BLK ODYSSY’s new album 1-800-FANTASY arrives next week, and ahead of its release, the artist is taking us back to 1980s MTV with the music video for new single “CHANGES.”

Songwriters, longtime listeners, newcomers, and possibly a gang of neighborly ghosts pack Austin’s iconic Cactus Cafe. While members of this eclectic group gather as strangers, they all share one mutual friend: Nanci Griffith.

Now that Michael Corcoran’s dead, I can admit something I’d never have said while he was alive: Corky was the G.O.A.T. of all of us who spent our lives writing about Austin music.

Seventeen-year-old country artist Ty Myers has signed with RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records.

Originally from Indiana, Austin transplant Timothy Showalter from alternative/indie band Strand of Oaks released his newest album, Miracle Focus, on June 7.

Kinky Friedman, the irreverent singer-songwriter who lampooned “wuss” culture both on record and on the ballot, has died at 79.

Josh Frank, founder of Austin’s Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, is launching a new collaboration with some of the biggest names in rock, including Radiohead, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Pixies and more, intended to bring new energy to silent movies.

This year’s Levitation is going to be one for the books. The Black Angels-founded psych rock festival returns to Austin October 31 to November 3 with the Jesus Lizard, Slowdive, Gang of Four, and more.

South by Southwest will not be sponsored by the U.S. Army or any defense contractors in 2025, the festival announced.