New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"..."We recorded [Lindsey's episode] in 10 minutes, but the end product was really..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...people think instrumental," explains Erin Jantzen of synth/soul trio Keeper. "They think techno, EDM, whatever."..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...burns with the witchy cry of Maria Christopher. Ontario fivepiece the End ushers in more traditional Relapse fare with..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Geek Chic

Software

"...of cool add-ons and utility programs for Windows. $50. Games..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...of music and cinema, meta doc The Nowhere Inn. Reportedly, the film tracks musician St. Vincent hiring friend Carrie..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Friday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Make like a shrub and plant yourself for Friday night SXSW showcases

"...Ringworm mine much the same vein of metallic hardcore, replacing smiles with grimaces on the upcoming Hammer of the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...7pm, Kenny Dorham's Backyard Forget their wall loaded with "Cover Band" awards, Los Texas Wranglers are part Texas legacy,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

That was the week that was in the Live Music Capital…

"...at age 58 that's giving those same people a deep sense of mortality. As a Beatle, Harrison need never..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Pong

Pong bounces up from the ashes of Austin'd legendary Ed Hall.

"...the old-school computer table tennis, a simplistic Seventies electronic game where the controllers only move up and down. How..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Fantastic Arcade Announces Spotlight Games

Eight indies get the arcade-cabinet treatment

"...its triumphant return to the Drafthouse/Highball on South Lamar Sept. 18-21. As always, the playable portion of the Fantastic..."

Aug. 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...story of a French courtesan and her penniless poet lover stays the same, but the song catalog expands to..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...scene faves Ignorance Park. Denton's Riverboat Gamblers are no exception, busting punkish chord progressions and red-devil rhythms that plenty..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"..."pop" is not necessarily shorthand for "popular." Still largely overshadowed by the city's long-running roots devotion, the lingering effects..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Jump on It skips a beat but keeps on keepin' on; Solid Gold 40 gives up the ghost.

"...people and families from all ethnic groups and all over Austin show up each week, which made for quite..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues

"...Mercy Baby." When he was canned by Ward and replaced with Wilson, McPhatter signed with Atlantic. The Forgotten Angel..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...follow-up would not be as gripping. It's sad to report, then, that with Middlesence, Rigby seems to have hit..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...workout of "Stupid Blues." The latter tune, the most overt homage to Jimi Hendrix that Brown has ever recorded,..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

Lean, Mean, and Smoking!

Kris McKay

"...Maybe we'll just run over and backdoor it at 101X," says Kris McKay, literally..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...the massively successful TTRPG (that's table top role playing game). There have been big-screen takes on D&D before, but..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Parisian Chanteuse Lou Rebecca Is the Complete Pop Package

Personas, dance, fashion, and Holodeck-ian synth transform into the electro crooner

"...The Parisian crooner's cast of characters keeps growing throughout the visualization for Restless, Rebecca's debut LP..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

‘Doctor Who’ Watch

7.2: 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'

"...my Sweet Valley Twins series – but it bears repeating: Robots. Dinosaurs. Cowboys. Certainly Doctor Who has begun playing..."

Sept. 9, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dancing About Architecture

Bands seek out SXSW, SXSW searches for places to put them; the late (Liberty) Lunch gets later; plus all the news that gives us fits...

"...barbecue, but it was in ample evidence during his stopover in Austin last weekend. "That's the reason he wanted..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues

"...vs. spy show. This collection is a respectable offering, covering all the bases for first time U.N.C.-ites, but to..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...of the year on tour, but her specially named “Deep in the Heart” leg returns her to her home..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...while last year’s impassioned “>one” partnered with the video game Valorant. With less electronics than his tourmate, Los Angeles’..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...through July 2, and celebrate the opening at a reception this Thursday, which will include a panel discussion at..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...instrumental homage to Houston hip-hop godhead DJ Screw. New EP Berto's Banquet – which finds Montesinos (a prodigious upright..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...Recording studios represent a strong element of Mosaic's early groundswell. Stuart Sullivan,..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: A Knuckle-Dragging Meathead

The worst kind of ignorance is ignorance accompanied by hubris

"...and sometimes bowling, if I am trying to fall asleep, but I don’t get soccer. BOR-ing! Why do people..."

June 20, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...band with a self-titled CD that sprinkles Latin sabor over meat-and-potatoes Texas blues and rhapsodic live shows. – Christopher..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

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