Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out

Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day

"...shutter (revisit "Ryan Garrett Assumes Beerland Lease," Oct. 18, 2019). The venue, with no website yet, is open daily..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Support Trans Youth

Plus Halloween wins and Poo Poo Platter (birthday) parties

"...If there's one thing I'm tired of talking about,..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Billie Eilish Tapes Austin City Limits Debut

And then performs again tonight at ACL Fest weekend two

"...As pre-teens in oversized merch yelled out “Make-your-girlfriend-mad type/..."

Oct. 12, 2019 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...That's why things like Brewery Power Rankings exist when..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Council Tries to Keep City's Trash Out of Hated Landfill

Waste not, what now?

"...facilities and transport it to the Austin Community Landfill (ACL) is set to expire on Feb. 28, and it's..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: A Month in Austin Rap

Three top-grade hip-hop albums emerged this fall. Let’s recap.

"...bedroom, as well as a dry erase board with 2019 ambitions. The mercurial rapper checked off a big one..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACL Lineup Slaps: In good news, the Austin City Limits..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...A decade ago, Eric Burton returned home to California..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: Recapping Hot Sauce Fest, Stereolab, HAAM Day, and Topshelf Records' Stalemate With Austin-Based Merch Warehouse

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...The emcee celebrated her last show before an upcoming ACL Fest debut – sharing weekend one plans with lineup..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

"...to a multi-decade touring break. The reunion, starting in 2019, hadn't stopped in Austin until last weekend. Kathleen Hanna..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Gary Clark Jr. Spotlights Familial Austin Talent in Blues On the Green’s Return

“Everybody is listening to the guitar man”… and his friends

"...ACL Radio DJ and BOTG host Andy Langer had earlier..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of South American hero Totó la Momposina, aka Colombian oracle Sonia Bazanta Vides. "We'll be playing pure Colombian roots..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Austin Music Poll Got COVID-19

In a once-in-a-lifetime music year, the 40th annual Austin Music Poll pivots.

"...For hundreds of locals, the 2019/2020 Austin Music Awards transpired as the last big show..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill

Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny

"...But the meeting was not totally without contention. The..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Austin Music Poll Innovates in 2020

Write-in, wrong. The Music Poll goes multiple choice.

"...at the Austin Music Awards on March 11 at ACL Live and its rowdy sister event the Austin Music..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...Bourdain, Marfa remains a cacti-embellished arts haven. So, when ACL Fest promoters C3 Presents proposed a three-day festival just..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity

Austin's 10 queerest highlights of 2018

"..."better" we obviously mean queerer. We'll catch ya in 2019, QTs! 1) Mainstays Celebrate Milestones..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Smile Adapts, Reworks, and Evolves the Radiohead Formula

Free-flowing trio kept diehards guessing on second night at ACL Live

"...Total dismay at their absence, the lengthiest in their..."

June 27, 2023 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...of town. But historically, nonprofit gifts to PARD (including ACL Fest donations) have actually been spread across underserved parks,..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

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

"...around town rather than last year's show locale at ACL Live. Goody bags went out Monday through Wednesday, while..."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

International Musicians Keep Austin’s Scene Alive, but They Struggle to Stay

Putting the “world” in Live Music Capital of the World

"...about a decade. He became a permanent resident in 2019...."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

An Austin Music Poll FAQ: Attempting Answers on the 43-Year Tradition

Winner announcements move to print; the party moves to Antone’s

"...Music Editor Kevin Curtin oversaw the NomBod introduction in 2019 and did a very eloquent job of introducing the..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58

Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack

"...PHOTOS: See more archival photos of Daniel Johnston..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...grimace), so come the second week of June, the 2019 iteration upscales to Empire Control Room as well as..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...Friday 14, 9:35pm, ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Gladys Knight, Nick Shoulders, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live this week

"...Between weekends of ACL Fest, Superfónicos laid down an outdoor set on South..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...Since launching in 2019 with the inquisitive pop-rock push-and-pull of internet-ready track "I..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...Conklin Luna by Chief Cleopatra Shinyribs, Tony Kamel, Scott StricklandACL Live at the Moody Theater, Friday 30..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Every Artist From Pitchfork Festival Headed to Austin This Year

My trip to Chicago is your summer-to-fall ticket-shopping opportunity

"...members who only wanted "Holding On" thinned out. With ACL and Levitation wrapped in October, I hadn't attended a..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin's Reluctant Bedroom Pop Idol Dayglow on Making Music That Matters

"It's crazy suddenly having so much weight put onto what I say and do now."

"...Austin City Limits taping, and a repeat performance at ACL Fest. Known to the masses as Dayglow, the bedroom-pop..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Alyssa Quiles

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