W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...Music historian and former Austin Chronicle columnist Michael Corcoran reported the news on his Substack, Michael Corcoran’s Overserved...."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...twin Irish lilts of vocalists Pamela Connolly and Sarah Corcoran. Where the band's previous full-length, In Waiting, surges behind..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s

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

"...RUNNERS-UP: Kim Yarborough, Mike Manewitz, Robert Hein, Brandon Navarro, Dave Prewitt Best Equipment..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...• Instagram Co-Founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom in conversation with TechCrunch Editor-At-Large..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...last Sunday at the Palm Door on Sixth; Michael Corcoran did. It was long overdue for the Pete Rose..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2017-18 Austin Music Industry Awards

"...AMIA hosts Kevin Curtin and Mike Wiebe..."

Feb. 26, 2018 Photo Gallery

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

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

"...98.9 Runners-Up: Adventures in Tacoland, KAOS; Blue Monday With Mike Buck, Sun Radio 100.1; The Bobby Bones Show, iHeartRadio..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...– Accidental Activists Chad Conine – Texas Sports Michael Corcoran – All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: KINGs and Queens

Kids in a New Groove, Bull McCabe’s bows out, and underground heroes of Austin music

"...One of KING's most devoted mentors, multi-instrumentalist Mike Hidalgo, joined from the underground rock scene as drummer..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Leaving It Up to Her

On Margaret Moser: Happy together, then, now, and forever

"...album together. Hanging with Quentin Tarantino, Rick Linklater, and Mike Judge. Getting Christopher Cross to do a reunion set...."

June 30, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...The Morning X With Jason and Deb, 101X 2) Mike Buck, Blue Monday, Sun Radio 3) John Aielli, Eklektikos,..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Playback – AAN Convention: Worth the Ink?

Checking the pulse of print media and music journalism

"...the unofficial after-hours concierge, directing conventioneers to honky-tonk by Mike & the Moonpies, circle pit for Annihilation Time, and..."

July 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...Musician of the Year: Mike Flanigin..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: SXSW 2015: Turnt Up & Dialed Down

SXSW Music 2015 – that's a wrap

"...Thursday when tabloid pop star Miley Cyrus appeared alongside Mike Will Made-It at Fader Fort, lending vocals on sneaker..."

March 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Welcome to the Machine

2014-15 Austin Music Industry Awards results

"...5) Blue Monday, Mike Buck, Sun Radio..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue

"...Dudley and Bob with Matt, KLBJ 5) Blue Monday, Mike Buck, Sun Radio 6) No Control, Chuck Loesch, 101X..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...rock critic (and former Austin Chronicle music columnist) Michael Corcoran...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows

Austin Music Awards Director Margaret Moser goes out with a bang

"...Hawaii in the late Eighties after marrying tattoo legend Mike Malone (aka Rollo Banks), retaking ownership over the AMAs..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Is the Austin Aquarium Fishy?

Vince Covino defends the family business

"...to undue pain and suffering to save money," veterinarian Mike Corcoran told the daily...."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...characterization was disputed by the Portland facility's former veterinarian, Mike Corcoran, who told the paper that he felt the..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Thriving While Intoxicated: The Austin Chronicle Staff

July 2, 2013. 25 photos.

"...(low), former intern Sean Hargrove, Andrew Rosas, Digital Strategist Mike Bartnett, former Front Deskman Cory Plump, Systems Administrator Brandon..."

July 2, 2013 Photo Gallery

Dazed, But Not Confused

The next 96 hours of SXSW Music starts here

"...surmise from this issue's affecting cover story by Michael Corcoran, SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke died unexpectedly last summer...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Cheer Up Charlie's Sounds Off

The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie's

"...and finding what a band was looking for," reflects Mike Vasquez about Austin's Sweatbox Studios. Vasquez left last weekend,..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Exit Music: Nakia leaves The Voice, Corcoran retires, and Mike Wiebe walks the plank

"...Michael Corcoran's trajectory was opposite of most music critics': He started..."

July 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Seeking refuge at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater before the return of Joe 'King' Carrasco & the Crowns

"...he had proven. "Maybe he has cancer," posited Michael Corcoran in a piece excerpted for The Austin Chronicle Music..."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...Several years ago, in this very publication, Michael Corcoran referred to the "beautiful rage" of puberty, and being..."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

Saying Goodbye to the Ex

Margaret Moser says goodbye through the ether.

"...I had to say farewell to one of them. Mike Malone, better known to Austin as Rollo Banks, killed..."

April 30, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...As an antidote, The Rocklopedia Fakebandica by T. Mike Childs (Thomas Dunne Books, 244 pp., $14.95) makes for..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a letter by Jean Harper on Sept. 10 ["Postmarks"], Mike Clark-Madison replies, "As with most of our Austin Toll..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column

Train of Love

Albert & Gage's Christine Albert ruminates on five years of Wednesdays at Donn's Depot.

"...Local writer Michael Corcoran once referred to Donn's Depot as "one of Austin's..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Music Feature by Christine Albert

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