The Secret Spot of Mayhem Fest

Scorpion Child’s wasteland sting

"...given the homogeneity of talent for most domestic music festivals, the B/C/D acts on any daylong roster usually yield..."

Aug. 5, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...Argo, this handful of local visionaries assembled the Melodica Festival, a three-day event featuring 18 bands, some of them..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Hip-hop, rock, dance pop, jazz funk – whatever kind of music cranks your SXSW,..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

A Family Affair

Those Canadians are too damn happy. Must be the the donuts.

"...there's a handful that pushes the envelope further. From Montreal, Buck 65 has trudged through genres for more than..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...can provide: advance information on over two-thirds of the festival's showcases. Already, in the last two issues, somewhere in..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...a bevy of industry suits on the "What Is Jazz?" panel, Russell Gunn was asked by moderator and Blue..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...enough, but her more recent turn into straight-up vocal jazz deserves equal emphasis. I haven't heard her new albums,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Showcases

Turnstile Presents, 2k14 SeoulSonic, Metal Injection, Womex, Sounds From Colombia, BBC Introducing, Ground Control Touring, M for Montreal, Western Vinyl

"...Music, Felix Martin brings 14 strings and his self-described jazz metal to support The Scenic Album. Pennsylvania's Rivers of..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...the result is a drone-y electronic solo project from Montreal's Rishi Dhir. Expect serious zone-out meditation and Persian rug..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...artist takes off in Europe. From the Edinburgh Fringe Festival award-winning performance piece The Terrorism of Everyday Life to..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...are set to hit all corners of the spring festival, which runs March 8-16. Documentary This Is a Film..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Wednesday Showcases

"...the release of last year's Casablanca Records debut, Trouble. Montreal-based techno composer Tiga learned to mix music from his..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...whole family to enjoy. June 15, Salado Springs Beer Festival, Salado, 254/947-3544, www.saladospringsbeerfest.com..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...act so surprised; all the signs were there: music festivals, music festivals, music festivals...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lasting Commitments

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...for such major forces in the funny business as Montreal's Just for Laughs International Comedy Festival, HBO's U.S. Comedy..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

No Law & Order

"...choices are no longer limited to the Iguanas' annual festival-eve set at the Continental Club. In 1997, for instance,..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

We're Not Like Everybody Else

The 2014-15 Austin Music Awards, an alumni free-for-all

"...Montreal, Canada – Jazz Fest: Festival International de Jazz de..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Fricke touting them as his breaking band of the festival. Early word on the band's summer release, The Black..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...its umbrella. DJ-driven Telephunken of Spain mashes up rock, jazz, flamenco, electronica, funk, and anything else it can get..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...his head-banging ways for a more genteel and respectable jazz trio – that covers Floyd, Priest, Sabbath. Skolnick's latest,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...this film premiered in Austin at the SXSW FIlm Festival. Texas mystique will receive a boost as big as..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Second SXSW 2019 Band List

Black Midi, Jealous of the Birds, Deerhunter, and 247 others

"...Is Coming, a London trio whose beat-heavy sound incorporates jazz, funk, dub, and electronics. Additionally featured on the festival’s..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...surprise of Austin's 22nd annual South by Southwest Music Festival was that there were no big surprises. That's not..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Jazz re:freshed Outernational..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...NEW TEXAS SWING: Two pillars of the Austin jazz scene, saxophonist Alex Coke and vocalist Tina Marsh, reinterpret..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...a dozen highlights from day three of the weeklong festival below, beginning and ending with standout sets from the..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...led by Warren Hellman of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. On debut Heirloom Music, the septet affectionately tackles songs..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...to changeEPHRAIM OWENS8pm, Elephant Room One of Austin's young jazz lions for going on a decade, Ephraim Owens has..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...and Iowa crop duster Taterbug. – Audra Schroeder Le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Showcase..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...octopus hands busy as a member of the Blaze jazz quintet, the progenitor of an impressive 2004 solo release..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

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