Picture Show: And So Austin City Limits Begins…

So it begins. Austin City Limits 2010 kicked off its heels this morning with Asleep at the Wheel, GIVERS and Charlie Mars. Thanks to the crisp, clear weather, we can show you some beginning pics. Of course, they’ll be a whole heck of lot more to come with The Strokes,…

Q&A + Giveaway: The Morning Benders’ Chris Chu Explains His Band’s Ever-Changing Sound, How To Eat Healthy On The Road And Why He’s Jealous of Bon Iver

Earlier this week, in advance of the Morning Benders’s upcoming performance at the Kessler Theatre on Saturday night, we caught up with the Northern California-based band’s frontman Chris Chu. His band had just returned from the European leg of their tour, and was preparing to travel the US in support…

Q&A: The National’s Scott Devendorf Talks Meeting Obama, Collaborating With St. Vincent and The Stresses of Recording

In this week’s print edition we featured The National’s Saturday show at the House of Blues. But the article–concentrating mostly on the band’s latest album, High Violet–offered only a glimpse into an interview with bassist Scott Devendorf. Here, we’re giving you the whole thing–complete with anecdotes about a spontaneous concert…

DC9atNight and WeDentonDoIt Present: Twin Shadow

Welcome to a new joint venture between DC9 at Night and the folks at We Denton Do It aimed at introducing local audiences to up-and-coming acts they may have missed during recent stops through town. They’re the kind of acts we think you’re gonna want to know–and right away, as,…

Is the ACL Spillover Effect Just a Big Myth?

Seasons will change. The sun will set and rise again. Austin will host some music festival. It happens every few months with almost mathematical precision: Some massive event will pop up just beyond our southern horizon, causing an exodus of North Texans to flood Interstate 35 to take in the…