Author Archives: Trevor Wallace
Red River Secrets, Pt. 1 – Is Elysium haunted? – Anne Heller
Red River Secrets Part 1: Is Elysium Haunted? By Anne Heller As I brought my first load of gear through the small door of Elysium (705 Red River, Austin 78701) on the afternoon of Wednesday August 22, a chill went … Continue reading
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Piñata Protest – Necio Nights – Rock de Kasba
Piñata Protest – Necio Nights – Rock de Kasba This record – hell, Piñata Protest’s entire career – is yet another on a long list of reasons that I kick myself for living in Texas and choosing to study German … Continue reading
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The Slow Poisoner – Eviction Notice – Rocktopus! Records
The Slow Poisoner – Eviction Notice – Rocktopus! Records Quirkier than Robyn Hitchcock and Roky Erickson on LSD and somehow locked in a bouncy castle together, Andrew Goldfarb – aka the Slow Poisoner – has been the Bay Area’s musical … Continue reading
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Texacala Jones’ Pony Island Express – S/T – Cosmic Clash Records
Texacala Jones’ Pony Island Express – S/T – Cosmic Clash Records Alongside the tragic, tortured genius Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the brilliant in her own right Texacala Jones forced the traditional American music that gave birth to rock and roll down … Continue reading
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Evil Triplet – Have a Nice Trip – Super Secret Records
Evil Triplet – Have a Nice Trip – Super Secret Records Austin psychedelic veterans Steve Marsh, Joe Volpi and Kirk Laktas have recorded and released one of the heaviest, headiest records to come out of Austin in 2018, if not … Continue reading
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The Eric Hisaw Band – Street Lamp – Reservation Radio Records
The Eric Hisaw Band – Street Lamp – Reservation Radio Records Eric Hisaw has paid his dues and then some. Whether honing his guitar skills with various legendary Texas country rockers, or his overall songwriting, performance and vocals skills at … Continue reading
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Songs of Life and Death – An Izzy Cox Tribute Album, Vol. 1 with Reminiscences
Izzy Cox was a Canadian import to Austin via L.A. She had already established herself in some of the more obscure genre scenes that include such uplifting monikers as murderbilly, voodoobilly and steampunk (probably due to her love of vintage … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Ash and Rich's Sometimes band, Bruce 3 & The Revenge, Bruce Salmon, Esmerelda Strange, Gabriel Lopez, Gary Lindsey, Grant Dorian, Izzy Cox, Joe Volpi, Joleen Heilman, Katy Rose Cox, Kurtis D. Machler, Macky Mack, Mary Panjoram, Pete Maclanahan, Ricardo Acevedo, Sabbath Crow, Slow Poisoner, The Texacano Folk Rock Punk, Tony Cook, White Ghost Shivers
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Lucid Dreaming – A Tribute to Leonard Smith – Abigail and Hansel, Aurora Plastics Company, Early Stages, Alma Lee Cameron, Book of Shadows, ST-37, Liquid Sac – Sahara Lounge, May 13, 2018
On April 3, 2018, I got on Facebook and received a shock I was not prepared for. This issue of Rank and Revue was already slated to contain memorial/tribute pieces to JJ Offender and Mike Carroll. Then the Izzy Cox tribute … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail and Hansel, Alma Lee Cameron, Anne Heller, Aurora Plastics Co, Bill Jeffery, Bob Bechtol, Book of Shadows, Bruce Salmon, Early Stages, Joe Volpi, Kurtis Machler, Laura Creedle, Leonard Smith, Liquid Mice, Liquid Sac, Scott Telles, ST-37, Trevor Wallace
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Uncle Piehole – S/T
This is what happens when OG punk rockers channel the spirit of an aging Yellow Dog Democrat with a drinking problem so monolithic the local sheriff was forced to confiscate even his riding lawnmower. Consisting of members of a variety … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Williams, Buxf Parrot, Todd Kassens, Uncle Piehole, Walter Daniels
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The Pistolators, The Hormones, The Sweethearts – April 13th, 2018 Carousel Lounge
An open letter to Tim Stegall: Hey, buddy, We’ve known one another a long damn time. Three decades is a bit of a stretch but it certainly doesn’t qualify as hyperbole. I’ve reasons to respect you, laugh at you, call … Continue reading →