Qmmunity: Austin's Frighteningly Fabulous Queer Halloween Parties

Trick or treat yo'self to Goth Prom, Little Gay Shop of Horrors, and more

"...special guests. Fri., Oct. 22, 10pm. Elysium, 705 Red River. $10-15. fb.com/diefelicia..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...to the pasture," reports Sutherland. "I know all the bands personally."..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...course make it a nice team-building exercise for your little shits who have to work together to survive until..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...every time he’s come back, the crowd’s been a little bigger and how those benchmarks have been part of..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Leon Bridges Shines Through Gold-Diggers Sound at Stubb’s

Fort Worth singer basks Austin in emotive soul

"...slump in his shoulders, to thunderous applause. After the band get their bearings, Bridges bursts into action with a..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Music Post by Clara Wang

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a turn at falling in love with a sweet little dancer." Like Charley Crockett, the vocal fingerprints of Choctaw..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bandcamp..."

June 4, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Black Pumas Touch the Sky Live

Packed Stubb’s welcomes ATX superstars to begin sold-out run

"...into the adoring, largely unmasked crowd at the Red River venue for selfies and group singalongs. His band, hometown..."

May 27, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...Austin President Cody Cowan, who also leads the Red River Cultural District association, said that the MMA and AMC..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...the ozone to convey. When that happened, in early bands playing skating rinks and high school gymnasiums, Freeman set..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

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

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...Freeman was part of the self-described “little blues cult” that helped usher the staple genre’s local..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...adds Durniak. "At the time, there was just so little info out about it, but we were very grateful..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...honky-tonk locals muted by the gig fallout, the 35-year-old bandleader and side player returned home to Utah to work..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...nonprofits that support local musicians: HAAM, SIMS Foundation, DAWA, Banding Together ATX, Free Lunch, Niñas Arriba. As vaccine rollout..."

April 9, 2021 Music Feature by Annie Lyons

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Not that last year's titles have just been abandoned. The festival had already announced the delayed first screening..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bandcamp..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Band of the Year: Black Pumas..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...rock and roll is littered with the corpses of bands chewed up and spat out by the industry, and..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...music clubs stalled throughout 2020. In May, the Red River Cultural District and Music Venue Alliance Austin warned that..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Party Never Stops with the Uncaged New Year's Eve Bash

Meet the Cheddar Goblin in an 8-Bit Alamo as South Lamar goes virtual

"...music, magicians, karaoke. It's a party." Electro diabolo marching band across from the River Styx Itchy-O will be snaking..."

Dec. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...Also citing COVID safety concerns, the Little Elmore Reed Blues Band held off on launching a..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Matthew Logan Vasquez Lives In Parallel Universes

Delta Spirit frontman experiences ‘other 2020’ at home and virtually

"...seeks to make sense of the past decade for [bandleader Matthew Logan] Vasquez, and sonically unwinds itself from the..."

Oct. 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Taylor Wallace Takes Over KUTX Morning Show

KUTX replaces morning show mainstay John Aielli with Taylor Wallace after the iconic ATX deejay suffers a stroke.

"...intimate quarantine wedding, she hopes for a reception with husband Scott Riegel of local band Friday Boys at the..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park

Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District

"...Capacity 5,000, the structure will act as the Red River Cultural District's largest concert venue. Due to COVID-19, the..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cowboys Versus Witches in The Pale Door

Austinite Aaron B. Koontz's weird, weird West

"...dusty reality of the time and that included his band of outlaws. The brothers at the center of the..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...Austin's notoriously high costs upon reopening. Per a Red River Cultural District recommendation, two resolutions passed last Thursday by..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

What Will Local Shows Look Like in the Future?

What will shows look like in the live music capital? That's all local club owners can think about.

"...and bars – especially venues – have gotten very little guidance. So we're having to figure out our own..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...family homestead in Idaho, with the rest of the band in Austin. "I didn't want it to be too..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...canceling SXSW. I am gonna love how Austinites will band together and keep supporting those who live in this..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...when I brought him and Jason Falkner and their band the Greys to play some shows with me in..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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