Author Archives: austriajoe

In June, Lyons Press will publish my memoir, HITLESS WONDER, and Watershed will release a new full length album. So this summer the band and I are going to pile into the Econoline and eat up big, long roads and … Continue reading →

The brand spankin’ literary journal, White Space, is featuring a new essay of mine in their nifty debut issue. “This Machine No Longer Kills Fascists (Did It Ever?)” weighs the ever-eroding connection between music and politics. As much as we … Continue reading →

Gather ’round ye computer screens, friends. Here’s the just-released video for Watershed’s “American Muscle.” Directed by Tim Hodge, this mini-masterpiece features a cavalcade of stars, including Ryan Gosling as “Chief Economist,” Elizabeth Banks as “Girl Reading on Couch,” Will Ferrell … Continue reading →

Greetings from Dixie, where 2011 is coming to a close with a flurry of good news: storySouth recently nominated my story, “Towing and Recovery,” for a Pushcart Prize. Thanks, gents! Shortly after the new year, the super cool (and cool-looking) … Continue reading →

HITLESS WONDER won’t be released until June 2012, but for those of you who want to get an early start on your summer reading list, the book is available for pre-order now. I know that June seems like a long … Continue reading →

To Bruce Springsteen, for permission to quote from his lyrics in my book, Hitless Wonder. Without Springsteen, there’d be no book about Watershed. There’s be no Watershed period. Without Springsteen, I’d probably be twenty pounds heavier. I’d certainly be a … Continue reading →

Go ahead and start judging, friends. The book now has a cover. Many thanks to the great Jayna Wallace for taking the jacket photograph. She captured this shot after a Watershed show at Little Brothers in Columbus, February 2005. The … Continue reading →

The spankin’ new Watershed single, “American Muscle” b/w “Sticky Bomb,” is now posted here and at the spankin’ new Watershed website. Dig the lyrics and credits at bandcamp. Is “American Muscle” a sympathetic portrayal of an unfairly maligned international banker … Continue reading →

The Louisville Review has just published my play, “Los Camioneros” (“The Truckers”). It’s the story of three immigrant smugglers in Galveston, TX, told from the point of view of the smugglers themselves. Click HERE to go to the journal’s homepage, … Continue reading →

Don’t call it a comeback, kids, but November is shaping up to be a big month for the mighty Watersheds. First, in early November, the band will release a new single, “American Muscle,” about which, more later. Second, on Wednesday, … Continue reading →