ACL Live Review: Kaytranada

Montreal DJ coverts Shazam addicts

"...experiencing Kaytranada live ... from the basement to the dance floors,” read massive digital displays for DJ/producer Kaytranada’s booming..."

Oct. 12, 2019 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

OUTsider Fest Review: Rhythm Nation 1814

Dorian Wood queers Janet Jackson’s concept album 30 years later

"...As Austin’s transmedia celebration OUTsider Fest brought its fifth year to..."

Feb. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Levitation Review: Holy Wave & Ringo Deathstarr

Lauded locals align for psychedelic/shoegaze double feature

"...Austin’s psych rock gods smiled down on Levitation’s Thursday kickoff..."

April 27, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Croy & the Boys Cover Marty Robbins

ATX’s Midwestern honky-tonkers saddle-up for Adrian Quesada

"...Charismatic Austin country posse Croy & the Boys roll out debut..."

Oct. 24, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chronolog Radio (Feb. 17)

Just an old-fashioned love song

"...Last week’s Valentine’s Day special re-airs today with another dance from a line of coupled-up locals: Octopus Project, Dikes..."

Feb. 17, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Studio Visit: KC Crow Maddux

On packing up the university studio, grieving, and discoveries

"...Austin Chronicle: You're in the process of moving out of..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Column by Andy Campbell

Rock & Roll Summer School

The Kids Are Alright Fest aims high

"...instructor James Mays stands at the forefront of the Austin youth music movement. Whether it’s Jamfest, SchoolJam Texas, or..."

May 10, 2010 Music Post by Aaron Miller

Hey Dude

U18 looks at the Beatles plus local clubs and bands

"...heard every Beatles song? Host Rush Evans plays rare tracks on Off the Beatle Path, material from their solo..."

Dec. 17, 2009 Music Post by Livvy Bennett

My Smoothie With Robyn

Robyn is back, bitches, and teenier than ever!

"...1am, then tomorrow at Perez Hilton's One Night in Austin.) Truth be told, it wasn't my smoothie. Some nice..."

March 14, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Bringing Up Baby

Baby Dee creates magic out of life

"...songs speak for themselves: the brilliant vaudeville tune “The Dance of Diminishing Possibilities,” the saddened ode "You’ll Find Your..."

Feb. 14, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

The Jungle Rockers

Bonus Tracks

"...boosts the Rockers' debut EP of modern oldies. The Austin via Cleveland bad-boy fourpiece takes a treat from the..."

June 22, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Stealth Utd.

Bonus Tracks

"...Anthem is "the sounds of peace through rocking analog dance beats," then we're in for a bumpy ride. The..."

April 20, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Quin NFN, corook, ​​and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From viral “If I Were a Fish” to M83’s essential “Midnight City”

"...over. Pleasant temperatures held for the final date of Austin City Limits Festival, where the Chronicle team caught another..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...requisite Asleep at the Wheel kickoff performance, this year's Austin City Limits Festival lineup welcomes its usual block of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Record Convention, Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza, Pecan Street Festival, and UTOPiAfest lead our recommended shows this week

"...The Austin Record Convention Palmer Events Center, Friday 5 – Sunday..."

May 5, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Felt Out Follows Their Shape-Shifting Pop Intuition

A rename and shared chemistry propel the Austin duo's new album

"...relate to it for some reason," says Nichols, an Austin native. "You're taking on the world as it is,..."

April 28, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Qmmunity: Entering a New Era

Austin's queer scene enters a new era of great shows, genuine artistry, and good music

"...and relive them whenever they want." Most of the tracks have been waiting in the wings since March 2020,..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

"...not be a lot of people, having not visited Austin since 2013. In one of many openhearted Saturday moments,..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Big Games, Big Money

DreamHack Austin puts competitive e-sports center stage

"...Austin is renowned as the site of some of the..."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

SXSW Music News: Wednesday/Thursday

Dignitaries, cancellations, surprise pop-ups, and Thursday picks

"...you’re in, one slip-up and you’re history. Here in Austin, the word “March” coupled with anything sounding chaotic evokes..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...in the late fall. The movie traces the late Austinite's mind-blowing musical legacy from child prodigy sitting on Hank..."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...He's at my house with a large pie from Austin's Pizza, where he works as a delivery driver. With..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...Barrence Whitfield & the Savages' visits to Austin in the Nineties are things of local legend. Wild,..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...song on the last day of 1949 and left Austin at the end of 1959. He's a man of..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Papa's Brand-New Bag

Jazzers and jam bands alike just wanna funk, Austin style

"...at a showplace home in Rollingwood, a section of Austin just west of Downtown. The ultramodern kitchen is bigger..."

July 27, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Sheiks of Industry

Austin record labels, part 1

"...Austin Electronica: Mutations It wasn't long ago that electronic music..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...opportunities like this don't come around too often.  – Austin Powell..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Reissues

"...JAD owns the exclusive rights to 72 "largely demo tracks" recorded by the Wailers in Kingston and in London..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...the club and DJ culture of the Seventies ooh-ooh dance scene, but succeed only at confounding anyone bothering to..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

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