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Derek Van Wagner
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Bikes for Kids
Give a kid their first set of wheels!
Chrontourage Daily, Dec. 16, 2014 9:53 AM
"So my family is in town..."
Events for Thanksgiving and beyond
Chrontourage Daily, Nov. 21, 2014 3:02 PM
Thirteen Things To Do in Austin on Halloween
Halloween 2014: All the events here, there, and in-between
Chrontourage Daily, Oct. 23, 2014 3:08 PM
ACL Fest Recap: Weekend 1
Rubbing elbows and slapping hands with bands and festival goers.
Chrontourage Daily, Oct. 8, 2014 4:16 PM
5 Things You Probably Don't Know about CapMetro
A quick list of all the lesser-known Cap Metro programs.
Chrontourage Daily, Feb. 19, 2014 12:01 PM
Fun Fun Fun Fest Video: 5 Minutes with Chali 2na
Jurassic 5 mainstay revisits ATX on Sunday
Music Daily, Nov. 8, 2013 10:00 AM
Goose Island Beer-B-Que
Whisler's hosts the Goose Island Beer-B-Que
Food Daily, Nov. 6, 2013 4:45 PM
5 Minutes with Portugal the Man
Mssrs. Gorley & O’Quin, or is it Ritchotte & Carothers?
Music Daily, Oct. 30, 2013 3:45 PM
ACL Fest Video Diary
Have camera, will dance
Music Daily, Oct. 9, 2013 1:05 PM
Five Minutes at Utopia Fest
Video encore of the first music festival of the fall season
Music Daily, Sep. 30, 2013 4:20 PM
Cookbook Review: 'Bacon Nation'
Start your drooling engines
Food Daily, Sep. 18, 2013 9:30 AM
5 Minutes with Mirror Travel
Formerly Follow that Bird, the local trio previews debut LP
Music Daily, Aug. 21, 2013 2:30 PM
5 Minutes at Blues on the Green
ACL Music Fest tuneup spotlights three chief locals
Music Daily, Aug. 13, 2013 3:00 PM
5 Minutes with the Tontons
Houston fourpiece added to Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup
Music Daily, Aug. 6, 2013 12:07 PM
5 Minutes with American Sharks
Local trio enflames Red 7 tonight with the Sword
Music Daily, Jul. 26, 2013 1:30 PM
Five Minutes at Holy Mountain
A trio of locals under the lens
Music Daily, Jul. 24, 2013 12:15 PM
5 Minutes with Jimbo Mathus
Mississippi picker talks William Faulkner and Fat Possum Records
Music Daily, Jul. 18, 2013 3:32 PM
Audio Hype: Jimbo Mathus
One of the Premiere Purveyors of Catfish Music
Chrontourage Daily, Jul. 9, 2013 3:07 PM
Audio Hype: Dumpstaphunk
This veteran outfit affirms that the NOLA funk feel is alive and well.
Chrontourage Daily, Jun. 7, 2013 5:33 PM
Audio Hype: !!! (CHK CHK CHK)
The dance fiends of Sacramento return to the Mohawk
Chrontourage Daily, May. 24, 2013 3:41 PM
Audio Hype: Metz
Toronto grunge trio on their first tour of the Southern States
Chrontourage Daily, Apr. 23, 2013 4:54 PM
The Caperton Thumb-raiser
Local legends rally around a friend's lost appendage
Chrontourage Daily, Apr. 15, 2013 6:10 PM
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
Action, Suspense and Dudes Doing the Impossible
Chrontourage Daily, Apr. 12, 2013 4:59 PM
Audio Hype: White Lung
"Three wicked witches and a greedy miser"
Chrontourage Daily, Apr. 3, 2013 3:05 PM
SXSW: Nobunny
Nobunny Loves You
Chrontourage Daily, Mar. 8, 2013 5:48 PM
SXSW: BADBADNOTGOOD
Young Kings of Climax
Chrontourage Daily, Mar. 5, 2013 4:51 PM
SXSW: Twitter Must Follow List
Twitter Handles for SXSW
Chrontourage Daily, Mar. 1, 2013 3:53 PM
SXSW: Foxygen
"The Kinks on Acid?"
Chrontourage Daily, Feb. 27, 2013 3:22 PM
SXSW: The Death Set
Aussie/Brooklyn electro-rockers make their way back to SXSW.
Chrontourage Daily, Feb. 25, 2013 12:14 PM
SXSW: Black Lips
A band you should probably know by now
Chrontourage Daily, Feb. 19, 2013 12:50 PM
Derek On the Spot
Free Week Interviews with Megafauna and Whiskey Shivers
Chrontourage Daily, Jan. 14, 2013 4:58 PM
Free Week!
Everyone is on the list.
Chrontourage Daily, Jan. 2, 2013 11:53 AM
Look Who's Back in Town
Turbo Fruits will be playing the Mohawk (inside) this Thursday
Chrontourage Daily, Dec. 11, 2012 12:08 PM
Peelander Z at Red 7
One of the many great acts at Fun Fun Fun Fest
Chrontourage Daily, Jul. 19, 2012 11:58 AM
The Good Music Club V - Memorial Weekend Taping
The Good Music Club at The ND is one of the best kept secrets in Austin
Chrontourage Daily, May. 25, 2012 3:18 PM
Austin Jailbreak: Get Dirty, Drink Beer, Have Fun
Get Dirty, Drink Beer, Have Fun
Chrontourage Daily, Mar. 22, 2012 3:38 PM
Megadeath at ACL Live
Heavy Metal Lives On!
Chrontourage Daily, Mar. 5, 2012 2:53 PM
Harlem Globetrotters at the Frank Erwin Center
Derek reminds us why we should all love the Harlem Globetrotters
Chrontourage Daily, Jan. 25, 2012 3:26 PM
Tedeschi Trucks Band at ACL LIVE 1/18
Derek Van Wagner tells you why you should see the Tedeschi Trucks Band
