Eight Lineups to See at Levitation This Halloween Weekend

Our picks at the venue-based festival, from Panda Bear to Flying Lotus

"...acceleration on May album Akousmatikous, not to mention the Bay Area warper's work with Toro y Moi and Alice..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Book Review: A Nontraditional Look at Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters

Lynnée Denise eschews her groundbreaking subject’s “Big Mama” moniker

"...Chitlin' Circuit; and her many years out in the Bay Area on through appearances at renowned international music festivals...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

No Repeats, No Regrets: Metallica Catches Lightning in Arlington, Twice

Symmetrical nights on the M72 World Tour dug deeper into the catalog

"...Metallica’s two-night stand, split across three evenings. The iconic Bay Area band ripped through 32 songs in total, touching..."

Aug. 21, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts at Hot Summer Nights 2023

Highlights from the no-cost, high-temp annual music festival

"...Rapid-flowing Mexican American rapper from the Bay Area who often deploys bilingual lyrics. Santa Fe Klan..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Punk Legend John Doe Gets Dark for a Weekend of Film Noir

AFS Cinema screens the series including his remake of D.O.A.

"...director Kurt St. Thomas, and the crew exchanged the Bay Area fog and Austin sweat of the prior versions..."

July 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crosstalk: Butthole Surfers’ Driftwood Ranch for Sale, and More Music News

Remembering KOOP’s Andrew Dickens and Meat Joy reunion dates

"...on July 4, before jetting around the country with Bay Area punks Destroy Boys.  – Kriss Conklin..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...Francisco," which chronicles co-founder Bobby Colombo's move to the Bay Area.  – Austin Powell Carson McHone..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Dripping Springs Drama

"...won’t. Using his own example, the half-sized 2500-seat California Bay Area Lexor venue has failed to be traffic-friendly, despite..."

Jan. 8, 2023 Postmarks

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...Led by singer-songwriter/percussionist Mario "Mayito" Salomón, Bay Area combo Timbeko is one of the greatest stateside..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...from here to my San Antonian mother in the Bay Area proved Grinchian: nearly insurmountable. Word is this conjunto..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...the Grateful Dead rang in New Year with a Bay Area bash where promoter Bill Graham would float in..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Crosstalk: Black Fret Rebrands As Sonic Guild, and Superstition Nightclub Announces Grand Opening

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...to the stage, while Honduras-born Isabella Lovestory and the Bay Area's La Favi craft their own infectious brands of..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Column by Mars Salazar

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...Thursday, Exhumed marks three decades of South Bay (Area) goregrind with career-high LP To the Dead, a..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin

Hands off the wheel

"...company's San Francisco rollout was not entirely smooth, as Bay Area media reported instances of Cruise vehicles blocking emergency..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Must-Try Austin Tacos

Where to satiate your taco cravings around town

"...Deal Holyfield taco will be rapped about by future Bay Area expats the same way modern-day Austinites opine about..."

Oct. 4, 2022 Food Post

Crosstalk: Metal Record Label Relocates to Austin, and the Latest at Moody Center

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...in 2001, has relocated to Austin from its longtime Bay Area home. A sizable record label and distribution operation,..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...Bake Back Better was founded in the California Bay Area by Dina Jacobson during the 2020 election, first..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Vandoliers, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Mvtant, Florist, and more local shows worth your time

"...Michael Franti's Bay Area band fusing hip-hop with genres such as reggae..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Column by Kahron Spearman

Before There Was TikTok There Was Negativland

Pioneering culture jammers come to AFS Cinema this Sunday

"...the day's airwaves. Be it through their rigorously archived Bay Area radio program Over the Edge or cult favorite..."

July 22, 2022 Screens Feature by Julian Towers

Vio-Lence Erupts at Matinee

Reunited Bay Area pioneers induce only grinning thrash

"...Band: Frozen in the crucible strata of first wave Bay Area thrash metal, Vio-Lence formed in 1985, dropped its..."

May 15, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Koko's Bavarian Spreads the Germans, Tèo Gelato Gets Boozy, Curry Pizza House Opens Soon, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Why do we care about some franchise from California’s Bay Area opening its first location in Texas? Especially when..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels

"...Machine Works Golden-piped garage rock frontwoman steps away from Bay Area Levitation alum the Clams to highlight “Western grit”..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Black Angels & Kikagaku Moyo, Video Age & Shy Boys, Exhumed & Creeping Death, ST 37 & the Gary, Arooj Aftab, and Kool Keith

"...but rather one throwing elbows and knees. Last week, Bay Area gore metal butchers Exhumed dropped new Relapse Records..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Austin FC Rediscovers Its Intensity in Win Over Houston Dynamo

ATX, Dallas will face off in Copa Tejas showdown

"...The Verde wasted little time putting behind them Wednesday’s..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

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

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...LP landed production from T-Bone Burnett, who unraveled the Bay Area-born songwriter's sound into classic country, swaying Fifties ballads,..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

ACL Fest Artist Spotlight: AG Club

Avant-garde rap collective weave witty songs with eye-catching visuals

"...Young East Bay Area rap collective AG Club – with the "AG"..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Fantastic Fest: Behold! The Mad God, Phil Tippett

The stop motion legend's most personal and bizarre movie yet

"...it," Tippett added. "I would give talks around the Bay Area, and people volunteered. ... Sometimes at the weekend..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mélat, Ramsay Midwood, Quinn XCII, Tomás Ramírez, Hotmom, and Dawa's 2 Year Anniversary

"...the perspectives of its native artists – even as Bay Area "tech-fugees" continue to put an Equinox on every..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

Faster Than Sound: Raoul Hernandez, Not Like Everybody Else

Outgoing Chronicle Music editor on 27 years of pure emotion

"...post-collegiate record store gig, when the publisher of a Bay Area mag spotted the English major's review of a..."

July 23, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...fused us through life and death. Fresh off a Bay Area refugee boat and crashing with abuelita in San..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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