“Miserable” Winless Stretch Takes Its Toll on Austin FC

Struggling club faces D.C. United tonight

"...If Austin FC wasn’t a soccer team and instead transformed into..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin FC Pummels Minnesota United for Third Win in Four Games

Summer surge continues with 4-1 win on the road

"...Austin FC continued its summer surge up the MLS standings..."

July 9, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

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

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...Chapter 6, Part 2 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer and punk musician Tim Stegall...."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...and then cool pitch darkness, the intense setting boosted Austin familiars to play the best I've seen from them..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

“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

Austin FC Affirm Worst-in-the-West Status With Loss at Houston Dynamo

Captain Alex Ring: “We don’t deserve [our fans] at the moment”

"...Someday, years from now, when Austin FC lifts its first MLS Cup trophy, its fans..."

Sept. 12, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin at Large: The City That Never Shrinks

“Austin’s rapid growth” has become background noise. We should bring it up front.

"...Our "Best of Austin" issue, like so many happenings and events that used..."

May 14, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Amplify Austin Day Makes Some Noise for Local Nonprofits

Food-, music-, children-, and pet-based nonprofits need your help!

"...news, do-gooders: This Thursday marks the sixth annual Amplify Austin event. The 24-hour give-a-thon is organized by I Live..."

Feb. 27, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin Music Awards Reveals 2019 Lineup

Punk icons, big name scions, viral rappers, and more top the talent

"...Proclaiming “Many sounds, one city,” Austin’s big, busy, boundless music scene comes together at the..."

Jan. 22, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Make Some Noise for Native Rhymesayer Kydd Jones

With growing national buzz, why isn’t Austin paying attention?

"..."Man, that's Austin," says rapper Tank Washington, of his younger brother/multihyphenate Randell..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Austin’s Rarest Vinyl

Want exclusive vinyl for Record Store Black Friday? Check out some of Austin's rarest wax.

"...Of course he'd stumbled upon ground zero documentation of Austin's Eighties punk boom: a split capturing the Big Boys..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

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

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

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

"...drill: condense the highlights, controversies, trends, and deaths of Austin's musical landscape into a summary of significance that inspires..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Dear Occupant

Austin welcomes all newcomers – but we don't know where to put them

"...or those who describe it as the death-knell to Austin's "weird" character as well as the final blow to..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Even if a current criminal probe turns up no fire, Austin's minority contracting program has never lacked for smoke and heat.

"...enterprise") program -- focusing as it does all of Austin's neuroses about race and equity, economic growth, and good..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: How Weird Is That?

Austin's new recipe for economic vitality collides with the reigning quality-of-life agenda

"...a bumper sticker, what the hell. Now, however, "Keep Austin Weird" is an accouterment of official city policy, and..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Blue Noise Band

Austin neo-jazzsters the Blue Noise Band

"...As the title of their debut suggests, the Blue Noise Band is a "multi-purpose" unit in every sense of..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Feel the Noise

"...can’t live Downtown if you can’t sleep! Nighttime construction noise undermines the quality of life for Austin’s Downtown residents...."

Nov. 12, 2014 Postmarks

Noise Over MoPac

Allandale residents look for alternatives

"...Lane south to Cesar Chavez, intended to diminish the noise generated by the additional vehicle lanes...."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Noise Pop's Sonic 'Covers' Feast

Songs in the Key of Food

"...next thing the tastemaking music-and-food impresarios of San Francisco's Noise Pop and graffEats projects do locally. Because that's the..."

April 2, 2012 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Need to Fix Noise Ordinance Now!

"...music is the only thing being enforced under the "noise" ordinance? We are in Austin, right? What about leaf..."

June 13, 2009 Postmarks

Signal to Noise

An Interview With Netchick Carla Sinclair

"...Chick, and author of the cyberculture thriller Signal to Noise. She's been married for years to Wired associate editor..."

April 10, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...to celebrate, but he won't leave San Marcos for Austin. "I don't want to tell too many reasons why..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Top 10 Austin Albums of 2024

From art rock to hip-hop, these are the records I kept on repeat

"...From debut LPs to established act victory laps, Austin artists produced a wealth of music in 2024. I..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sorry, Charlie: New Noise Curfew

Ongoing disagreements with nearby residents yield stricter curfews

"...Last Tuesday, Aug. 14, members of the Austin Music Commission met with a local neighborhood organization and..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Tyler Pratt

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