Playback: ACL Doubles Down

ACL's dual weekend model next year will feature the same line-ups. Plus, ACL weekend tidbits.

"...the parks department will increase from 8.5% to 10.5% next year. Meanwhile, for this local music journalist, the event..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bluegrass Up in Her Head

On another Old Settler's weekend, festival perennial Sarah Jarosz is out of braces and into big-time bluegrass

"...which honors Jarosz with a record release party at Nashville's revered bluegrass venue the Station Inn...."

April 17, 2009 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Friday Picks

"...10pm, Club de Ville Always captivating, Nashville-based Bobby Bare Jr. waltzes across genres without regard for..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...the eco-inspired rock community doing? Here are a few big-name examples:..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

That One Sad One

Second place

"...could turn all your little unpaid bills into one big unpaid bill...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Will Furgeson

Oye Como Va

This trio of brothers from San Angelo aren't gonna be lonely for long.

"...he's right out of Central Casting's idea of a big-screen Latino thug. So why is it that when he..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Thursday Picksall showcases subject to change..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Christmastime comes to Austin.

"...a thumbs-up for the afterlife no matter who the Big Guy turns out to be! The CD of Circle..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Broken Spoke is broken into and thieves ride away with owner James White's family heirloom: a saddle, mister.

"...trips feature a four-day trip with Stephen Fromholz through Big Bend's Santa Elena Canyon (Dec 29-Jan 1) and a..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Articulations

Artistic director resignations, more traveling Austin artists, and the missing BS.

"...been wondering where Austin's funny smell has gone. The Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, one of..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Public Notice

This week, your pals at Public Notice hit the drag shows, the lanes, the halls, and the alleys, all while making room for next week's chocolate binge : all for a good cause, o'course.

"...Pool Bowl Okay, it's late, we just edited a big-ass feature spread, got our part of two special issue..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Record Reviews

Built to Spill

"...Berry one moment and splinter like Prince Lasha the next. You'd have to go back to It Takes a..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Something to Live For

"...as the moment of his conversion, and over the next decade he forged modern gospel music from the sounds..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

A View From the Cheap Seats

"...a disinterested spectator in 1997, she dared to think big. A sexier date? No. A more glamorous dress? Uh-uh...."

Feb. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...Herbie Hancock's first big pop hit was 1974's fusion blockbuster "Chameleon," and not..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"...overpowering the twang of Tubb's acoustic guitar. At his next recording session, Tubb asked Fay "Smitty" Smith to join..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Dancing About Architecture

A Lucindarella Story

"...As one might've guessed, this was a big week for Lucinda Williams - and for her fans..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Nice Bunch

Reckless Kelly

"...by John Carrico Reckless Kelly is late. It's no big deal. "Musician" and "on time" are mutually exclusive concepts..."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

"...decisions about when to release new albums. Traditionally, the big guns like to release gift-oriented box sets and guaranteed..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...was really cool. And then, all of a sudden, Nashville took hold of that. Their urban cowboy and country..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Recommended

"...It's a Labor Day weekend coup bigger than the one that almost rode Newt out of..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Do the Chili Mac

"...may just be on the verge of having the biggest hit of their career(s). A dance remix of their..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

Dejadisc All Under Again

"...music. Dejadisc, meanwhile, will be supporting local music from Nashville, where Wilkison expects to have his new offices up..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Column

An Entertaining Thought

Can Chamber Task Force Sell Our City?

"...How that the big wigs downtown recognize entertainment as a legitimate growth industry,..."

June 21, 1996 Screens Feature by Amy Smith

JULIE & SHELLEY BENEFIT

"...you'd not only wipe out Dave Alvin, Dale Watson, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Buddy Miller, and the..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...the Chronicle music team offers 80 recommendations to discover next week. Emerging bands, innovative rappers, solo singer-songwriters, experimental ensembles,..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

'The NFL Beat': 2012 Draft Needs

An inside look at all 32 teams

"...minds at this early juncture about what each team’s “biggest needs” are to address in the 2012 Draft or..."

Feb. 11, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...the Americana Music Association. Jim Lauderdale, for example, gives Nashville something to brag about with his lightning picking and..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...cool even on the hottest summer day, and as big as a postage stamp with a ceiling so low..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"..."preaching coat" – a thigh-length black coat handcrafted in Nashville – and his black cowboy hat. And, of course,..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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