Watch: St. Vincent Joins Beck, Liars and Os Mutantes to Cover INXS

While most music journalists of the world were off in Austin, distracted by day parties offering free booze, news broke on Friday that Beck had enlisted the aid of Liars, Os Mutantes and Dallas native Annie Clark/St. Vincent to participate in his ever-revolving Record Company lineup, known for covering seminal…

Jonathan Tyler And The Northern Lights To Open For ZZ Top In May

Jonathan Tyler has been doing more than just putting on swaggering, Pete Freedman-approved Southern rock sets while in Austin for SXSW. Apparently, he’s been making moves, too, as Tyler just tweeted some exciting news for lovers of Texas classic rock past and present. ” News… We will be touring with…

Andy Hummel On Alex Chilton’s Death And Big Star At SXSW

News of Alex Chilton’s death came as a horrible shock to Andy Hummel, Chilton’s friend and former Big Star bassist profiled in the Dallas Observer after the release of the Rhino box set Keep An Eye On The Sky.Hummel and Big Star’s Jody Stephens were scheduled to speak and perform…

AOL’s Spinner Picks Up On Telegraph Canyon, Likes What it Sees.

You’ve read–and watched, as the above video shows–how much we love Telegraph Canyon for the last year or so. But, let’s face it, we haven’t been alone; Rolling Stone even threw a little attention the band’s way. And, earlier this week, AOL’s Spinner is shined a spotlight on the Fort…

Reckless Kelly Reschedules Dallas CD Release Show For Next Week

Fans of Austin’s great alt-country act Reckless Kelly may remember my story that appeared in the print edition last month–y’know the one where I mentioned the band’s CD release party which was set to take place at the House of Blues on February 11?Well, the damn blizzard of 2010 canceled…

Download: Neon Indian — “Sleep Paralysist”

As promised, DFW’s own Neon Indian released a new single via Mountain Dew’s new Green label Sound entity today, and the song’s available as a free download through the label’s site. The song, called “Sleep Paralysist,” is pretty token Neon Indian, filled with blips, bleeps and a repetitive, synth-based beat…