Last year, Seattle indie rockers Chastity Belt released Live Laugh Love, and album that we liked, and they followed it up with their track “That Guy.” The song is Chastity Belt’s contribution to a new ...

UK band Ulrika Spacek released Compact Trauma, one of our favorite albums of the year so far, back in March, and in support will be touring North America this fall. These will be their first shows on ...

This Austin-based psychedelic-garage band finds its inspiration somewhere between Rubber Soul and the Nuggets-era revolution. On its second proper full-length album, the group proves everything old is ...

Welcome to August! It’s a very good week in Indie Basement, with two of my favorite records of the year so far (Girl Ray, Activity), plus reissues of Ride‘s final two ’90s albums for Creation Records ...

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting ...

The early 2000s were a hell of a time. Lots of great music came out around that time and Minus The Bear was no exception. This year marks 20 years since the release of Menos el Oso, so of course Minus ...