KUT/KUTX in Discussion With UT Over the Future of the Cactus Cafe

KUTX Director says it's "50-50" whether the station will continue managing the venue

Rachel Rascoe, May 6, 2021

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

Rachel Rascoe, April 29, 2021

Live Music Preservation Fund Outlays Another $3.5 Million

City program supports 28 venues with ongoing grants as national Save Our Stages funds stall

Rachel Rascoe, April 22, 2021

Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines

The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news

Rachel Rascoe, April 15, 2021

White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

Rachel Rascoe, April 8, 2021

SXSW Online Offered Lots to Look Forward To

Virtual festival forecasts incoming local debuts and tentative fall touring.

Rachel Rascoe, March 25, 2021

Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions

Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar

Rachel Rascoe, March 18, 2021

Triangulating SXSW Music Online

Artist, industry, and local representatives break down the fest

Rachel Rascoe, March 11, 2021

Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll’s 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

Rachel Rascoe, March 4, 2021

Free Lunch Creatives Feed Austin’s Unhoused

Musicians rally for emergency storm relief, and Spicewood's Katy Kirby debuts on Keeled Scales.

Rachel Rascoe, Feb. 25, 2021

Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme

Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley’s movie-sized year

Rachel Rascoe, Feb. 18, 2021

Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes

Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere

Rachel Rascoe, Feb. 11, 2021

Live Music Preservation Fund Pays 73 Venues

Ongoing funding under Phase 2 to begin in March.

Rachel Rascoe, Feb. 4, 2021

Contextualizing Broken Spoke Owner James White

Honky-tonky lifer died of congestive heart failure at age 81

Rachel Rascoe, Jan. 28, 2021

Girls Like Us Occupy Hotel Free TV

P1nkstar celebrates trans Texan artists on Hotel Vegas' virtual platform and Music Lab closes final location to make way for Tesla

Rachel Rascoe, Jan. 21, 2021

Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

Rachel Rascoe, Jan. 14, 2021

Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

Rachel Rascoe, Jan. 7, 2021

Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

Rachel Rascoe, Dec. 30, 2020

Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

Rachel Rascoe, Dec. 23, 2020

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin’s best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

Rachel Rascoe, Dec. 17, 2020

Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

Rachel Rascoe, Dec. 10, 2020

Sanctifying Saliyah

The electronic producer focuses inward on a striking sophomore EP

Rachel Rascoe, Dec. 3, 2020

City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won’t open until next year.

Rachel Rascoe, Nov. 25, 2020

KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires

Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.

Rachel Rascoe, Nov. 19, 2020

The Musicians at the Center of UT's "Eyes of Texas" Debacle

Inside the Longhorn Band's first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.

Rachel Rascoe, Nov. 12, 2020

Damn, Kathy Valentine Can Write!

Go-Go's local Kathy Valentine reflects on her memoir at three Austin fall events

Rachel Rascoe, Nov. 5, 2020

Fat Tony Tales

Houston rapper plays sole release show in Austin

Rachel Rascoe, Oct. 29, 2020

Ukeme Maps the Music Genome

Multidisciplinarian Jason Ikpatt ponders community across arts and sciences

Rachel Rascoe, Oct. 22, 2020

Virtual ACL Music Fest Keeps Flags Flying

Nostalgic livestream and rising Austin talent fundraise for the Austin Parks Foundation.

Rachel Rascoe, Oct. 15, 2020

Jana Horn Is Cautiously Optimistic

Cautious and cerebral ATX singer-songwriter finally releases her solo debut

Rachel Rascoe, Oct. 8, 2020

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