SXSW Music Fest Creative Director Brent Grulke Dies

Onetime 'Chronicle' music editor succumbs to a heart attack

"...South by Southwest Music Festival Creative Director Brent Grulke, 51, died of a heart attack this morning..."

Aug. 13, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Brent Grulke, 1961-2012

What SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke meant to the music business

"...Brent Grulke, 51, long-serving creative director of the South by..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Thoughts on Grulke and on the Music Scene

"...Editor, I don't really know how I first met Brent Grulke, though I guess I'm not the only one..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Postmarks

True Believer

You're at SXSW today because of its late creative director, Brent Grulke.

"...That's what Brent Grulke used to say when asked what kinds of..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Page Two: Wise, Warm, and Always Welcome

Austin is a quieter place without Brent Grulke

"...Brent Grulke died Monday morning of a heart attack. He..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: GrulkeFest

Local bands play loving tribute to Brent Grulke

"...celebrate someone's life than honoring their passions and achievements. GrulkeFest: A Celebration of Brent 1961-2012 not only does this,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Column by Louis Black

The Clairvoyant

Iron Maiden, Brent Grulke, Billy Joe Shaver (& Lester Bangs)

"...Center. All I’d been thinking about this week was Brent Grulke. He put it in perspective: All I’d lost..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

What's Cool and Where It's At

What Austin teens are reading, wearing, eating, hearing

"...You go to Grulkefest? If you're U18, you probably weren't there to witness..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...Brent Grulke: Everyone's memory of the incident is completely different..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long

An epic GrulkeFest fires the fall season, including John Prine

"...GrulkeFest wasn't sorrowful. It was all powerful – an epic..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bright Lights, Big City

At the crossroads of the Austin Music Awards.

"...AMA centerpiece, an all-star tribute to SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke, who died suddenly last summer. True Believer Alejandro..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Critics Poll

"...GrulkeFest, ACL Live at the Moody Theater (Hernandez)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature

ACL Interview: True Believers (Part I)

Reunited with blood fury and dedicated to Brent Grulke

"...at the show that kickstarted this reunion, last year’s Grulke Fest...."

Oct. 10, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback

Late SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke memorialized, and other Thursday SXSW tips

"...Brent Grulke Memorialized..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Blood in the Water

Headliners avalanche SXSW a week out from the music fest

"...one. As the first AMAs since SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke passed away, much respect needs to be paid...."

March 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bluesmen & Pink Ribbon Cowgirls

The deaths of Brenda Hutchison and Nick Curran give us pause

"...South by Southwest staffers in 1988 – even before Brent Grulke came aboard...."

Oct. 8, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Music Editors: Brent Grulke, Rob Patterson, Raoul Hernandez..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Page Two: Having a Riot

The chaotic and beautiful birth of the Austin Music Awards

"...Brent Grulke has been head of the South by Southwest..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Playback: Sanctified Souls

Uncovering Arizona Dranes, remembering Brent Grulke

"...need to do. This is a dream for me." GrulkeFest..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss

A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life

"...future, and honor the past than by enthusiastically recommending GrulkeFest: A Celebration of Brent 1961-2012 to be held on..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by Louis Black

TCB

SXSW's Brent Grulke explains the reasoning behind the blog-bemoaned band-list delay.

"...It's crunch time, though, and SXSW Music Creative Director Brent Grulke admits as much. "I'm getting a degree of..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Art, food, football, TV, and even a little music: this one's got it all

"...of registrants. "Registration is up significantly," says Creative Director Brent Grulke. "That's great, it just means a lot of..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

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You don't need money with a face like that, now do you honey?

"...world in 30 minutes with Music Festival Creative Director Brent Grulke, who confirmed news of a Big Star reunion..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Gimme whatcha got for a poke chop…

"...was slipping 400 invitations into the mail. Creative Director Brent Grulke says the current count is around 700 (see..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

50 Cent brings his bullet proof vest to the Delco Center

"...up slightly over recent years. Music Festival band czar Brent Grulke puts the 2003 total at 53, including the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Sloppy, Glorious, and Completely Indigenous

Austin's Hoot Night Tradition

"...insist he was the Father of the Hoot Night. Brent Grulke, then Hall's roommate, vaguely recalls Hall poring over..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

TCB

Bracing for SXSW, hailing the Dicks, avoiding the cow pies

"..."I'm fucking tired," says SXSW Music Creative Director Brent Grulke between yawns. "I want a nap."..."

March 11, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Elephant Parts

"...on the Internet, you have a backlash," says SXSW's Brent Grulke. "Give me a break." Even Usenet's usual SXSW..."

March 20, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two: You Always Remember the Dance

First steps, two step

"...over the windows at the other. You first met Brent Grulke in that house, and he you...."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Playback: SXSW Mission Statement

Six lists to get you through SXSW 2015

"...Brent Grulke Plaza: SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke died unexpectedly..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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