A New Era for the Austin Music Awards

Voting process expands as show moves to February and off SXSW

"...calendars, because for the first time in decades, the Austin Music Awards no longer falls during South by Southwest...."

Sept. 25, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...show, or avoiding the snow: "All roads lead to Austin."..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards Announces First Honorees of 2019 Ceremony

Alejandro Escovedo, Dianne Scott to be fêted at Feb. 27 AMAs

"...The Austin Music Awards announces today the opportunity to get in..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Playback: 2018-19 Austin Music Poll Ballot

Kevin Curtin votes in the only election that matters, and you can too

"...– most people don't anguish this much over the Austin Music Poll. For me, it's an important annual ritual:..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Your Austin Music Poll Ballot

Armadillos for sale, Free Week, and an Austin Music Poll primer

"...a second-story room neatly arranged with commercial antiques and music ephemera. For owner Eddie Wilson, that "upstairs store" was..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Another Sea Change Year at the Austin Music Awards

So much so that even we don't know what to expect!

"...the first time in its illustrious 38-year history, the Austin Music Awards booked funny emcees...."

March 6, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Final Round of the 2017-2018 Austin Music Poll

Vote to help determine the winners of the 36th annual AMAs

"...be heard, and now the most important elections in Austin music have arrived – the Austin Music Awards. The..."

Jan. 18, 2018 Events Post by Savannah Opre

Playback: The Austin Music Poll's 11th Hour

A final push to get out the vote in the Austin Music Poll

"...real popular vote: 59 categories determining the top bands, musicians, recordings, and businesses in our community. If you haven't..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Make the Austin Music Poll Great Again

Getting the vote out for the 2016/17 Austin Music Poll

"...but you still have six days to cast your ballot in the Austin Music Poll. How Big Is Your..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Closer Look at the Music Poll Ballot on This Week's The Austin Chronicle Show

Exploring the nominees for Best Song, plus Free Week picks

"...the new year with an episode dedicated entirely to Austin music...."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

The Austin Music Poll Got COVID-19

In a once-in-a-lifetime music year, the 40th annual Austin Music Poll pivots.

"...For hundreds of locals, the 2019/2020 Austin Music Awards transpired as the last big show they..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...Last year's Austin Music Awards, held at the Moody Theater on March..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Industry Award Winners

Business and non-performer accolades precede the AMAs

"...and slept through the Oscars, but Monday’s second annual Austin Music Industry Awards ran neither self-congratulatory nor constituted self-important..."

March 7, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Music Poll Innovates in 2020

Write-in, wrong. The Music Poll goes multiple choice.

"...and greatness amongst those it's able to recognize, the Austin Music Poll now undergoes a restructuring. This year's voting..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Poll Launches Wednesday

Now complete with “Music Industry Awards” section

"...Austin’s voter turnout was atrociously low through this month’s run-off..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

Playback: 2012-2013 Music Poll Ballot

Vote your local music conscience

"...show it off by telling us who the best musicmakers in town are via the 2012-13 Austin Music Poll...."

Jan. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Moving Panoramas' Leslie Sisson Best of the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Music Poll Blues

"...hate popularity contests, however I still fill out an Austin Music Awards ballot because I know others care and..."

Nov. 15, 2018 Postmarks

Sloke One and Billie Buck Discuss Their Art This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show

Graffiti and gig poster art take the stage in new exhibits

"...find fine art hanging on plenty of walls around Austin, but this weekend, the emphasis is on two art..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

30 Years of “Best of Austin”

Some of the stories behind 10,484 awards

"...10,484 total "Best of Austin" Awards over 30 years (an average of 349 per..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin's $100 limit on campaign donations survives another court test -- does that mean it works?

"...Harry Lee Hudspeth, to consider Katz's constitutional challenge to Austin's $100 campaign contribution limit, at 8:30am on the day..."

March 21, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

We Have an Issue: Time to Cast Your Vote in the The Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin" Readers Poll

Shout-out the people and places that make Austin so special

"...The Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin" Awards are back! Longtime readers..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Bring Back Austin All Stars!

"...fault. I didn't vote in the Chronicle's "Best of Austin" and now I must let it be known …..."

June 23, 2010 Postmarks

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...institutions and providing the support for theatre, dance, classical music, and the visual arts – not just occasionally but..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

This Magic Moment

15 Years of the Austin Music Awards

"...Lou Ann Barton and Paul Ray opened the first Austin Music Awards at Club Foot by presenting a batch..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Page Two: Having a Riot

The chaotic and beautiful birth of the Austin Music Awards

"...story of some of the early years of the Austin Music Awards. It is not a complete or annotated..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...New Year's Eve unveiling of Antone's. The comeback of Austin's brand venue, reopened Downtown after two years on mute,..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Westin Sues the Nook Over Sound

And “Playback” votes in the Austin Music Poll

"...Credit Austin's music community with this: We're exceptional at outrage...."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Represent Texas

Austin Music Awards 2009-10 Hall of Fame inductee Denny Freeman gets a second chance to deliver his induction speech

"...most common question about the workings of the Chronicle's Austin Music Poll, and the answer I love most to..."

April 2, 2010 Music Feature by Denny Freeman

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