Austin's own Shearwater put on two special performances to celebrate the release of the critically acclaimed Rook, in which they performed the album in it's entirety accompanied by a string section. [Video]

As it seems like everyone is in the music video game these days, La Blogotheque always delivers the goods. Remember the St Vincent episode? The sexy little vixen strumming her acoustic guitar on the bed in a hotel or apartment somewhere in Paris (?)....

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros have been making themselves oddly present in my life over the past few weeks. They keep catching my attention while listening to WOXY, and keep popping up in conversation. So, when the email came across today with...

2010 is already promising to be a grand year for music with planned releases from some great bands including this third release from Austin’s own Shearwater The Golden Archipelago. If you haven’t gotten on with Austin’s Shearwater, now is the...

photo: byianwitlen What draws me to a band with no release, and hardly any tour history under it’s belt, is as much a mystery to me, as our existence. Maybe it’s in a name, or maybe a collection of key words that catch my attention? Whatever it may...

So the Pixies got back together to celebrate the Doolittle album with the “Doolittle” tour which wraps up this month. I will admit that when Doolittle came out, I was a huge fan, and a fan of all of the Pixies albums that followed. But the reality is...