Meet Curtis McMurtry

A third generation emerges in the McMurtry clan

"...on the fence about whether he’ll move back to Austin or venture to Nashville when he’s through with college...."

Jan. 7, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Death

Oh Death, where is thy sting?

"...Noise ordinance, hilarious. Austin doesn't know anything about that ......."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Express Yourself

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

"...House,” he laughs. “Yes indeed, we have a live recording session tonight and we’d like for y’all to get..."

July 29, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

7 & 7 Is

7 & 7 Is

"...feedbacking guitars in the Australian Outback. Cut in oasis Austin at Infinity Recording Studios and released by local vinyl..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Wild Seeds

Texas Platters

"...Long: Wild Seeds 1984-1989 (Aznut) Remember back when the "Austin Music Scene" really was a scene? As in a..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Live Shots

"...later ended the real reason this septet was in Austin: a Saturday night performance at UT's elegant Bates Recital..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature

Hard Proof’s Fela Kuti Felabration!! and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Janelle Monáe, and Mockjaw lead our recommended shows

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...producer ends a remarkable and multifaceted three-decade run in Austin that might sometimes go overlooked due to his low-key,..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Sound of an Enigma in Sonarius: The Mysteries of M

Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series

"...The Mysteries of M, the new six-part series from Austin storyteller Peter Mattei who, after decades of writing for..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Caroline Rose Practices The Art of Forgetting on Fifth LP

Austin pop auteur explores fluctuating relationship to the past

"...pandemic allowed Rose to take on a freeform, deadline-detached recording process. The artist compressed their sharply self-produced solo experimentation..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by Gabrielle Sanchez

The Broken Spoke’s Terri White & More Featured on Queer Eye

Locally-filmed reality show picks three Austin music subjects

"...of Netflix’s Queer Eye made unexpectedly long stays in Austin after the pandemic interrupted local filming...."

Jan. 2, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown

“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”

"...Austin Chronicle: Where are you sheltering and under what circumstances?..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Comedian Arielle Isaac Norman Asks, “How Dark Can We Get?”

Podcast and Off Script host wants to have uncomfortable conversations

"...Arielle Isaac Norman might be the grossest comic in Austin. Or, then again, it might be Norman’s friend and..."

May 13, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Playback: That’s the Breaks

In studio with Confucius and Fresh, hosts of KUTX’s first ever hip-hop specialty show

"...That night's guest, Austin rapper Teeta, who looked every bit the part in..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Chicken Shit Bingo Splits

Chicken Shit Bingo franchises, Obama music photo–ops, and Austin Music Industry Award winners, and RIP John Morthland

"...Recently, some Austinites have had their feathers ruffled by Watson flying the..."

March 11, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: White Denim Stiffens

White Denim v.2 bows a new debut, Magna Carda raps its full-length debut, and the Austin Music Census holds on to its virtue

"...drummer Josh Block, bassist Steve Terebecki, and guitar addition Austin Jenkins – last broke bread in October 2014, there..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hold My End Up

Delta Spirit frontman Matt Vasquez returns to his roots: Austin

"...Sitting at the kitchen table of his modest Lake Austin home, discussing life, Matt Vasquez suddenly bolts out through..."

June 5, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Sonic Highwayman Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters frontman documents ATX culture and tradition

"...Foo Fighters tape their second Austin City Limits appearance tonight at ACL Live at the..."

Nov. 20, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Unknown Soldier

Bill Carter steps out from under the shadow of Captain Jack Sparrow

"...She goes and we get to talking about Unknown,..."

May 3, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Page Two: Creative Mass

The people who forged Austin's identity also helped fuel its growth

"...of their simple pleasures?) I was mostly thinking about Austin. As both the Chronicle's online forums and "Postmarks" have..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Sound and the Fury

Nic Armstrong's IV Thieves, stealing thunder in Austin.

"...itching for New West to release the album since recording it back in January. Tonight, the label makes good..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...Don Walser at the granddaddy of South Austin live music venues, the Broken Spoke. photograph by John..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Real Y'Alternative

Todd Snider, Too Rock for Country, Too Country for Rock

"...come to "play guitar." And in one of those only-in-Austin stories, it was one cheap guitar and a day..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

In the Beginning There Was... the Demo

Cutting Tracks and Everything After

"...the quality of your work. For just these reasons, Austin musicians record hundreds - possibly thousands - of demos..."

May 12, 1995 Music Feature

Mad Scientist on Wheels

Brian Beattie

"...mass of electronic equipment and wires that is his recording console. He's begun to play a rough mix of..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Jingles With Hair

Musicians for Hire: A Career in Advertising

"...a couple dozen high-profile local musicians finding work in Austin's small but rapidly growing "jingle" market, wherein local musicians..."

June 20, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Good Music, Good Himes

Texas engineer Chet Himes talks about Christopher Cross

"...Quick, connect the dots between Christopher Cross and Ghostland..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...side, the Old Order -- Walt Disney and Universal Studios, two companies which held the copyrights and purse strings..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Into the Groove

Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks

"...of all, the association gelled in a funky North Austin home. How do we know for sure? The legal..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Future's Still Bright

Barbara K, the woman who turned down $900,000

"...people, even in a town as notoriously free-thinking as Austin, will be amazed, perhaps even offended, by the value..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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