Posted inIn The Pocket
2026 Live Music Fund Awards $7.1 Million to 399 Grantees
Advocates, artists want more education and accessibility
Caroline Drew
Caroline is the Music and Culture staff writer and reporter, covering, well, music, books, and visual art for the Chronicle. She came to Austin by way of Portland, Oregon, drawn by the music scene and the warm weather.
Posted inCrosstalk
Awards and Accolades, Plus Parisian Cafes – and SXSW Complaints
Grants open, a cafe on the horizon, and rappers recognized in a true hodgepodge of cultural notes
Posted inRecord Reviews
The Canary Introduces Jet Cemetery’s Electronic Dystopia
Pulsing beats temper Lars Wolfshield and TaSzlin Trébuchet’s tales of unrest
Posted inMusic
Ratboys Welcome Scene Elder Status
Chicago indie rockers’ confidence is on full display performing Singin’ to an Empty Chair
Posted inArts
Turning the Page on a Digital Pace
Independent magazine leaders discuss print media’s capacity for connection, reprieve at SXSW
Posted inMusic
Charley Crockett, cootie catcher, Agatha Is Dead!, and More Reviews From the Final Day of SXSW
Music fest finishes strong
Posted inMusic
Onstage and Behind the Scenes, Cohesion Propels Girl Tones
Sister duo talks breaking into the industry and shows they have the chops to do it
Posted inNews
SXSW Panel Explores Texas’ Role in the Gen Z Sex Recession
Reporters Carter Sherman and Eleanor Klibanoff illustrate data with lived experience
Posted inMusic
Miss Bashful, Jazz Re:freshed, Luke Tyler Shelton, and More Reviews From Sunday at SXSW
Plus: JayaHadADream, and Hayley Williams talks hair dye
Posted inMusic
BigXthaPlug, Victoryland, Cashier, and More Reviews From Saturday at SXSW
We caught indie rock, jazzy soul, and whatever Unsafe Space Garden is
Posted inMusic
Christina Aguilera, Don Toliver, Wyatt Flores, and More Reviews From Friday at SXSW
All American Rejects return for a sit-down, and Spotify shills for AI
Posted inMusic
The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Hosts Colorful, Crowd-Moving Performances
Free Hamze, Égaux Sells, Team Trust, and BRUCE brought bright beats to Hotel Vegas