30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...One of the truly unsung recordings of the 1980s, Mud, Lies & Shame personified Michael..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Thursday 14, 3:30pm, Empire Garage Thursday 14, 7pm, Zilker Brewing Friday 15,..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sittin' on a Red Hot Stove

A Q&A with Charles Sanders, Jr. of Kool & Together

"...tin can, but on Oct. 4 the group's Original Recordings 1970-77 will be brought out of the dark by..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on AustinChronicle.com by Section

Drill down, baby

"...8) "30 Rock: Thirty years, 30 recordings"..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Features Feature

Fast Times With Darondo

Doin' the splits with a lost soul singer

"...In only his third performance in the last 30 years, Darondo Pulliam, 61, shimmied across the stage at..."

March 25, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

'Ghosts of Ole Miss' Comes Off as Obtuse

Attempt at explaining a civil rights story is a mess

"...Ghosts of Ole Miss, an unimpressive film in ESPN's 30 for 30 series...."

Oct. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

The Bo-Keys’ Memphis Soul

“The collision of gospel, blues, jazz, country”

"...stint at Antone’s: Thu., April 28, through Sat., April 30...."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Blind Pets’ Slideshow Shenanigans

Austin rockers’ iPhone travelogue

"...empowered everyone to become pocket documentarians, resulting in viral recordings of police brutality, cat videos, and an endless stream..."

Nov. 16, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Making of a 'Big Shot'

Cheer Up Charlie's premieres Christeene's startling new video

"...countercultural insurgency then sweeping the nation. One of those recordings apparently featured beloved local musical slattern Christeene...."

Jan. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Naked Willie

Less is more

"...all the time. It’s the first batch of Willie recordings that I ever heard. I didn’t really know about..."

March 11, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Business Deal

Shun the Handshake

"...century we've released and co-released with other labels about 30 recordings." Notable releases: The Prima Donnas; Gene Defcon, Come..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Cute Band Alert!

Times New Viking's lo-fi nostalgia.

"...What happens when you put roughly 30 record nerds in a store run by record nerds..."

April 9, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...He also picked up influences, heard on his fusion recordings, of Charles Lloyd, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Sly..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Townes Without Pity

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy

"...the recent flood of reissues, compilations, tributes, and live recordings bearing Townes Van Zandt's name, it's obvious what's at..."

June 14, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record reviews Reissues

"...to prove or refute owing to the lack of recordings prior to 1900. However, there's no denying the great..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...not participate in assembling this set), disc four has 30 minutes of CD-ROM live footage. The videos are truly..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Reissues

"...to play by mimicking everything he heard. His first recordings display an already keenly developed talent for arranging and..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Bob Johnston’s Great Lost Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan LP

Late producer set the mood for one of music’s great summits

"...They also tend to underestimate the quality of his recordings. All too often, these Dylan/Cash recordings are regarded as..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

Dueling Banjos

Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?

"...friends that got together at somebody's house more than 30 years ago to play some hillbilly tunes...."

March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Stompy Jones

"...almost before you know it. One chorus from Hodges, 30 seconds max, was all it took. That and those..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

King Tears

A decade after the ValuJet crash claimed Walter Hyatt's life, his posthumous archive celebrates his tender abilities once again

"...age 47, Hyatt left behind a mass of unfinished recordings, songs that his friends affirm are some of his..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Audio Snapshots

America's premiere archival roots label celebrates the big 4-0.

"...two-LP package of blues, country, and gospel music, some 30 selections from as many artists -- and all for..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"......"

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...Charley Crockett's Field Recordings, Vol. 1 www.charleycrockett.com..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Blood, Sweat & Murder

Redemption for Austin's definitive one-man band? Just don't ask Scott H. Biram what the 'H' stands for.

"...with a gritty immediacy that owes as much to 1930s chain gang recordings as the Misfits' gothic thrash. His..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Putting It Together

The Austin Symphony's Peter Bay on Leading an Orchestra, Interpreting a Score, and Seeing Music

"...seriously that the orchestra will put up with another 30 years of me. But, unless it's a major, major..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...It's more than 20 years since Townes died, nearly 30 years for Blaze. To this day, some people maintain..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...And all the residual magic remains in those three recordings plus helter-skelter singles, live tapes, studio sessions, and myriad..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In Her Own Time

Haunting the dark corners of Karen Dalton

"...My Own Time ("Reissues," Dec. 15, 2006) came Delmore Recordings' 2-CD live set, Cotton Eyed Joe ("Reissues, Dec. 14,..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet

"...The Complete Mercury Recordings (Hip-O Select)..."

April 15, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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