Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions

Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar

"...The mask mandate from Austin and Travis County stays in place for now pending..."

March 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin’s Leading Independent Concert Promoters Resound and Heard Presents Join Forces

The two Central Texas bookers merge staffs and venue portfolio

"...Two of Austin’s leading independent concert promoters, Resound Presents and Heard Presents,..."

May 5, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Austin Record Label Rendezvous

The Austin Record Label Flea Market bands together local imprints, while County Commissioner Sarah Eckhardt tries to scatter mass gatherings such as Levitation

"...stacked with micro record companies, enough to justify an Austin Record Label Flea Market, spinning Saturday, 5-9pm, at Mohawk...."

June 19, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Austin’s Grassroots Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...Even before news of South by Southwest’s cancellation broke,..."

March 6, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

dapperQ Returns to Austin to Queer SXSW Interactive

Friday's panel asks: Is it possible to truly ungender fashion?

"...popular online queer style magazine, Dolce Vita returns to Austin this Friday to moderate her third South by Southwest..."

March 6, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, and Alvvays Lead the Austin Psych Fest 2024 Lineup

The relaunched fest returns to the Far Out Lounge April 26-28

"...Austin Psych Fest has announced the lineup for the 2024..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...With October’s Austin City Limits and Levitation behind us, promoters have begun..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...not alone. Alongside longtime players like Old Settlers and Austin Reggae Festival, a wealth of first-time and returning events..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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

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

Applications Are Now Being Accepted for Austin Music Disaster Relief Grants

Find out more and apply by January 28

"...Help is on the way for the Austin music community in the form of a grant program...."

Jan. 18, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

See How Much Austin Venues Received in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants

Federal program gave $130 million to over 100 local businesses

"...After the pandemic halted live performance, Austin music spaces rallied with the National Independent Venue Association..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Anti-Lockdown Evangelist Sean Feucht Had No Permit for Saturday’s Concert on Austin Parkland

City "exploring options" to hold organizers accountable

"...by touring missionary Sean Feucht. A rep for the Austin Center for Events says no permit had been issued..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Austin Music Poll Got COVID-19

In a once-in-a-lifetime music year, the 40th annual Austin Music Poll pivots.

"...For hundreds of locals, the 2019/2020 Austin Music Awards transpired as the last big show they..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

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

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

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"..."Let me thank the Austin Bands for Bernie," said the Democratic presidential frontrunner. "Let..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Pride 2019: The Date Is Set

The festival and parade return in early August

"...feeling frisky – lace up those discothèque roller skates: Austin Pride has set its date for 2019 and they’re..."

Jan. 10, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Kenny Gee Reps Austin Youth

SoundCloud rapper hustles his way into SXSW

"...In contemporary Austin, yuppies rule Rainey Street, hipsters overrun the Eastside, and..."

March 2, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

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

Austin City Limits Goes One Louder

Council considers doubling ACL, plus C3 eyes Auditorium Shores

"...Should the Austin City Limits Music Festival become a two weekend affair?..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Keep Austin Young: Celebrating the Life of Danny Roy Young

Austin Music Hall, Sunday, October 19, 2008

"...Sunday night’s Keep Austin Young concert at the Music Hall might be a..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Live Music Fund Applications Are Now Open to Austin Musicians and Independent Promoters

Apply by May 16 for $5,000 and $10,000 city-funded project grants

"...Intended for local professional musicians and independent promoters, the inaugural program offers $5,000 and $10,000 grants for..."

April 4, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Crosstalk: Lil Yachty to Make Austin City Limits Television Debut, and More Music News

Confusion over the Live Music Fund Event Program, and musical queerdo events

"...The Music Commission convened Monday night at Austin City Hall to discuss the 655 applications submitted to..."

June 9, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...too white for black kids and too black for Austin's vast majority, although you can be any color and..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Why Is Austin Prince-less; Hint: Don't Blame the Promoters

"...Dear Editor, An open question for the concert promoters of Austin: How can you let another year go..."

March 31, 2004 Postmarks

The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin

High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound

"...powerful sound system and resplendent lighting, immediately ranks amongst Austin's largest music rooms, but please don't call it a..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

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