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A Year in Local Music Crams Onto One Stage at the 2018/19 Austin Music Awards
Unique musical moments make for a night of fan-voted accolades
goop MRKT Austin Pops Up on South Congress
Gwyneth Paltrow’s home goods, vibrators available through April
Extreme Metal All-Stars Vltimas Debut “Monolilith”
Ex-Morbid Angel singer David Vincent hosted local LP sessions
37th Annual Austin Music Awards Kick Open Some Back Doors
Generations old and new nab honors and rock the Moody
Shout Out to the Queer Austin Music Award Winners
Can we get a “yas, yas, yas”?
This Is America: Part Two
More from the Notes From the Field cast on living black
This Is America: Part One
Zach’s Notes From the Field cast on living black
SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List
De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop
On the Hunt for Chicken Parmigiana in Central Texas
Five local spots (and one in San Antonio) to feed your East Coast craving
Equality Texas Promotes LGBTQ Friendly Legislation
Report finds “stark gap” between acceptance and lack of protections
Amplify Austin Day Makes Some Noise for Local Nonprofits
Food-, music-, children-, and pet-based nonprofits need your help!
Eight Austin Restaurants Named James Beard Foundation 2019 Semifinalists
Nods for best new restaurant, pastry chef, beer producer, chef
Jodie Foster, Katie Couric, Malcolm Gladwell Join SXSW 2019 Speaker Lineup
Local PJ Raval will deliver Film keynote address
Gluten-Free Wild Wood Bakehouse Shutters Guadalupe Location
Their second location, Wilder Wood, remains open on Seventh Street
Review: Our Town
City Theatre’s safe staging of the classic embraces nostalgia
Patty Griffin and Andrew Bird Headline SXSW Free Outdoor Stage
Concert series at Auditorium Shores takes shape
Austin Music Awards Announce a Special Performance by Ryan Bingham
Oscar-winning onetime local makes AMA debut
ASCAP Levels Lawsuit Against Sixth Street Music Venue the Nook
Venue sued over non-payment of songwriter royalties
Group Calls for Legislative Action to Address Texas’ High Maternal Mortality Rate for Black Women
Black Mamas Community Collective says, “We must do better.”
SXSW Comedy: Your 2019 Lineup
Leading the laughs: Griffin, The Daily Show, and Elon Musk?
NadaMoo, NadaMoo, Makes Us Do the Fandango
Austin-based purveyors of nondairy ice cream expand their sweet line
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar Top SXSW Candidate Cavalcade
“Conversations About America’s Future” collab with Texas Tribune
Crypt Trip Falls on “Hard Times” With New Single
San Marcos classic rockers tease Haze County with audio premiere
OUTsider Fest Review: Rhythm Nation 1814
Dorian Wood queers Janet Jackson’s concept album 30 years later
Chronicle Recommends: The Worst of the Oscars
From badly timed to just plain bad: When the Academy got it wrong
OUTsider Fest Review: Nia & Ness’ Home.
Splitting the world open, one performance at a time
Weekend Wine: Taste Testing Sauvignon Blanc
Which country does one of the world’s most popular grapes best?
How Oscar Nominee Lukasz Zal Made Us Look at Cold War
Academy-lauded cinematographer on shooting black-and-white truths
APD Touts Progress on Rape Kit Backlog
Police update community on what’s been done and what comes next
Crisis Pregnancy Center Pushed Out Abortion Provider Whole Woman’s Health
Anti-abortion CPC to replace reproductive health clinic
SXSW Cancels SouthBites Food Trailer Park
Taste the World Food Court steps up to fill the void
Spider House Sexual Misconduct Saga Goes to Court
Judge hears motion to dismiss co-owner’s defamation suit
Mayor Adler Sends Kerbey Queso Recipe to the Moon on a SpaceX Rocket … Seriously
A photo of Austin legend Leslie also made the trip
What’s Your Margarita Personality Type?
