She & Him, “Thieves”

There’s thieves among us, painting the wall With all kinds of lies, the lies I never told at all What’s in my pocket? You never knew You didn’t know me well, so well as I knew you And I know, and you know too That love like ours is terrible news But that won’t stop [...]

Lyric Of The Day: “T For Texas”

T for Texas, T for Tennessee T for Texas, T for Tennessee T for Thelma, the gal made a wreck out of me If you don’t want me mama, you sure don’t have to stall If you don’t want me mama, you sure don’t have to stall I can get more women, than a passenger [...]

JBM

Jesse Marchant, otherwise known as JBM, is a singer-songwriter hailing from Brooklyn. Marchant’s first album, Not Even in July, will be released April 13th and features chiming pianos and haunting vocal melodies. He has opened for bands such as St. Vincent, The Tallest Man on Earth and Rogue Wave. Read on to find out what [...]

SXSW: Dr. Dog, Third Man Records, Generationals

A photo wrap-up of our SXSW Friday highlights.

SXSW Report: Singers On The Roof, 300 Pound Front Men, And The Return Of Hole

Spin Magazine party at Stubb’s, Friday March 19, 2010 Although the day began cloudy with a chilly breeze, by the time the Spin Magazine day party at Stubb’s got underway, the Austin sun was back out and shining, ready for a day of barbecue and music. Though the folks at Spin got a pretty solid [...]

SXSW Friday: Dr. Dog, The Entrance Band, Deer Tick

Jonny Corndawg w/ Deer Tick, Threadgill’s Restaurant Burnt out from last year’s festival schedule, Deer Tick granted only a few choice shows this year: headlining Rolling Stone’s Thursday night Beauty Bar showcase; on a shared bill with Justin Townes Earle and Glossary for Friday night’s Lucero Family Picnic, among others. In lieu of the exhaustive [...]

Lady Gaga Sued By Her Co-Writer For $35 Million Dollars

SXSW Through A First-Timer’s Eyes

My road to SXSW wasn’t the easiest. Having never flown on a plane before (yeah, somehow I made it 21 years without ever leaving the ground), the flight over was a little nerve-wracking to say the least. Everyone around me said I would be fine if I just counted to three and breathed, so I [...]

SXSW: Turbo Fruits

Former Be Your Own Pet guitarist Jonas Stein and drummer Matt Hearn of Nashville-based Turbo Fruits play Longbranch Inn as part of the Impose showcase on 3/18/2010. The band played to a full crowd on a bill that included fellow Nashville music brethren, JEFF the Brotherhood.

SXSW Thursday: Buddy Miller And Patty Griffin, The xx, Dead Confederate

Buddy Miller, The Belmont Far away in another time, Buddy Miller, before he moved to Nashville and became a legend, earned his bread as a bar band guitarist in the live music capital. So it was as a sort of godfather to the scene that’s emerged in Austin that Mr. Miller took the stage at [...]