At the end of 2008, Austin engineer Brian Beattie was finishing up some vocal takes with outsider musician and former frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators Roky Erickson and members of indie rock group ...

Brian Beattie is not the biggest fan of musicals. The long-time Austin musician (Glass Eye) and producer (Okkervil River, Shearwater, many more) had the same problem many have with them: the whole ...

Ivy and the Wicker Suitcase is an illustrated ear movie musical, a unique visual art and musical collaboration from Austin. With illustrations and prints by Valerie Fowler and words and music by Brian ...

Ivy & the Wicker Suitcase at Stateside at the Paramount. Billed as a “modern mythic musical folktale,” local musician and producer Brian Beattie’s tale is a multidisciplinary affair that began as a ...

Brian Beattie came up with a unique way to start each show on his latest tours. Before he plays songs from his concept album/musical Ivy and the Wicker Suitcase (Earmovie Music, 2014), he recites an 8 ...