Twelve local options for getting your margarita party on
Equipment Rental
2. Music Lab 3. Strait Music Company 4. LoudMouth Rentals 5. Boss Tweed Backline
Record Store
2. End of an Ear 3. Antone’s Records 4. Breakaway Records 5. BLK Vinyl RUNNERS-UP: Piranha Records, Encore Records, The Sound Gallery, Big Henry’s Vinyls & Gifts, Half Price Books
Everybody Knows
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem charm in this slight tale of lost loves and kidnapping
None-of-the-Above
2. White Ghost Shivers 3. Fragile Rock 4. DJ Confucius Jones 5. The Kraken Quartet RUNNERS-UP: Frederico7, Seu Jacinto, the Damn Torpedoes, the Guacamole Police, Christeene
Instrument Repair
2. Austin Vintage Guitars 3. South Austin Music 4. Tommy’s Drum Shop 5. Switched On RUNNERS-UP: Westbank String Shop, Guitar Center, Dick DuBois, Sam Bass Music, Straight Frets Guitar Service
Recording Studio
2. Arlyn Studios 3. Church House Studios 4. The Bubble 5. Orb Recording Studios RUNNERS-UP: Same Sky Productions, Estuary Recording, Wire Recording Studio, Good Danny’s, King Electric Recording Co.
Punk
2. Worm Suicide 3. Big Bill 4. Xetas 5. Blxpltn RUNNERS-UP: Cherubs, Fools, Riverboat Gamblers, US Weekly, A Giant Dog
Live Music Booker
2. Austen Bailey (Mohawk) 3. Howdy Gals 4. Margin Walker 5. Anthony Stevenson (Come & Take It Live) RUNNERS-UP: Zach Ernst (Antone’s, Paramount Theatre); Adrienne Lake (Empire Control Room, Parish); Levi Murray (Electric Church); Gregg Ware (One-2-One Bar)
Television/Film Composer
2. Dave Prewitt 3. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein 4. Brian Satterwhite 5. Carl Thiel RUNNERS-UP: Octopus Project, David Wingo, Cory Lewis, Justin Sherburn, Sam Lipman
Best Austin Band
2. Black Pumas 3. White Denim 4. Superfónicos 5. Hovvdy RUNNERS-UP: Cowboy Diplomacy, Bruce Smith Band, Smiile, Vallejo, Sun June
Rock
2. Sweet Spirit 3. Vallejo 4. Cowboy Diplomacy 5. PR Newman RUNNERS-UP: Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, Torino Black, the Boleys, Cherubs, Israel Nash
Live Music Venue
2. Mohawk 3. Continental Club 4. Saxon Pub 5. Antone’s Nightclub RUNNERS-UP: Come & Take It Live, Parker Jazz Club, Stubb’s, Hotel Vegas, Barracuda
Best New Austin Band
2. Smiile 3. TC Superstar 4. Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band 5. Madi Meeks RUNNERS-UP: Glorietta, Demi the Daredevil, Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy, the Guacamole Police, the History Department
World
2. Mau Mau Chaplains 3. Atash 4. Ley Line 5. Frederico7 RUNNERS-UP: Rattle Tree, Seu Jacinto, El Tule, Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour, Tio Chico
Live Sound Engineer
2. Mike Manewitz 3. Richard Vannoy 4. Carles Zanetti 5. Curt Ganem RUNNERS-UP: Shaun Shawnerson, Ky Williams, Carter Greeves, Grego Loboz, Max Deems
Musician of the Year
2. Jackie Venson 3. Bob Schneider 4. Molly Burch 5. Gina Chavez RUNNERS-UP: Adrian Quesada, Spencer Gibb, Guy Forsyth, Patricia Vonne, Mobley
Bass
2. Bruce Hughes 3. Pat Harris 4. Daniel Durham 5. Kenneth Null RUNNERS-UP: Jonas Saks, Jimmy Blazer, Nick Clark, Mehdi Boudra, Scott McIntyre
Local Label
2. Super Secret 3. Modern Outsider 4. Keeled Scales 5. VMG (Vallejo Music Group) RUNNERS-UP: Chicken Ranch, 12XU, Raw Paw, Holodeck, Austin Town Hall
Album of the Year
2. Gina Chavez, Lightbeam 3. Mobley, Fresh Lies, Vol. 1 (Violent Films) 4. Erika Wennerstrom, Sweet Unknown (Partisan) 5. Abhi the Nomad, Marbled (Tommy Boy) RUNNERS-UP: Spencer Gibb, Let’s Start Over; Patricia Vonne, Top of the Mountain; Ghostland Observatory, See You Later Simulator; Jaimee Harris, Red Rescue; AJ Vallejo, Love Songs for Dummies
Drums/Percussion
2. Mike Buck 3. Wayne Salzmann II 4. Andrew Stevens 5. Jake Rabin RUNNERS-UP: Katie Marie, Bruno Vinezof, Aric Garcia, Alex Marrero, Jose Gutierrez
Music Festival
