Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...goes two-stepping, but even in 2017, walking into a dance club in Austin feels cheesy. Despite a recent electronic..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Listen to This: Henry Invisible Celebrates Positive Vibrations in “Dance Music Saves”

New single features influential drummer Bernard Purdie

"...Henry Invisible returns with an equally funky coalescence of electronic washes, hopping basslines, and a scuttling clavinet on his..."

June 7, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Electronic Destination Kingdom Nightclub Rises Again

Dance music venue reopens off Red River after abrupt 2018 shutter

"...With a new location in Downtown's Red River Cultural..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Austin Music Poll Launches Wednesday

Now complete with “Music Industry Awards” section

"...vote on something much more interesting: the best bands, musicians, clubs, and music related services in the city...."

Dec. 29, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...days until South by Southwest hits. With today’s initial music lineup – including street poet Maxo Kream, glam punks..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin's House Music Scene Clings to the African-American Community That Birthed It

House music rose to prominence from Chicago’s black music community and hangs on here in its original form

"...This past November, the North Door hosted house music history. A more electronic and minimalist offshoot of the..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Checking In: Dylan Cameron Revisits the Rave Music of A Jilted Generation

IDM experimentalist notches third entry in a Holodeck triad

"...of your mind. A second generation ATX vanguardist, the electronic music producer both stimulates and soothes our raw nerve..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Review: Shao

Dark, ominous, electronic “sound design”

"...passport today,” he explained as London’s Jaguar spun house music to a happily churning, full dance floor...."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

The Austin Music Atlas

A primer for the musically inclined

"...weekend.” Everyone – and we mean everyone – plays music...."

June 14, 2016 Columns Post by Emily Gibson

Wheezing Spools: Cassettes in Electronic Music - Part I

Shriveled monoliths outweighed and overshadowed by vinyl

"...How does a puny plastic cuboid subject to decay..."

July 16, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...and the pilot said, “Welcome to Austin: the Live Music Capital of the World.” Now you feel obligated to..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

deadmau5, Kaskade, and Chris Lake Announced to Play Seismic Dance Event 6.0

The Austin house and techno festival unveils its November lineup

"...Ear-blasting subwoofers and dark techno music will make the Concourse Project feel like a UFO..."

June 15, 2023 Music Post by Adam Cherian

Seismic Dance Event Shows More Than a Market for House and Techno in Texas

Macrodosing the Concourse Project’s multi-gen fest

"...To microdose local producers RealMusic Events’ three-day rager of an electronic music festival, Seismic..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...Day two of South by Southwest Music fired on all cylinders, with long lines reappearing on..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Holy Fuck

Thursday

"...One could simply peg the instrumental quartet as playing electronic dance music; it's even easier to say the band..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Billboard Brings Lil Yachty to SXSW, and More Music News

Resound partners with Meanwhile Brewing and the state measures music's impact

"...nights (March 16-18) respectively focused on hip-hop, Latin, and dance music superstars. Public tickets are on sale now, alongside..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...Now two months way, South by Southwest Music released its largest block of bands to date this..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Review: Meute

German techno marching band takes to the streets

"...lack of synthesizers, they were clearly playing Germany’s greatest musical export – techno – and specifically, a cover of..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"..."That's the thing, the way music is thought or written about now, is so much..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...highest viewed posts last year, A Giant Dog's Austin Music Award for Best Rock last month got retrieved by..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites over 1,400 artists to play on more..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...synthesizer, and sitar, and the result is a drone-y electronic solo project from Montreal's Rishi Dhir. Expect serious zone-out..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering the same line..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music: Must-See EDM

Dance your ass off to these 11 EDM acts

"...but now it gets a digital makeover with brooding electronic beats. Todo el Ruido Entre Nosotros dropped last week...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...spot as one of three finalists in the Austin Music Foundation's 2005-06 Music Incubator program. Provided a budget for..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

18 International Frontwomen at SXSW Music

"...The Portuguese indie-pop trio's 2018 single "Stay" strums similar electronic ennui, an earworm that sounds happy and sad at..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Spotlight: Kareem Ali

House music producer is crafting sober dance parties and beats kids can brush their teeth to

"...Ali is kind of wholesome. He’s a Phoenix-based house music producer who believes in enjoying the music sober, and..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...John Michael Schoepf – in collaboration with A-list local musicians and producers including Jonas Wilson, Adrian Quesada, Kyle Ellison,..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...stretch of perfect weather and every weekend packed with music, food, and arts festivals, craft fairs, and all kinds..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Wheezing Spools: Cassettes in Electronic Music – Part II

A half-dozen tape bombardments that hardly toe the line

"...by prescribed pop expectations, a history of idiosyncratically edgy music endures. The following music is separated from the popularity..."

July 23, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

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