Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

"...Billy Glitter at Chess Club..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"..."Austin was boring in 1975," snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...of a wartime union, adopted by a self-described "Arkansas hillbilly" Air Force family. After high school, the two played..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Free Week Concerts

Grab your mask and hit some gratis live shows

"...for his CenTex hullabaloo. – Raoul Hernandez Frosty Palms, Billy GlitterHotel Vegas, Wednesday 5..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...always promises a celebration of life. – Laiken Neumann Glitter’s Eve: Trash Disco, Glam Rock n Roll Dance PartyHotel..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Faster Than Sound: 10 New Things to See at Hot Summer Nights

New bands, new names, and new releases among the hundred-plus free-entry acts

"...Chess Club, Thursday 4with Borzoi, TV’s Daniel, Billy Glitter, DJ La Scum..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Last Week in Live Music: Modest Mouse, the Smile, She Wants Revenge, and More

"...Billy Glitter at Hotel Vegas on December 11, 2022..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Photo Gallery

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...solemn, sometimes scary noise punk. Meanwhile, Strange Lot and Billy Glitter are two of a kind with their retro,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

It's SXSW all over, especially all over that other acronymically correct paradise, Austin's SoCo, our hallowed South Congress Avenue, south of the river. See what our Style Avatar has been up to and what he recommends.

"...night – and mostly raving about the Donnas and Billy Idol shows at Stubb's, where it was only necessary..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...It Through December" and paid tribute to the late Billy Joe Shaver with "Live Forever." Now, they offer up..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Postmarks

More letters about music, art, and urban planning

"...Butterflies, Glitter, and Dust..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Column

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

A trio of “showgirls” – two drag queens and one transgender woman – venture out of tolerant, big-city Sydney and into the wilds of central Australia.

"...with bitchy repartee, campy comedy, sappy Seventies pop (Abba! “Billy, Don't Be a Hero”! “Take a Letter, Maria”!), and..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...London-based troubadour-cum-activist Billy Bragg is more romantic than you could ever hope..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Lani, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Go Fever, Night Glitter, Curse Mackey, Rod Melancon, Ley Line, Harvest Thieves, and..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...1am Platform gogo boots, disco balls, face paint, and glittered splendor punctuates Capyac's live spectacle. Dance floor grooves come..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...It's Quieter in the Twilight Director: Billy Miossi, Producers: Alissa Shapiro, Matt Reynolds In an unremarkable..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

Club turnover has come due – embrace it

"...the music, the trendy clothes, dancing nonstop, the smoky glitter of neon and bar glass – a world so..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...dips into a Morrissette rage even amid lush sonic glitter. The Alabama native burns herself ("Paradox"), bites those who..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...41) Night Glitter (Nine Mile)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...on weed, it's crazy and noisy, and here comes Billy Bill Miller. I don't think I'd met him before...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...to get more money from Austin booking agents. "[Headhunters'] Billy Milano didn't know we were local guys for two..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Utopia Fest 2014

An incredible vibe, camping, and transformative performances

"...year we witnessed Peter Rowan, scores with the great Billy Joe Shaver. Finally, the ever present Austin contingent features..."

June 6, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Boxing Lesson

Box sets grow up and out

"...session with musicologist Alan Lomax sequentially yields outlaw odes "Billy the Kid," "Pretty Boy Floyd," "Jesse James," and another..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...up its well-received debut Portraits, with April's Gold Boots Glitter. – Kevin Curtin WHISKEY SHIVERS..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar-dy for the party

"...were frosted with gold dust, and I had silver glitter in my mascara. Jacki was magnificently soigné, and the..."

March 15, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Around the World in Eight Films

Cultural snapshots give viewers something to write home about

"...documents the journey of Silibil n' Brains, aka Scotsmen Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain, who were so intent on..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Okay, Everybody– Back Into the Pool!

Esther's Pool, that is: Winning fools, grooving stars.

"...campaign under in order to pander to different crowds; Billy Brooks' bare-chested embodiment of President Obama as the Old..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

The lady behind the big Texas ladies, art shake-ups, and what to do, what to do

"...Sweet, featuring her husband Mark Younger-Smith (former sideman for Billy Idol and Charlie Sexton), my old friend Aaron Barrera..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Off the Record

Courtney Love vs. Boudoir Queen, Jason Reece vs. Conrad Keely, Border Patrol vs. Texas Tornados, and other dream matchups

"...Bearden hosts the fourth annual Fashion Freakout with Gary Glitter tribute act Leaders of the Gang. Hammer Party..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...Glitter glued to the corner of his eyes and on..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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