Results tagged “okkervilriver”

We're noticing a trend in great local bands: the older we get, the younger they get. The Wild Moccasins just happen to be one of those bands. more ›

We told you Tuesday that Austin's own Okkervil River is our concert pick of the week. They play their last U.S. show (for this tour) tomorrow night at Walter's on Washington. Houstonist caught them a few years ago at the Mucky Duck, and we can vouch for the talent that they dispense. The song "For Real" is pulled from their 2005 critically acclaimed album Black Sheep Boy. The animated video was directed by Zak... more ›

Plenty of good music in town this week to..uh...wet your musical whistle - if you will. Tonight you may want to check out some alternative hiphop at Warehouse Live with Del the Funky Homosapien or relive the 90's at Verizon Wireless with Live and Collective Soul. Later in the week the wild and whacky Blue Man Group is playing at Toyota Center -or- you could see Rilo Kiley at Warehouse Live -or- release your... more ›

Last year, Houstonist missed its first Austin City Limits music festival, due to a little nuisance named Rita. We were all prepared to go, but decided that the 20+ hour drive to our state’s capitol wasn’t worth the money we spent on the tickets. We heard that we missed some great shows, and sandstorms. The weather doesn’t look like it’ll be a problem this year. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, your best bet... more ›

Houstonist loves music, and we love sharing good music with you — that right there sounds like a '70s love ballad. We all got together to structure a list of our favorite albums of 2005. After lots of debating and a few bloody noses (OK, OK, Arcade Fire’s album was technically released last year, so we won’t include it — geesh!), we finally settled on our favorite albums of the year, in no particular order:... more ›