Austin Music Office Expands Musician Payment for Certain City-Sponsored SXSW Events

$200/hour rate newly applied to DAWA and EQ Austin showcases

"...The city of Austin has partially stepped into the discussion over artist compensation..."

March 17, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office

Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs

"...week posted an online application for manager of their Music Division, a top governmental position held by Don Pitts..."

April 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Census Returns While the Live Music Fund Faces Delays

A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

"...In 2015, the first Austin Music Census highlighted fault lines in the local music..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Austin Music Census

The Austin Music Census hits the fan. As does Tyler, the Creator!

"...Grim assessments of the Austin music industry aren't hard to come by. Ask any..."

June 5, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

For the First Time Since 2015, a New Austin Music Census Is Now Open

Survey seeks measurable industry feedback to guide policy and support

"...The first-ever Austin Music Census, circa 2015, is still referenced to this..."

July 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5

Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century

"...decade ago, Anthony Erickson and Jeremy Roye launched the Austin Music Video Festival as a multi-day gathering to highlight..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Austin Music Awards Open Balcony Tickets to Benefit Local Music Community

Discounted tickets go on sale the day of the show

"...shutting down South by Southwest over coronavirus concerns, the Austin Music Awards and ACL Live/Stratus Properties have partnered to..."

March 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards Honor Bill Carter & Ruth Ellsworth Carter, and Tamara Saviano

Mike Judge and Jack Ingram also set to make appearances

"...Today, the Austin Music Awards revealed the recipients of two legacy honors...."

Feb. 20, 2020 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

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

"...Datsun 280ZX only to discover abuelita hospitalized and a musical christening scheduled for historic Hemisfair Park via an Alamo..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...our balls to drop), historically calls for a year-in-review Music news column. You know the drill: condense the highlights,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: CodeNEXT and the Austin Music Scene

How might the update of Austin’s land development code affect the musical landscape?

"...Following five years of lead-up, the rewrite of Austin's outdated land development code soon heads to City Council...."

June 8, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Mayor's Plan to Save Austin Music

Mayor Steve Adler addresses the elephant in the club, Susan Antone honored, and Henry Gonzalez goes to the head of the Austin poster artist altar

"...biggest headliner ever on Wednesday ­– the Obamas – Austin music still has problems, and Steve Adler's here to..."

March 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Music's Cooperative Future

Could music collectives make Austin the next Music Row?

"...There's no quick fix for the arduous grind of Austin's music industry, where the pay's low, the rent's high,..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Census Data Will Remain Private

Attorney General grants exemption from open records requests

"...drawn-out open records dispute over results from last year’s Austin Music Census has come to a conclusion as Texas’..."

Feb. 1, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Sucks

Michael Corcoran's infamous 1986 music column

"...This infamous and inflammatory music column by Michael Corcoran ran in the April 25,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran

Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017

The year in quarrel

"...South by Southwest hosted a showcase consisting entirely of musicians from the seven predominantly Muslim nations targeted in Trump's..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The 2016/17 Austin Music Awards Reveal

"...strategizing, scheming, and dreaming up performances for the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards. All the generals were there: Charlie Sexton..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Takeaways From the New Austin Music Census

2022 survey shows musicians moving farther from city core

"...The latest appraisal of Austin's music economy shows that the city's prized cultural hallmark..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Grow Into Emo’s

Berkshire Hounds back a piano-smashing good time, non-Spring Break SXSW needs more volunteers, and Bayonne brings his piano home

"...local rite of passage, then Sunday night at the Austin Music Industry Awards, I earned the merit badge. I..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Friday in February, one week before the city of Austin canceled South by Southwest in the face of COVID-19,..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Sunshine Ghost by A. Sinclair Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Grapples With Reopening & Protests

Civil unrest erupts nationwide as Austin clubs begin reopening

"...Overshadowed by civil unrest locally and nationally, Austin bars and music venues continued to reopen last weekend...."

June 5, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Year in Local Music Crams Onto One Stage at the 2018/19 Austin Music Awards

Unique musical moments make for a night of fan-voted accolades

"...Community, legacy, and the Austin music of today. That's a tough trio to get..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crowdfunding Austin Music Venues

Mayor Adler announces new mini-bond plan to preserve at-risk venues

"...utilize a new mini-bond program to preserve local live music venues. His hope is to crowd-source a $10 million..."

Sept. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Office Web Address

"...piece about the sources and resources for filming in Austin ["The Sources + the Resources," supplement, Feb. 20]. The..."

Feb. 25, 2004 Postmarks

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

2019-20 Austin Music Awards

"...38th annual Austin Music Awards co-hosts Chris Cubas and Jackie Venson..."

March 12, 2020 Photo Gallery

Ruby’s BBQ: Where Austin Music & Barbecue Legends Intersect

Campus-area mainstay celebrates its silver anniversary

"...Many aspects of Austin culture exert a strong gravitational pull – the music,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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