March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...Exactly one week from today, on June 25, the onetime leader and bassist of 1960s garage-rock pioneers..."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...this decade felt less like the hectic and celebrity-dominated Fests of the 2010's and more like the accessible Aughts...."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Best of the Rest II: Live Shows

Six last 2011 lists – from the live arena

"...Six lists of albums in our Top 10s issue..."

Jan. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...stuff like that," begins Rhys Woodruff, 23, drummer/singer of 5-year-old power punks Borzoi, his tale dovetailing nicely with those..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...Cities funk and soul rarities. The retired bus driver, 65, fronted a Sixties doo-wop group and later sang for..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

I See Dead People

The Black Angels conjure Austin's psychedelic renaissance

"...a 24-hour practice studio off South First, the local psych revivalists pass fire and exchange ghost stories, an eerie,..."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Snapshot: Levitation All Lit Up

Meet the visual artists behind the psych music fest’s trippy light shows

"...Psychedelia doesn't exist without a visual element. At least, that's..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Playback: SXSW Mission Statement

Six lists to get you through SXSW 2015

"...on either end by Justin Timberlake and Prince. SXSW 2015 has no such singular spotlight hog. Had U2's plans..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Record Store Crawl

The day after Record Store Day breaks the bank

"...10:45am: After a late night on Red River, I consider..."

April 24, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crime Pays at ATX Television With Perry Mason

HBO, Showtime, Hulu, and the Peacock all add shows to the fest

"...may still be stuck at home, but ATX Television Festival is taking you to the City of Angels. For..."

May 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saborcito

Latin melting pot fuses into Pachanga Fest

"...Old Settler's Music Festival broke out from bluegrass a decade ago, Austin Psych..."

May 10, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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

"...have expected that the biggest hip-hop act at ACL Fest this Oct­ober – likely the most anticipated rap crew..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

Playback

Late SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke memorialized, and other Thursday SXSW tips

"...result of Grulke. His appetite for bands grew the Festival from a 500-act event when he took over booking..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Big Wheel Keep On Turning

Bluegrass, new grass, song grass, tropical grass – roll some Old Settler's Music Fest

"...Honk!TX, Austin Urban Music Festival, and Wobeon World Music Fest were all warm-ups for..."

April 19, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...(Read our Luck review here.)..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows

"...been racking up prestigious placements (notably at Alabama's Furnace Fest and Houston's Texas Hell Fest), but their EP release..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

Playback – 2014: Keeping the Dream Alive

Reviewing ATX music 2014

"...dreams, where creativity trumps practicality always. Every venue, every festival, every business, and, most significantly, every band, represents someone's..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Chronicle Photographers Reflect on Their Most Memorable Photos of the Year

The view from here

"...walked on stage for his headlining set at ACL Festival's second weekend (Oct. 13), a bright, solid-white backdrop resulting..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Features Feature by John Anderson

Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

"...their first cut – an instrumental laden with Sixties psych-jazz grooves similar to the standards of Grover's recently dissolved..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: Black Angels

Stark need breeds a peak performance

"...on Saturday night to broach the disappointment surrounding the festival’s cancellation...."

May 1, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Playback

What's happening today at SXSW? Read on.

"...goth Go-Go's, Dum Dum Girls, strummed through a nonchalant 35-minute set at Spotify House on East Sixth before seriously..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Holy Wave

'Knife Hits'

"...Unlike other psych-warriors happy to hide behind sonic debris, Holy Wave thrives..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Off the Record

Explosions in the Sky commemorates the Fourth of July, Harlem signs with Matador, floating down to Whitewater on the Horseshoe, and paying tribute to Sky Sunlight Saxon and the King of Pop

"...The eccentric, charismatic founder of garage-psych pioneers the Seeds, Sky Sunlight Saxon, passed away on..."

July 3, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...name of that blonde in Re-Animator?" For the next 25 years until her death one storm-torn night in Texas,..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...Speaking on next week's lineup of some 35 separate shows, Levitation organizer Johnny Sarkis makes a clarification..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Local X Factor

"...Featherface (1:15pm)..."

June 6, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...In one of Richards' dispatches from this year's Festival, he took a minute to write about what may..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...deep Texas rap can delve, into both flesh and psyche, to near Fishbone levels. Money sings in a smoky..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Warpaint’s New Song

Still caught in the undertow of four L.A. women

"...at South by Southwest, they returned locally for ACL Fest, performing before noon on a Sunday. Spread out evenly..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music: List No. 6

Music conference adds 92 acts

"...The Athens, GA., crew, which headlined last year’s Austin Psych Fest, promote new disc Aureate Gloom, arriving Mar. 3...."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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