Smoking Is Not What Makes Austin Weird

"...the smoking ban, don't pretend you want to keep Austin weird" [“Page Two,” April 8]. Huh? So it's smoking..."

April 14, 2005 Postmarks

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...became the hotly debated civic issue it is today, music advocate Rebecca Reynolds had her eye on a specific..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Gary Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians to cover musicians’ insurance premiums through April. The..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

ISHIDA Dance Makes Its Debut

A world-class contemporary dance troupe for Austin makes its first moves

"...[and] playing with metaphor of movements, expressions, space, and music influences how the dancemaking comes into being." [inset-1-right]..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Austin Terror Fest Crosses Over

Two birthdays and a dark christening

"...mostly at the Lost Well, last weekend's third annual Austin Terror Fest found its footing as a destination for..."

June 14, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Fast Forward Austin Does Compute

New-music champions science the shit out of its upcoming concert with The Difference Engine

"...Blue to solve this equation: (innovative local composers + musicians willing to tackle new work) x several hours of..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Goodnight, Austin, Texas -- Wherever You Are

The 2000-01 Austin Music Awards

"...when Eminem and Gwyneth Paltrow win Grammys and Oscars, Austin's annual Music Awards stand in stark contrast. For a..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Yellow Rose Gives a New Face to Country Music

Director Diane Paragas blooms in her Austin-made drama

"...quintessentially Texan dream of leaving Lubbock to pursue country music in Austin. The film boasts an all-star cast –..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Screens Feature by Lilli Hime

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...make up a whole community of artists here in Austin. Many started at Hope when it opened in 2011...."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Who is Austin's Big Cheese?

Restaurants, caterers, individuals compete in Quesoff IV

"...breakfast tacos and slow-smoked brisket on the list of Austin's signature dishes; everyone's got an opinion about who makes..."

July 21, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Rolling With Austin's Food Trucks

Why moveable feasts define the city

"...It’s hard to pinpoint exactly one thing that makes Austin the cultural mecca it has become in the..."

May 10, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Austin Terror Fest Q&A: Panopticon

Folk & metal extremist books a pair of über rare performances

"...As created by Austin Lunn, Panopticon moves from savage but melodic black metal..."

June 6, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

2012 Austin Chamber Music Festival

Michelle Schumann's cause for excitement

"...Schumann is pretty effusive by nature. Still, when the Austin Chamber Music Center artistic director declares she's giddy about..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...The Pilot Ships on KVRX's Local Live, Sunday, April..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Tyler, the Creator Returns to Austin

Odd Futurist on his Austin arrest, a new app, and ice cream

"...The last time Tyler, the Creator performed in Austin, during a day show at the Scoot Inn for..."

June 3, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Other Music

History of a lost Manhattan record store keeps a basic tune

"...coronavirus pandemic, the release of record store documentary Other Music seems more than timely. The New York vinyl mecca,..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...the best way to articulate her experiences as an Austin musician...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...but he also became a major force in the music industry itself. Now 80, he performs at the One..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

BabiBoi Releases Debut Music Video for “Molasses”

Video from local rapper pays homage to ballroom icon Amanda Lepore

"...allowed Delafuente, who performs as BabiBoi, to conceptualize a music video – his first ever – for his newest..."

July 31, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...consistent in my life except my family and my music," reveals Abhi Sridharan Vaidehi, the 23-year-old rapper/singer better known..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Announces First Band Cull

Some 10% of total acts showcasing March 11-16

"...removed from the rain and ruin of a two-week Austin City Limits Music Festival, South by Southwest has announced..."

Oct. 16, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...FRIDAYAustin Collins Band11:15am, BMI stage..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Austin @ Large: Access of Evil

It's a conspiracy! Defending Austin from the music network.

"...when I thought the interminable soap opera of the Austin Music Network couldn't get any more inane, or pathetic,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...that adores her, absolutely worships her -- plus 6,000 music-hungry tourists who aren't about to miss this sight. This..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Austin Playhouse's The Mystery of Edwin Drood

This musical production makes for an effervescent alternative to that other Dickens holiday show

"...this bleak, incomplete story into a 1985 Tony Award-winning musical comedy seasoned with witty Gilbert-and-Sullivanesque ditties, quasi-operatic ballads, and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Utopia Fest Announces 2019 Music Roster

Mikaela Davis, Brownout, and Toubab Krewe highlight lineup

"...and cult talent – with a hefty dose of Austin favorites...."

May 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Our Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

ABIA serves up live music, craft cocktails, and beloved local restaurant fare

"...Austin-Bergstrom International Airport echoes the city's desire to champion local..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Honky-Tonk Soul Man Charley Crockett Makes His Move

The singer’s long road to Austin

"...about it because I didn't have insurance," offers the Austinite. "This last year of touring, it really started bothering..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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