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

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 Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...the best way to articulate her experiences as an Austin musician...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Playback: Make the Austin Music Poll Great Again

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

"...have six days to cast your ballot in the Austin Music Poll. How Big Is Your Inauguration?..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Austin Music Poll's 11th Hour

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

"...Here's a truism about voting: The more people do it, the better it works...."

Jan. 29, 2016 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

SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Grassroots Austin Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...worked out so that if COVID-19 shows up in Austin, we can be as prepared as possible," he said...."

March 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares to move into an adjacent..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...historical performances, the emotional core of the 35th annual Austin Music Awards show occurred early. As the “Femmes for..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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

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

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

Applications Are Now Being Accepted for Austin Music Disaster Relief Grants

Find out more and apply by January 28

"...Help is on the way for the Austin music community in the form of a grant program...."

Jan. 18, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

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

2019/2020 Austin Music Industry Award Winners

ATX’s best label, venue, festival, and more revealed at ceremony

"...On Monday night, March 2, at Emo’s, the Austin Music Industry Awards recognized the people, places, and organizations..."

March 3, 2020 Music Post by James Renovitch

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: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Blaze Foley's been added to the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards lineup!..."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Vote Now in the 2022-23 Austin Music Poll

Readers make the call in our annual survey of the best in Austin music

"...The Chronicle first launched the Austin Music Poll more than 40 years ago. It was..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

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

2004-05 Austin Music Awards

Austin Music Hall, Wednesday, March 16

"...Austin has run a marathon in the last 23 years...."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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: 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

New Gathering MoFest Brings Austin Music and Art Culture to the Country

Vibe Barn? Check. Organizers discuss new fest’s mission

"...sweltering summer, where the weekends becken for adventure, live music resounds far and wide, and that tent in your..."

April 20, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Honor Old & New

Recapping the ceremony, plus local trio Nevil pack shout-along garage rock, and concert site ShowList Austin relaunches

"...Camaraderie permeated all levels of the Austin Music Industry Awards on Monday night. In its second..."

March 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Commission Considers a Black Live Music Fund

Envisioning a Black Live Music Fund and fixing the Broken Spoke

"...Like institutions across the country, the Austin Music Commission grappled with how to address systemic racism..."

July 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Gary Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians to cover musicians’ insurance premiums through April. The..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

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

Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund Is Now Open

Eligibility requirements center on two key stipulations

"...Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund applications are due this Friday,..."

June 10, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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