SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Grassroots Austin Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...worked out so that if COVID-19 shows up in Austin, we can be as prepared as possible," he said...."

March 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue

"...The Austin Chronicle hosted the Austin Music Industry Awards this evening..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff

Celeste Quesada Retires From the Austin Music Awards

Creative director led the metamorphosis of the AMAs

"...who served as producer and creative director for the Austin Music Awards since 2014, has announced her retirement from..."

June 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Blaze Foley's been added to the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards lineup!..."

March 10, 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

Playback: Austin Music Census

The Austin Music Census hits the fan. As does Tyler, the Creator!

"...Grim assessments of the Austin music industry aren't hard to come by. Ask any..."

June 5, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

"...to stop and gawk when a white van emblazoned "Austin Music Awards Winner Wagon" pulls up honking...."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Awards Announces First Honorees of 2019 Ceremony

Alejandro Escovedo, Dianne Scott to be fêted at Feb. 27 AMAs

"...The Austin Music Awards announces today the opportunity to get in..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin July Events Guide

The fun isn't over yet. Summer is just getting started.

"...Here are some great events happening this July for cooling off, kicking back, and..."

June 28, 2018 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

Austin Music Office Expands Musician Payment for Certain City-Sponsored SXSW Events

$200/hour rate newly applied to DAWA and EQ Austin showcases

"...The city of Austin has partially stepped into the discussion over artist compensation..."

March 17, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Gary Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians to cover musicians’ insurance premiums through April. The..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares to move into an adjacent..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

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

"...sweltering summer, where the weekends becken for adventure, live music resounds far and wide, and that tent in your..."

April 20, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Honor Old & New

Recapping the ceremony, plus local trio Nevil pack shout-along garage rock, and concert site ShowList Austin relaunches

"...Camaraderie permeated all levels of the Austin Music Industry Awards on Monday night. In its second..."

March 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Ex-Margin Walker Principals Mint New Music Events Company: Resound

Booking business represents signs of life in rebounding live music

"...When Austin’s most prominent independent concert promoters, Margin Walker, closed last..."

June 7, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: This Is Austin, Not That Great Returns, plus Three More Spring Music Events

Punk fest joins CMT Awards, Austin Psych Fest, and Oblivion Access rollouts

"...This Is Austin, Not That Great makes a long-awaited comeback for Texas..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Biggest Austin Music Stories of 2016

Looking back on the biggest Music news headlines of the year

"...now owned by real estate billionaires ... Welcome to Austin 2016! Transmission Events, Austin's most trusted independent concert promoters,..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Alongside Austin's Dicks and Big Boys, Houston's Really Red proved as..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth

What we’re spending time with

"...www.fb.com/events/204048651016293, Friday 1, 3-4pm..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...found the grim reaper working overtime this year as Austin music lost three beloved characters...."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...spreadsheet provided by the city lists some 196 “Major Events," with about a quarter of them being multiday. There's..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Supporting Austin Music Venues During Shutdown

Via fundraisers, merch, tickets presales, and more

"...Alongside citywide efforts like Austin Community Foundation’s Stand With Austin Fund and the Red..."

March 30, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Win FRONT ROW tickets to see CHEECH AND CHONG at The Austin Music Hall on 11/15!

"...The Austin Chronicle has teamed up with the good people from..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Events Post

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...to your house from Hotel Vegas. The Eastside live music venue road-tested no-contact drop-offs of Lone Star, Frito pie..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017

The year in quarrel

"...South by Southwest hosted a showcase consisting entirely of musicians from the seven predominantly Muslim nations targeted in Trump's..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The State of the State of the 2012 Austin Music Scene

A look back at 2012

"...at a bong store to writing a widely read music column. The new opportunity affirmed my belief that dreams..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...not enough of a hardworking girl." Yet while the Austin frontwoman evokes a Corin Tucker caterwaul, she also holds..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bonnie Whitmore works musical alchemy, turning the hardest material into anthems that belie..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Jackpot/American Girls pulls on the two main threads of Austin's Braun Brothers and their songwriting over the past quarter..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...Omeroglu (sound designer); Anna Claire Brunelli & Henna Chou (musician); BLiPSWiTCH & Sloane Lenz (wardrobe designer); Celeste Camfield &..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

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