Off the Record

A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...Even before breaking ground, the new Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater had been certified as an..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

APD Among Texas Police Agencies With Poor Eyewitness ID Procedures

The Justice Project says Texas police agencies are way behind in implementing best practices that can decrease the incidence of mistaken identification.

"..."meets the minimum legal requirements" for the administration of live and photo lineups of criminal suspects, but "does little..."

Nov. 19, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Heritage Fire Brings Its Flames to Austin

May’s outdoor bacchanal will spotlight the local scene

"...Fire, established in Napa Valley in 2010, is a live-fire culinary event celebrating pasture diversity and local family farms...."

March 29, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zilker Revisited

"...“is a cover for ‘the needs of ACL, C3, Live Nation/Ticketmaster [that are] not overt.’” This statement is untrue...."

Dec. 20, 2022 Postmarks

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californian Genius or Affront to ACL-goers?

Writers go pro/con on RHCP's third ACL Fest in a decade

"...erase the Los Angelenos' previous two appearances from the live music capital ledger. Only Zilker stand since guitarist John..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque

From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection

"...Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation by Pauline Oliveros..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Festival Cancels 2020 Event

Citing safety concerns, organizers look forward to 2021

"...announcement that comes as no surprise to anyone following national festival news – or global health news for that..."

July 1, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Matrimonial Schvitz

Hopefully it's a destination wedding

"...You're getting married in late June? Hopefully, it's a destination wedding – like in Glacier Park or maybe the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

A Good Jumping-Off Point

"...out, and sold off to unethically huge corporations, like Live Nation, while tragically being accepted as the “Live Music..."

Oct. 4, 2018 Postmarks

Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...music leaders to open an office in Austin. A national source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed Tuesday..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...That means the local Live Nation partner will now have three weekends of outdoor..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

PWR BTTM Will Not Play Austin

Queer punk duo faces erasure in light of sexual assault allegations

"...In less than a week queer indie darling duo..."

May 19, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Playback: Mayor Steve Adler's Politics of Music Policy

Omnibus staff report is imperfect, but don't stop the momentum, says mayor

"...God, it was the South! Who would want to live there? Then I found out that I like country..."

July 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interview: Colin Gilmore

Austin’s Flatlanders scion grew up with the right mentors

"...Lubbock and moved here when he was 14 to live with his father. Gilmore’s been gaining traction with his..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback

You thought SXSW was the spring festival end-all/be-all? You thought wrong.

"...Ben and his music, but then I saw him live and he killed," Hubbard exclaims. "It was just powerful,..."

April 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fader Fort RSVP Now Open for Business [updated]

Time to get serious about partying at SXSW

"...Live Nation Day Parties – Friday and Saturday..."

March 6, 2013 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Johnny Depp hits the Continental Club; Eric Johnson crashes the Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...place at the Backyard. "In almost two decades of live ZZ Top worship, I'd never witnessed such a primal..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Firsthand accounts of the Warped Tour and Delaney & Bonnie from the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe and Bobby Whitlock, respectively

"...Productions, a battle intensified by the recent Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger, but also the increasingly difficult choices it..."

July 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest

"...free downloads. Recent entries include Rise Records’ 1994 collection Live at Emo’s, unreleased recordings from Glorium and Storm the..."

June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Worldwide Hustle

The Texas Rollergirls make history today, plus live free scrimmage

"...about a free public scrimmage today, followed by a live webcast of the first ever intercontinental Women's Flat Track..."

March 20, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Cumbia de la Pachanga!

Nine hours at Fiesta Garden's Latino Music Festival on Saturday turns into a rock en Español empanada

"...crucial difference? Rather than a familiar variant of indie nation, cowtown’s rarely experienced melting pot kept its offspring shaded..."

June 2, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Market of Multitudes

Selling less of more is the new music industry economic paradigm

"...themselves, who are supporting artists directly through downloads and live shows. Being exposured is no longer about playing in..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Welcome to "Spazmodica," the future of Austin music

"...last month, not to mention countless other shows, both national (last weekend's double bill of the Walkmen and These..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Max Dropout's garage-punk festival levels Beerland to Ground Zero; David Letterman hosts a Late Show spectacular at Antone's; What Made Milwaukee Famous grapples with success on second LP

"...it's safe to say that Dinosaur Jr. more than lives up to the legacy it left behind after 1988's..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Word of amendments to Austin's sound ordinance prompt a town hall meeting, Marcus Rubio discusses The Life of Pillows, and Flipnotics turns 15

"...for Austin City Limits and will be managed by Live Nation upon completion in 2010. Both developments represent the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

In an iLL Manner: How Jamal McKinney Sells Out Rap Shows at Antone’s

Inside the promoter’s euphoric, elegant vision for hip-hop booking

"...but those who bring cans or coats for a donation drive will receive $5 off their cover...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...Austin Live Nation imprint C3 Presents heads back up to Georgetown..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin’s Leading Independent Concert Promoters Resound and Heard Presents Join Forces

The two Central Texas bookers merge staffs and venue portfolio

"...Sternschein, who was a founding board member of the National Independent Venue Association, which successfully lobbied for venue COVID-19..."

May 5, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic to Light Up Q2 Stadium This Year

Historic music gathering marks the soccer stadium’s concert debut

"...of course, fireworks, is once again being put on Live Nation...."

April 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Your House Is Our House

Reconnecting to a vision of an Austin where everyone can live, despite our failures

"...or preserving existing mid-market housing like where my friend lives, or making decisions about mobility and school sites and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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