Why Ignore the Austin String Band Festival?

"...Dear Editor, Why does The Austin Chronicle continue to ignore the Austin String Band Festival?..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Postmarks

Chargaux at the 2017 Austin Chamber Music Festival

This dynamic Brooklyn-based string duo proves that the Austin Chamber Music Festival has many more colors than its name suggests

"...a viola – standard-issue instruments in every orchestra and string ensemble across the globe. Make whatever assumptions you choose..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet

This concert was a lesson in active listening from an active, assured, exceptional ensemble

"...Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String QuartetBates Recital Hall,..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

2012 Austin Chamber Music Festival

Michelle Schumann's cause for excitement

"...Schumann is pretty effusive by nature. Still, when the Austin Chamber Music Center artistic director declares she's giddy about..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010

The chance to connect with professional musicians is at the heart of the festival

"...At first glance, the Austin Chamber Music Festival seems easy to grasp: 10 concerts..."

July 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

2010 Austin Chamber Music Festival Schedule

"...The 14th annual festival of chamber music stretches across four weeks, with an..."

July 9, 2010 Arts Feature

"Austin City Limits" Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...Llano Estacado (aka Amarillo) are everything a great country band should be: hirsute, tongue-in-cheek, and intoxicating. If they're not..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

String Theory

In the shade at the second Austin String Band Festival.

"...with tattoos and pierced navels. Saturday of this year’s Austin String Band Festival was perfect in many ways, from..."

Oct. 22, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...screens, it's time to change with the leaves. Music festivals in and around Austin fill up all five weekends..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces Last-Minute 2024 Comeback

The Spring Pickin’ Party runs May 9-12, despite property sale plans

"...Old Settler’s Music Festival is back on. After canceling its 2024 edition late..."

April 4, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Texas Barbecue Festival Info

Sunday, Oct. 9 at Austin's Historic Farmers' Market

"...1-1:45pm: Double Eagle String Band..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...Old Settler's Music Festival turns 31 this year, Donna the Buffalo notches 30,..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...of the season to be in a classroom at Austin High, polishing their skills at making music...."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Waterloo Music Festival vs. Eastside Kings Festival

Austin music’s fall festival opens with a double-barrel bang

"...Waterloo Music Festival, Friday 7-Sunday 9..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas String Assembly Bassist Barred From In-Airport Performance Because His Name Matched “Known Terrorist”

Momin Ahmad was denied entry by TSA

"...Texas String Assembly canceled their performance at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s in-terminal..."

March 12, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

New Russian Drama Festival

Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood

"...a selling point for the 2013 New Russian Drama Festival, taking place Feb. 7-10, at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Highly..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...– has managed it for this long, but the Austin Critics Table is marking its 20th year of commending..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

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

"...begs to be used. If you’re looking for that Austin-but-not-actually-in-Austin vibe, MoFest might hit the spot...."

April 20, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

Christening the Waterloo Music Festival

Welcome to the jamily

"...Waterloo Music Festival co-founder Stephen Sternschein’s induction into Deadhead-dom occurred as a..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and More Austin Blues Festival Reviews

Standouts from the Antone’s organizers’ Waterloo Park return

"...of on-point blues-and-beyond curation in the second year of Austin Blues Festival...."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Old Settler's Music Festival Interviews

Talking bluegrass with five OSMF headliners and a Dripping Springs dweller

"...genre-bustin' quintet storms Dripping Springs, Bush fielded questions while restringing his mandolin...."

April 17, 2015 Music Feature

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Carpenters, and Bikini Kill sounds like the most impossible festival lineup: well, it's happening, at least on the silver..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns October 21-24

Roots fest brings in Jade Bird, Jamestown Revival, Ray Wylie Hubbard

"...place in Tilmon, Texas, about an hour South of Austin. A strong standing of Texas-based acts like Jamestown Revival,..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning

"...For 21 years now, the Old Settler's Music Festival has marked the arrival of spring to Central Texas..."

April 18, 2008 Music Feature

iHeartRadio Country Festival Review

Mainstream country owns Austin for one night only

"...Last year’s inaugural iHeartRadio Country Festival proved successful enough to inspire an even more ambitious..."

May 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Introducing Waterloo Music Festival

Jam scene convenes at Carson Creek Ranch in September

"...have diagnosed as an underserved local market, Waterloo Music Festival will produce a large-scale jam band event for Austin..."

May 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Searching for Austin in the Corners of Wisconsin

Local landmarks on the road to Farmageddon

"...flight for Wisconsin last Thursday, jetting to meet my band, Black Eyed Vermillion, for a festival, that cubby was..."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...a generational touchstone only after the ashes of the band's lead singer, Bradley Nowell, spread out over the Cali­fornia..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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