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I got into Austin about 6pm last night, picked up my wristband, and hit the clubs along 6th St. and Red River. Music literally comes out of every doorway during

In case you haven’t guessed by now, I’ll be heading back to Austin next week for the South By Southwest music festival. Though I’m a frequent visitor to the Texas

For all those who haven’t yet made their pledge to WFMU’s annual fundraising marathon, now’s your chance: Yo La Tengo is on-air (91.1FM) right now, ready to play any song

1030-?: Bon Iver and Black Mountain at Glasslands Gallery, S. 2nd & Kent, Williamsburg. Program: vocally driven emo (Bon Iver) and psychadelic guitar rock (Black Mountain). Price: $0 (I snuck

The jazz community – and those who hang with them – turned out in force last night at Tea Lounge to support the benefit for saxophonist/composer Andrew D’Angelo. $20 got

Nate Chinen has a piece in today’s Times about Andrew D’Angelo, a Slope saxophonist and composer who underwent surgery last week to remove a brain tumor, and now has been

"I’m the type who’d be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn’t going to. I’m the

I was without plans this Valentine’s evening until I stopped into my beloved local Barbes, which offered up a big heart-shaped box of music by a pair of lady expats

Most people assume that indie rock, with its underground, anti-establishment pedigree, is significantly more authentic than mainstream rock or pop. In fact, like the rest of the music industry, it