Keeping the Peace

Andy Langer examines round one of trying to establish a new city noise ordinance for Austin.

"...have reduced the legal definition of "noise" from 85 decibels to 75dB. From the moment the proposed new ordinance..."

May 3, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Off the Record

Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.

"...the same decibel limit – a choice of 9 decibels, 15 decibels, or 25 decibels – whereas foam plugs..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Sounding off on the ripple effect from City Council's changes to the Austin City Code regarding live music at restaurants, while Vega makes some noise with Crystal Castles

"..."We comply at 85 [decibels], but it's a struggle," Stubb's booker Charles Attal told..."

April 24, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Stop! Hey! What's That Sound?

Proposed noise ordinance threatens downtown clubs.

"...shows; (2) limit sound leaving the property to 75 decibels; and (3) end shows at 10pm during the week..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Freddie's Place unplugs, crate digging for Record Store Day, the second coming of Arc Angels, and sitting stage left at Austin City Limits

"...monitored at its property line do not exceed 85 decibels. Last Saturday, at approximately 7:15pm, the South First Street..."

April 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...follow regarding sound is the state-sanctioned limit – 85 decibels at their property line – which they tend to..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Off the Record

Another sad and confounding week in the live music capital: City Council takes steps to create a music department as APD pulls the plug on Shady Grove, and Tina Marsh succumbs to breast cancer

"...outdoor live music at restaurants is limited to 70 decibels, as measured from any point on the licensed premises'..."

June 19, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The article states: "Decibels increase exponentially ... Every 10 decibels doubles the volume...."

May 17, 2002 Column

Off the Record

Word of amendments to Austin's sound ordinance prompt a town hall meeting, Marcus Rubio discusses The Life of Pillows, and Flipnotics turns 15

"...from any point along the property line, from 85 decibels to 75 decibels between 7am and 10pm daily and..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

There Are No Guidelines

The Sixth Street Sound Ordinance

"...wherever that is, and if you're higher than 85 decibels before 10pm, or 80 dbs after 10pm, you're in..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Restaurant Review: Maie Day

Michael Fojtasek’s new South Congress chophouse turns up the fun … and the volume

"...warned me that the noise levels had exceeded 90 decibels (as a point of comparison, at the recent Pavement..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...group of people and observe. Blood pressures will elevate; decibels will rise. It seems everyone has a strong opinion,..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"...music venue permit under cocktail lounge zoning (allowing 85 decibels) instead of their previous restaurant zoning (allowing 70 decibels)..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Unplugged, Literally

Shady Grove gets one in the Gourds

"...outdoor live music at restaurants is limited to 70 decibels, as measured from any point on the licensed premises’..."

June 12, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Steve Bernal

"...Texas Platters Steve BernalDecibels (Lanreb Music)..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Enforce Existing Noise Ordinance; Don't Emasculate It

"...convince the task force that levels lower than 85 decibels would effectively outlaw performance. There has to be a..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Postmarks

Psych Punks Grocery Bag Shred Through Debut Break You

Catch the rising quartet at a Parish release party and Wizard Rodeo fest

"...last Thursday evening, the sound suddenly dropped a few decibels. Nothing's coming out of Isabella Martinez's red Mustang. The..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...continues rehearsing sophomore full-length Voces, but don't let the decibels fool you. Unearthed earlier this month on Spaceflight Records,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Restaurant Review: Golden Hour

The menu is extremely delicious, but bread will cost you extra

"...challenging; the ambient volume was between 60 and 90 decibels while we were there...."

April 7, 2023 Food Feature by A. Richmond

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...and Smith's Rude Records announced? Singer/bassist Jesse Sublett blamed decibels in the Chronicle's Skunks retrospective in 2000...."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Garden Feature: For the old taproom purists who enjoy shuttle-launch-decibels of ambient beer guy conversation bouncing off the cinder..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Adrian Quesada, Big Boi, and painting the town P!nk

"...tent at 2pm, the Afro-Latin octet united every particle. Decibels in that singular space – host to countless past..."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Questions Arise About APD's Use of Sound Machines

Sonic warfare?

"...those worries continue, because the devices can emit 160 decibels of sound, which is louder than a jet engine..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

May We Suggest Some Music to Chill Out Your Dog During the Fireworks?

New Austin music to drown out the booms

"...not jumping on the couch and barking at 120 decibels. You recall that 364 days ago you vowed to..."

July 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Valentine at the long extinct Austin Music Hall, heavy decibels somehow lost the race to an even more massive..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

City Officials Rebuke Out-of-Town Rep Wanting Austin’s Sound Levels Decided at a State Level

Adler says “outside interference” not welcome

"...from a loudspeaker level that does not exceed 75 decibels; and 2) at any time between the hours of..."

April 5, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ginny Kalmbach Shared A Honky-Tonk Legacy with the World at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon

ATX country maverick Roger Wallace remembers Burnet Road bar “boss”

"...Wed., Dec. 30, 2020, rarely spoke above a few decibels...."

Jan. 11, 2021 Music Post by Roger Wallace

Seaholm Residents Got Dem Ol’ Noisy Freight Train Blues

Downtowners want to turn down the volume on the adjoining rail line

"...curve, according to CALM, the squeal can exceed 100 decibels, multiple times throughout the day and night...."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Agent of Change Returns

New hope and typical bureaucracy precede Council vote on sound dispute resolution

"...seeks to establish a sound mitigation standard of 45 decibels – the threshold of a good night's sleep, according..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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