If the high volumes, high voltage, eardrum-splitting guitars and screaming vocals don't seem to be getting through to you, kindly allow me to reiterate: These guys like to rock. Austin-based trio The Blind Pets don't put on the...
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Back in June, I was asked by my friends at Transistor Six to emcee a show they put together at the Beauty Ballroom with What Made Milwaukee Famous and The Happen-Ins. Of course, I said yes; I was excited to see them both. But I admit my curiosity got the best of me with the WMMF crew. Although I...
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It's stating the obvious, but...cultural background goes completely and utterly unappreciated until later on in life - particularly when it comes to music. This is why I'm grateful for bands like Y La Bamba who, at the very least, introduce fans to traditional folk musical styles through a modern...
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Austin-based trio The Love Leighs specializes in classic jazz, blues and twang styles, all delivered with what they describe as “more than a little sass.” It's a perfect mix with an old-timey, Vaudevillian feel, like a combination of the heartache and longing of Billie Holiday but with the...
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With the August 28 release of The Odessa Tapes, we get a little glimpse into the genius of The Flatlanders, before they were legends....
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When the original line-up for Austin band Murdocks disbanded around 2005, things were looking pretty bleak. Everything was literally piling up for frontman Franklin Morris. The band had been dropped from its record label, and Morris was faced with unemployment and divorce. But oftentimes, some...
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Their name sounds like it was stolen from some late-60s regional one-hit wonder, and their sound approximates what happens when you follow your Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane and » read more

When you listen to early Mountain Goats records, it's a little bit jarring. The "band" is ostensibly one man, the very prolific John Darnielle. He made the recordings using a boombox and cassette tapes with all the hiss and crackle you'd...
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From the ringing, power-pop chords that open "Phenomenon" to the hand-clapping, sing-along chorus, Team Spirit have crafted a song that should put a smile on your face....
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Last year, local favorites the Bright Light Social Hour rocked out the space that would become Studio 1A as it was still under construction. Fast forward a...
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With a name like Whiskey Shivers, it might be easy to fall into the abyss, but the five musicians in the raucous group make damn sure you won't forget them....
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This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a fiddler who was already turning heads at the age of five. ...
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On this week's edition of Texas Music Matters, veteran music journalist Michael Hall talks about his longtime friend Brent Grulke, the creative director of SXSW who passed away unexpectedly August 13th. Grulke left an enduring mark on music and his adopted hometown of Austin. Also, after 20 years...
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After 10 years, the Tejano Music Awards returns to San Antonio’s Alamodome this weekend. Though it’s too early to predict a return to Tejano’s heyday, here in Austin the Mexican folk music tradition is being rekindled by a family of groundbreaking musicians....
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