Identity Crisis

Looking back at the highlights of Austin's music scene in 2000.

"...Austin spent 2000 much like it spent 1999, gridlocked in..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Won't Get Schooled Again

Austin's Music Class of '98

"...by Todd V. Wolfson Few things are certain about Austin's Music Class of '98, those local artists releasing albums..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Crow Bar Reopens on the Eastside With a New Focus on Live Music

Aryn Jonathan Black and Steve Gee rebuild after 2022 arson

"...of a grayish-purple warehouse on the outskirts of East Austin. Though unassuming, these scorched artifacts carry 13 years of..."

March 27, 2025 Music Post by Angelina Liu

SXSW Doc Tells the Story of Local Psych-Punk Legends Butthole Surfers

Never sacred, always profane

"...in the middle, duh). The man who came to Austin and codified outlaw country, the inventor of psychedelic rock,..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Adrian Quesada Goes Back to College for Home Free’s Original Soundtrack

Grammy winner channels the Nineties for indie film’s music

"...took in while attending the University of Texas at Austin...."

Feb. 3, 2025 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Off Beat: Inside Local Live Favorite Font’s First Studio Album

Austin post-punks talk recording Strange Burden

"...For a certain Austin demographic – namely, UT indie kids and/or frequent visitors..."

July 19, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...jungle, its heat, its fecundity, the waves of white noise from its millions of insects...."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hot Summer Nights’ 2024 Lineup Has Arrived

Over 125 local acts play for free July 18-20

"...The lineup for this year’s Hot Summer Nights has..."

June 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Short and Sweet: Los Mosquitos

A different look at the migrant experience outside of politics

"...the personal and individual experience is lost in the noise of a larger debate. Not so in “Los Mosquitos,”..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Go to Dallas and Take a Left: Nineties Post-Hardcore Giants Unwound Resurface at Levitation

Drummer Sara Lund reflects on the band’s “delightful” reunion dates

"...first tour in over two decades, Unwound heads to Austin. But Levitation won’t be the first time the Olympia..."

Oct. 23, 2023 Music Post by Julian Towers

Quiet Light Celebrates Debut Album Fourth of July With a Heartfelt Homecoming Show

Independence Day arrives July 1 for folk-minded pop artist Riya Mahesh

"...Hole in the Wall, booked by friends made at UT-Austin radio station KVRX...."

June 27, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Cine Las Americas Review: 7th Annual Femme Frontera Filmmakers Showcase

Short films selection looks at border life through multiple lenses

"...Latinx, Indigenous, and filmmakers based in the Americas to Austin screens. Included in this year's programming was the 7th..."

June 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to Rebirth/Return

Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut

"...beyond the physical (and metaphorical) garage. Stairsteps to the Austin band's first full-length, Rebirth/Return, released last week, paint a..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Seismic Dance Event Shows More Than a Market for House and Techno in Texas

Macrodosing the Concourse Project’s multi-gen fest

"...live near the grounds of their co-presenting far East Austin home base, the Concourse Project...."

Nov. 15, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Basement Show Vibes in a Ballroom with Why Bonnie, Font, and On Being an Angel

Good ol' Texas indie rocks campus-area stage

"...of Dr. Martens-wearers, mullet-havers, and tote bag-bearers eagerly awaited Austin alt-/indie rockers Why Bonnie’s homecoming show...."

Sept. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons

The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP

"...worsened. Their relationship almost derailed permanently upon arriving in Austin in 2011. With vivid terror, Ringsmuth recalls being forced..."

May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Drop-In Music Series Returns to the Long Center Lawn

Weekly shows are free but capacity is limited

"...off, but a free concert may be worth weathering Austin’s soaring temperatures...."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Ali Juell

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...Post punk/doomgaze/etc. quartet Glassing loudly released one of Austin's best 2021 albums with Twin Dream, a screaming, psychedelic..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Inside a Competition to Become Musician-in-Residence at a Luxury Apartment Complex

Would you play 25 hours a month to live rent-free in Downtown Austin?

"...the median monthly cost for a one-bedroom residence in Austin is now $1,570, an increase of over 30% from..."

April 15, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Polo G Lasts Just 25 Minutes at ACL Fest

Short, disappointing, out-of-breath showing turns into Top 40 DJ set

"...Ski Mask the Slump God and Juice Wrld in Austin. In that 10-minute cameo, in front of fans who..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Thundercat, Black Midi, Japanese Breakfast, the Hives to Play Levitation

Chicano Batman, Crumb, and Andy Shauf also top October fest

"...Filling Austin’s club space for an extended Halloween weekend of psych,..."

June 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Zyclops Cooks Up Some Post-Doom Ps-EYE-Chosis

“I’m hoping artists get more creative with the [livestream] format”

"...Moulis (Unmothered). As Zyclops, their four-song debut EP spasms noise psychosis. Lead doomsayer Pankratz checked in...."

Aug. 19, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rooster Teeth Teases RWBY Volume 8 at Comic-Con

Plus first word on Red vs Blue: Zero , Transformers

"...Rooster Teeth made a big noise over the weekend at the virtual version of San..."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch

Rodney Redes Becomes Austin FC’s First Signing

"...Austin FC announced their first-ever player signing Tuesday: 20-year-old Paraguayan..."

July 10, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Live-Tweet The Devil's Candy With Us

Crank it up to 11 for this horror-metal medley

"...to rock out against evil this Thursday, because the Austin Chronicle tweet-a-long title for this week is 2017 satanic..."

May 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sir Woman & Friends Dance Off the Lockdown in New Video

Singer collected clips from fans and family dancing to “Making Love”

"...project, Sir Woman, capturing Best New Band at the Austin Music Awards in March, she readied the release of..."

May 15, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Listen: Manifest Destiny’s Child Veers Down a Dark Path on Rojo

Noise-rock crew gets witchy on double single set

"...and a jeering audience. Her refrigerator roars to life. Austin/Denton trio Manifest Destiny's Child cites the chaotic sequence as..."

March 27, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

ATL Rap Duo Earthgang Returns to ATX, This Time As Sold-Out Headliners

Spillage Village mayors bounce Come & Take It Live like a trampoline

"...Earthgang fans from witnessing the Atlanta duo’s return to Austin. Wednesday’s sold-out stop on the Welcome to Mirrorland Tour..."

Jan. 30, 2020 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Seven Drinks: (on the Absurdity of Being Human) and Instructions for Their Service by Ty Harvey

Longtime Austin bartender serves up some serious rituals of imbibing

"...Monday showcase of live music that features free jazz, noise, electronic, ambient, outsider, and experimental sonics from a crowd..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Levitation Live Shot: Wolf Eyes Music, Shit & Shine, Skeleton, King Coffey

Atemporal accents and random acts of aggression and oblivion

"...the social contract of the Instagrammable now. Still, the musico-noise bend of Detroit tiger-style Wolf Eyes signed on the..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

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