Five Can't-Miss Free Week Shows

American Sharks, Sailor Poon, and Peelander-Z headline a packed slate

"...Dog, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, Think No Think, Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad Tue., Jan. 2, 9pm,..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Events Post by Mark Fagan

SXSW Music List No. 7

Pussy Riot Theatre, Kano, Bilal, and 137 more

"...Albanese, hyper-speed rasta rapper Buggsy from Bristol, and Grammy-winning disco/acid-jazz/Latin showstoppers Los Amigos Invisibles, founded in Venezuela...."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...nicely, as does the freshness of the mint. Easy drinking, cooling and summery, this drink is great on the..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...Lao Huang and Xiaobei Zhang, also has an unexpected acid twitch to it. Gao doesn't simply redeem the bandits:..."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...And I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down. Meet Me in the Field Behind the Dynamo..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Foie Gras Foe Foiled!

Police nab suspect in foie gras vandalism mystery

"...owner and chef Parind Vora says the suspect applied acid to the restaurant's front window before etching the words,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

TCB

I went down to the Crossroads, fell down on my knees

"...alum Beck surfaced to join Clapton for the memorable acid-rock encore "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers."..."

June 11, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...combos nail the trumpet messiah right in his clammy, key-klacking paws. While purists may buck and whinny at versions..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Record Reviews: Reissues

"...Little Monster was the band's sole classic LP (also making it their sole LP on any consequence), while Mainliner..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Review: A Trio of Radioactive Cherubs Reissues

Icing, Heroin Man, and 2 YNFYNYTY re-crisped on colored vinyl

"...off Austin post-punk's hall of fame pitchfork alongside Scratch Acid and Butthole Surfers, Cherubs finally scrub up their sonically..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...concert shopping during the coming week of Fest madness. Looking for more? Find the Chronicle’s complete listings of all..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Levitation 2022

"...King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at Stubb's during Levitation..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Photo Gallery

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Reiterate Fest Face-Melts..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...Traditional Chinese Medicine, also authored two novels, The Bandit King and Brave New Texas, and published his childhood friend..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Oblivion Access Adds Danny Brown, Grouper, Death Grips’ Andy Morin and More

Experimental festival finalizes lineup for May 12-15

"...Today, the four-day festival confirms its full lineup. Previously-announced..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...39) Royal Forest, Waiting Drum (King Electric)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to the radio-ready sounds..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Austin Author Ed Ward Revisits Rock’s First Guitar Hero, Michael Bloomfield

“When you heard Mike Bloomfield play, you got the sense this was the real shit."

"...an overdriven shriek, applying Waters' vicious vibrato to B.B. King's singing single notes. Given full flight with the Butterfield..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...King Sunny Adé (4/1/83)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Sike Fest: Levitation Canceled

Levitation 2016, a bitter pill for all

"...negative to generate website clicks from the timid masses checking back to see if the forecast has improved. Or..."

May 6, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 National

One hundred lines of album art

"...4) Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap (Mixtape Coalition)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...and the riot that was the Strokes as attendance kings. Here come the Okie challengers. Divine Fits, Spoon principal..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Best Coast

"...Best CoastCrazy for You (Mexican Summer) WavvesKing of the Beach (Fat Possum)..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The God's Heaven Truth

Rev. Gean West & the Relatives add another chapter to Texas funk history

"...he holds court on Psalm 23, comparing the late King of Pop to the biblical King David. The finer..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Arthuriosis

Getalong Gang's heavy metal opera rocks Camelot with badass-itude and lots of hair

"...the dawn of time, the legend of Arthur, legendary king of Britain, has been told in infinite awesome ways...."

April 17, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Songs in A&E: Recovering from the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and revving up for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day

"...in the Cellar" and "Moving to Florida" burned like acid flashbacks, powered by the plunging rhythms of drummers Teresa..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It

What reissues are buried in the bottom of your closet?

"...Longstanding reissue kingpin Rhino Records, for example, has uploaded more than 150..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

This Town

The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine takes the Zilker Park train back to her Austin upbringing

"...she's snuggled under a black corduroy coat lined in shocking pink. Outside, the steel gray sky matches the introspective..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Taking him to task for a column about the "flypaper..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

What a Longer, Stranger Trip It's Been

Jim Van Bebber on 'The Manson Family'

"...When director Jim Van Bebber and producer/cinematographer Mike King decided to make an honest film about acid-drenched 20th-century..."

April 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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