Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Tree time. The southeast corner of Texas illustrates the old saying that you can’t see the forest for the..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events

Make your holiday weekday worth it

"...the chance to see what continues to be the gold standard of cartoon big-screen leaps. You can try to..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more

"...two recently restored historic sites, plus lots of fun festivals around the state...."

May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces Last-Minute 2024 Comeback

The Spring Pickin’ Party runs May 9-12, despite property sale plans

"...Old Settler’s Music Festival is back on. After canceling its..."

April 4, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...become the home of the Dino Burger with live music, a pool table, and a shaded biergarten out back...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Old Settler’s Music Festival Executive Director Steps Down Amid Property Sale Plans

“This role [...] has been particularly challenging in recent years”

"...that she is stepping down as executive director of Old Settler’s Music Festival...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

DAWA HQ’s Grand Opening Hosts Geto Gala and Malik Baptiste, and More Music News

Plus a new SIMS Foundation fundraiser and Erykah Badu-headlined fest

"...off with a Thursday, Nov. 16, Podcast Night with music from DJ Zetroc. Friday packs live performances from Geto..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Old Settler’s Music Festival Postpones to 2025 in Move to Sell Property

“This festival isn’t going anywhere; it’s just going to take a new form”

"...Old Settler’s Music Festival has announced plans to sell its..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...feet wet at a grape stomp, go to a music festival, or watch a Shakespearean play...."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...weather lasts? You're not alone. Alongside longtime players like Old Settlers and Austin Reggae Festival, a wealth of first-time..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Heavy With Tradition, Old Settler's Music Festival Springs Eternal

We talk to Sierra Hull and spotlight favorites for next week’s campout

"...I've been thinking about how Old Settler's Music Festival is heavy with tradition...."

April 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more

"...the 1750s. After Mexico gained independence in 1821, the old fort became a pawn in the struggle for control..."

March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Old Favorites at Old Settler’s: McCoury, Rowan, and Shinyribs Highlight Early Lineup

Roots fest drops a dozen acts to preview spring return

"...One positive of the pandemic’s impact on live music schedules – yes, we’re looking hard for silver linings..."

Jan. 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A New Favorite at Old Settler’s: Sierra Ferrell

Rising roots singer impresses at the Central Texas folk campout

"...My time at Old Settler’s Music Festival wasn’t long, a single Saturday —..."

Oct. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...challenging task to drink a crispy boy in the cold, but not an impossible one! And all of those..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...Then-six-month-old Nomadic Beerworks had a great business plan and a..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: City Funding for Music Venues Still MIA

Live Music Capital flagships await aid as costs pile up.

"...what the city of Austin bills as the "Live Music Capital of the World."..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2019

"...type. But she took up the cause, and I sold rights to the image to the Innocence Project. It’s..."

Dec. 19, 2019 Photo Gallery

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Hodgman will all be at the 2019 Texas Book Festival, along with over 300 other authors, all of whom..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Rancho Alegre Fights to Be the Cadillac of Conjunto Festivals

The music fest returns the native Texas genre Downtown where it once flourished

"...about missing the family's annual sojourn to see conjunto music legend Johnny Degollado. How could he get "The Montopolis..."

May 3, 2019 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

ShhhTimes Shushed

"...Dear Editor, In your article about Old Settler's Music Festival 2019 "Old Settler’s Music Fest Resets..."

April 16, 2019 Postmarks

Old Settler's Music Festival 2019

"...of Lockhart in Tilmon for the annual celebration of music and community. Headliners Jason Isbell and Brandi Carlile helped..."

April 15, 2019 Photo Gallery

Old Settler’s Music Fest Resets Behind Biggest Headliners to Date

Second gathering in Tilmon points the way forward

"...When internal and external politics forced the Old Settler’s Music Festival to relocate from the Salt Lick..."

April 15, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Settling in but Never Settling at the Old Settler's Music Fest

Executive Director Jean Spivey looks back at three decades of roots music

"...act as a landing strip for thousands of roots music lovers. It's three weeks out from the 32nd running..."

April 12, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...is finally here with warmer temperatures and lots of music festivals, Renaissance festivals, and reasons to go day trippin’...."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Old Settler’s Daily Lineup Revealed

Jason Isbell caps Friday, Brandi Carlile stars Saturday

"...Following November’s strong initial lineup announcement, Old Settler’s Music Festival organizers have now revealed the daily..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jason Isbell Headlines Old Settler’s 2019

Brandi Carlile, Del McCoury, and Los Legends also stock initial lineup

"...Old Settler’s Music Festival has rolled out the initial lineup..."

Nov. 13, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Old Settler’s Circle Remains Unbroken

Amidst a challenging year, OSMF’s community remains strong

"...argue that the single most important aspect of the Old Settler’s Music Festival isn’t what happens inside the gates...."

April 23, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Strike Up the Band!

If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is

"...your heart swell with patriotic pride, there better be music – our National Anthem, say, or an ode to..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

In With the Old, in With the New

An epic Saturday at Old Settler’s

"...the stage Saturday afternoon, the chill had already sent Old Settler’s core audience back to their Subarus to exchange..."

April 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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