What the Broken Spoke's Historic Designation Could Mean for Music Venue Preservation

Honky-tonk could join sites eyed for city venue investments

"...opened in 1964 on a stretch that at the time was considered Austin's outer limits...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...we’re running as a separate post, here are our music team’s favorite moments from Tuesday at SXSW. Meanwhile, Monday’s..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Commission, a grant to compose "a long-form piece of music for an ensemble that includes elements of traditional string..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Three SXSW Documentaries Visualize SXSW Music

Somewhere you feel free

"...Co-directed with Paul Sng and co-written with music biographer Zoë Howe, the documentary focuses on Styrene's life..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Moving Panoramas' Leslie Sisson Best of the Year..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...highest restrictions did not mandate closure of bars and music venues – allowed to operate up to 75% capacity..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Somewhere in time and space exists Arginor...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...www.vallejomusic.com..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."One year, we were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Another time, I was Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks and Felix..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...End the Summertime F(or)ever (Western Vinyl)..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Ex-NFL Star Joe Barksdale Moves to Austin to Tackle Music

After a drastic career change, Barksdale looks for understanding and self-reflection

"...AC: What type of guitar are you holding right now?..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bonnie Whitmore works musical alchemy, turning the hardest material into anthems that belie..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...behind a curtain because they wanted to hear our music but didn't want to see our faces as Black..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...10-track affair thrives on themes of pain and perseverance. Sometimes, it's through harrowing characters like "Trixie," a dream-punk track..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...at the Long Center in October celebrating the Austinites' golden anniversary...."

July 24, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Our favorite albums, videos, and performances

"...continues Friedman's streak of exceptional songwriting since returning to music with new material in 2015, most notably on last..."

July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...I never had") and David Grissom ("Hearing his flawless time and endless stream of ideas laid bare was stunning"),..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...at Arlyn Studios, but Willy Braun booked more studio time than the guitar-scorching roots rockers needed. The resulting double..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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

"...LP Texas Piano Man, which re-casts his notoriously eccentric musical flair as a grand-piano-toting, white-tuxedoed, Americana-pop showman, and leans..."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...Streaming, which represented 75% of music industry revenue last year, stifles listener potential for finding..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Garage rock, indie-pop, funk, and more

"...FRIDAY Middle Kids..."

June 22, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

The Luv Doc: Terrible Music

Burn it all down and start over

"...even if she is not in love with his music – which I hope she isn't. I know I'm..."

April 20, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Live Music to See This Weekend

For the next three days, live a little.

"...FRIDAY Queenz Tour: Nite Jewel..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song

Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!

"...harmonies of "Honky Tonk Women" during a kiddie drive time TV commercial for Hot Rocks 1964-1971 ... my hand..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: The 2016/17 Austin Music Awards Reveal

"...scheming, and dreaming up performances for the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards. All the generals were there: Charlie Sexton –..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL Music Fest 2014 Sunday Listings

Blurbing Sunday ACL

"...Trinity. The jubilee institution paved the way for soul music as we know it, launched the careers of Sam..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: Live Music and Lodging

Hotel Indigo to break ground on Red River as Max Frost breaks the same with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on his Atlantic Records debut

"...hotel in an area largely inhabited by late-night live music venues...."

April 4, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Music of the Mind: Joe Pug

Local transplant trades the hammer for the pen

"...to Austin four years ago to be closer to musicians he admires, like Joe Ely, James McMurtry, and Ray..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

10 'Austin Music Minute' Bands Laurie Gallardo Loves

"...on the AMM, I admitted that there was a time I was so taken by his singing that I..."

June 28, 2013 Music Feature by Laurie Gallardo

Making Music from the Sound of Speech

Austin's JoySpeak Project brings light from conquered darkness.

"...from party to party and mining the veins of good-time shenanigans. No, she's a woman with a software program..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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