Ken Lieck

Aqua Fest seems unlikely, but there’s plenty of other summer fun to be had; the Austin Music Network is a bit of a mess.

Dynamite Hack goes prime-time; Atomic Cafe hangs in there; the Old Settler’s Music Festival is upon us.

Austin Music Commission chair Bob Livingston steps down, no one steps up; Man’s Ruin returns to Austin; Michael Corcoran’s suspension is puzzling.

Punk rock rough stuff; Emo calls it quits; Tenacious D seems to be the shit.

A recap of favorite SXSW venues that no longer exist, a few festival hot tips, some non-festival tips, a celebrity-sightings checklist.