2. South by Southwest 3. UtopiaFest 4. Levitation 5. Saturnalia RUNNERS-UP: Old Settler’s, Waterloo Music Festival, Jmblya, Austin Terror Fest, Eastside Kings Festival
Song of the Year
2. Molly Burch, “To the Boys” 3. Tiarra Girls, “Leave It to the People” 4. Erika Wennerstrom, “Extraordinary Love” 5. Abhi the Nomad, “Sex n’ Drugs” RUNNERS-UP: Willie Nelson, “Vote ’Em Out”; Patricia Vonne, “Top of the Mountain”; Bob Schneider, “Sing About Love”; Spencer Gibb, “Hey, World (Let’s Start Over)”; Demi the Daredevil, “America Anonymous”
Female Vocalist
2. Patricia Vonne 3. Alesia Lani 4. Mama Duke 5. Lex Land RUNNERS-UP: Tameca Jones, Ruthie Foster, Jackie Venson, Sabrina Ellis, Molly Burch
Music Support Nonprofit
2. Austin Music Foundation 3. Black Fret 4. SIMS Foundation 5. Mosaic Sound Collective RUNNERS-UP: Swan Songs, Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers, All ATX, Kids in a New Groove, Clifford Antone Foundation
Avant-Garde/Experimental
2. Golden Dawn Arkestra 3. Thor & Friends 4. Dallas Acid 5. A Is Red RUNNERS-UP: Mother Falcon, Toxic Water, Ponytrap, Marrshun, Calliope Musicals
Guitar
2. David Grissom 3. Eve Monsees 4. Eric Tessmer 5. Gabriel Guardian RUNNERS-UP: Mark Sean, Jon Sanchez, Arielle, Leo Lydon, Jelly Ellington
Music Writer
2. Michael Corcoran 3. Kevin Curtin 4. Peter Blackstock 5. Doug Freeman RUNNERS-UP: Greg Beets, Raoul Hernandez, Tim Stegall, Kahron Spearman, Libby Webster
Blues/Soul/Funk
2. Jackie Venson 3. Peterson Brothers 4. Tomar & the FCs 5. Roxy Roca RUNNERS-UP: Johnny Nicholas, Shinyribs, Greyhounds, Mamafesta, Carolyn Wonderland
Horns
2. Ephraim Owens 3. Big Wy’s Brass Band 4. Oliver Steck 5. Elias Haslanger RUNNERS-UP: Kevin Flatt, Joshua Thompson, Hard Proof, Shinyribs Horns, Adrian Ruiz
Keyboards
2. Zack Morgan 3. Kevin Lovejoy 4. Michael Ramos 5. Jon Deas RUNNERS-UP: Danny Saldivar, Oliver Steck, David Grant, Dave Madden, Red Young
Musical Instrument Store
2. Strait Music Company 3. Austin Vintage Guitars 4. Tommy’s Drum Shop 5. Switched On RUNNERS-UP: Guitar Center, Rock N Roll Rentals, Austin Guitar House, Westbank String Shop, Fiddler’s Green Music Shop
Country
2. Dale Watson 3. Croy & the Boys 4. Carson McHone 5. Charley Crockett RUNNERS-UP: Barbara Nesbitt, Them Duqaines, Asleep at the Wheel, Mike and the Moonpies, Kelly Willis
Male Vocals
2. Kevin Russell 3. Mobley 4. Eric Burton 5. Jake Lloyd RUNNERS-UP: Spencer Gibb, Guy Forsyth, Bobby Bookout, Ian Cochran, Tomar Williams
Ongoing Music Residency
2. Church on Monday, Continental Club Gallery 3. Lonelyland, Saxon Pub 4. Patrice Pike, Saxon Pub 5. Carrie Rodriguez’s Laboratorio, Cactus Cafe RUNNERS-UP: Dale Watson, Continental Club; Soul of a Musician Series, Threadgill’s Old No. 1; Margaret Wright, Skylark Lounge; Resentments, Saxon Pub; TC Superstar, Electric Church / Hotel Vegas / Swan Dive
Electronic
2. Scorpio Rising 3. Trouble in the Streets 4. Bayonne 5. Bill Converse RUNNERS-UP: Capyac, the Octopus Project, Zettajoule, Survive, Resonant Frequency
Miscellaneous Instrument
2. Kevin Russell (ukulele) 3. Jeff Johnston (saw/telephone) 4. Oliver Steck (accordion) 5. Frank Almendra (cavaquinho) RUNNERS-UP: Patricia Vonne (castanets), Jeff Plankenhorn (“plank”/Dobro), Amy Moreland (mandolin), Greg Izor (harmonica), Ben Buck (beatbox)
Poster Artist
2. Gary Dorsey (Pixel Peach Studio) 3. Dan Grissom (Biscuit Press) 4. Billy Perkins 5. Grego Anderson (Mojohand) RUNNERS-UP: Micael Priest, Ben Tipton, Evan Bozarth, Samantha Wendel, Jim Franklin
Folk/Bluegrass
2. The Deer 3. Jaimee Harris 4. Folk Uke 5. Little Mazarn RUNNERS-UP: The Cover Letter, the Madisons, Bob Livingston, Love & Chaos, Whiskey Shivers
Songwriter
2. Israel Nash 3. Jaimee Harris 4. Spencer Gibb 5. Madi Meeks RUNNERS-UP: Patricia Vonne, Woody Russell, Sarah Sharp, Walker Lukens, David Ramirez
