Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...release/tour kickoff show, which features opening sets by Matador Records co-owner Gerard Cosloy, art punks Guiding Light, power poppers..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...Not only did her work with Hotel Vegas and Chess Club win her Best Booker, she also accepted Best..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...a fan base, soon leading to his own solo records and a budding rep amongst exalted company...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Ain't Nobody Real but Me

Chamillionaire's flow: Houston and beyond

"...Mind Correct (Swishahouse), Cham now sails his powerhouse Universal Records solo debut The Sound of Revenge out of the..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

A Cultural Imperative

"...Though considered a small independent label, Chicago's Delmark Records has produced hundreds of LPs and CDs over the..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Reissues

"...exclusively on Charles' amazing nine-year R&B tenure at Atlantic Records, Genius and Soul wraps up the Atlantic era a..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...The cozy house is covered wall-to-wall with records, cassettes, instruments, show posters, and set lists. Photos of..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Nakia Gets Tied to the Whipping Post

New video previews covers collection

"...legendary grooves of classic labels such as Stax and Chess, and began cutting an album of covers. Then he..."

April 2, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"...Robert Earl Keen – still sells respectably at Waterloo Records. Now, with last month's follow-up, Scandalous, lightning strikes twice...."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...Forty years ago, Andre Williams sang for Motown and Chess and penned hits for Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Thou Shalt Not Sue?

Van Orden's suit against the Ten Commandments is no slam-dunk.

"...East Texas and, according to State Bar of Texas records, received his law degree from Southern Methodist University in..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Postmarks

Jesus Loves Hyde Park, Too

"...Editor: Reading through the autopsy of Watermelon Records ["Going for Broke," Vol. 18, No. 42], I was..."

June 25, 1999 Column

Drivin' the Devil Away

Miss Lavelle White

"...Miss Lavelle, Miss Lavelle White's 1994 debut on Antone's Records..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Trauma Ray, TILT, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Lots of live music options ahead

"...Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat at Breakaway Records on North Loop last spring practically scrawled my name..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Infinity Song, Softcult, and Hot Summer Nights Standouts in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Get out and get free

"...Friday 19, Chess Club..."

July 19, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

The Off Beat: Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”

Intense quartet launches self-titled debut on Feb. 16

"...“C.O.A.” Their first LP arrives via Portrayal of Guilt Records, placing Porcelain alongside industrial rockers Nuclear Daisies on the..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...Launched with an in-store at Waterloo Records last Friday, Como Las Singles cops to cumbia from..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

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

"...a Sixties McIntosh tube amplifier. With Mohawk and Breakaway Records teaming to open another high-fidelity listening room in nearby..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Column by Kahron Spearman

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...Knob project, is the latest in a series of chess moves complicating efforts to develop the tract. Residents in..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...friends it was fairly routine to go through their records. While visiting my friend Steve Levitan's brother Mark, who..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Playback: HAAM's Time of the Season

HAAM Day fills its coffers for uninsured live music capitalists

"...and sings (revisit "Urgent," Feb. 21). After releasing two records on California indie S.S. Records, Spray Paint brings it..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After Carstarphen, What Then?

Austin ISD enters a new era, searching for a road map

"...to trustees, withholding information, forcing trustees to submit open records requests to their own district, and generally causing serious..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Estate Sale Roundup: March 21-23

Rested up from the fest? Let's explore residences, past and present.

"...as lamps and bedroom decor. Crates full of vinyl records and vintage 80′s rock concert t-shirts. Outside there is..."

March 20, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Dave Van Ronk and a Bitter Chill

Remembering the folksinger who inspired 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

"...Now, there were a lot of Dave Van Ronk records floating around: Almost every multiroommate household had a couple..."

Dec. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...Atlantic Records isn't reissuing albums from their rich jazz and R&B..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Thursday 29, Chess Club..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows

"... – Angela Lim The Bright Light Social Hour In-StoreWaterloo Records, Friday 22..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...Presbyterian Church, as well as the new additions of Chess Club, the 13th Floor, and Club Eternal. Of the..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...from Craig, and organizer Coke's 5tet. Harney's books and records will also be for sale.  – Michael Toland Here..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

On Eras Tour, Taylor Swift Can Take Us Anywhere She Wants

Over those bridges and through the woods to Arlington stop

"...a roadshow which revisits her catalog including four un-toured records – the kickoff to the bridge of “My Tears..."

April 2, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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