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"...or change our motto to "Austin, Texas, the live, unplugged, nonsmoking, not over a certain decibel, music capital of..."

May 16, 2003 Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...an outcry wouldn't have been unexpected following last Thursday's City Council meeting, the one that finally made the long-awaited..."

April 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Sxsw

"...slot? And what about the Tejano Concert at the City Coliseum that same night -- all night? Matador showcase..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

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Press Bush on Wiccans

"...is stunning. For the last two songs, the group unplugged their instruments and came out in the audience and..."

June 18, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Never Mind the Mayor

"...to be a venerable Austin institution, and that the city is doing everything in its power to keep it..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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"...issue in his campaign finding out who ordered the city clerk to invalidate 14,000 of the 29,000 signatures on..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...Hill Country-esque saloon Nice N Easy over in Johnson City, which exclusively pours Crowell’s beers. The good news is..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: Locals Join Over 1,000 Independent Clubs Fighting for Survival

Meet the National Independent Venue Association, goodbye Shady Grove, and more music news

"...also served as a staging locale for the decades-old Unplugged at the Grove concert series from KGSR – now..."

May 15, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...This Is Where We Are from 2011 employed an unplugged stringed arsenal, the soft folk sensibilities providing a cradle..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Off the Record

The good, the bad, and the ugly: a look back at the year in Austin music

"...the Wheel, helped commemorate the 35th anniversary of Austin City Limits, while over on the silver screen, Jesse Dayton..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...informal ceremony on Monday, June 1, 7pm, at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. The public is welcome. Admission..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Freddie's Place unplugs, crate digging for Record Store Day, the second coming of Arc Angels, and sitting stage left at Austin City Limits

"...was necessary to address any issues involving decibel limits, City Council, as part of Austin Ordinance No. 20080226-028 from..."

April 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Weighing in on the Live Music Task Force's recommendations to City Council and casting a ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...Music Task Force presents its overview and recommendations to City Council today (Thursday, Nov. 20) at 2pm. The 15-page..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...do you know that's NOT going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival? In just its third year, the..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Labor Days ends, people bummed.

"...Dallas is working on a sports-arena-plus-amphitheatre project with the city of Cedar Park. "The venue situation in Austin, particularly..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...to Stubb's. Both projects are awaiting approval from the city. According to Greystar developer Derek Brown, the flats have..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...SXSW, you'll get to hear what he can do "unplugged," with a few more years of musical experience under..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Looking to the Future

"...People who think their computers are broken when they're unplugged. People who look for the rodent when they're told..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Greased Wheels?

"...-- a point of local pride for Baytown residents. City officials had even offered to help the company scout..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...Fletcher Durniak still anticipated moving forward with the event. City Hall shut down South by Southwest six days earlier..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Jackie Venson Strips Off Her Blues Band and Becomes Her Own "DJ"

Austin's reigning Best Guitarist scales the ladder to the roof

"...stage, including a May 30 appearance together at Austin City Limits Radio's Unplugged at the Grove series...."

July 26, 2019 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Why Record Store Day Is Great …

And why it sucks (a shopping guide)

"...struggling with high property taxes, Downtown construction, and the city putting metered parking on East Sixth. He goes big..."

April 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: We're Expecting Guests

Gird up, ATX! The city's expecting 150,000 revelers in a rainbow sea next weekend.

"...We're Expecting Guests: OK, Austin. Gird your flanks. The city of Austin estimates over 150,000 at this year's Pride..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Electric Shock

Austin Energy's 'regressive' proposed rate increase brings out little guys and their advocates

"...Water Treatment Plant No. 4, opponents often criticize the city's water utility by holding up its counterpart, Austin Energy,..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Off the Record

South by Southwest turns 25, the Austin Music Awards score a Bubble Puppy coup, and Ted Nugent leaves his hat on

"...screening of It's About You on Saturday, Chris Cornell unplugged at the Belmont on Sunday, and OutKast's Big Boi..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

For those about to rock (we salute you)

"...Pavilion/Camp Ben McCulloch, where not even a lack of electricity stopped the Band of Heathens from delivering the weekend's..."

April 23, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...of touring in support of Carnavas at 2008's Austin City Limits Music Festival and promises the new album contains..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

KMFA's History

"..."William Tell" overture to alert Austin – then a city of just 250,000 residents – that classical music was..."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Gregor

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...the release of the Pong's long-awaited second album, Bubble City (Realistic). – Greg Beets NADA SURF1am, Parish If ever..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...a rattlesnake-infested ranch, this Woodshock will happen in the city proper, at Waterloo Park (where ya gots ta shut..."

April 6, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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