AltWeeklies Wire
2012 Most Overrated Artist: Merykidnew
Nick Mery, "Merykid," "the one guy from the Great '85," whatever name you know him by, has been voted the most overrated musician in San Antonio. Laugh all you want, but this is exactly what Mery wanted. And the joke is, apparently, on us.
San Antonio Current |
Kelsey Valadez |
03-30-2012 |
Music
AquaJones press on despite tech problems and paramoursnew
Last July, Austin-based funk-rock quartet AquaJones had a brush with fame, and the failure of the endeavor can be traced back to a bassist who took of with a girl.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mad axeman Michael Schenker driven by optimism, self discoverynew
Bon Scott, John Bonham, and Jim Morrison are names frequently heard when talking about rock 'n' roll excess and its inevitable outcomes.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
03-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bruce Springsteen: 'Wrecking Ball'new
Election years are good to the Boss. In 1984, he had his best commercial year ever with one of his best albums (Born in the U.S.A.).
San Antonio Current |
Bruce Springsteen |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Kaiser Chiefs: 'Start the Revolution Without Me'new
Start The Revolution Without Me is a schizophrenic trip through the hive mind of a band losing sight of itself.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Nedry: 'In a Dim Light'new
It's expected that any new electro-pop group is going to produce Portishead comparisons (no one wants to be compared to Moby or The Supreme Beings of Leisure), but Beach House?
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
Mouse on Mars: 'Parastrophics'new
Few electronic artists are able to age as well as Mouse on Mars.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
03-14-2012 |
Reviews
The Two Lives of Lila Downsnew
Lila Downs is as American as apple pie and as Mexican as tequila, but her looks and sound have an undeniable agave aftertaste.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Big Spill: The people's answer to SXSWnew
Backbeat's publisher Angel Castorena is no stranger to mammoth multi-day fests. Last April, he closed Local Music Week with a three-day festival featuring 45 bands.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-07-2012 |
Concerts
Tags: Best Coast, SXSW 2012
The Chieftains Celebrate 50 Years in Orbitnew
With six Grammys, 22 nominations, and 51 albums in 50 years, the Chieftains — playing the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Wednesday, February 29 — are one of Ireland's most beloved musical institutions.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
School of Seven Bells: 'Ghostory'new
Growing up as a child of the '90s, I think, makes School of Seven Bells.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
03-02-2012 |
Reviews
Earth: 'Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II'new
Tracked at the same recording sessions as its predecessor, Earth's latest retains the more open
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
03-02-2012 |
Reviews
Napalm Death: 'Utilitarian'new
Iconic grindcore pioneers Napalm Death's newest foray into the fray takes some brave steps into new musical territories.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
03-02-2012 |
Reviews
Like Heather Go Psycho's EP? You ain't heard nothing yetnew
It's hard not to compare or think of Girl in a Coma when writing about Heather Go Psycho: they're both all-female trios, GIAC booked them and gave them early advice in their careers, and both bands have amazing singers.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-28-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cloud Nothings aren't "the new" anythingnew
Comparisons are fucking stupid. The immediate impulse when listening to Cloud Nothings' new post-hardcore (whatever that means) opus (whatever that means) Attack on Memory is to compare young frontman Dylan Baldi to another soft-spoken-though-undeniably-charismatic 20-something songwriter who channeled his love of angry hardcore bands (Wipers, Hüsker Dü, Black Flag, etc.) into inexplicably populist rage, but this isn't then.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-27-2012 |
Reviews
