Collin Shook Strikes a Chord With Jazz Pop-Up Series

Monks Jazz Club improvs a hit for the pop-up pianist/promoter

"...East Austin Piano Shop sits on Sixth Street a few blocks..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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

"...to stop and gawk when a white van emblazoned "Austin Music Awards Winner Wagon" pulls up honking...."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Alongside Austin's Dicks and Big Boys, Houston's Really Red proved as..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: BettySoo..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Kalu James of Kalu & the Electric..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Three songs over 34 minutes, the third album by Austin power grid Craig Clouse (guitar), Nate Cross (bass), and..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Latin/rock/psych/cumbia/world-beat Austin conglomerate Grupo Fantasma put out its American Music Vol...."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...The Austin Music Awards ceremony isn't until next week, but the..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Austin on TV: The Bizarre Story of Cable Access

Web series and documentary highlight the wild heyday of Austin Public Access and its vibrant future

"...Show. Originally from North Carolina but now resident in Austin, Moore was astonished hearing a pair of Austin-native co-workers..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...christening scheduled for historic Hemisfair Park via an Alamo City/Austin dual commemoration, Freedom Fest: Arc Angels, Stray Cats, Cheap..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...since opening night of the 26th season of the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival – redubbed Polari26..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...On Sunday, February 26, the four-decades-running tradition of the Austin Music Awards returned to celebrate the best and brightest..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

New Documentary Delves Into the Life of Austin's Voodoobilly Queen Izzy Cox

A celebration of love and struggle in Izzy Cox: Fighting the Devil

"...Izzy Cox remains a unique artistic force within the Austin music scene. The self-proclaimed Voodoobilly Queen exuded a defiantly..."

April 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

2021/2022 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...On Tuesday, March 8, the four-decades-running tradition of the Austin Music Awards returned to celebrate the best and brightest..."

March 8, 2022 Music Post by James Renovitch

The Don Diego Trio Sends Greetings From Austin

Vittorio Bongiorno follows a rockabilly band from Italy to Texas

"...Italian band from Sicily to the Ameripolitan Festival in Austin – and why he's back here tonight with the..."

April 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...The Austin Film Festival, set to take place October 26-November 2,..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Foodie News

Don’t shave. Do eat Italian food and have liquor and bread delivered.

"...annual No Shave November celebration benefiting the American Cancer Society. Aside from the new patchy beards on servers, Lone..."

Nov. 14, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

El Combo Oscuro, KVN, and Mike & the Moonpies are some of our favorite local sounds this week

"...of witty food and cooking metaphors inspired by the Austin rapper's long held love for the craft. This intriguing..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...distribute,' and I started working backwards," explains the 61-year-old Austin native. "First, 'Who am I going to record?'"..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a broad reset, the grimy Beautiful Nightmares features veteran Austin MC Lil' Bully (LaDarrian Torry) sounding appropriately desperate not..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Revamping the Austin Music Poll

Here's how Playback's voting

"...Chronicle staffers are poring over 20 years of online Austin Music Poll results for evidence of Russian interference. Meanwhile,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Arty Things To Do In Austin This Weekend

Arty, yeah. You know: Creativity actually happening in our city.

"...fancy footwork among the flows and throes of live jazz on Friday and Saturday night at the Long Center...."

June 16, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Austin Week in Angers, France

Kevin Curtin runs into more than a handful of musical Austinites on the other side of the globe

"...Austin Week in Angers, France, has come and gone. The..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...– has managed it for this long, but the Austin Critics Table is marking its 20th year of commending..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Fest, Borzoi, International Jazz Day, Ladyfang, Juan Wauters, and more

"...accordion rock star Brenda Martinez, 7:30pm Saturday; and 86-year-old Austin conjunto mainstay Johnny Degollado, 4:30pm Sunday...."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Pen May Be Mightier Than the Sword, but Sometimes It Makes You Want to Slit Your Wrists

The Austin Film Society's latest series zooms in on creative block

"...The latest Austin Film Society Essential Cinema series, guest-curated by yours truly,..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...No sound dominated Austin music in 2020, other than the eerie lack thereof...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Straight Out of Brooklyn

Austin Film Society highlights three films distributed by Factory 25

"...music have a home at the label. A new Austin Film Society series spotlights three of the company's films...."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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