Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

"...Robert Ellis feels pretty good these days...."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Review: Mavis Staples

The freedom highway extends all the way to the Clive Bar

"...months shy of her 80th birthday, Mavis Staples took the Clive Bar to school and church on Tuesday night...."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Christening the Waterloo Music Festival

Welcome to the jamily

"...Waterloo Music Festival co-founder Stephen Sternschein’s induction into Deadhead-dom occurred as..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

After backing all kinds of rap/R&B/soul luminaries, Kydd Jones is putting his own sound on the front burner

"...art, his fan base, and album credits. Although having performed, produced, and written music with and for rap/R&B/soul luminaries,..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Chulita Vinyl Club Holds the Line Against Cultural Appropriation

All-women, all vinyl, the DJ collective spins for empowerment and togetherness

"..."The vinyl could be a record belonging to a family..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music Live: Spoon Nite 2

Two nights down, one to go

"...Much, much easier getting into the Main on Wednesday night for the second of Spoon’s..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Keynote: Tony Visconti

“That’s what I’m going to be: The know-it-all about music.”

"...As Tony Visconti’s production career fast approaches the 50-year mark, his greatest hits still speak for themselves:..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Sharon Jones: Give the People What They Want

Beating cancer, growing hair, and playing the Moody tonight

"...this planet. Staring down album number six in May, the New York City soul queen walked into a doctor’s..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Ladies Night Out at the Volstead

KOOP fundraiser promises plenty of girlie action

"...and toss around a handful of sass smack-dab in the middle of a dance floor. Thankfully, there’s Ladies Night..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup Unveiled

Fall free-for-all bags 134 acts minus black metal

"...annual bomb on our fair city minutes ago, revealing the full artist lineup for the 13th running of the..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Booze For Boobs Benefit Bull Ride & Johnnye's Soul Food Grand Opening!

Let our eating, drinking and good entertainment have a purpose!

"...things are happening this Wednesday (7/25) at Beauty Ballroom, the Breast Cancer Awareness and Research benefit “Booze for Boobs..."

July 23, 2012 Events Post by Bere Belmares

Off the Record

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

"...Funk Capital of the World..."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

White Denim powers up on the road, Chaos in Tejas keeps home fires burning, and more

"...place?" a passerby asked White Denim Sunday night at the trendy Bunk Bar in Portland, Ore. The short answer..."

June 3, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Chaos and creation at South by Southwest and the Monday realization that blues landmark Pinetop Perkin is gone

"...Judging only from the local television news coverage, the 25th anniversary of South..."

March 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Red River anchorman Frank Hendrix stakes his claim to the Eastside and beyond

"...owner Frank Hendrix is now expanding into Riverside Drive's former heavy metal lair, the Back Room (1973-2006). The Red..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Top 10 Events That Defined the Decade in Austin Music..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

After the Deluge...

Comes the fall flood

"...Now that the Austin City Limits Music Festival is over, it’s time..."

Oct. 14, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Shit happens: Hosing off and cleaning up after the glorious mess that was the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...has rain boots on, right?" quipped Austin City Limits Music Festival promoter/booker Charles Attal on Sunday afternoon, forcing a..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Spoon stays home for a sold-out three-night stand at Stubb's, while Little Joe Washington hits the hard streets of H-Town, and White Denim finally gets proper Exposion

"...Merchants of Soul..."

July 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Down in the Delta

"...Directed by: Maya Angelou. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Esther Rolle, Al Freeman Jr., Mpho Koaho, Mary Alice and..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering the same line..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Her velvety voice is a strong front and center for latest project Sir Woman, an R&B/gospel/funk group that's upbeat..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Smoke signals welcome me to the future site of UtopiaFest. It's early October – more..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Los Coast Doubles Down on Its Psych-Soul for Label Debut

Local fivepiece embraces the spirit of wandering

"...In the most acutely essential and appropriate way possible, Los Coast..."

June 14, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

37th Annual Austin Music Awards Kick Open Some Back Doors

Generations old and new nab honors and rock the Moody

"...Margaret Moser, who directed the AMAs for decades and turned the event into the..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...On a March evening in 2016, inside the Dahlia Woods Art Gallery in San Marcos, a mixtape..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Easy to dismiss Friday the 13th superstitions as irrational nonsense, but the calendar's most..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Shred for Bread

Guitar “Shred-Off” winner takes home $1,666

"...At the climax of 1986 film Crossroads, Ralph Macchio engages in..."

Sept. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...kickstarting my summer of love with a visit to the Bay Area, I scooped LPs at Berkeley's Mad Monk..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Lift to Experience: Back at the Crossroads

Lift to Experience returns to Texas-Jerusalem, X Games music crashes, and Prince-a-plenty

"...The music world has no shortage of men living in..."

June 3, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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