Live Music Preservation Fund Outlays Another $3.5 Million
City program supports 28 venues with ongoing grants as national Save Our Stages funds stall
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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
Select Live Music Reemerges
ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.
Rachel Rascoe, Oct. 1, 2020
It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund
When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?
