SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...announcement begins bringing into focus South by Southwest’s virtual music festival. Showcases stream via TV apps, laptops, and phones,..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Review: Shao

Dark, ominous, electronic “sound design”

"...passport today,” he explained as London’s Jaguar spun house music to a happily churning, full dance floor...."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Interview: Black Belt Eagle Scout

Multi-instrumentalist pushes increased visibility for Native people in music scene

"...the one thing I find comes out first is music about myself, and music about my feelings. Music about..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

Afro-Colombian funk crew connects disparate dots of diasporic music across the Americas

"...of local Latin powerhouses Grupo Fantasma and Brownout. The music connects disparate dots of diasporic music across the Americas...."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Day Trips: Old Settler’s Music Festival, Tilmon

Annual music festival is rocking in a new location after three decades

"...Old Settler's Music Festival recently gave fans a sneak peek at the..."

March 9, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Music Legacy Project

Riders Against the Storm MC mentors media hopefuls

"...local nonprofit facilitating media mentoring, E4 Youth founded the Music Legacy Project, which enables teens to learn about all..."

Dec. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

GAyCL: Making Austin the Queer Music Capital of the World

The alternative showcase provides the queer answer to ACL

"...As Austinites prep for the second weekend of that music festival on the south side of the river and..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music Keynote: Garth Brooks

Country music standard talks up songwriters

"...backstage at the Austin Convention Center before his SXSW Music keynote address on Friday afternoon. “Everybody’s making something, but..."

March 18, 2017 SXSW Post by Bryan Rolli

City Report on Music Division Revealed

Findings: Manager Don Pitts didn’t report fraudulent invoice

"...The city’s investigation into the Austin Music & Entertainment Division reveals that former Program Coordinator Ashley..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List No. 7

Pussy Riot Theatre, Kano, Bilal, and 137 more

"...southerly on its axis for the largest summit of music, film, and tech on Earth. South by Southwest, March..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016

The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing

"...a West Campus mansion, seeing and revisiting five original dance/music collaborations set in different rooms made this a movable..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Of Course, Music Is Never Your Sole Identity

But even what brings the music to you can be a part of it

"...There’s a small rack of music CDs sitting behind my computer screen at home: A..."

Oct. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Kendrick Lamar Remakes Black Music for ACL

Compton’s Good Kid says it loud and proud for PBS

"...Friday’s triumphant Austin City Limits taping embodied all black music and the cogent universality of life-giving liberation, which those..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music List 10

The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added

"...With the addition of 245 acts this morning, among..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Adds the Residents and a Free Latin Concert

Experimental legends plus Intocable, Bomba Estereo, and Compass

"...The South by Southwest Music Conference bulked up its schedule today with the inclusion..."

Feb. 24, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jack White Towers Over the Austin Music Hall

Night two of a sold-out stand

"...Sunday rang in Jack White’s second night at Austin Music Hall. That was five nights before a sold-out show..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Wristbands on Sale Thursday

Limited batch of discounted passes available online

"...Wristbands for the South by Southwest Music Festival, at the discounted price of $169, are available..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Finding the Funny in Serious Music

When Igudesman & Joo play classical, they really play

"...Classical music can be funny...."

Jan. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Music for the Soul

Michael Franti spearheads KING fundraiser Thursday

"...the only answer was “yes.” KING provides private one-on-one music mentorship to kids in the Texas foster care system...."

Sept. 17, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Texas Music Roadtrip

Bob Bullock Museum maps the Lone Star State's musical byways

"...Solution? Stay home and hit the road. The Texas Music Roadtrip, that is. All it costs is getting to..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

ACL Music Fest Photo Ops

Who I want to photograph at the 2012 ACL Music Festival

"...As a music lover/photographer, I always have two reactions to the ACL..."

May 22, 2012 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

Austin Music Festival No. 3: Pachanga!

Pachanga Latino Music Festival announces its initial line-up

"...Austin music festival Numero Uno, South by Southwest, presently hammers everyone..."

March 5, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2012: Now With More Names!

400 more music acts announced for SXSW 2012

"...For the holidays, South by Southwest Music 2012 was kind enough to get us Bruce Springsteen...."

Dec. 6, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Music to Chortle By

Whenever Steve Saugey and Lyova Rosanoff are at the keyboards, musical shenanigans are the natural order, especially when these two pianist-parodists are spoofing classical music through one of their Forbidden Classics programs.

"...lead people to call works by classical composers "serious music," a new tune wriggles its way out of their..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Festival Photo Gallery

SXSW Music Festival Photo Gallery, page 8

"...(clockwise from bottom left): Patti Griffin, Austin Music Hall, Friday; Old 97s, la Zona Rosa, Thursday; Neko..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Council to Propose Resolution for City Co-Sponsorship of Free Live Music Events

Natasha Harper-Madison will suggest an initiative at Feb. 15 meeting

"...co-sponsorship of the concert series and other free live music events...."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...Or so it seemed when, like a hallucination, all-star musicians played in completely new arrangements for a crowd in..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

May We Suggest Some Music to Chill Out Your Dog During the Fireworks?

New Austin music to drown out the booms

"...preparations) is put on some new, local, vibey chill-out music to drown out the booms. – Kevin Curtin Caramelo Haze's..."

July 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Spotlight: Claire Rousay

San Antonio-based experimental artist swears she's making the most accessible music ever

"...eventually appeared, I asked if she had custom hold music. No, she explained, “I’m listening to a record, and..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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