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Shearwater Celebrate New CD With Hometown Gig in Austin
Newly signed to Sub Pop, and newly invigorated
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Big Star's SXSW Show Turns Into Powerful Tribute to Alex Chilton
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, heartsick Big Star fans got to hear Chilton songs performed by a cast of guest musicians sitting in on […]
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Hole Cover the Rolling Stones, And Courtney Love Isn't Satisfied at SXSW
"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 Music Festival. It was creeping up on 1:15 am. The crowd was packed so tightly together stage left […]
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Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers Bring Big Guitar Rock to SXSW
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 satiating fans with classics and testing new material without trying their patience. More SXSW day two guitar rock: […]
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Spoon, Broken Bells Grab the Spotlight as SXSW 2010 Launches
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 was packed to capacity. That trend continued at their Wednesday night NPR showcase at Stubb's. Catch up on […]
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Spoon Debut New Tunes at Sweaty Austin Launch of SpoonX3 Fest
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. It was a mere 67 degrees in Portland, where frontman Britt Daniel spends half his time, but after […]
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Neko Case Kicks Off Tour With Bawdy, Ferocious Austin Gig
"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 female backup singer with whom she traded potty-mouth banter, kicked off their 34-date U.S. tour last night at […]
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Okkervil River's Master Class: Band Teaches Art of Songwriting to Austin Kids
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 founded by novelist Dave Eggers. Sheff, along with drummer Travis Nelsen and guitarist Lauren Gurgiolo, instructed seven students […]
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"Office Space" Cast Reunite at 10th Anniversary Screening of Mike Judge's Cult Film
"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 and director, said of the dreaded report his protagonist, Peter Gibbons, failed to attach a cover sheet […]
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Scott Weiland Seeks Sweaty Redemption Onstage as Solo Tour Rolls Into Austin
"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 a handful of bands Weiland experienced problems with, presumably due to his well-chronicled, heroin-related sins. Weiland at least […]
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