With nearly 2,000 musicians calling Austin home, emerging from the city to become a national act is no small feat. But that is exactly what the Black Angels were able to do with the release of their first full-length album, "Passover," in 2006. Tonight they’ll bring their entrancing psychedelic pop to the Showbox in support of last fall's "Phosphene Dream." more ›

Blawesome. It's a new(-ish?) word for extra awesome, bloody awesome, or (most importantly) the level of awesomeness that the Black Angels and Black Mountain will reach tonight at the Showbox at the Market. If you needed something to get you through a day of post-Thanksgiving back-at-work blues, the promise of a Black Angels – Black Mountain show just might be it. more ›

Rob Gordon once said, "The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules." more ›

Last year's Sasquatch line up was good, but not good enough to get us to spend three days at the Gorge. We still prefer the festival in its one-day, all-in-one-fell-swoop form, but with the lineup that's been announced for this year's two-day fest, we may just have to make the trip. Out of the two days, it was Saturday that really made us coo. Bjork *and* Arcade Fire? Consider us sold. There are still bands to be announced, but here's how things stand as of right now: more ›

After kicking our collective asses for four consecutive days, the heat is finally backing down. So pull yourself together. Go outside again -- especially to Capitol Hill this weekend. more ›

All this good music on a school night, what's a working kid to do? We didn't bother getting a ticket to the sold out Black Angels show at Chop Suey. We're scared of the dark anyway. We were too busy getting hyped for Swedish folk sensation Jose Gonzalez at Neumos tonight. Relatively unknown in the states, his debut album Veneer is straight "blowin' up" in the U.K. and for good reason. The first listen is usually enough to hook most listeners we've had sample it. No prior folk experience required. And don't let the name confuse you either; Jose will flat out amaze you with his classical guitar and delicate lyrics. His stripped down sound is remarkably modern, yet simple. Not what you'd expect. Just try not to snicker when you ask your "other" friends how the Tapes n Tapes show was… more ›