Untold Verve Rules Empire Control Room

Londoner sifts decades of UK bass culture for Chaos in Tejas

"...Jack Dunning, aka Untold, took the stage at Empire Control Room Friday and nervously cleared away the beer..."

June 2, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

Faster Than Sound: Empire Control Room Owners Purchase Longtime Location

Seventh Street venue takes charge of its live music destiny

"...A year ago, the fate of Seventh Street stronghold Empire Control Room & Garage hung in the balance...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Brently Heilbron's Stand Up Empire Signs With PBS

New show to bring ACL-like coverage of Austin's comedy scene

"...because of his new show on PBS: Stand Up Empire...."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Empire Owner Acquires Parish

Stephen Sternschein and partners win on only bid

"...and operates the popular Red River Cultural District destination Empire Control Room & Garage, has entered into partnership on..."

Jan. 4, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Note: Tangentially, last Thursday’s Indie Chefs 12-courser(!) at Foreign & Domestic was capped by a custom cheesecake dessert from..."

March 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Control the Vertical

TV Eye

"...This Friday night Biography (A&E; 10/17; 7pm) profiles actress Mia Farrow in a sympathetic..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Playback: Eviction Notice

World Class Capital locks out Kingdom and Ethics. Could Empire Control Room be next?

"...Lounge, found themselves locked out by their new landlord – the same one who just purchased Empire Control Room...."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mélat, 5D, Applied Pressure Orchestra

Empire Control Room & Garage, Jan. 6

"...Talent-stacked stages running concurrently, Empire Control Room & Garage authenticated Austin's redeveloping sonic experience...."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Terror Fest Review: Indian

Tones no humans should ever be able to make

"...its Austin Terror Fest excoriation on Saturday night inside Empire Control Room made up for lost time...."

June 9, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

A New Parish Set to Open in Former North Door Location

Owners behind Empire and Resound Presents team up at Eastside Venue

"...me here: a familiar name, in a different long-standing room, operated by two separate independent local concert promotion entities,..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: Lingua Ignota, Emma Ruth Rundle

The sound of violence stuns Levitation

"...entirety of Lingua Ignota’s stage setup Friday night inside Empire Control Room for $15 at Harbor Freight. With only..."

Nov. 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

British Blood Lust beasts hammer a childlike sweet spot

"...At 12:03am on Saturday, when Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats ceased, the UK doom melodians slammed the..."

April 30, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Black Everythang Matters Accentuates Austin’s Wealth of Black Talent

A landmark display of Black unity within the city’s music scene

"...Empire Control Room's excellence in casting intimacy within simple confines..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Free Week Live Shots

Empire Control Room, Jan. 6

"...Chill Russell proved an aptly named outfit to jump-start Empire's outside showcase, Friday's frigid temps keeping the crowd intimate..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...instructors. Students will leave the program with references and résumé experience...."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!

Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...for You,” and “Shooting Shark.” BÖC plays Friday at Empire Control Room...."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unlocking the Michael Schenker Festival

Sound pilgrim reveals the combination to his “whole story”

"...Seventies Scorpions and UFO, his supersonic melodies pause at Empire Control Room on Saturday...."

May 16, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Dilated Peoples

Rakaa Iriscience: “People demand better, they’re gonna get better”

"...City Hip-Hop Festival on Saturday at the weekend’s headquarters, Empire Control Room...."

Sept. 25, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Terror Fest Review: Church of Misery, Primitive Man, Unearthly Trance, Terminator 2

Indoors at ATF proves horror as sound and sound as feeling

"...Around midnight Friday inside Empire Control Room, Hiroyuki Takano belted out “I, Motherfucker (Ted..."

June 8, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

Austin Terror Fest Q&A: Panopticon

Folk & metal extremist books a pair of über rare performances

"...5:30pm, at Barracuda covering Blaze Foley, and Sunday at Empire Control Room, 7:45...."

June 6, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Sound on Sound Review: Citizen

Plus the Hotelier, Sorority Noise, and Alex Napping

"...on Sound crammed a whole lot of emotion into Empire Control Room’s outdoor space Friday night, stacking a six-band..."

Nov. 11, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Oblivion Access 2022

"...A Place to Bury Strangers at Empire Control Room during Oblivion Access on May 14, 2022..."

May 17, 2022 Photo Gallery

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...New Orleans' Goatwhore heaves a rapid black/death metal meld – as if you chopped and screwed Motörhead under snarling..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival

"...Dam-Funk at Empire Control Room..."

Sept. 29, 2014 Photo Gallery

Free Week 2018

"...5-D featuring Captain Kirk at Empire Control Room..."

Jan. 8, 2018 Photo Gallery

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your cheat sheet for three days of fun

"...Empire Control Room Fri., July 28, 8pm..."

July 28, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Photos From All Four Days of Levitation 2019

"...Brutus at Empire Control Room on Friday, November 8, 2019..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Photo Gallery

Austin Terror Fest 2019

"...Austin Terror Fest 2019 at Empire Control Room & Garage..."

June 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Breaks, KUTX 98.9 3) The Morning X With Jason & Deb, 101X 4) Jamaican Gold, KOOP 91.7 5) Horizontes,..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Austin Music Rules at Free Week 2024

"...Daydream Twins during Free Week at Empire Control Room on Thursday, January 4..."

Jan. 8, 2024 Photo Gallery

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