As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...leaves College Station and builds a global music promotions empire that he exited two weeks ago...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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

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 First Look at Sway in West Lake Hills

The neon lotus sigil expands its empire

"...Sway is well on its way to building an empire, all under its neon lotus flower sigil...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Column by Jessi Cape

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

SXSW Music Live: Stereogum Party

Real Estate, Sleigh Bells – feh! Girlpool bests all

"...Not until late Tuesday did Empire Garage pack out with people flooding in for the..."

March 15, 2017 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

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

"...Claw, and Dylan C. to Friday's Untold bill at Empire Control Room and Ssleeperhold to Sunday's Arizona-heavy North Door..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...behind a talented core of musicians and technicians: The empire builders...."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Scenes from Oblivion Access Festival 2023

"...Lil Ugly Mane at Empire Garage on June 16, 2023, during Oblivion Access..."

June 22, 2023 Photo Gallery

Oblivion Access 2022

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

May 17, 2022 Photo Gallery

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

For the Comanche history novice, this is an entertaining and easy-to-read starting point, but not a very intellectually strenuous one

"...Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Books Review by Ed Baker

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...Unearthly TranceEmpire Control Room, Fri. 7, 9:15pm As a harsh miasma..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Free Week 2018

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

Jan. 8, 2018 Photo Gallery

The Comanche Empire

This hugely important volume is not intended to be the end-all of Comanche histories but rather a starting point

"...The Comanche Empire by Pekka HämäläinenYale University Press, 512 pp., $35..."

June 20, 2008 Books Review by Ed Baker

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

Austin Terror Fest 2019

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

June 10, 2019 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

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival

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

Sept. 29, 2014 Photo Gallery

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...A play without words from Theater Compagnie Markus Zohner. Empire Theater. $8-20...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...proved a long-awaited cosmic landing for Thursday attendees at Empire Garage. Perhaps an awkward crash landing, the opening minutes..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in Partition

When one nation became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. Now Austin podcaster Neha Aziz is telling the personal stories behind that severing.

"...is what happened in 1947, when the collapsing British empire cut its occupied lands in South Asia into two..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

29 Bands From Free Week 2020

"...Trouble in the Streets at Empire Garage on January 2, 2020..."

Jan. 7, 2020 Photo Gallery

Photos From All Four Days of Levitation 2019

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

Nov. 11, 2019 Photo Gallery

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...day, as does Irvin Kershner’s superior 1980 sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. Not so the Ewok-bedeviled Return of the..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...hardened Civ veteran. Whether you are new to the empire-building racket or an old hand, Civilization III is a..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Brian Blouch

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

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

"...Thursday 14, 3:30pm, Empire Garage Thursday 14, 7pm, Zilker Brewing Friday 15, 11:10pm,..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...puzzled over an initially melanin-challenged onstage assembly Thursday at Empire Garage – until Patrick Mwondela, from the evolving group’s..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...a chorus to blunt its impact.  – Julian Towers CarcassEmpire Garage, Thursday 12, 5-11:30pm Billed with: Massacre, Windhand, Primitive..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition

Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week

"...Ahead-of-the-game hip-hop distribution company Empire throws an official SXSW showcase featuring artists from coast..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

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