Spin Me/Best Of Pt. 1

SPINNERETTE DEBUT NEW VIDEO, RELEASE EP

It’s finally here Cannibal Cheerleaders, the new Spinnerette  Ghetto Love EP has arrived and none too soon for our ears. It seems that ex-Distiller Brody Dalle has been reincarnated as a nightmarish punk burlesque dancer, wrapped in layers of electronic decadence while still maintaining the poignant and fierce lyricism on [...]

Songs in the Afterlife

BALMORHEA IN SHORT FILMAccording to Balmorhea’s Myspace their haunting, etheral music was recently used in an equally haunting and moving short film by Jared Hogan of the Savannah School of Art and Design. I’m a film student first and a music critic second, so this post is perfect for Cannibal Cheerleader! Watch the film here [...]

Halfway There

Hey Cannibal Cheerleader faithful, we’re halfway through the year so I figured it was about time to announce the albums, acts, songs, and shows that I feel are the best of the year SO FAR. Below are some tentative lists with the entries in no particular order and I’m not going to comment on these [...]

A Touch and a Kiss

NEW FACELESS WEREWOLVES VIDEOSThe Faceless Werewolves performed at Emo’s last Thursday and who was there but your trusty Cannibal Cheerleader, camera in tow. Here are a few videos from the night that confirm what astute listeners already know: when it comes to garage-rock in Austin, the Faceless Werewolves are the head of the pack.

The Faceless [...]

Seein Thangs

SHEARWATER IN AUSTINThanks to the Austinist for hitting up the Shearwater show at the Parish last Thursday, as we here at Cannibal Cheerleader found ourselves recording the Faceless Werewolves at Emo’s (video of the FW and the Riverboat Gamblers from their Saturday show at Red 7 will be up this week!). Nonetheless it appears the [...]

Quick Bite 3 – Curse of the Werewolf

FACELESS WEREWOLVES AT EMO’SRunning out the door right now, but here’s the flier for the Faceless Werewolves show at Emo’s tonight. You know we’ll be there!!

Stuff To Live For

GIANT DRAG RELEASING NEW EPAccording to the Giant Drag website, Annie Hardy of our favorite My Bloody Valentine-referencing, shoegazey, post-punk solo/duo band will be recording a new, as of yet untitled EP. The tracklist will include live favorites such as “Swan Song” and “White Baby” as well as tracks “Heart Carl” and “Stuff to Live [...]

Quick Bite 2 – Bloody Sunday

SPIDERHOUSE ON SUNDAYQuickie here, some absolutely awesome Austin bands (Faceless Werewolves, the Black, and Toko-Ri Get High amongst others) will be playing a late-night set at Spiderhouse from apparently 2am Sunday to 2pm. Check that shit out!

Have a good Memorial Day weekend everyone!

Do You Still Believe in Rock and Roll?

While I don’t mean to ask such a heavy question it seems appropriate given the fact that I haven’t updated in over a month. Where was your faithful narrator? Did he himself lose the Faith? The answer is no, I was off on a venture called Geronimo Live, but unfortunately the people I worked with [...]

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