Broken Social Scene

Local Violinist Daniel Hart's a Man in Demand

Last Night: Feist & The Happiness Project at the Majestic Theatre

Feist, The Happiness ProjectMajestic TheatreNovember 8, 2011Better Than: Seeing this show anywhere else in town. Leslie Feist​Leslie Feist's genius isn't as much her ability to write and perform great pop music as it is the company she keeps. And at last night's performance at the Majestic Th ... More >>

Day Three of Austin City Limits '11: Dallas-Born Ruby Jane Kicks Thing Off and The Sun is Back

Pete FreedmanDallas-born 16-year-old Ruby jane kicked off Saturday's proceedings in fine fashion.​ After a lackluster Saturday, things are already heating up on Sunday afternoon at Zilker Park. Actually, they were plenty hot in the morning, too: Temperatures soared into the '90s, but, more importa ... More >>

How Many North Texans Are Playing ACL '11?

​Over on the Star-Telegram's music blog this afternoon, music critic Preston Jones posted a nice little Q&A with Hudson Moore, the Fort Worth-based country singer-songwriter who has been tapped to be the very first performer at this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival. It's either an awes ... More >>

Q&A: Local Natives' Kelcey Ayer Talks Meeting Thom Yorke and Living With His Bandmates

Local Natives​Los Angeles' Local Natives have been shooting towards folk-rock stardom ever since an epic 2009 SXSW performance that set the band up for a big year, regardless of the critical acclaim its 2010 release Gorilla Manor has received. At its performance at Sons of Hermann Hall earlier thi ... More >>

The New Pornographers Are Older, Wiser.

Local Natives​Los Angeles' Local Natives have been shooting towards folk-rock stardom ever since an epic 2009 SXSW performance that set the band up for a big year, regardless of the critical acclaim its 2010 release Gorilla Manor has received. At its performance at Sons of Hermann Hall earlier thi ... More >>

Plants & Animals Evolves Naturally.

Local Natives​Los Angeles' Local Natives have been shooting towards folk-rock stardom ever since an epic 2009 SXSW performance that set the band up for a big year, regardless of the critical acclaim its 2010 release Gorilla Manor has received. At its performance at Sons of Hermann Hall earlier thi ... More >>

What It Was Like: Eighteen Bands In Twelve Hours.

Pete FreedmanLA's Local Natives offered up the finest set of SXSW's second day.​ The second day of SXSW 2010 proved quite the copious one--and, for this here showgoer, a fortunate one. Seemed every time I popped into a different venue, another band was just cuing up its set. In total, SXSW brought ... More >>

Telegraph Canyon Constructs Something Special On Its Sophomore Release

Pete FreedmanLA's Local Natives offered up the finest set of SXSW's second day.​ The second day of SXSW 2010 proved quite the copious one--and, for this here showgoer, a fortunate one. Seemed every time I popped into a different venue, another band was just cuing up its set. In total, SXSW brought ... More >>

What It Was Like: Baptist Generals, Red Red Meat, Mark Sultan, Herman Dune, Justin Townes Earle, The Tallest Man On Earth, Dinosaur Jr.

Noah W. Bailey The Baptist Generals' Chris Flemmons at the Sub Pop Showcase.Band: Baptist GeneralsWhere: Sub Pop Showcase at Radio RoomWhat It Was Like: If you're ever seen the Baptist Generals play one of their "rug shows" then you know what a special experience these all-acoustic sets can b ... More >>

What It Was Like: These United States, Phosphorescent, BLK JKS, Foreign Born, Akron/Family, Dinosaur Jr

Pete Freedman Phosphorescent captivates the crowd at Mohawk's Patio.Night two at SXSW 2009 very much encapsulated everything I love about SXSW: Writing down a schedule of shows to see, throwing it out the window and catching a whole different lineup of acts that were probably better than any ... More >>

Dem Souhernfolkz's Incredible Message

Pete Freedman Phosphorescent captivates the crowd at Mohawk's Patio.Night two at SXSW 2009 very much encapsulated everything I love about SXSW: Writing down a schedule of shows to see, throwing it out the window and catching a whole different lineup of acts that were probably better than any ... More >>

Ollie Campesinos Explains How His Band Put Its Music On Myspace And Found Itself Signed Just A Few Days Later

Earlier this week, we caught up with Ollie, the drummer for Los Campesinos! (pictured, right), to talk for a few minutes about the band's quick ascent to success, the fact that the band released its first two albums within six months of each other, and even how the differences in the racial make-ups ... More >>

Overheard: Flatstock at SXSW

Earlier this week, we caught up with Ollie, the drummer for Los Campesinos! (pictured, right), to talk for a few minutes about the band's quick ascent to success, the fact that the band released its first two albums within six months of each other, and even how the differences in the racial make-ups ... More >>

Diagramming Modern English

With a new four-CD retrospective, Rhino Records captures the agony and ecstasy of the golden age of Brit rock

Wired is Right on the Gimarc

With a new four-CD retrospective, Rhino Records captures the agony and ecstasy of the golden age of Brit rock

Dirty Talk

The Hidden Cameras play Polyphonic Spree-esque church rock, with a naughty twist

Chin Music

Chicago quintet moves through difficult times and damn cold weather

Young Lions

Canada's Constantines chat about rock's golden trifecta: Dylan, Neil Young and Motorhead

Live for Today

Metric picks up the guitars, asks the questions and unleashes its inner Sonic Youth

Band Apart

American Analog Set is only occasionally together, but that's good enough