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Raoul Hernandez
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EMAIL RAOUL HERNANDEZ
TWITTER: @ChroniclyRaoul
A San Francisco native who arrived fresh out of graduate school to his mother’s hometown of San Antonio in 1992, Raoul Hernandez began writing for the Chronicle that year, moved to Austin the following spring, and has been Music Editor since 1994.
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Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018
80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout
Music Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre
Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics
Music Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
Portrayal of Guilt
Let Pain Be Your Guide
Music Review, Nov. 21, 2018
Metallica
Music Feature, Oct. 11, 2018
ACL Live Review: Metallica
Hardwired act to follow
Music Daily, Oct. 7, 2018 12:40 PM
ACL Live Review: Greta Van Fleet
The Darkness 2.0
Music Daily, Oct. 6, 2018 10:25 AM
Robert Plant Carries Fire
Ex-Austin deities sell out three nights at the Moody Theater
Music Daily, Oct. 2, 2018 8:35 AM
Joe Ely
Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes
Music Review, Aug. 23, 2018
ELO Times Out
Synth-pop perfectionists turn to stone
Music Daily, Aug. 15, 2018 2:00 PM
Ponty Bone (1939-2018)
They didn’t call the accordionist Mr. South Austin for nothing
Music Daily, Jul. 13, 2018 12:45 PM
Terror Fest Interview: Primitive Man
Music Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
Terror Fest Picks
Music Feature, Jun. 14, 2018
Bob Schneider Ages Gracefully on Blood and Bones
New LP finds emotional resonance in personal experience
Music Feature, Jun. 7, 2018
Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire
Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms
Music Daily, May. 24, 2018 9:00 AM
Charley Crockett
Lonesome as a Shadow
Music Review, May. 10, 2018
Levitation Review: Imarhan, Superfónicos
Lifting off from an international tidal pool
Music Daily, Apr. 28, 2018 10:45 AM
Denny Laine Saves the World
British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all
Music Daily, Apr. 26, 2018 9:00 AM
Bob Schneider’s Just Making It Up
Pre-eminent Austin Music Awards winner teases new LP
Music Daily, Apr. 25, 2018 11:00 AM
Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival
Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more
Music Feature, Apr. 19, 2018
SXSW Music Review: Gang of Youths
Aussie hitmakers begin their North American takeover
Music Daily, Mar. 15, 2018 12:30 PM
The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience
Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes
Music Feature, Mar. 8, 2018
The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience
Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes
Music Daily, Mar. 1, 2018 12:01 PM
The Midnight Stroll
Western Static
Music Review, Feb. 1, 2018
Doom Side of the Moon
Encore
Music Review, Feb. 1, 2018
Ignitor
Haunted by Rock & Roll
Music Review, Feb. 1, 2018
Mammoth Grinder
Cosmic Crypt
Music Review, Feb. 1, 2018
Where Does Margo Price Get Off?
Willie, Billy, Loretta, and Nashville’s crossover queen
Music Daily, Jan. 25, 2018 9:00 AM
SXSW List No. 4
Dan Auerbach’s father and 118 other acts
Music Daily, Jan. 18, 2018 10:15 AM
Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017
Consensus on the best local platters
Music Feature, Dec. 28, 2017
Top 10 National Albums of 2017
National themed lists
Music Feature, Dec. 28, 2017
2017 Music Critics Poll
Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.
Music Feature, Dec. 28, 2017
Holiday Viewing: Gremlins
Classic black comedy has the blues
Screens Daily, Dec. 8, 2017 12:01 AM
The Beatles / The Rolling Stones
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe Edition), Their Satanic Majesties Request (50th Anniversary Special Edition)
Music Review, Dec. 7, 2017
All ATX
Vol. 5: Back to the Armadillo
Music Review, Nov. 30, 2017
Greenbeard
Lödarödböl
Music Review, Nov. 21, 2017
Sound on Sound Review: Cannibal Corpse
Into the pit
Music Daily, Nov. 11, 2017 11:57 AM
Another Epic Austin City Limits HOF
Roy Orbison, Rosanne Cash, Neville Brothers, and LBJ honored
Music Daily, Oct. 26, 2017 1:15 PM
John Fogerty Won’t Back Down
From Pete Seeger and Tom Petty to the romance of the Sixties
Music Daily, Oct. 25, 2017 4:00 PM
ACL Review: White Reaper
Clash meets Go-Go’s meets Pixies meets Thin Lizzy
Music Daily, Oct. 16, 2017 11:47 AM
ACL Review: Thundercat
Bass prodigy resurrects Seventies fusion
