Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...but deserves a fuller life on his soon-to-be-completed debut LP. – Andy LangerDEL CASTILLO6pm, Town Lake Stage @ Auditorium..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...to their debut, School of Etiquette (Alive). The Cali quartet is also a torchbearer in the relay between the..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...DAVIS McLARTY AGENCY PRESENTS: ... three Austin acts the former Ely..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...Following 2023 solo release Ooh Rap I Ya, the artist’s latest project, 2024’s Fauxllennium, taps TikTok viral indie pop..."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Of Montreal, Pixies, Kinky Curly Coily Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended live music for your week

"...Sunbird Fest: A Music, Film, Art, Education Festival for Palestine..."

June 21, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations

Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team

"...belting the most intimate thoughts of every scorned woman, Philadelphia royalty Jazmine Sullivan is notoriously private. What do we..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Light Social Hour on the occasion of the Austin quartet's debut full-length. A lifetime later, all that still applies..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Cover art for Knock Out, a painting by Kay Odyssey drummer..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"..."You just try to adapt," sighs composer/pianist Justin Sherburn, artistic director behind local orchestral rock ensemble Montopolis. "I had..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...on North Carolina indie royalty Merge Records and third LP overall for the raw, glammy Austin sextet whose alter..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Interview: Lingua Ignota

Kristin Hayter on academia, catholicism & the complexity of violence

"...drone metal, power electronics, and classical music, while the LP includes tracks titled “Holy is the Name (of my..."

Nov. 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

11 EDM Artists to Help You Find the Beat at SXSW

"...its predecessor drummed up Seventies African music, this latest LP channels 40 years of Bollywood film soundtracks. Now a..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...to every show on a horse or its 63-chromosomed counterpart...."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Truth Tellin'

Being diplomatic isn't being deceptive; it's being thoughtful and caring

"...One thing I have always admired about my partner is that she tells it like it is. She..."

March 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Live Music This Weekend, Sept. 1-4

An extra day of delights for your weekend music-going

"...Stay hydrated, pack earplugs, and keep the party going an extra 24 hours for the long-awaited Labor..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: HAAM's Time of the Season

HAAM Day fills its coffers for uninsured live music capitalists

"...on the plane of wanting to get things right artistically, but are often not the best people to provide..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Clash City Rockers

Unexpurgated Clash box set review

"...began as an English sub-Ramones in 1976, three motley art students and a scab drummer patched together by a..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Big Wheel Keep On Turning

Bluegrass, new grass, song grass, tropical grass – roll some Old Settler's Music Fest

"...Son Volt's sixth studio LP, Honky Tonk, announces its intentions in the title, an..."

April 19, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chaos in Tejas Interviews

"...right. Currently at work on an entirely self-recorded seventh LP with the Pharmacists ("At this point in my career..."

June 1, 2012 Music Feature

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...be waiting for a bite since their long-delayed debut LP, When Fish Ride Bicycles, has yet to surface. Featuring..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet

"...Returning to print some six LPs, one EP, and more than a dozen singles, plus..."

April 15, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...and an armada of guitar pedals. Last year's second LP, Solace, brought this Austin bedroom project into the light..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...on the hybrid's former half this year. Vancouver old-school party punks the Smugglers are on hand to hype their..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Reissues

"...Mobley belonged to the first permanently formed version of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and later replaced John Coltrane in..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...("Candy"), and slippery bass ("Love Me Not"), the 25-year-old artist proves herself to be more than an R&B student...."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...In 2021, Been There launched as a private party among supporters and residents of the Esperanza Community, a..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...Leon Bridges to the Texas Gentlemen, the area has helped incubate an eclectic flavor, and Angel White steps out..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert shopping during the..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...Parquet CourtsThu. 26, Stubb’s, 8pm This vital NYC quartet takes a right turn with "Wide Awake!," title track..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...10:10pm, Hotel Vegas Patio; Sat., 10:30pm, Parish For most artists, an aural shift happens over the course of a..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

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