Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...Continental Club Canada has a long history of country music makers, but it's never produced anything like Lindi Ortega...."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Playback

Ian McLagan died Wednesday

"...In Oct. 2011, the Englishman fumed to our Music newsman Austin Powell about the dual nomination to the..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Uncorks 2015 Lineup

Former Austin Psych Fest teams with Fun Fun Fun Fest promoter

"...Three-dozen acts offloaded from the Levitation mothership just now,..."

Dec. 3, 2014 Music Post

Playback: Screamadelica

Austin Psych Fest 2014 drops its lineup

"...aside from South by Southwest, ATX's most internationally diverse music festival...."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL Interview: Grace London

The rise and return of the local classicist and prodigy

"...can catch her Friday at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and on the second weekend as well...."

Oct. 1, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Precious Lloyd

Butler School concert honors African American composer

"...been recognized as an essential part of African American music, but little attention has gone to the composers who..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

20 Questions With David Kilgour

The Clean guitarist comes, well, clean for Chaos in Tejas

"...I first heard the Clean early one spring morning..."

May 30, 2012 Music Post by Greg Beets

Off the Record

White Denim powers up on the road, Chaos in Tejas keeps home fires burning, and more

"..."Aren't you guys too big to be playing this..."

June 3, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Unveiling the Austin Music Awards lineup and greeting England's newest hitmakers

"...Margaret Moser, the Explosives have confirmed for the Austin Music Awards with Moby Grape's Peter Lewis (see "Naked If..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...brings to mind the animated forays of Parliament's long-players. Musical ace Kerav Shimon dishes out saucers of live instrumentation,..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

The Concerts

"...Violin Sonata contains one of the oddities of classical music: a French impressionist composer's version of the blues. By..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Feature

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...art of combining two or more voices in a musically satisfying way."..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...glance at the genres mined by this year's Austin Music Awards performers, you'd scarcely realize the calendar changed: folk,..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

White Weddings, Rock & Roll, and More Crucial Concerts

Dungeon crawling, avant sax, and other amplified options for the week

"...Texas Dungeon Siege is upon us! The finest medieval musicians from across the land gather for four nights of..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Camerata’s annual spring showcase, a performance that changes in music and choreography without losing luster. The jewels of performance..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Psych Fest Interview: Vieux Farka Touré

Legacy blues scion talks Malian music and Khruangbin collaboration

"...They're really genuine people that care a lot about music...."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya's relationship with music mirrors the winding path she took from Belgrade to..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Robert Faires' Top 10 Joys in Dance and Classical in 2019

It was a year in which the bold and the beautiful made strong impressions in dance and music

"...(Austin Symphony) The 90-year-old seemed to bring his full musical career to bear on every note, sounding each with..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...agreed on the most outstanding work in dance, classical music, visual art, and theatre in the past year and..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Great Expectations

Sarah Jarosz returns to her roots – the Old Settler's Music Festival

"...The Charlie Daniels Band headlined Old Settler's Music Festival that year. Any Texas kid would've known "The..."

April 11, 2014 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Orchestrating Partnerships

Maestro Peter Bay likes to play with others – especially when they're outside the orchestra

"...solitary. I sit either at the keyboard with the music, or at my desk. It's extremely stimulating for me,..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Off the Record

Austin celebrates 20 years as the live music capital of the world; OTR bristles

"...Winningham's lush, lyrical imagery suspended in gentle washes of chamber instrumentation provided by past members of Balmorhea and Tacks,..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Tell Me True

2009-10 Austin Music Awards

"...Austin Music Hall, Saturday, March 20..."

March 26, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crazy Heart

At the crazy heart of the 2009-10 Austin Music Awards sits Stephen Bruton

"...portable into Crazy Heart's first scene after their late music supervisor spilled the beans. Correction: spilled the Yangtze River...."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...rivals the Police's "Every Breath You Take" for naked musical need, only no one's lurking under your window, and..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Off the Record

Blasts from the past courtesy of Armadillo Records, David Garza's Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom, and Jody Denberg's final broadcast

"...people that maybe felt a bit restrained from the music school," reminisces Haley, who relocated to New York, about..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...Stephen Mills in dance, and Craig Hella Johnson in music, you might not think that the three would have..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

KVRX: Almost Old Enough to Drink (Legally)

"...of the Time,” reflects their chartered intention to play music that is not in regular rotation on other radio..."

April 17, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Friday

"...group of friends with a common love for American music. Their self-titled debut, a mix of covers and originals,..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...horns create a lush atmosphere in the face of musical desolation -- like Damon & Naomi sitting in with..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

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