Simple Circuit live up to their name by bashing out no-frills garage rock that electrifies the Austin bar band scene. Recent 7-inch, “Boarded Up Houses b/w “Moon Druggies,” out now from Super Secret Records, mediates a late-night, ice chest-emptying conversation between The Clean and the … Read More →
Back in May, at the end of my review of the latest and greatest from Phosphorescent, Here’s To Taking It Easy, I dubbed the album my likely candidate for album of the year–short of a Buffalo Springfield reunion. Well, it looks like ol’ Neil’s been readin’ los grillos … Read More →
Listening to The Sea, the debut 7″ ep from Austin rockers Wild America, it’s easy to hear why Matador Records co-founder and Austin resident, Gerard Cosloy, hand picked the band for inclusion on Matador’s recent regional survey of what’s happening in Austin music, Casual Victim Pile. … Read More →
Grandma’s Roadhouse, a true treasure from the lost and found that has been saved from the dustbin of history by archivist Mark Linn and released by his Delmore Recordings label, lives up to its (awesome) title by serving up a round of smooth, soulful americana with a country rockin’ … Read More →
I Remember Halloween!
The season of the witch is upon us! Devil’s night offers up no shortage of options when it comes to creating a soundtrack for tricking, treating, and pumpkin carving. From the “Monster Mash” to “Thriller” to pretty much anything by The Cramps, hymns of horror abound. I … Read More →