Make the Austin Music Poll Great Again
Getting the vote out for the 2016/17 Austin Music Poll
91-120 of 322 entries
Kevin Curtin, Jan. 26, 2017
Strange Brew Empties
Financial duress buckles South Austin listening institution
Kevin Curtin, Jan. 19, 2017
Ramsay Midwood Buys the Bar
Ramsay Midwood co-acquires Sam’s Town Point, record store news, and Spoon teases upcoming Matador Records LP
Kevin Curtin, Jan. 12, 2017
The Westin Sues the Nook Over Sound
And “Playback” votes in the Austin Music Poll
Kevin Curtin, Jan. 5, 2017
Biggest Austin Music Stories of 2016
Looking back on the biggest Music news headlines of the year
Kevin Curtin, Dec. 22, 2016
Playback – Nonprofit Holidays: The Cult of Black Fret and More
Homegrown music nonprofits that need your holiday cheer
Kevin Curtin, Dec. 15, 2016
Mother Falcon’s Major Label Deal That Wasn’t
Mother Falcon signs to Universal and seconds later terminates the contract
Kevin Curtin, Dec. 8, 2016
Playback – Carnegie Bound: Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr. strips down on his way to Carnegie Hall, hardcore duo Street Sects kills the lights, and Savannah Welch makes her first public appearance since losing her leg
Kevin Curtin, Dec. 1, 2016
Black Friday? End of an Ear!
End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday
Kevin Curtin, Nov. 23, 2016
Playback – Still Standing: Savannah Welch
Austin songbird Savannah Welch rehabs serenely after losing her right leg
Kevin Curtin, Nov. 17, 2016
Sound on Sound Gets Medieval
Sound on Sound’s über headliner: 23 acres of Sherwood Forest
Kevin Curtin, Nov. 3, 2016
C3 in Talks to Co-Produce Levitation Fest
ACL Fest promoters partner with psych fest?
Kevin Curtin, Oct. 27, 2016
Austin Musician Union Overthrown
Local 433 hangs in the balance, a new hit for Fastball, and End of an Ear begins its new lease on life
Kevin Curtin, Oct. 20, 2016
ACL Fest Part II
ACL Fest isn’t a pair of weekend-long sit-ins, it’s one two-week-long campaign
Kevin Curtin, Oct. 13, 2016
Playback – ACL Fest: Dad Rock Is Dead
Wrapping weekend one of ACL Fest on the eve of the second iteration
Kevin Curtin, Oct. 6, 2016
Big Henry's Grooves Antone's
Antone's new vinyl annex, Scoot Inn's new look, Jackie Venson's new late-night TV fan, and new (bad) ideas for ACL Fest signage
Kevin Curtin, Sept. 29, 2016
Austin Week in Angers, France
Kevin Curtin runs into more than a handful of musical Austinites on the other side of the globe
Kevin Curtin, Sept. 22, 2016
No Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2016
Fun Fun Fun Fest won't happen this year and here's the exclusive on why
Kevin Curtin, Sept. 15, 2016
35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers
We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician
Kevin Curtin, Sept. 1, 2016
David Yow Meets the Jazzus Lizard
David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates
Kevin Curtin, Aug. 25, 2016
Patio Smoking Ban in Flames
The Central Health Equity Policy Council's efforts to ban smoking on smoking patios meets with community resistance
Kevin Curtin, Aug. 18, 2016
New No Wave, Old Dicks, and Woody Allen
US Weekly emerges, the Dicks reunite, and Woody Allen casts Kat Edmonson
Kevin Curtin, Aug. 11, 2016
The Future of Austin Recording Studios
Studio owners look at different solutions to surviving in an increasingly expensive city
Kevin Curtin, Aug. 4, 2016
Gourds Co-Leader Jimmy Smith Heads to Montana
On Austin: "It doesn't suck at all"
Kevin Curtin, July 28, 2016
The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban
A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios
Kevin Curtin, July 21, 2016
Playback – AAN Convention: Worth the Ink?
Checking the pulse of print media and music journalism
Kevin Curtin, July 14, 2016
Mayor Steve Adler's Politics of Music Policy
Omnibus staff report is imperfect, but don't stop the momentum, says mayor
Kevin Curtin, July 7, 2016
Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown
Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup
Kevin Curtin, June 30, 2016
If the Gloves Fit
Gloves INTL ices funk, Allegro Media Group ices local label, and the ATX6 plan to ice international festivals
Kevin Curtin, June 23, 2016
Austin Record Convention's United Nations
Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA
