Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...week. Emerging bands, innovative rappers, solo singer-songwriters, experimental ensembles, K-pop collectives – it’s all here for your Festival scheduling...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Most notably? Riya Mahesh's Quiet Light, the UT-Austin alumna's folk-pop project known for sparking endearing mosh pits and sing-alongs..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Being Dead, Kydd Jones, Rattlesnake Milk, and Urban Heat Set to Play the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Day Party

The ultimate townie hang at SXSW, totally free at Hotel Vegas

March 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...at Hotel Vegas. Flanked by R&B/soul songsters Motenko and funk-pop party Flyer Club, keyboardist Jane Ellen Bryant and guitarist..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Texas Wine Revolution Pairs Texas Chefs With Wines, Auctions

Sip, bite, bid, raise money for Texas hospitality workers

Feb. 3, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists

New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Broker

Kore-eda exports his themes of family to Korea

"...Lee Ji-eun, more popularly known by her K-pop stage name IU, is really the glue that binds..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

K-pop Roundup: Where to Ride the Hallyu in Austin

Events, groups, and more for those who go deeper than just BTS

"...According to The Washington Post, roughly 90% of K-pop views on YouTube come from outside of South Korea...."

Dec. 1, 2022 Arts Post by Leena Alali

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...this Tuesday at Mohawk with Peelander Z) and alternative K-pop collective Balming Tiger reprise past impactful SXSW visits, the..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin’s Oktoberfest Gets the Royal Treatment

Partying with the prince, per tradition, at Koko's Bavarian Biergarten

Sept. 30, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Vandoliers, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Mvtant, Florist, and more local shows worth your time

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Column by Kahron Spearman

Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas

Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry

A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality

June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Liberty Lunch Reunion, Genesis Owusu, Poppy, Chief Cleopatra, Georgia Parker, Monte Luna, and more

April 8, 2022 Music Column by Tim Stegall

What We're Listening to This Week

A cross-border collaboration, Good Looks, Adrian Quesada, Skloss, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults

April 8, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

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

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Five Things in Austin Galleries You'll Want to Appreciate

From unique photography to craftily duplicate furniture, the most gorgeous items on display

April 1, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Keynote: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on Creative Inspiration and a Good Sandwich

Crying in H Mart author also hints at second book

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Seoul that's fun and creative enough to stand as K-pop's Odd Future approximate. – Kevin Curtin The Shivas..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Of Fleece and Folklore: Noomi Rapace and Valdimar Jóhannsson Raise a Lamb

In the fields and fables of the new A24 rural folktale

Oct. 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Who Killed the KLF?

Band biography that burns Behind the Music to ashes

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: TC Superstar, As Seen on TV

Toxic media consumption and deflated millennial aspirations inform synth-pop troupe’s third LP

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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