkervil River's Master Class: Band Teaches Art of Songwriting to Austin Kids | ARTICLE

Okkervil River's chatty, silver-tongued frontman Will Sheff sat in a circle of high schoolers yesterday in Austin, teaching a songwriting workshop at the Austin Bat Cave, a Texas affiliate of 826 Valencia, the writing and tutoring center...
March 2, 2009 4:57 PM ET
"Office Space" Cast Reunite at 10th Anniversary Screening of Mike Judge's Cult Film | ARTICLE

"What does TPS stand for?" asked one of the audience members at last night's 10th anniversary screening of the cult flick Office Space. "I guess I can settle this once and for all," Mike Judge, the movie's writer...
February 9, 2009 2:41 PM ET
Scott Weiland Seeks Sweaty Redemption Onstage as Solo Tour Rolls Into Austin | ARTICLE

"I ain't no sinner," Scott Weiland announced before he and the three guitarists and drummer comprising his five-piece band launched into a fevered rendition of "Interstate Love Song," the alternative-rock classic by Stone Temple Pilots, one of...
January 20, 2009 11:42 AM ET
Alejandro Escovedo Lights Up Venerable Austin Club | ARTICLE

Alejandro Escovedo's Thursday CD-release show at the venerable Continental Club in Austin was as much about celebrating the 57-year-old Hep-C survivor's career-defining album Real Animal as it was about honoring the Continental, a 51-year-old venue that just...
June 27, 2008 11:15 AM ET
Foxboro Hot Tubs Go Back to the Garage at Tiny Austin Club Show | ARTICLE

Green Day side project Foxboro Hot Tubs declined the backstage at Emo's in Austin last night. Instead, they entered through the front door of the 300-person club, presumably from the tour bus parked out front. In that...
May 23, 2008 12:20 PM ET
Paramore and Jimmy Eat World Roll Out Their Road Show in San Antonio | ARTICLE

Consider the "internal issues" officially dealt with. Though Paramore cancelled a handful of European dates amidst rumors of breakup and pregnancy, it appears as though the group has worked through the normal everyday problems that afflict a...
April 2, 2008 2:15 PM ET
Austin City Limits 2007: The Killers, Bob Dylan and Queens of the Stone Age Beat the Texas Heat | ARTICLE

This year's Austin City Limits Music Festival will be known for the one that got away. Three days before showtime, Meg White's "acute anxiety" forced the White Stripes to cancel their Saturday headlining gig. The biggest dilemma...
September 17, 2007 9:59 AM ET