Shannon And The Clams

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.

Boston's Quilt played early on Elevation, and not a ripple in the water came from their laid-back soft psych. They would be infuriating to see in a club on a Saturday night, but against the scenic backdrop of Carson Creek, they were appropriately pleasant...

Austin Psych Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) Additional artists have been announced for the 2014 edition of Austin Psych Fest, which goes down from May 2-4 at the Carson Creek Ranch...

Sailor Jerry, who we were sad to be without in 2013 (they sponsored 'Hotel Vegan' at SXSW 2012), took over the Gypsy Lounge for SXSW 2013 with different parties and free tattoos every day including Thursday, March 14th which looked like this:12 NOON - doors 12:00 - Al Lover 12:45 - Hellshovel 01:30 - Acid Baby Jesus 02:15 - Mood Rings 03:00 - Chris Cohen 03:45 - Sinkane 04:30 - Jacco Gardner 05:15 - Jacuzzi Boys 06:00 - Shannon & The Clams 06:45 - Besnard LakesHere are some pictures from the shindig, though not of all the bands listed...

Burger Records will be doing its annual SXSW kickoff event again this year on Wednesday, March 14 at Trailer Space Records. The all-day event is a killer mix of garage, slop-pop, space out and other styles found on the cassette-friendly label...

Chelsea Light Moving at Sled Island 2012 (more by Zach Pollack) With Sonic Youth's future looking cloudy these days, Thurston Moore has turned some of his attention to his new group, Chelsea Light Moving ...