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Hacienda: Savage

If it seems like San Antonio's Hacienda fell off the grid, that’s only because the Tex-Mex rockers were busy working over a new batch of tunes. That comes to an end locally when the band, in advance of its third Dan Auerbach-produced disc, June 19's Shakedown, performs unplugged at Shady Grove tomorrow evening, Thursday. Read More | Comment »

Geezerville 2:13PM Wed. May. 23, Jim Caligiuri

ACL Music Fest Photo Ops

As a music lover/photographer, I always have two reactions to the ACL Music Fest lineup, the first being who I want to see, and the second being which performances I want to shoot. Here's who I want to photograph and why. Read More | Comment »

Down on the Street 1:30PM Tue. May. 22, Shelley Hiam

Stooges at ACL Music Fest 2012

Last fall, when Stooges guitarist James Williamson told the Chronicle that Detroit's punk pioneers had a local festival date “around the October [2012] time frame," we assumed Fun Fun Fun Fest. In that respect, today's unveiling of the Austin City Limits Music Festival line-up came as a surprise. Read More | Comment »

Death Valley Nights 10:13AM Tue. May. 22, Raoul Hernandez

Moore Moore Moore

As owner and proprietor of the Gypsy Lounge, Michael Villegas let himself dream about possibilities for his East Sixth Street club, like how Steamboat once featured “secret shows.” As drummer for the Ian Moore Band, which needed a place to “rehearse,” his solution was simple: book the practice as a “secret show.” Read More | Comment »

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro 9:07AM Tue. May. 22, Margaret Moser

Yann Tiersen's Live Je Ne Sais Quoi

A musical je ne sais quoi settled over Austin on Friday. As French electronic giants M83 bumped a sold-out audience at Stubb's, their countryman Yann Tiersen played to a considerably smaller gathering on East Riverside Drive at Emo's. Read More | Comment »

Shuffle 3:26PM Mon. May. 21, Abby Johnston

Watts Up: Reggie!

O, fortuna! Read More | Comment »

Next Up! 1:44PM Mon. May. 21, Wayne Alan Brenner

The Art of the House Show

I went to an excellent house show this week featuring up and comers Growl and Rufie-Oh. You might have seen them playing downtown – both are just starting to get club gigs. One of the primary ways they got these gigs was by cutting their teeth at house shows. Read More | Comment »

Internal Affairs 2:08PM Fri. May. 18, Zoe Cordes Selbin

Kid Stuff, Part I

Nothing for the kids to do Sunday? Head to the Nutty Brown Cafe as five of Austin’s best under-18 bands crank it up in support of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. Beginning at 3pm, Residual Kid, Unsocialized, Casino, Lithium Sun, and Only Human team up with Minor Mishap Marching Band for a suggested donation of $5. Read More | Comment »

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro 2:07PM Fri. May. 18, Margaret Moser

Paul Banks & the Carousels gotchya by the throat
 

The Good Music Club: Paul Banks & the Carousels

As video content mounts, audio of its local tapings now streams at TGMC's radio station. This week's ocular installment, meanwhile, Paul Banks & the Carousels, spotlights the local trio's namesake frontman with a voice in no need of all that Yim Yames' reverb … Read More | Comment »

The Good Music Club 1:45PM Thu. May. 17, Raoul Hernandez

Jonathan Toubin Returns to Austin

Less than six months after incurring life-threatening injuries when a taxicab ran over him as he slept in a Portland, Ore., hotel room, New York Night Train proprietor Jonathan Toubin is back at the turntables. Read More | Comment »

If You Have Ghosts 4:35PM Wed. May. 16, Greg Beets

Into the Mystic

Last month, in a note about her dying sister Traci, Conni Hancock discouraged the obvious, saying instead, “She’s here - now - breathing the springtime air.” Our lovely Traci Lamar Hancock took her last breath of spring air on Saturday, May 11, 2012. Read More | Comment »

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro 1:17AM Mon. May. 14, Margaret Moser

Attendance Records

Having heard about her high school program Attendance Records, I’ve been anxious to talk with Jenna Carrens. This semester, she worked with a class at Anderson High on all aspects of producing and releasing an album. From lyric writing exercises to screen printing lessons, these students' efforts culminate May 17 with an CD release at Mohawk. Read More | Comment »

Internal Affairs 3:55PM Fri. May. 11, Zoe Cordes Selbin

East Cameron Folkcore Hit the Road

East Cameron Folkcore packs a powerful punch. Thursday night, it packed the White Horse despite the rain. The evening was a CD release party for The Sun Also Rises and a tour send-off for a 10-day trek that takes the group across the Gulf Coast and through the Southeast. Read More | Comment »

Down on the Street 3:44PM Fri. May. 11, Shelley Hiam

For the Fallen

Tomorrow, the Austin Police Department, Central Texas Harley Davidson, and the Central Texas 100 Club are teaming up to host a free benefit concert for the family of fallen Officer Jaime De Luna-Padron, who was killed on Good Friday in the line of duty. Read More | Comment »

Shuffle 2:23PM Fri. May. 11, Monica Riese

Bobby Jealousy's visual buzz
 

The Good Music Club: Bobby Jealousy

Have I seen Bobby Jealousy? With these three clips, oui. Took me a bit to catch Sabrina Ellis' other act, A Giant Dog. Now to track down BJ's new CD. Read More | Comment »

The Good Music Club 11:35AM Thu. May. 10, Raoul Hernandez

'C.L.A.P.' for Pachanga's Chingo Bling

Five years ago, when immigration rhetoric reached fever pitch, Houston rapper Chingo Bling stoked debate via They Can’t Deport Us All, his major label bow and the boldest move in a career that began with selling mixtapes out of his car. Pachanga Fest reveler Friday, May 11, he's no less guerrilla today. Read More | Comment »

Bump & Hustle 9:07AM Thu. May. 10, Thomas Fawcett

If I Could Have Chosen …

Tommy Gabel of Against Me! is taking a courageous step in this Friday's issue of Rolling Stone by revealing plans to make the transition into life as a woman. In college, my first photo documentary was on a woman who had made the transition. Read More | Comment »

Down on the Street 4:20PM Wed. May. 9, Shelley Hiam

The Old Magic

Last night’s performance by Nick Lowe at La Zona Rosa was his first appearance in Austin with a band in almost 20 years. Nevertheless, it was the opening and closing tunes – when he graced the stage solo – that stand out most. Read More | Comment »

Geezerville 1:11PM Wed. May. 9, Jim Caligiuri

Mothers, Grandmothers & Others

With Mother’s Day this Sunday, there’s sure to be plenty of Sunday brunches and flowers galore. Why not celebrate early? Friday, May 11, Austin’s first lady of jazz Pam Hart joins the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra in honor of mothers, grandmothers, and all the other women that make our lives special on a daily basis. Read More | Comment »

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro 10:07AM Tue. May. 8, Margaret Moser

Tennis Anyone?

Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley marrying and then setting off on an eight-month voyage up the East Coast resulted in 2011 pop gem Cape Dory. No seafaring was involved in new sophomore CD Young and Old, but some tough love helped the couple on dry land. Moore, who leads the trio at the Parish Tuesday, spoke with us en route from San Diego to Phoenix. Read More | Comment »

Shuffle 5:07PM Mon. May. 7, Abby Johnston

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