Producer
2. Adrian Quesada 3. Chris “Frenchie” Smith 4. Danny Reisch 5. David Boyle RUNNERS-UP: Travis Kennedy, Dwight Baker, Jim Eno, Lloyd Maines, Carter Greeves
Run the Race
Faith, family, and football, y’all
Hip-Hop/Rap
2. The Teeta 3. Kydd Jones 4. Quin NFN 5. Pnthn RUNNERS-UP: Abhi the Nomad, Mama Duke, Street Queer, Riders Against the Storm, Third Root
Strings
2. Warren Hood 3. Tosca String Quartet 4. Will Taylor 5. Eddie Dickerson RUNNERS-UP: David Perales, Haydn Vitera, Lauren Rochell, Curtis Thomas, Sadie Wolfe
Radio Music Program
2. The Breaks With Confucius Jones and Fresh, KUTX 3. Eklektikos With John Aielli, KUTX 4. Jamaican Gold, KOOP 5. Horizontes, KUTX RUNNERS-UP: No Control Radio, KLBJ; Left of the Dial, KUTX; A Hill Country Saturday With Kevin Connor, Sun Radio; The Dudley and Bob With Matt Show, KLBJ; Jason and Deb, 101X
FP2: Beats of Rage
Mad Max meets Dance Dance Revolution in a microbudget beatdown
Jazz
2. Sarah Sharp 3. Elias Haslanger’s Church on Monday 4. Atlas Maior 5. Red Young RUNNERS-UP: Ephraim Owens, Jitterbug Vipers, Brian Kremer, Blue Moon Jazz Quartet, Beto y los Fairlanes
Austin Music Industry Hall of Fame
2. Nancy Coplin 3. Mike Buck 4. Michael Mordecai 5. Roland Swenson RUNNERS-UP: Ruthie Foster, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), Dave Prewitt, Terrany Johnson (Tee Double), Kevin Wommack
Radio Personality
2. Kevin Connor, Sun Radio 3. DJ Hella Yella, The Beat 4. Jody Denberg, KUTX 5. Rick McNulty, KUTX RUNNERS-UP: Confucius Jones and Fresh, KUTX; John Aielli, KUTX; Loris Lowe, Austin City Limits Radio; Suzanna Choffel, Sun Radio; Taylor Wallace, KUTX
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The dragon riders finally come in to land as the trilogy definitively ends
Latin
2. Brownout 3. Superfónicos 4. Patricia Vonne 5. Como Las Movies RUNNERS-UP: Del Castillo, El Tule, Vallejo, Grupo Fantasma, Samba Bamba
Austin Music Photographer
2. Todd V. Wolfson 3. Pooneh Ghana 4. David Brendan Hall 5. Roger Ho RUNNERS-UP: Kim Yarborough, Mike Manewitz, Robert Hein, Brandon Navarro, Dave Prewitt
Radio Station
2. Austin City Limits Radio (formerly KGSR) 3. Sun Radio 4. KLBJ-FM 5. KOOP RUNNERS-UP: KUT, KVRX, 101X, KMFA, KAZI
Never Look Away
Art history drama set across and after the Third Reich has few lessons to teach
Metal
2. Bridge Farmers 3. Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol 4. Eagle Claw 5. Immortal Guardian RUNNERS-UP: Mammoth Grinder, Doom Side of the Moon, Portrayal of Guilt, Ignitor, Runescarred
Housing Plan, Stadium Vote in Council Spotlight
Still to come this spring: child-friendly policy, land use code reboot
Austin ISD Trustees Support Sex-Education Update
Trustees likely to support new K-8 curriculum
Death Watch: Flawed Testimony Cited to Challenge Death Sentence
Billie Coble challenges second death sentence
Lege Lines: A Win for Brewers, a Scam for Paxtons, and More
This bill’s for you
Zach Theatre’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This revival gives the trans singer’s identity crisis a punk lullaby with rockin’ style
Govalle Neighbors Rally to Save Pecan Grove
City-owned property slated for affordable housing
Mary Moody Northen Theatre’s The Three Musketeers
A contemporary script, powerful acting, and fantastic swordplay combine to create a heroic journey that’s fun and easy to get lost in
2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s
Nearly half of this year’s Austin Music Poll/Austin Music Awards winners are now known
How Women Are Changing the World of Wine by Reclaiming the Vine
Wonder Women of Wine advocates for gender equality and diversity in the wine industry
Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words
Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction
Austin at Large: Time for the Bonus Round!
