Zookeeper's Emo Heart Won't Break

AUSTIN: Former Mineral and the Gloria Record frontman Chris Simpson creates an intimate atmosphere with a little help from his friends.
PHOTOS BY MARK C. AUSTIN

Zookeeper’s Chris Simpson and Co. laid into a set full of rambling indie rock stompers and sensitive soothers with a heart quaking howl and thick guitar layers to a scattered audience inside Stubb’s Wednesday night (Dec. 19). A small hometown crowd made up mostly of music critics and

Do You Like 'Cox'?

AUSTIN: Actor John C. Reilly brings Dewey Cox to life in front of live audiences and puts on one of the best shows of the year.
PHOTOS BY CHAD WADSWORTH / FILMED BY CHAD WADSWORTH AND TOBY SUDDUTH

The packed, boisterous crowd inside Stubb's Friday night (Dec. 7) was appeased as a super-charged Dewey Cox (a.k.a. John C. Reilly) burst on stage to the intro by his band, the Hard Walkers, and darted around kissing swooning girls hard on the lips. This free show, comprised of

Vampire Weekend Cull Minions

AUSTIN: The early buzz for this two-year-old NYC-based "prep-rock" group grows into a fervor.
PHOTOS BY ERIC UHLIR

In between dances of animated jiggles, the crowd at the Mohawk last night (Nov. 29) was all too eager to lean back and expose that soft patch of skin just above the clavicle for New York City's Vampire Weekend to sink their teeth into. But instead of draining the crowd's essence, the band filled everyone with a youthful exuberance that emanated from

Jason Isbell Proves He's More Than Just a Trucker

AUSTIN: The southern rock tunesmith goes it alone, picking up a loyal caravan of fans along the way.

No Washout: Devo Live at Central Park SummerStage

Gomez Brings the Big Show Stateside

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