Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Graham Williams

Transmission booker dishes on who’s coming – and who’s not

"...and the ones that got away. Transmission Events principal Graham Williams talks the ins and outs of booking Fun..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox: Thursday Night Sitcom Showdown

Two old-school comedians go different ways with new sitcoms

"...J. Fox Show and left utterly cold by Robin Williams vehicle The Crazy Ones?..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Stratus Properties Acquires Transmission Events

Graham Williams starts new booking business: Margin Walker Presents

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest. Meanwhile, Transmission co-founder and booker Graham Williams has launched his own booking company: Margin Walker..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Introducing: Sound on Sound Fest

Everything you loved about Fun Fun Fun Fest – with a different name

"...When Fun Fun Fun Fest founder Graham Williams separated from Transmission Events last month, he made..."

June 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Fest’s Renaissance

Beach House, Explosions in the Sky, Death Grips get medieval

"...music festival, booked by Fun Fun Fun Fest founder Graham Williams and produced by Barracuda co-owner Johnny Sarkis, sounds..."

June 28, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rage and Ruin

Red 7 gets a Marxist makeover

"...in Dresden. Last night, at Transmission Entertainment booking wizard Graham Williams’ 31st birthday party there, the club rose anew..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Rain Checks

Weather-displaced festival re-collects in the clubs

"...be a late night,” predicted Transmission Events’ chief booker Graham Williams via email late on Thursday night/early Friday morning..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Sidesteps Cancellations

Modest Mouse replaces Death Cab for Cutie

"...confident they’ll show,” said Fun Fun Fun Fest booker Graham Williams in May when I asked him about landing..."

July 8, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Passionate Kisses

2013/2014 Austin Music Awards: Lucinda Williams plants one on Margaret Moser

"...shrug, communicating the obvious: We don't know where Lucinda Williams is either...."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Two Tickets to Paradise

Who tickets what in Austin

"...Austin as well among the major road shows. John Graham, director of the Frank Erwin Center, describes his arena's..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Music Feature by Matt Dentler

Playback: No Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2016

Fun Fun Fun Fest won't happen this year and here's the exclusive on why

"...promotions company, founded in 2007 by longtime Emo's booker Graham Williams and Mohawk owner James Moody, joined forces with..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...quasi-mythical figures such as legendary Live Aid promoter Bill Graham or infamous British promoter Don Arden – dubbed "The..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...gathering the developers inherited from former Transmission Events partners Graham Williams and James Moody in a nasty split that..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fall On Me

Three fall Austin music perennials.

"...together Year One: South Austin Jug Band, Jon Dee Graham, Li'l Cap'n Travis, James McMurtry. I was curious to..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

"...on a blisteringly cold Friday last December, event booker Graham Williams stage-dived into the audience during Negative Approach's scorching..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Verne Troyer, Michael York, Mindy Sterling, Seth Green, Robert..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Introducing Grizzly Hall

Former Emo’s co-owner Jason Sabala opens new Eastside venue

"...gone, there’d been a falling out between [Emo’s booker] Graham Williams [now an owner of Transmission Events] and Hendrix...."

April 26, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...festival booked by former Fun Fun Fun Fest organizer Graham Williams, unloaded its lineup Tuesday. The amalgam of pop,..."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Fest Canceled

Promoters cite loss of financial backing

"...on Sound, booked by Fun Fun Fun Fest founder Graham Williams and produced by Barracuda co-founder Johnny Sarkis, had..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Compose Like a Pro

Graham Reynolds teaches musicians how to score ... film

"...for independent musicians to do full film scores," explains Graham Reynolds, composer for Richard Linklater films Bernie, Before Midnight,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Guy Clark 1941-2016

End Transmission: Adios Guy Clark, and Transmission Events as we knew it

"...– Mohawk owner/marketing guru James Moody and booking star Graham Williams – now have no involvement in the company..."

May 20, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Winter Harvest

Digging up the roots of Free Week

"...for local bands and local people," says Transmission Entertainment's Graham Williams...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Come Out and Play

Has Austin – or anywhere else – ever seen anything like Cinemania weekend?

"...Not to be outdone, Emo's road booker Graham Williams has assembled a raft of bands ranging from..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...of my youth happened at events curated by promoter Graham Williams, where indie rock, hip-hop, pop, punk, and everything..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Margin Walker Owners Discuss Closure

Graham Williams and Ian Orth step back to reassess amid unknown future

"...says Margin Walker co-founder and longtime Austin music booker Graham Williams on Tuesday. “Booking agents aren’t trying to book..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?

SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?

"...one annual announcement over all others: which acts booker Graham Williams landed for his fall festival...."

June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fire Damage at Parish Music Venue Pauses Concerts Into December

Updates on Resound and Heard Presents’ six-month-old space

"...Graham Williams – co-owner of Parish and concert booking company..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Judas Priest Pounds Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

Some heads are gonna roll

"...Killer Mike that shook Mohawk last August. Transmission booker Graham Williams said the conversation between Transmission and RTJ got..."

May 19, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Golden Arm Symphony

Unraveling the budding symphonic genius of Graham Reynolds

"...of this evening's guest of honor, Golden Arm Trio's Graham Reynolds, Keith opens his brother's well-attended CD release party..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Putting on the gloves for round three of Fun Fun Fun Fest, Dangerous Toys go platinum, and Okkervil River stands for a fire demon

"...Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment thinks of his brainchild Fun..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

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