SXSW Enabling, Not Using

"...the Wheel playing a grocery store (Central Market) for free. But that seems a small price to pay for..."

March 21, 2005 Postmarks

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...March 18All showcase times subject to changeIAN HUNTER/ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO6pm, Auditorium Shores Were it not for the fact that Alejandro..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

In Search of the Wild Art

'Cracks in the Pavement' leaves art objects in unexpected spaces throughout the city

"...specific sites all over Austin – beneath bridges, beside freeways, along sidewalks, up in trees ... whatever spots they..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...Dope Game was rough. I lost everything, including my freedom, serving time in a Texas penitentiary...."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Public Notice: Too Tired to Be Grumpy

It's time to enjoy yourself – spring break (and SXSW) are nearly here!

"...39 AISD campuses. While the kite festival is always free, the Central Mar­ket Kite Fest Breakfast (8:30-10am) is a..."

March 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Page Two: Rogue Waves

Ghosts of SXSW and the Chronicle past

"...Chronicle Music Anthology, edited by Austin Powell and Doug Freeman, is an anthology of 30 years of music coverage..."

March 11, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

The countdown to South by Southwest continues, while the Black Angels turn on and Ghostland Observatory marches onward and upward

"...partners with SXSW once more for a series of free, live broadcasts from the Austin Convention Center that feature..."

March 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB

One final SXSW missive

"...Sally," made their avalanche of publicity ("It certainly wasn't free," deadpanned SXSW director Roland Swenson) pay off at their..."

March 26, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

The Party Never Stops!

"...producers the world over). Not only am I getting freezed out of the free food and drinks, I'm blowing..."

April 3, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...blowing O’s, shopping and overall good vibes” – plus free ice cream for the first 30 folks. We’d be..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...folks behind FanTrail are making the app available for free to all SXSW showcasing bands and hosting a contest..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Playback: Lovers Rock

Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes

"...been previously announced. Minor did reveal that SXSW's popular free outdoor concerts will return, taking place Thursday through Saturday..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest spins at Turntable.fm, Zorch goes viral, and other digital delights from Bali Yaaah and the Meat Puppets

"...indicative of the raised stakes accompanying the move to Auditorium Shores. After leaking more names in social media listening..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...15 years of playing some of the most thrilling shows anywhere. I've seen him solo in a room with..."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

South by Oh Snap!

Louis Black sounds off on how much he hates music.

"...many of us saw through the ruse of the free Auditorium Shores shows and the many, many doors that..."

Feb. 28, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Dancing About Architecture

The city's noise ordinance proposes to drown out live music in Austin.

"...Let Freedom Ring (Please!)..."

April 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

An ode to Waylon Jennings, even as SXSW O2 builds to a boil.

"...the Hole in the Wall. Those will be all-ages shows, going 1-6pm, and featuring the cream of Austin's next..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Avond, who worked at Esther's Follies, videotaped local after-hours shows. It was 1990...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music News: De La Soul, J Balvin, and T Bone Burnett Headlined Hump Day

Music happenings yesterday and today

"...The annual free shows at Auditorium Shores launch tonight with X Ambassador’s..."

March 14, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...ring like a bloodied First Aid Kit. – Doug Freeman Blue Lab Beats..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Playback: Black Metal, Gray Skies, Red-Hot Love

Sex, love, and nostalgia – recapping Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015

"...FFF Fest's 10th iteration, few were so unacquainted with Auditorium Shores as Lant. The lion's share of passes were..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

The Future Is Unwritten: 360 Degrees of South by Southwest

"...Star Lounge in the Austin Convention Center – are free and open to the general public. That's not even..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW 08: It's a Wrap

"...of the stage with an entertaining half-hour of drunken freestyles and ad-libs when a scheduled act failed to show...."

March 19, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Grub Us Up and Grub Us Down, Cookie

Eating the cowboy way with breakfast at Auditorium Shores and dinner at the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo

"...coffee are all dished out – and all for free. Yep, free for nuthin' and accompanied by live music,..."

March 9, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...an unrepentant anarchist. Or, rather, a historian. Because history shows the public its blindness by presenting a "blind" man..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column

After a Fashion

What's the latest in fall fashion? Only your Style Avatar knows for sure.

"...Aug. 28, 10am-3pm, Nordstrom invites you to book a free one-on-one consultation with the famous Dr. Brandt, whose excellent..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around the world

"...it moves from venue to venue downtown, including the Auditorium Shores shows. The Starlight and Moonlight 'Dillos will run..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...rave community, although he has recently returned to promoting shows in Orleans Parish...."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Joey Ramone is dead

"...the Austin version of the Bob Marley Festival at Auditorium Shores, with admission set at $3, plus two cans..."

April 20, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Playback

Last chance to vote in the Austin Music Poll!

"...the keynote speaker remains a mystery, and multitudes of freeloader shows, from day parties to SXSW's free concerts in..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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