Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...AtmosphereEmo's, Friday 15 What was a hip-hop act doing rocking a non-hip-hop showcase at Emo's? Actually,..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Coletti

Bavu Blakes & Tee Double, Back Room, Friday, March 16

Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001

"...to take the untethered trail toward the underground of hip-hop during South by Southwest, which predominantly takes place in..."

March 23, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Coletti

Spotlight: Bavu Blakes & Tee Double

Local MC got the drive.

"...won't be any grass. The Austin MC works at hip-hop clothing store the Back Pocket, has already written and..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...HIP HOP MECCA PRESENTS: All you major-label types want to know..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Beat Box

"...the country could learn a thing or two from hip-hop. The hip-hop world also appears irrevocably split, between the..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Hip-Hop Humpday, Mercury Upstairs, January 5

"...Hip-Hop HumpdayMercury Upstairs, January 5 Did anyone really think the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Into the Groove

Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks

"...that are hearing it have bought the vinyl in hopes of listening to a better product."..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

"...Stranger" finds Ribot enriching Ginsberg's images of a transient's hopeless sexual yearnings with locomotive rhythms and the scattershot squeaks..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Review

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...Closing out the hip-hop-heavy KUTX Summer Jam showcase inside an ultra-soupy Stubb's on..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

MC Sertified Arrives at a Crossroads

South Austin rapper doesn’t want to leave his hometown, but he may have to

"...ATX hip-hop infrastructuralist Matt Sonzala joins the chorus...."

June 9, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...backs up superlatives with studious swagger. The Grammy-winner incorporates hip-hop, R&B, and unabashed pop on 2015's The Story of..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Garth Brooks to Keynote SXSW

DMC, Warren G, and T.I. also added as conference speakers

"...is one of several newly announced speakers from the hip-hop world. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of hip-hop forefathers Run DMC,..."

March 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...ATX Hip-Hop ShowcaseFlamingo Cantina..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...years. Now, the Norwegian's affinities for free jazz, grindcore, hip-hop, and punk collide in festival form. His genre-bending experimental..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Introducing the New Official Beer of Austin

ATX has a brewed awakening

"...Hops & Grain The One They Call Zoe Pale Lager..."

May 15, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Saturday night SXSW showcase

"...area artists spanning multiple generations of R&B, rock, and hip-hop. This free public throwdown thus assembles many of the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Tuesday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Tuesday night SXSW showcase

"...a life-affirming, soul-satisfying live show. – Greg Beets International Hip-Hop..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Drafthouse and Dogfish Head Together Again

Off-Centered Film Festival combines hip-hop and hops

"...collaboration, "the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema pledges its allegiance to hip-hop with a heavy emphasis on the HOPs." Enjoy all..."

April 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...worship. Passalacqua, meanwhile, demonstrates that Detroit still produces credible hip-hop. Resurrected punk/metal elders Death headline. Judging by this brief..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Late Night Nomad Traveler

From hustle to flow, Trampia's still on the streets of East Austin

"...a black goatee and shades. The sunglasses suit the hip-hop image, ever present except when he whips them off..."

May 25, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...a microphone. Nas, whose 1994 debut Illmatic remains on hip-hop's desert island list, will release Life Is Good, his..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...more personal and relaxed. Reggae, jazz, folk, and even hip-hop mingle freely, courtesy of her R&B trio the Finest..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Forget Dostoevsky, this 10-deep bill of indie hip-hop will leave you fully briefed on notes from the..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Global Underground

The next Tupac and Zeppelin ain't coming from the West.

"...music maybe with Peter Gabriel. Metal is global music. Hip-hop is as much world music as an Irish fiddle..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Panel: Hip Hop, Politics & the Ever Changing Music Business

Saturday

"...SXSW Panel: Hip Hop, Politics & the Ever Changing Music BusinessCarver Museum, Saturday,..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Thursday Picks

"...9:30pm, Volume Zeale 32 earned his freestyle stripes chopping up MCs at Scribble Jam and the World Rap..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW interview

"...Widening Hip-Hop's Global ReachAustin Convention Center, Thursday, March 13..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Hustle and Snow

At Sundance, the proving ground just got a lot more slippery

"...already in place and arrive stag at the dance, hoping to find a distribution partner willing to take them..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Music Books

"...Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the..."

May 27, 2005 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Owens has played with the city's best jazz and hip-hop acts and isn't afraid to bring his trumpet to..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

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