A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...phenom S.L. Houser, Antone’s Records owners Eve Monsees and Mike Buck, and more. Exclusive early shopping Friday.   –..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Daniel Fears, Sydney Wright, AB6IX, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live

"...guitar riffs cutting through classic honky-tonk turns. Still, frontman Mike Harmeier’s songwriting runs heavy across restless roads and wild..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Celebrating Clementine Hall, the Unsung “Sixth Elevator”

Freddie Steady Krc and Eve Monsees team up on 7-inch tribute

"...This year's iteration of the annual Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social – on Saturday, July 15, from..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...latest EP PRODUCT OF MY FLAWS. Fellow Austin-based rapper Mike Melinoe also performs before Shady Records signee GRIP headlines...."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...Eve Monsees (pictured) and Mike Buck led the house band for the Austin Music..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Gray, Kara Young, Allius Barnes, Olivia Washington, Walton Goggins, Mike Epps, and Carmen Ejogo. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...record a band like that – you put a mike in front of a loud amp and it just..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

"...the Vault, a fur storage facility where Beaumont native Mike Runnels' band the Mistakes rehearsed. The main room was..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Outstanding Lead Performer Hollis L. Edwards III (Mike Hill), “Principal’s Office,” Manifest Minifest 2021, New Manifest Theatre..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...Peterson Brothers burn it down first.  – Kevin Curtin Mike Sailors' Good Time OrchestraMonks, Thursday 30..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

"...get a buncha tacos and Mexican food and trade Mike Belyea a Kiss picture disc for a pitcher of..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

True Love Cast Out All Evil

New oral history explores the head and mysteries of Austin's psych pioneer

"...True Love Cast Out All Evil's retelling of Roky Erickson's life. Brian T. Atkinson dominoes his ripping garage rocker..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Basco, Dionysio Basco, Arianna Basco Producers: Joan Banaga, Rawn Erickson II, Dante Basco, Rome Reyes, Sienna Olazo, Belay A..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Between sets, Roky Erickson's first wave garage-punk haunting The Evil One loops endlessly...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2019-20 Austin Music Awards

"...Mike & the Moonpies win Best Country..."

March 12, 2020 Photo Gallery

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...was boring in 1975," snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw thing was pretty big...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...The day after Integrity closed with Roky Erickson's "Night of the Vampire," Dorthia Cottrell and Panopticon's Austin..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: 2018-19 Austin Music Poll Ballot

Kevin Curtin votes in the only election that matters, and you can too

"...judged on the same merit as everyone else. Roky Erickson wrote "You're Gonna Miss Me" when he was 15,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...the World," "Netflix and Chill." – Kahron Spearman Roky Erickson..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...Reiff appeared posthumously in the person of his brother Mike Reiff, whose familial resemblance and equally endearing humility drew..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Tenth and Final SXSW Artist List

Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, a Blaze Foley tribute, and 196 more

"...Roky Erickson, the musical visionary who pioneered Sixties psych rock, is..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hot Luck Announces Chef and Music Lineup

Tickets are on sale now for Aaron Franklin’s party of the year

"...Mohawk owner James Moody, and co-founder of Feast Portland, Mike Thelin, have outdone themselves already and the party doesn’t..."

Feb. 21, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Playback: Austin’s Rarest Vinyl

Want exclusive vinyl for Record Store Black Friday? Check out some of Austin's rarest wax.

"...helped me brainstorm: Breakaway Records' Gabe Vaughn, Antone's Records' Mike Buck, End of an Ear's Dan Plunkett, Groovers' Paradise's..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: A Music Snob’s Guide to ACL Fest

There's more to any ACL Fest list than meets the eye

"...music geek points double with forefatherly opening act, Roky Erickson, rekindling some 13th Floor Elevators...."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Margaret Moser 1954-2017

Austin’s patron saint of music passes

"...personal and passionate way of writing about music,” Roky Erickson, the godfather of psychedelic rock, who she held in..."

Aug. 26, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Leaving It Up to Her

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

"...book, not a chapter). Some random highlights: Putting Roky Erickson with Okkervil River, leading to them recording an album..."

June 30, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...ultimate first-call percussionist, playing with Soulhat, Jimmie Vaughan, Roky Erickson, Papa Mali, Greezy Wheels, Doug Sahm, Storyville, and dozens..."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

7 Roky Erickson Moments at the Austin Music Awards

"...of my fondest memories of that show was Roky Erickson playing with the True Believers. The set was ending,..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...“King” Carrasco y los Coronas, True Believers with Roky Erickson, Eric Johnson, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli with..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

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