Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023

"...Wild Child, “Dear John”..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

El Tule’s Final Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Lucinda Williams, Escuela Grind, or Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold

"...Texas Tex-Mex, Northern Mexico traditionalism, and Austonian psych. Bandleader John Dell's cumbia crushers El Combo Oscuro flourished during the..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...run $50.  – Rachel Rascoe Courtney Patton, Jamie Lin WilsonSaxon Pub, Friday 1..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Night, Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub) in the producer's chair for this history of..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...motherboard of silvery synths and mostly-lead vocals, Austin-raised Halle Saxon’s song-escorting basslines, and Lola Dompé’s snappy post-punk drumming and..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...pay at SXSW, and a new partnership between the Saxon Pub and Bluebird Cafe. Also find our recaps of..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Eli Josef's HITW residency, KOOP's Birthday Bash, and free Jackie Venson highlight our recommended shows

"...birthday cake to share with the class. – Abby JohnstonEvolution of Joy by Jackie Venson KOOP Birthday Bash w/..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Column by Katie Karp

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...John Kunz, by contrast, rarely wears anything but curiosity and..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller Now Owns West Austin's One World Theatre

Austin music benefactor adds One World to real estate portfolio, alongside Saxon Pub

"...struggling music locale. In 2016, when songwriters' hub the Saxon Pub was slated to relocate from its original home,..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Shows Worth Your Musical Bandwidth This Week

Lomelda, Katy Kirby, and Christine Renner lead the live pack

"...outdone, Chelsea Wolfe follows in the ample footsteps of John Wesley Harding's lithe "If You Have Ghosts" on Where..."

July 16, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...The band, originally consisting of Freeman, Ray, Alex Napier, John Henry Alexander, and Bubu Watson – though later featuring..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

"...Best 2020-Themed Song in a bathrobe for "Stay Home." John Kunz wrangled the entire Waterloo Records staff there that..."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Longtime Austin Collaborators Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton Finally Duo Up

At the heart of so many essential acts beats a duo, so it is with the Little Sister / Sister 7 legends

"...Texas songwriters. She led a faithful residency at the Saxon Pub and released albums Unraveling (2006) and The Calling..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Politics of Slasher Black Christmas

The Canadian classic was about more than gore

"...of the detectives – played by the endlessly charming John Saxon – to trust their instincts. What unfolds is..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...millionaire have in common? Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, and John Hodgman will all be at the 2019 Texas Book..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Tonight is Saturday Night With Sax Man Bobby Keys

Documentary follows the sixth Rolling Stone from West Texas to legend

"...he was the go-to sax man for everyone from John Lennon to Joe Cocker and Carly Simon to Warren..."

May 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

19 Exceptional Songwriters Showcase Their Craft at SXSW

"...Rainstorm BrotherWed. 13, the Hideout, 11pm John Isaac Watters' new dark, strafing, atmospheric L.A. freak-folk...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...Lil Peep remembrance Everybody's Everything premiered Sunday, joining local Saxon Pub history Nothing Stays the Same, legendary music photographer..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Rounds Up Last Wave of Talent

Bully, Khalid, Car Seat Headrest, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish join fest

"...the Trendsetters, Grace Pettis, High Heavens, Hoodtronics, Jai Malano, John Mills Times Ten, Julia Lucille, Marcos Cabral, Mason Flynt,..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s

Nearly half of this year's Austin Music Poll/Austin Music Awards winners are now known

"...4) Saxon Pub..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...for Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub, South Austin's legendary beer and beats institution, then..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Eviction Notice

World Class Capital locks out Kingdom and Ethics. Could Empire Control Room be next?

"...pay cut because they were small," he says. "Seeing John Digweed play to 300 people is unheard of and..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...helplessly cliche to like the Black Keys. – Abby Johnston A Giant Dog..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Must-See Country Acts at SXSW Music

This 12-pack of artists is rewriting the rules of C&W

"...Fri. 16, Saxon Pub, 8pm..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Denberg, KUTX 98.9 4) Andy Langer, KGSR 93.3 5) John Aielli, KUTX 98.9 Runners-Up: Mike Buck, Sun Radio; Bobby..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Holiday Viewing: Black Christmas

The giving season can be murder in the original slasher

"...winter, super-lowball sleaze fest Silent Night, Bloody Night gave John Carradine one of those embarrassing late career paychecks...."

Dec. 2, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...turned and walked out. 2) "If You Have Ghosts," John Wesley Harding & the Good Liars..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...Wed. 15, Saxon Pub, 12mid Smooth R&B crooner in the mold of..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Music: Must-See Country

10 twangy acts to catch

"...Newly released The Grahams & Friends recruits fellow travelers John Fullbright, the Watkins Family, and Milk Carton Kids for..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

HOF Hopefuls

"...Eddie Wilson, Burton Wilson, Jubal Clark, Robert Powell St. John, Mandy Mercier, Herman the German, Larry Lange, Alex Napier,..."

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