Archive for the ‘Ovrld Musings’ Category

Published on March 20th, 2012

Quiet Company They say that when it rains, it pours. Last night was evidence enough of that, as Central Texas »

Published on February 16th, 2012

 The Boxing Lesson at End of an Ear  We wanted to take a moment to write to all of our »

Published on July 26th, 2011

Most of the time it’s easy for us here at OVRLD to keep our focus on local music – specifically »

Published on May 18th, 2011

With such a vibrant music scene, it’s hard to remember that bands inevitably call it quits. Even the most successful »

Published on May 5th, 2011

It helps to be a movie star, or in this case, the star of a short film based on the »

Published on May 2nd, 2011

This website has been pretty upfront about the fact that our entire staff is comprised of out-of-towners and transplants. We »

Published on April 8th, 2011

The rapid ascendance of The Bright Light Social Hour is spectacular. Just last year, they came in second for Best »

Published on April 7th, 2011

“And if you listen to old 13th Floor Elevators stuff—Roky Erickson especially, his voice—and then go back and listen to »

Published on April 6th, 2011

There’s just something really nice about well executed, catchy, pop music. We have developed such a jaded and bitter musical »

Published on April 5th, 2011

Photograph by Justin Merriman Bob Schneider, who has a couple dozen Austin Music Awards to his name,  has been a »