Council Watch

The delicate business of funding substance abuse programs for musicians.

"...Austin musicians ... leaders of our "live music capital" economy?..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...that has never been true of the Texas Film Commission. It's such good industry, filmmaking, because it's clean. They..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Do the Right Thing

Call me Commissioner

"...great deal of fanfare, I was appointed to the Austin Music Commission...."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lunch

"...But it's today (Thursday) that's set as the day Austin's City Council finally cast its vote on matters CSC..."

April 2, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

"...to it as it flies away from you." – Commissioner Ron Davis on BFI's inability to find a site..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

Where There's Smoke …

Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag

"...and clubs, many business owners feel similarly persecuted by Austin's nonsmoking forces. Anti-smoking activists respond that the smoking ban..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Dancing About Architecture

All news: noise ordinance gripes, AMN budget crunch, Sound Exchange faces rent shortfalls, Williamson County refuses to give up on an amphitheatre, Clifford Antone back on the streets, and the first SXSW 03 confirmees. Plus, three music deaths.

"...Between the noise ordinance, the Austin Music Network, the Sixth Street loading/unloading issue, and countless..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music Commission chair Bob Livingston steps down, no one steps up; Man's Ruin returns to Austin; Michael Corcoran's suspension is puzzling.

"...Out of Commission..."

March 31, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Commissions, Committees, and Comments

"...Both the Austin Aqua Festival and the Sixth Street Music and Heritage..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Faster Than Sound: Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes

Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere

"...evening. In an array of hazy, semiopaque scenes, the Austin quintet's new LP traverses parking lots and apartments thick..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Dancing About Architecture

The local music community holds its breath as it waits for the music-industry target-study set to go before the City Council's budget meetings.

"...Giving Music the Business..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Won't Leave the Nest

Singing AMN's Praises

"...Then came testimonials from musicians, including Cherilyn Fielding, a young hopeful who gave a..."

May 21, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...In the bigger picture, Austin and its citizens have shown little enthusiasm for historic..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

TCB

Conrad Keely and Juliette Lewis? Getting it on with the Trail of Dead, Frenchie, Cheap Trick, the Austin Music Commission, and our own Todd V. Wolfson.

"...Chris Smith, known to Austin and beyond as just "Frenchie," wants to keep things..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin music scene benefits the Red Cross.

"...lousy. Either way, a study of the role of music in Austin's economy, commissioned by the city last year,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of the first Austin Music Commission Town Meeting; the Antone's Blues Festival looks to have a bright future.

"...Tech? No, Music!..."

May 19, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Sorry, Charlie: New Noise Curfew

Ongoing disagreements with nearby residents yield stricter curfews

"...Last Tuesday, Aug. 14, members of the Austin Music Commission met with a local neighborhood organization and..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Tyler Pratt

Trying To Hit the Right Note

City's sound ordinance back on front burner

"...Last fall, the Austin Police Department stared down a difficult set of statistics...."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Boards & Commissions

"...Here’s a list of 122 board and commission appointments made by City Council at the end of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

TCB

O beautiful, for Prince, Ray Charles, and 100 pounds of weed

"...available for download at 99 cents a song. Aspyr Music producer Chad Beck says the bonus tracks on Knife's..."

June 18, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Austin's live music scene turns up missing.

"...that his Lexus had been found abandoned in East Austin on Tuesday. Unfortunately, in the week since, no new..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies

Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday

"...Tom Copeland, former executive director of the Texas Film Commission. A pivotal figure in the growth of the state's..."

April 10, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The B&C List

"...Below is our subjective division of city boards and commissions into tiers, based on the degree to which council..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Austin Music: Love It or Leave It..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column

Council Watch

Council considers issues ranging from the Seaholm Power Plant, to the Gotham condominium project, to Southpark Meadows.

"...It's a good thing the Austin City Council decided to take Veterans Day off last..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"...So begins the 25-year-old story of access television in Austin, Texas - with Mick and Keith and a temporary..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...on the county front, starting with the Travis County Commissioners Court where all five seats are up for grabs...."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...to a sweeping view of our city's last concentrated music corridor. It's a panorama of Red River, with a..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Unlocking Oblivion Access

Leaving the Austin Terror Fest title behind, Oblivion Access partners Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi reach for new horizons

"...Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi, Saturday of the final Austin Terror Fest presented a test case...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Jackie Venson Solos

Local blues hero goes solo to cut costs, city polls on use of $12 million earmarked for the arts, and the U.S. State Dept. blocks Palestinian artist Dirar Kalash from the Fusebox Festival

"...her first big opening dates. Despite multiple overseas experiences, Austin blues star Jackie Venson faces similar unplanned expenses of..."

April 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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