Tuesday, August 30 2011
The True Call of Slacker: 20 Years Later
Richard Linklater's Slacker commemorates its anniversary and finds an audience outside of twenty-somethings.
Thursday, May 12 2011
Umphrey’s McGee: 20 April 2011 - Austin, TX
With relentless touring over the past decade, Umphrey's McGee have staked out a spot near the top of the jam rock mountain.
Monday, March 14 2011
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real: 11 February 2011 - Austin, TX
If rock 'n' roll's spiritual power can truly save the planet, it is messengers like Lukas Nelson will lead the way.
Monday, March 7 2011
Los Amigos Invisibles + Trombone Shorty: 18 February 2011 - Austin, TX
Two great party bands for one low bargain price at the hottest new venue in town has been a formula for double happiness.
Monday, November 15 2010
Bee Vs. Moth: Acronymous
Throughout Acronymous there are musical allusions to Don Caballero, Herb Alpert, Ornette Coleman, and, maybe distantly, a more raucous Calexico. In any case, their Austin roots are strong.
Friday, August 13 2010
‘Artois the Goat’: When the Goat Talks, Listen
Artois the Goat is a love story. It's a classic tale of boy-meets-goat, boy-loses-mind, boy-makes-cheese set against the epic backdrop of a west Texas sky.
Tuesday, July 21 2009
Musical Genius & Its Discontents (i): American Style
F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong. Artists as various as Roky Erickson, Brian Wilson and Shuggie Otis prove there are second acts in American popular music.
Tuesday, July 10 2007
The Gourds: Noble Creatures
Noble Creatures is one of the more interesting and pleasing Americana records released this year.
