Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center

First of two nights drives home Madge’s four-decade ubiquity

"...and moved on, kicking into “Into the Groove” and “Holiday.”..."

April 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...to “Fight the Power,” a fox fur stole from Billie Holiday’s closet, plus a hundred other precious, totemic items...."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

“Music America” Exhibition Makes National Debut at LBJ Library

Exhibit details American music history through memorabilia and sound

"...and the popularization of blues and rock & roll. Billie Holiday’s signature fox fur stole will also be on..."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...Yuletide merry and bright, with DJ Boyfriend playing the holiday beats. Plus: a Dirty Santa raffle raising funds for..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...Fest poster join the Clash, Os Mutantes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Roky Erickson iconography...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

It Takes a Village: Memories of Kerrville Folk Festival 2023

Dispatches from the 51st campout, from Ray Prim to Flamy Grant

"...men and women. Longtime 7 Stones principal Prim referenced Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” then shared in chorusing harmonies on..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Hank Erwin

Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational Opens Expansive Genre Umbrella at SXSW

Steam Down, Yazmin Lacey, and more spanned Afrobeat to retro R&B

"...busy 6/8 of “Where Did You Go?”), and her Billie Holiday-meets-Jill Scott purr. That gives tunes like “Fool’s Gold,”..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...Who says the News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill instead of just bad news? Most..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Residential Address: Mac McIntosh

At an age when most perferformers are preparing to take a bow, jazz singer Mac Mcintosh is hitting the stride.

"...forgotten standards like Big Joe Turner's "Roll 'em Pete," Billie Holiday's "Good Morning Heartache," and the omni-hit "Fly Me..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 17-23

"...Cornel West about the renowned jazz saxophonist and composer. "Billie Holiday was an addict. [Nobel Prize-winning author] Eugene O'Neill..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...the Fan Who Wears Their Heart on Their Chest Billie Buck's Karen Dalton Shirt..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

A fleeting glimpse at the tragic life of the Greenwich Village singer

"...Village – was that she “had a voice like Billie Holiday and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed.” She..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...check it twice. – Raoul Hernandez High Desert Queen, Rickshaw Billie's Burger PatrolSwan Dive, Friday 15..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

"If These Walls Could Talk" at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery

The artists in this Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery exhibition get the walls not only to talk but to spin some fantastic tales

"...a dozen portraits of such figures – among them Billie Holiday, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Rahsaan Roland Kirk,..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Raoul Hernandez, Not Like Everybody Else

Outgoing Chronicle Music editor on 27 years of pure emotion

"...Memory"). I compare her to John Hammond, who "discovered" Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and finally Stevie Ray..."

July 23, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of the past three decades still gets associated with Billie Holiday thanks to a hardcore Lady Day fixation in..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Three Live Music Events for Your Valentine's Weekend

Showtunes, Motown, and live comedy are on offer

"...Broadway songsmith Porter penned songs that were performed by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong. Tickets are $50..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Events Post by Greg Stitt

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...the Eighties; and Lee Daniels’ The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Feb. 26, Hulu), featuring singer Andra Day’s much-hyped..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Swoonworthy Valentine's Treats for Your Favorite Foodie

Because they and you deserve it

"...You can see the new mural by Austin's own Billie Buck. Pre-order through Feb. 13. 710 W. Cesar Chavez,..."

Feb. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make

The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art

"...different level. Leading off the exhibition is one of Billie Holiday, rich in the kind of shading and line..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...30 years. – Doug Freeman Larry Seaman: Death Takes a Holiday..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 23-29

"...the word 'hunger' like I do," testified Aries chanteuse Billie Holiday. She wasn't suggesting that she had a stylish..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...Uncle Walt’s Band, Doug Sahm, Ray Charles, Willie. There’s Billie Holiday and Oscar Peterson while working in the yard...."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 21-27

"...we know what's more than enough," said Aries singer Billie Holiday. I don't think that applies to everyone, although..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Checking In: Come Sunday With Jazz Siren Pamela Hart

“My soundtracks are What’s Going On and Imagine”

"...local jazz singer channeling Lady Day. “Pamela Hart evok[es] Billie Holiday with her pure, sweet vulnerability,” wrote a Chronicle..."

April 28, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Photograph

Get ready for romance with this Valentine’s release about family secrets

"...not have been more spot-on if it was broadcasting Billie Holiday’s “Stormy Weather.” No worries: Marvin Gaye and a..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Ruth moves in with her boyfriend in a remote holiday park, tensions rise as she makes an unsettling discovery..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Molly Burch Finds the Love in Pop

Singer/songwriter puts the guitar down for the follow-up to her acclaimed debut

"...pop stars. Integrating the classical influence of microphone heroines Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, Burch unveiled her smoky, nostalgic..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: dat Black Mermaid Man Lady

Let Sharon Bridgforth's performance installation wash over you

"...so seductively into this world, singing Bridgforth's words like Billie Holiday with an Ellington tune. And then, when she..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Kat Edmonson

"...Kat Edmonson albums are instantly recognizable. If the airy Billie Holiday crackle doesn't give them away, then it's the..."

May 11, 2018 Music Review by Lauren Modery

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