Choir at the Cactus Helps Shy Singers Find Their Voice

Monthly program pairs brews with rock favorites

"...Confession: I’m a shower singer. A crank-the-volume-roll-down-the-windows-and-belt-out-the-Talking-Heads-on-the-highway singer. A wouldn’t-be-caught-dead-in-a-karaoke-bar-but-tries-to-hit-the-high-notes-in-“Take On Me”-while-making-chocolate-chip-cookies singer...."

Sept. 4, 2019 Music Post by Roxy Bonafont

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis enter the Pershing to a backslapping barrage..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Sabrina Ellis Sings National Anthem for Hurting Nation

Mass shootings on the mind at Blues on the Green performance

"...families with happy, panting dogs; couples uncorked wine bottles and congregations of teens giggled at their phones...."

Aug. 8, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko

An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant

"...A handful of years into her culinary odyssey, chef Sarah Cook..."

June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

ZZ Top, Bad Company, and Cheap Trick Stage a Texas Jam

Seventies headliners reanimate the me decade for the ages

"...dissembles much about Sunday night at Circuit of the Americas. Seventies stadium stalwarts Cheap Trick, Bad Company, and ZZ..."

May 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It doesn't mean stiff..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Featured Session: Laura Jane Grace, Our Lady of Punk, Devours SXSW

Against Me! founder on the “demonstrable power of punk”

"...Kayleigh Hughes for a SXSW retrospective on her life and career as the founder of seminal Gainesville punksters Against..."

March 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

14 Australian Acts to See at SXSW

"...12:45am Through a dazzling amalgamation of blues 'tude, soul, and pop, Mojo "Juju" Ruiz de Luzuriaga's newest album, Native..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...be this year's opening night movie, today the festival confirmed it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera's Silent Night

This production of the Pulitzer Prize winner powerfully creates the tension of the battlefield and just as powerfully lets it go

"...Somewhere in the near distance, a bomb's sudden boom is..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc’s Holiday Gift Guide

What you need is enough morphine to send you sweetly into that good night

"...going to advise you on what to get friends and loved ones for the holidays – gifts of both..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Jazz Great John Scofield Endures

Guitarist and Miles Davis alum puts on a clinic Friday at Mohawk

"...jazz core of his oeuvre. Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Medeski Martin & Wood all figure prominently. Combo 66 –..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Luv Doc: The Morning Grump

Part of being a monster is lacking the self-awareness that you are a monster

"...My wife and I have two kids. We live in a house..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: Pickathon, Texas

Austin talent looms large at Oregon fest

"...up for Pickathon! I think there's officially more Austin bands playing here than at the Austin City Limits Festival,"..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Soulful techno, bluegrass, and rock & roll to keep you up this weekend

"...bond with your dad this Father's Day weekend. Spend time with local folker Shakey Graves and his pops or..."

June 15, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...Ley Line commits charm to soothing Latin American soundscapes. Composed of Kate Robberson, Emilie Basez, and twin..."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody Blues, whose 1964 UK chart-topper “Go..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Hit and Run Victim Gives Back

Mason Endres champions the healing power of music

"...Mason Endres remembers very little about being hit by a drunk driver..."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fri. 16, Hotel Vegas Annex, 8:55pm Frank Smith and Grape St. alum Aaron Sinclair moved under his own..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Local Opera Local Artists' La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling

The company’s take on Mozart’s last opera asks hard questions about forgiveness in a messy world

"...When is it right to spare the life of someone who tried to kill you?..."

March 2, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Will Johnson’s Eternal Newness

"Playback" challenges Will Johnson to a home run derby and uncovers seven things you didn't know about A Giant Dog

"...Feb. 2, 10:30am: I've challenged Will Johnson to a home run derby...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Still Unconquered: Israel Vibration

Roots uplifters grace Flamingo Cantina tonight

"...group’s fascinating origin. Cecil “Skelly” Spence, Lascelle “Wiss” Bulgin, and Albert “Apple Gabriel” Craig had been crippled by polio..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sunday ACL Fest Picks

"...Cardin's sound fits neatly with the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse. (weekend one only) – Libby Webster..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature

Harvey Hurricane Concert Rallies

Can’t Mess With Texas benefit beams Lone Stars and all-stars

"...Friday’s Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas benefit concert and broadcast at the Frank..."

Sept. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...over. The Texas Book Festival has announced the full menu of authors on tap for the 2017 event, and..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jason Isbell’s Whipping Post

First night of three re-imagines Southern rock

"...album, last month’s The Nashville Sound, cresting behind his band the 400 Unit. He credits his creative rejuvenation to..."

July 15, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

“The People’s Gallery 2017” at Austin City Hall

This year's showing of work in Austin City Hall by a small army of local artists offers satisfaction on multiple levels

"...Ryan Montgomery's oil painting Buttermilk Pie probably shouldn't interest me as..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...annual Austin Music Awards show occurred early. As the “Femmes for SIMS” peaked in the first music set, country..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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