Zookeeper is the name Chris Simpson has chosen for whatever new musical endeavors he is undertaking. Chris Simpson used to be that guy in Mineral and The Gloria Record. Chris Simpson might have considered using his own name for his new music, but there is already a pretty amazing Christian R&B guy using the moniker. Chris Simpson, the Christian R&B guy's records can be found at pretty much any internet music site. Zookeeper current...read more

Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Man Man is an experimental indie band that incorporates Eastern European and circus-esque styles in their music, creating a unique sound. The band consists of Honus Honus (lead vocals, piano, organ, persussion), Pow Pow (drums and other various percussions), Cougar (trumpet, guitar, percussion), Sergei Sogay (bass, synths, percussion), and Chang Wang(sax, percussion). Their style has been compared to a mixture of...read more

Shearwater has transformed itself to the point of reinvention on Palo Santo, the band's fourth album. The first Shearwater release to be made up entirely of songs by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Meiburg, Palo Santo resembles previous Shearwater albums only incidentally. It's a thrilling, paradoxical record--icily warm, welcoming and threatening, sloppy and immaculate. The austere folk that was a trademark of previous She...read more

Willie Nelson is an artist who needs no introduction, being an American musical icon and something of a god in his native Lone Star State. After a stint in Nashville during the '60s penning some of country music's most enduring songs (Crazy being chief among them), Nelson returned to Texas, grew his hair out and ended up corralling the dopers and ropers into one big, happy cosmic cowboy family. That happening scene, coupled with the su...read more

The story, ive found of white denim really, begins with parque touch; then; after the departure of byshop massive from which white denim comes. In not attempting to prefess, now I may if I will say that these jobs are reflected in each song of the bands every move. The sirs before mentioned in these modern times are near to themselves and becoming daily in their times at the “free wheel” of disposure. At the brink of it all is the ...read more

311 (pronounced three eleven) is a band that formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska as a rapcore/punk rock/reggae group. 311's influences include Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Clash, Fishbone, Reverend Horton Heat, Living Colour, the Beastie Boys, and REM.

Who is Grupo Fantasma? Music critic Jim Caligiuri put it like this: They are the best band in Austin, the only other band I've seen get that kind of audience response was the Ramones. We're a hybrid of Latin dance music from old school to new school, explains primary songwriter and percussionist, Jose Galeano, displaying a hint of humility. A raucous horde of musical wizards and freaks, they transform traditional Latin styles of music ...read more

"Huffed any paint lately? Spend an hour in the company of Lions, and you might answer different. Barely 2 years old, the Austin quartet is one of Red River's biggest draws, tweaking the best of Detroit rock city (Kiss, MC5) with rotten backwoods Texas attitude. Last year's debut EP, Volume One, has some powerful fumes indeed." - Christopher Gray, Austin Chronicle 2007 SXSW (Critics Pick) "Loud and violent only alludes to...read more

if you want to ask us to play shows through myspace, you must do so through our oracle, duluth the cat, our friend below. she is very moody and hates most modern music, so do so at your own risk.

If you've seen Ume live, you've probably been temporarily transfixed by singer/guitarist Lauren Larson's physical presence. A low purr turns into a gruff growl, and once she really gets going, pummeling her guitar and letting the unnnnhhh into her voice, her body and head seem to unhinge, and her blond hair whirls in dizzying circles. Possession is an understatement. Rounded out by drummer Jeff Barrera and husband/bassist Eric Lars...read more

Belaire is a synth-prog-pop band from Austin, TX all about making some good music and colorful visuals. We come from previous & current projects including Fancy Feast, Voxtrot, and Arkay. Cari and Winston Reed Chapman came together in 2004, later adding Christa and Jason that summer. We played our first show that winter with Winston, but unfortunately he left for Denton, TX soon thereafter, presenting a distance problem. We were then lucky...read more

In pop folklore, bands were allowed three LPs to become themselves, yet the fabled third album is an increasing rarity in this low-attention-span epoch. So it comes as a bit of a rare treat to find that Liverpool-based boy / girl four-piece Ladytron have reached this mythical milestone with 'Witching Hour', their best album yet, and one that still fizzes and sparks with the band's own idiosyncratic charms. Yet 'Witching Hour...read more

Experimental / Pop

Who is Beto? / ¿Quien es Beto? Beto was born in a small town located smack in the middle of a large urban city, in a hospital connected to a cantina. It was the middle of the night when most things are sleeping – except dreams and good conversation. Some claim it was deep in the Mexican frontera, although it just as easily could have been Central Texas. All we know for sure is that Beto was born from parents of contradiction... pa...read more

Peel is a rambunctious band of bad-kids playing brainy, addictive synth rock to make you wiggle. Powerful percussive force and California-made guitars pile in the car with a stack of keyboards and organs, crank themselves up and drive down the highway.

At a mere 2-years-old, Austin's the Black Angels may still only be but a baby branch on the gnarled, twisted family tree of Texas psych-rock, but oh what a mighty impressive, heady racket (and menacing drone) they make. With a deep, dark sound that echoes New York's the Velvet Underground and L.A.'s the Doors as strongly as Texas' own psychedelic pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators, the Black Angels deliver on the ominous promise...read more

Very well said, Mike. Now get the new LP. Most people don't take my advice seriously. For example, most of my alleged friends have yet to take in a viewing of Homeboy, or Last Night at the Alamo, or Death to Smoochy...the family of the Great Maligned. The Kills thing seems to be taking shape everywhere though. But back to Ryan's little testimonial, it is true that the Kills are unafraid of sincerity, as if that is something in itself t...read more

Dr. Dog is a musical band from the greater West Philadelphia area. We are interested in three-part harmoies, the out-of-doors, hoagies, vegetables and diminished chords.

Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock ‘n roll souls. Taking the working man’s approach, Ghostland Observatory spend countless hours in their south Austin studio. They have released two albums in less than a year, and have moved audiences from coast to coast with their live performances and unique style. Ghost...read more