Trusting ourselves to allow the housing that will change the city
Coexisting With the Coyotes of Travis County
Austin’s wildlife management program goes countywide
Nadia Waheed: “Notes From a Windowless Room” at Raw Paw
Explorations of identity by an artist of color, of colors, of many colors
Public Notice: Closeout!
Zucker Report finally put to bed? Eh, sorta.
The People’s Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light
The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state
Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Grow Into Emo’s
Berkshire Hounds back a piano-smashing good time, non-Spring Break SXSW needs more volunteers, and Bayonne brings his piano home
Quote of the Week
“We will not let Donald Trump steal our Texas land or raid Hurricane Harvey recovery funds to build his stupid wall.” – Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa. But it’s a national emergency!
Whole Woman’s Health Caught Up in Anti-Abortion Turf War
Longtime Austin clinic forced to relocate
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Women are better than men at the basketball free-throw line, according to a study by Larry Silverberg and Chau Tran at North Carolina State University. Different types of mead include but are not limited to cyser (apples or apple cider), melomel (fruit or fruit juice), pyment (grapes), hippocras (grapes and spices), morat (mulberries), capsicumel (chiles),…
Headlines
City Manager Rodeo: City Manager Spencer Cronk announced the names of the finalists for assistant city manager positions for two more “strategic outcomes,” safety and mobility. Weeks of interviews to follow. See story. Not Our Fault: Having distributed and proclaimed as “actionable” a thoroughly bogus list of “noncitizen voters” – only to admit a few…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 21, 2019
Day Trips: Mission, Texas
Border wall to cut off sacred ground
One in a Crowd
Barton Springs history needs your crowdfunding help
Soccer Watch
Mixed results for MLS teams in the CONCACAF Champions League openers Tuesday night: Houston Dynamo won 1-0 in Guatemala on a gorgeous strike by DaMarcus Beasley, but Toronto FC was blown out 4-0 by CAI, a small Panamanian club making its CCL debut. Houston’s return leg is this Tue., Feb. 26, 7pm at BBVA Compass…
How The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Helped Shape Austin Filmmaking
The saw remains the same for Mike Blizzard
A Pickling Guru’s Journey Through the World of Fermentation
Casper Fermentables owner Ben Hollander goes from dorm chef to LeRoy and Lewis collaborator
City Validates Anti-Major League Soccer Petition
“Fair Play Austin” PAC hopes to halt plans to build a soccer stadium at McKalla Place
Body Hacking and Human Augmentation Conference Celebrates All Things DIY Cyborg
Get chipped (or don’t) at BDYHAX
Cronk Announces Short Lists for Assistant City Manager Positions
Future hires will oversee mobility and safety at City Hall
In Production: Riding the Rails With Jason Neulander’s Upcoming Feature, Fugitive Dreams
“It’s a road movie about two homeless people trying to survive in middle America”
Factor Health Funding Up for Grabs to Support Healthy Living
Good health beyond the clinic
Qmmunity: LGBTQ and the Search for a Wide Enough Umbrella
Plus, OUTsider Fest is here to queer up your weekend
David Whitley Apologizes for “Confusion” Wrought by Voter Purge List
Three lawsuits later, Texas secretary of state basically says “whoops”
