I interviewed Austin-based Brothers and Sisters earlier this evening at band founder Will Courtney’s house. I arrived just as the photo shoot was ending, and stood around while they wrapped up. As the photographer was snapping the last few pictures, Will’s sister and bandmate Lily* pointed out that there was a rib on the floor […]
I got to see Ray Wylie Hubbard last night at Shady Grove (for free!), which definitely adds to my aging redneck rocker trading card set. He even sang “Redneck Mother,” which he told us repeatedly that he does not sing every night. Now, either:
(a) He does not sing this song every night, and lucky […]
I swung by the Vice party last night, which had been last-minute moved to the Elk’s Lodge, which by this point in the week has a distinctive post-party odor. I’m sure it got all crazy and “Girls Gone Wild” later in the night, but when I got there, it was mostly just an orgy of […]
SXSW is in full tilt boogie here in Austin, which means my city has been invaded by people on the make (mostly in the professional sense). I went to a couple bust parties during the interactive portion of the schmoozefest, and finally struck it rich yesterday. I worked the day show for Austinist all day […]
Slacker turned 15. I first saw Richard Linklater’s Gen X anthem in an undergrad class dedicated to that generation — we also listened to Bikini Kill and read Douglas Coupland, and I’m sure that the chorus of “Suck My Left One” blasting through the halls of the humanities building raised some eyebrows.
I consider Slacker one […]
The Aristocrats is being called the dirtiest movie ever made, and there’s not even any nudity — it’s just footage of dozens of comics telling a very old joke called “The Aristocrats.” The MPAA refused to rate The Aristocrats, saying that the NC-17 wouldn’t even cover it. AMC has refused to show it on any […]
Jandek is doing a 3-date tour. For those who don’t know, Jandek is a notoriously reclusive musician who operates out of a P.O. Box in Houston, mailing out records to college radio stations and other relevant locations on his own label, Corwood.
Like most people who want to play music, Jandek aspired to fame at some […]
“The Real World: Austin” hit the airwaves last night. My co-workers and I caught up after-hours thanks to the latest in VHS technology. Episode 1 and we’re looking at a street brawl, a facial fracture, and then some.
The street brawl resulted from frat-boy* soulmates Wes and Danny drunkenly spilling into 6th Street searching for the […]
Really, the name has zilch to do with sharks, but I picked up the current issue last night and Esopus Magazine owns.
Published by the Esopus Foundation, Esopus Magazine is a fine arts magazine filled with artworks ranging from pull-out poster projects to stories and personal essays to commissioned recordings. The current issue has music […]