Daily Music
Micael Priest 1951-2018
Micael Priest, whose poster art remains deeply representative of Austin music, passed away yesterday at age 66. He had been suffering from multiple health issues, including diabetes and a bad heart.

4:00PM Wed. Sep. 12, 2018, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

Threadgill’s WHQ Will Close After Thanksgiving
Amid rising rent and lease uncertainty, Threadgill’s owner Eddie Wilson tried everything over the last couple of years to keep “clinging to the curb” at 301 W. Riverside.

12:37PM Wed. Sep. 12, 2018, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

Christening the Waterloo Music Festival
Waterloo Music Festival co-founder Stephen Sternschein’s induction into Deadhead-dom occurred as a youngster at sleepaway camp. He found his counselor crying over the death of Jerry Garcia. “I was like, ‘Who’s Jerry?’” recounted the Empire Control Room majordomo at Carson Creek Ranch on Sunday. “He pulled out a tape and said, ‘Here, listen to this.’”

11:40AM Mon. Sep. 10, 2018, Rachel Rascoe Read More | Comment »

Shirley Manson and Lauren Mayberry Will Keynote SXSW
Two of the Scottish Lowlands' finest will be in the Texas Hill Country next March, as Garbage singer Shirley Manson and Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches are headlining the first round of announced speakers for next year's SXSW.

9:00AM Mon. Sep. 10, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Bright Light Social Hour’s States of Isolation
Visualization of the Bright Light Social Hour’s new single, “Trip With Lola,” which previews forthcoming EP Missing Something, required the purchase of a new pet. Specifically, a creature of the Central American red-eyed tree frog variety.

9:00AM Fri. Sep. 7, 2018, Rachel Rascoe Read More | Comment »

The Color of Alina Baraz
Alina Baraz made Urban Flora, her lush 2015 electro-soul debut, with a Danish producer she only knew from SoundCloud beats and Facebook messages. Two years later, the EP’s island-time single “Fantasy” went gold. The Clevelander, now 24, hits the road in support of her more polished and sexy 2018 follow-up, The Color of You. Catch her Friday at Emo’s.

2:00PM Thu. Sep. 6, 2018, Jeremy Steinberger Read More | Comment »

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KGSR Rebrands as Austin City Limits Radio
KGSR announced this morning that the radio station is officially rebranding as Austin City Limits Radio KGSR. Behind the name change, the iconic local station at 93.3 on the dial resets its programming by expanding into a much more eclectic mix across genres.

9:30AM Thu. Sep. 6, 2018, Doug Freeman Read More | Comment »

Hosea Hargrove Passes
Austin bluesman Hosea Hargrove died on Tuesday, confirmed his daughter Hosetter Irvin and Dialtone Records owner Eddie Stout. He was 88.

3:30PM Wed. Sep. 5, 2018, Kahron Spearman Read More | Comment »

Charlie Faye & the Fayettes Don’t Need No Baby
"How could a girl not want a man like you? Get a clue!” So sings Charlie Faye & the Fayettes on their latest single, which evokes early-Sixties girl groups, while putting forth a message that would scare Phil Spector silly.

9:00AM Wed. Sep. 5, 2018, Kevin Curtin Read More | Comment »

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