Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...the Ritz Veteran Austin harpman Walter Daniels fronted blues-punk kingpins Jack O'Fire. Drummer Wade Driver pounded the skins for..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...very little in the Chronicle, but sometimes find thought provoking ideas and commentary. Seeing obvious errors like this is..."

July 25, 2003 Column

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Frank Black. The quartet's 2001 debut, Will Self-Destruct (Better Looking), never belies its standard lo-fi pop pedigree, but the..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

I Want My MP3s

The rise and demise of Austin's once dominant file-sharing service, Audiogalaxy

"...fences offering no back way out of the narrow parking lot. The location manages to stay camouflaged in the..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks to King..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...pick it up, Nick and company pull into the parking lot in a truck. I am furious. Nick is..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...JOHNNY DOWD: Looking for something disturbing yet entertaining? Then this Fort Worth-born..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Readings From the Fringe

"...And in no small way he made middle- and working-class black America real to white readers. Now he seems..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Books Review by Mike Shea

Momfest: the Schedule

"...51: The Audience (Lorca's classic by a new company looking for its own audience.)..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Feature

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...puzzles Mayo. "I'd rather it wasn't, actually. Yeah, it's breaking here, but god, I hate that `next big thing.'..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Reissues

"...As such, they've wisely avoided a pacing bottleneck by breaking this 144-song set into three, 2-CD components: beg, scream,..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...computer with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes as backing band. It's a jarring juxtaposition, but it's worked to..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

Crammed With Grammys

"...Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, and Art Neville in the..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Column

Maintaining the World's Most Expensive Record Collections

Austin's Small Label Scene

"...as well as the angular arthouse aggression of Scratch Acid with the punk universe. Meanwhile, Jungle issued some fine,..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...seems, as well as the introduction to the massive, myth-debunking American Tabloid (Random House, $25 hard), the latest work..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...Woman outfit. Recently transplanted Louisiana siblings THEBROSFRESH open with slinking, eclectic R&B. Also new: $100 "Blues With a View"..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...Soundtracking this year's capsaicin celebration, which runs from 3 to..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: 10 New Things to See at Hot Summer Nights

New bands, new names, and new releases among the hundred-plus free-entry acts

"...A summer of record-breaking temperatures certainly qualifies for the incoming title of Hot..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...the wonderment of a 22-year-old on a ten-strip of acid...."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Shaky Knees Festival

"...more than 60 artists across four stages. (Pictured here: Acid Dad on Friday, April 29)..."

May 3, 2022 Photo Gallery

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Review: Portrayal of Guilt

Christfucker (Run for Cover)

"...grindcore, and post-industrial noise? "I just say punk," Matt King schooled the Chronicle back in January. "To me, punk..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Watch: the Expressive Finger Choreography of Whit’s New Video

Austin quartet premieres “Hand It Over”

"...I’m thinking about hands right now because Whit just unveiled a..."

March 6, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tool Asphyxiates the Erwin Center

“Supposedly, Austin,” announced Keenan. “Work on it”

"...tag-team with Justin Chancellor’s thick, knotty basslines. Voice still strikingly youthful at 55, Tool’s reluctant frontman Maynard James Keenan..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...4) Dallas Acid..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

Playback Punches Out

After six years and 388,000 words, "Playback" hands off the music column

"...a lot of them if a story I was working on for "Playback" hadn't brought us together...."

Nov. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...The Latin Grammy-nominated Puerto Ricans shout out hardworking servicemen/women by prescribing shots. The internationally charting dance track..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Playback: Does Size Matter at SXSW?

A smaller SXSW Music week still satisfies

"...chasing audience members before jumping on the bar and knocking over beers. Finally, she grabbed a full vodka drink..."

March 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pivotal Punk at SXSW Music

Don't miss this gang of 10

"...with clangy guitars, motorik drums, and Kristine Nevrose's battery acid shriek. Think Kathleen Hanna joining Gang of Four. Alice..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW’s Fifth Artist List

Todd Rundgren, Starcrawler and 110 more

"...Here’s the full cull: The Academic (Mullingar, Ireland) Acid House Ragas (Montreal, Canada) Belako (Mungia, Spain) Bishop Gunn..."

Jan. 25, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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