The 41st Annual Austin Music Awards Step Onto a New Stage

Celebrate the city's best sounds this Sunday at Mohawk

"...The colorful archive of Austin Music Awards art remembers shuttered and sustaining locales like..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...to be a subcultural ground zero, not just for Austin blues, but for music collectors around the world. Walking..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Visions category, including The Artifice Girl, the latest from Austin's Paper Street Pictures...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...plenty more to come, with the Global, experimental Visions, music-centric 24 Beats, Festival Favorites and additional titles across all..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers

"...Every year since 1982 (The Austin Chronicle's second year in print), the Halloween issue has..."

Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...Another year, another Austin City Limits Music Festival in the Texas capital. While..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Cha'keeta B Goes From Running Track to Running Tracks

Multifaceted rapper/entrepreneur looks to take names

"...emcee holds a place within the higher tiers of Austin hip-hop despite not releasing an official debut studio album..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Have You Seen the Last of Kevin Curtin?

No, but due to big life changes, I am demoting myself

"...Almost entirely, I've done that within the world of music. What a wholesale blessing that's been. My wildest dream..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...listing is on the cover, which is a red, white, and blue kaleidoscope design with a steal-your-face skull in..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

"...not be a lot of people, having not visited Austin since 2013. In one of many openhearted Saturday moments,..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...we’re running as a separate post, here are our music team’s favorite moments from Tuesday at SXSW. Meanwhile, Monday’s..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...a discography whose narrative consistency is unrivaled in popular music. Last year's Weight of the World might be the..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...at your favorite venue, also now shuttered, hearing live music that would soon fall silent. Maybe you were wearing..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

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

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in the shadow..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...The Contemporary Austin Unveils New Daniel Johnston Tribute Mural..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. Chapter..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...There's always been news in this newspaper. We used to call it "Politics," and sometimes we..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...enough to exhale inside the venue. I can't imagine Austin's heard much from that promoter in the years since...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

White Denim, Pocket Fishrmen, Sir Woman, and more recommended sounds

"...White Denim..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Austin Powell

Faster Than Sound: Bartender-Turned-Activist Jeannette Gregor Amplifies Her Profession

Mohawk's new venue manager on her "messy and fickle" industry and getting back to live music

"...Last September, the night before a rally with Austin Texas Musicians demanding release of local SAVES (Save Austin's..."

June 25, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Table Ed Ward Built

Pioneering music journalist (1948-2021) wrote rock & roll history

"...fax,” but Ward lit out for an entirely unexplored musical universe the moment Bob Dylan strapped on a Fender..."

May 5, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...Despite lengthy discussion last year, Austin City Council did not allocate exclusive funding from the..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Amy Gentry Is All the Rage in Her Third Novel, Bad Habits

The Austin author talks anger, solidarity, and grad school villainy

"...years, one with "this murderous intent toward the other." Austin-based writer Amy Gentry was excited about making them the..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

"...community deserves one. That said, not having an in-person Austin Music Awards is a no-brainer. No tradition's worth risking..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: This Chaos Didn't Sow Itself

The Trump era ends with a bang, egged on by Texas politicians like Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton. Plus: Time to vote in the Austin Music Poll!

"...Our annual Austin Music Poll kicks off in this issue. The Chronicle's..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...It wasn't enough to tell in the paper, though, and both Nate Paul and the FBI like..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...children annually attended Fun Fun Fun Fest, the cultish music and comedy festival held at Austin's Auditorium Shores. I..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill Bought a Kayak with Her Stimulus Check

How to stay afloat when there is no Plan B

"...for Chronicle photographer David Brendan Hall’s extensive mapping of musicians and their animal muses, Lindsey Verrill’s image beat out..."

Dec. 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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