Standing Next to a Mountain

Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.

"...from the guitarist's second and final appearance on Austin City Limits in 1989, marks every minute of its production..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Live Shots

"...the proximity to Round Rock or the huge Sun City promotional trailer, but this audience was not your typical..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...concert series -- produced by Harold McMillan and River City Bluez -- the Southwest Texas State University professor had..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Line and the much longer above-ground Yellow Line. The city is Mexico's third largest and relatively prosperous in relationship..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"...sisters danced around, played imaginary instruments, and sang into unplugged microphones. They marveled in awe as their father controlled..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Ranch: a 50-acre spread 9 miles southwest of the city of Kerrville. While the historic campout takes place about..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Qmmunity: Season of Queer Love

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Austin's queer events

"...River. $10. fb.com/poopooatx. Anti-Valentine's Day Burlesque Show The Bat City Bombshells flip off Cupid with an evening of burlesque..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

Broadcasts Vol. 26

"...In September, local FM standby KGSR transformed into Austin City Limits Radio. Rebranding allowed an instant playlist refreshment and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place

Cheers, queers!

"...Austin is a drink-lovin' city no matter how you stir it. Even when we're..."

July 21, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest spins at Turntable.fm, Zorch goes viral, and other digital delights from Bali Yaaah and the Meat Puppets

"...The bill's an ambitious assortment of FFFF hits (Murder City Devils, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Negative Approach, Brian..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sound Ordinance Hurts Live Music

"...which is already lost, to move people Downtown, this city is going to lose something that cannot be replaced...."

June 8, 2009 Postmarks

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...and crossroads of Americana. He's performed at the Austin City Limits and Coachella music festivals and soon makes his..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Garland Jeffreys' music is the sound of his multicultural, inner-city roots. The NYC singer-songwriter has been electrifying audiences for..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

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

"...more like an international superstar -- within the Austin city limits, anyhow. He even taped an Austin City Limits..."

April 13, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Everywhere Is War

A beginner's discography to Rock en Español

"...Outfield, Sueños Liquidos, and this year's thicker, more syrupy, Unplugged...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...been most notable for wrangling his way onto Austin City Limits as a complete unknown. With Mirror, Montgomery seems..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Youth in Crisis

"...Crooks, "is that [the project] has to benefit the city." That's not "the City" in capitals, either. "The people..."

July 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Recommended

"...to have a soul-cleansing, out-of-body experience without leaving the city limits -- or, if you so choose, without ingesting..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Record reviews Reissues

"...bodysurfing and ogle the blond surfer chicks -- "Surf City here we come!" The Sunrays' "I Live for the..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...ever-conflicted internet generation, full of teenagers who romanticize the unplugged past on internationally connected social media forums. Following 2023..."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...foursome BÖNDBREAKR. The stacked lineup also counts in Kansas City noise rockers (The) Medicine Theory, former Melvins bassist Mark..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...also picked up a guitar, at first finding it unplugged, between bright banter and alternately glowering and glowing facial..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown 

Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

"...As did the Boss’s unplugged solo show, this gritty musical flew in the face..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Hovvdy, Cherubs, Hoody Rap, a Tribute to Walter Hyatt, and more recommended sounds

"...droning organ swell. In an album rife with ear-catching specificity, the track offers some of Martin's most memorable lines:..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Garrett Assumes Beerland Lease

Stubb’s GM Ryan Garrett takes over lease on neighboring punk club Beerland, expanding Red River Cultural District involvement.

"...Billie Eilish debuted last Friday on Austin City Limits between well-attended Zilker Park sets. Screaming fans of..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

"...buttery trout baguette. Of course, he also missed Crescent City gumbo, so much so that he named his 2016..."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ian Svenonius’ Many Musical Irons

D.C. stalwart Levitates twice this weekend

"...in are very black, and music nowadays is very publicity-based, very hype-based, with very staid images. The Make-Up are..."

April 27, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Gay Place

"...KGSR’s Unplugged at the Grove With Nakia & the Blues Grifters..."

July 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Shorter Fuse, Bigger Bang

Fusebox Fest down to five days, but it's as explosive as ever

"...Story #1; • Big Dance Theater of New York City, which will perform a mixed program of short works;..."

Feb. 4, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place: Austin's Gay Days

We've got all the Pride info and sneak peeks into a very gay fall season.

"...join in with, oh, about 150,000 – according to city of Austin estimates – of your closest freaks, fagatrons,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

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