Austin

To complete this Gayngs trifecta (Polica HERE, Marijuana Deathsquads/Har Mar Superstar HERE), we though we’d report that Kathleen Edwards recently teamed with her tourmate (and Gayngs member) Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) for the new Wapusk 7″ (out 9/27 via Zöe/Rounder)…

Less than one week before the final show ever at Emo’s Outside, Emo’s introduced a new Austin venue to the world…”For those completely in the dark about the new venue, it is appropriately and bluntly titled Emo’s East, because it is located east of downtown on E…

Aquarium Drunkard: Although there was great showmanship of all the people onstage in the old E6 days, I never got the sense that it was, at its heart, more than just playing with your friends because you liked playing with them, and, oh yeah, it’s a great show, too…

For their part, the Furs are eager to keep returning to places where few other Western bands ever venture, to maintain the friendships they’ve forged and the fanbases they’ve built…

“The Decemberists were perfect. So great to have Jenny Conlee back on stage.. bald and beautiful from fighting cancer. One of her first shows” – CrystalAnne After taking some time off to fight cancer (she missed Bonnaroo, Newport and Prospect Park), a brave and beautiful Jenny Conlee returned to the stage at Stubb’s last night, joining the Decemberists once again as they headlined the large Austin venue with Caitlin Rose as support…

Slayer at Izod Center (photos by Samantha Marble) Slayer, Thee Oh Sees, Public Enemy, Girls, Danzig Legacy, (Danzig + Doyle von Frankenstein playing Misfits, Samhain & Danzig), Hot Snakes, Diplo, Major Lazer, Henry Rollins, Ted Leo & The Phramacists, Spank Rock, Murder City Devils, Hum, Lykke Li, Passion Pit, Four Tet, Rakim, The Damned, Austra, Purity Ring, and Flynt Flossy are just a few of the acts announced today as part of the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 lineup…

“Matt Talbott tells me there’s some Hum shows coming this fall! I don’t have all the details yet, but here’s what I know: there will be one on September 10th, and it won’t be in Champaign…

Globe and Mail: What chapter are you in now? Steve Earle: Maybe it’s the third one. This is my 14th studio album. The last five years, since I moved to New York, I feel at home for the first time in my life…

DOWNLOAD: Robert Ellis – What’s In It For Me (MP3) Houston-based country singer-songwriter Robert Ellis, only 22 years young, released his album Photographs this week (“split in two sides with vinyl in mind, the A-side representing a more folksy, dark side of Robert’s music while the B-side is a full band country sound, paying homage to the great artists that have influenced him…

Viscous blue light drowned the stage as the highly anticipated headliner, The Rosebuds, captured attention and hearts with “Go Ahead”, an indie-rock summer anthem, plagued with melancholy, but overflowing in beauty…