GAyCL: Making Austin the Queer Music Capital of the World

The alternative showcase provides the queer answer to ACL

"...As Austinites prep for the second weekend of that music festival..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...January (conceptually repeated in July for Hot Summer Nights) Austin music is the main event. The whole enchilada. The..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

What Texas Artists Had to Say on the CMT Music Awards Red Carpet

Jackie Venson, Midland, and more talk country music’s Austin migration

"...western, and post-2010s bro country, the industry arrived in Austin Sunday night, seeming ready to lean back into the..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Mama Duke Releases First-Ever Music Video “Mad”

“My ancestors gave me a sharp tongue and a power to take up space”

"...Last week, ATX hip-hopper Mama Duke released her first-ever music video: The visual rendering of Duke’s single, “Mad,” the..."

June 23, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Now Streaming in Austin: A Night For Austin

Willie Nelson, Black Pumas, Paul Simon for music fundraiser

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. In..."

June 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Brace for Public Shutdown

Dispatches from the week the music died

"...Pullout from corporate sponsors and private parties cost local musicians thousands of dollars before the official activities ever ceased...."

March 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...spontaneity, practitioners of the unpredictable. They are improvisers, and Austin is overrun with them...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music News: Tuesday/Wednesday

First night climaxes and 5 Next Big Things

"...widening her lead. Here in Texas, South by Southwest Music played out like the Iowa Caucus: The first major..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Youngbloods Fest: Music for San Perlita ISD

Benefit show to stack south Texas school district with new instruments

"...The Youngbloods Music Festival pops off next Saturday, June 29. Grace London,..."

June 19, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Sometimes Austin Audiences Shockingly Rude!

"...Dear Editor, Something has been bugging me about the Austin music scene, and it was really accentuated at the..."

April 16, 2007 Postmarks

Austin FC and Urban Heat Launch Merch Collab

Team Verde reps local post-punks

"...From an artist initiative to a star-studded commercial, Austin FC has immersed itself in the land of Austin..."

April 30, 2025 Music Post by Mattea Gallaway

Austin Noise Innovators Skloss Announce New Label, Debut Album

Watch the video for the title track first single

"...Polymath playmates Sandy Carson and Karen Skloss started making music together during the pandemic as a way to keep..."

Nov. 20, 2024 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up

Who makes the jokes, where you can see them, and who keeps the scene running in a city where laughing matters

"...Comedy Club every May when the Funniest Person in Austin contest hits the finals round. Actually, that number might..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...a 1997 Chronicle feature, the "hoot night" is an Austin invention, conceived by Michael Hall in the Eighties and..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Gary Floyd, Scene-Defining Singer of Austin Punks the Dicks, Has Died

WATCH: An exclusive look at Arts+Labor’s in-progress Dicks doc

"...Gary Floyd, the multiformat artist who helped define the Austin punk scene as the outspoken frontman of rowdy punks..."

May 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin Psych Fest Turns Back the Clock: Toro Y Moi, Cuco, and Levitation Favorites Headline Spring Gathering

Yves Tumor, Mdou Moctar, Melody’s Echo Chamber also psychin'

"...Austin Psych Fest turns back the clock this spring, reviving..."

Jan. 26, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Now Streaming in Austin: Song to Song

Terrence Malick’s bonkers take on being an Austin musician

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Live..."

May 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Creative Alliance Honors 2015

Third class of honorees: Moser, Mexic-Arte, Esparza, Harden

"...When the Austin Creative Alliance isn't busy connecting members of our arts,..."

Nov. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Skloss Taps Sonny Carl Davis for “Imagine 100 Dads” Music Video

PJ Raval directs second clip from The Pattern Speaks

"...with their cinematic tendencies, it's directed by one of Austin's most noteworthy filmmakers and stars a true local legend..."

Jan. 15, 2025 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin

On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

"...corner of a booth at Cafe Java in North Austin. The small strip mall eatery is packed for Saturday..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The City of Austin Is Still Tweaking the Live Music Fund

Music Commission plans 2025 grant program, meets new ACME director

"...The Austin Music Commission and Economic Development Department continue to tweak..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Angelina Liu

Sing Sing Scores Oscar Nominations For Austin

Greg Kwedar, Colman Domingo, Adrian Quesada all get Academy nod

"...It's been a heck of a day for Austin filmmaker Greg Kwedar. Not only did he fly to..."

Jan. 23, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Music Venues Could Receive Rebates Up to $100,000 Under New Program

First-of-its-kind Texas Music Incubator to offer alcohol tax refunds

"...The Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program, signed into law back in 2021,..."

June 22, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...Known as a glam rock innovator of Seventies Austin origins, Bevis M. Griffin still keeps up...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"...tell you a secret: I have dreams about the [Austin Rehearsal Complex], a couple a year," reveals Don Harvey,..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Music Industry Rally Called for Monday at City Hall

Advocates turn up the volume for dedicated music funding

"...Two music advocacy groups, Austin Texas Musicians and the recently minted..."

Sept. 26, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Petition for Black Live Music Fund

Black Live Music Fund garners support, Bill Callahan previews Gold Record, and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist harassed in North Campus.

"...group of leading local artists launched a petition urging Austin City Council to establish a Black Live Music Fund..."

July 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music News: Lauren Mayberry, Lizzo & Khalid Highlight Thursday

Celeb sightings and what to do today

"...SXSW Music enters its final stretch, but there’s no winding down...."

March 15, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...Want to hear the music that Austinites are buzzing about right now, before they..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

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