Purity Ring

The stacked, inaugural Sound on Sound festival (booked by former Fun Fun Fun booker Graham Williams) goes down from November 4-6 in McDade, TX (right outside Austin), and today the daily lineups have been announced. Some new bands were added too...

Also: Courtney Barnett, Death Grips, Young Thug, Mac DeMarco, Charles Bradley, Girls Against Boys, Dead Milkmen, FLAG, Touche Amore, Bob Mould, Baroness, Car Seat Headrest, Protomartyr, Beach Slang, White Lung and so many more.

Purity Ring, who may have a Nick Jonas collaboration in the works, have been on tour in support of this year's Another Eternity. That tour hit Austin over the weekend (9/5) for a show at Austin Music Hall with

Purity Ring have announced a world tour to follow the release of their second album, Another Eternity, in March. The tour hits Austin on May 23 at Stubb's and Houston on May 24 at House of Bl...

Wye Oak (more by Chris La Putt) Dirty Projectors just announced a BV-dream tour, with alternating openers Wye Oak & Purity Ring, that passes through Texas at the beginning of August:Tue 31st Jul 2012 The Crowley Theater Marfa, TX Thu 2nd Aug 2012 Emo's East Austin, TX Fri 3rd Aug 2012 The Kessler Theater Dallas, TXAll Texas dates are with Wye Oak and all dates are on pre-sale now...

Deerhoof at ATP NJ (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) MWTX returns in 2012 with three days (3/15 - 3/17) worth of parties at 1100 Warehouse @ 1100 e5th St (map it)...

Grimes at FFF Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) We recently mentioned that Fiona Apple will play Pitchfork's SXSW showcase, which is taking place on March 15 at Central Presbyterian Church on 200 E...

The Shins (more by Natasha Ryan) Their new album comes out in March, so of course it makes perfect sense that The Shins, who will also be at both Coachellas, are playing SXSW this year (thx Do512)...

Austra just released a deluxe edition of their debut album and finished a tour that stopped in Austin last month. Pictures from their set are HERE and HERE and HERE, and we've got one final set in this post...