Only two albums into their career, Cymbals Eat Guitars have wasted no time in raising eyebrows and expectations. The New York four-piece have set themselves apart from their peers by writing heartfelt...
Robert Pollard is writing songs so fast that it’s nearly impossible to keep up. As the leader of Dayton, Ohio’s recently-reformed Guided By Voices, he’s put out 17 full-length albums...
New York City quartet Cymbals Eat Guitars got their start by playing Weezer covers when core members Joseph D’Agostino (guitars and vocals) and Matt Miller (drums) were still in tenth grade. Since...
CHAIN AND THE GANG
There is no figure in independent music today more paradoxical than Ian Svenonius, whose latest project, Chain and the Gang, will be playing at Frank this Friday.
Svenonius...
EISLEY
The first thing bloggers and PR drones point out about indie vets Eisley is that four out of five band members are siblings. While the family-band aspect is certainly novel, listeners would...
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THE SWEET NUTHIN
Local rock ‘n’ rollers The Sweet Nuthin have just finished recording...
Editor’s note: This is a weekly series showcasing the best live music of the coming week.
THE BUSINESS
The Business has become a career for singer Micky Fitz.
Since starting the punk band in...
Rock ‘n’ roll icon Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play an intimate concert for South By Southwest, organizers announced in an online press release. To prevent online scalping,...
Editor’s note: This is a weekly series showcasing the best live music of the coming week.
Texas Independence Festival 2012
In Austin, music festivals mean big crowds, big names and nightmarish...
After a successful reunion tour with his former band, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus recorded last year’s Mirror Traffic with his current band The Jicks, the latest in a string of successful solo outings...
Plenty of musical do-it-yourself bands have been inspired by punk legend Mike Watt’s most famous piece of advice, “If you ain’t playin’, you’re payin’.” But not...
It’s been a good year for Merrill Garbus, better known by her stage name, tUnE-yArDs. Since releasing her sophomore album w h o k i l l to critical and commercial success last April, Garbus’...
“And I know there will be brighter days, but for now I’m stuck in idle ways.” So howls Jim Campo of Berkshire Hounds, who knows how to act hopeless without killing anyone’s good...
Indie rock, as a term and a tradition, is starting to seem a bit like a joke. Just check last Tuesday’s Time magazine for an article on the realities of life as a 21st century indie musician, incredibly...
It’s sometimes difficult to wade through the massive amounts of live music that Austin hosts on a daily basis. To help illuminate your best bets for local live music, here are our picks for the best...
