Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...ft wide, 7 ft long landing strip of vinyl records on the living room floor. They range from Grateful..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

The countdown to South by Southwest continues, while the Black Angels turn on and Ghostland Observatory marches onward and upward

"...series of unofficial showcases that include Austin's Super Secret Records and Mortville Records on Wednesday and Memphis' garage-punk label/store..."

March 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards

"...2008 The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown collection. "We didn't really think the best of had occurred..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Playback: Austin Record Convention's United Nations

Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA

"...dealers, and phonographic fetishists. The USA's largest sale of recorded music, featuring hundreds of vendors stocked with over a..."

June 17, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin's Revamped Record Convention

The Austin Record Convention – the biggest in the country – returns Downtown

"...his inventory. The cement floor is bestrewn with vinyl records – thousands of LPs in boxes and crates. Shelves..."

May 22, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Record Store Day

Why Record Store Day matters

"...Spotify. But when I'm at home, I listen to records...."

April 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Touring Austin's Latin Record Stores

Discotecas outnumber Anglo record shops

"...statistic that may shock you. There are more Latino record stores in Austin (discotecas) than Anglo record shops...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Maintaining the World's Most Expensive Record Collections

Austin's Small Label Scene

"...musical fire of an Afri- can-American, the small, independent record company has been the backbone of rock & roll...."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Anthony Bourdain’s Personal Collection to Be Auctioned in New Braunfels

Even more items for sale in October benefiting The Culinary Institute

"...– this time with cherished pieces from his personal collection going up for auction right here in Central Texas...."

Sept. 25, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

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Green Day brings its 21st Century Breakdown to San Antonio

"...benefiting the SIMS Foundation. The first person to e-mail offtherecord@austinchronicle.com with the correct answer to the following scores a..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Diving into Club 1808, the Real Heroes' Chinese democracy, and Ray Benson on Willie, Wexler, and the Wheel

"...At the turn of the century, Atlantic Records mogul Jerry Wexler, whom Doug Sahm called "the funky..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Jeff Hughes and Chaparral

"...end of things and not for use of his record collection...."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

The Go Whatcha Doin' (Sub Pop)

SXSW Records

"...really does is prove the Go have a good record collection. (Friday, Mar 17, Emo's Jr., midnight)..."

March 3, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets

Record reviews Reissues

"..."Columbian Collie," was released in the U.S. on Island Records, but other than a 12-inch single of "Congoman" (included..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...Holiday, a tribute to Billie Holiday featuring songs she recorded. While a potentially gimmicky collection, this one works for..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Record Reviews: Christmas

"...this 17-track compilation - collected from three J.B. X-mas records: James Brown and His Famous Flames Sing Christmas Songs..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Review

Record Reviews: Reissues

"...the booty to be scored from the rise of record company punk is the flood of long-unavailable punk-rock classics..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...as the hurdy-gurdy, hammered dulcimer, harmonium, and saz, this collection of Christmas music is, at the very least, something..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Hearing this collection of full-up grooves with French lyrics for the first..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...A peaceful collection of church ballads and sweepingly dramatic should-have-been-made-into television theme..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Music Review

Off the Record

Ice Cube racks up the body count at Mohawk, Loxsly shines a light on Tomorrow's Fossils, and gift-wrapping local holiday offerings

"...A record number of gunshots were presumably reported Sunday night on..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Record Reviews

"...It's against my religion to listen to Christmas records, but in light of a recent epiphany involving Sand..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Review

Record Reviews

"..."hits" to show for his nearly 30 years of recording. And that lack of hits, in all likelihood, has..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Review

Record reviews 8/2/96

"...featured brass bands, string quartets, Shakespeare, and an entire record of cover songs, all with widely varied results. Yet..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Review

Sulfuric Songwriter David Ramirez Pens His “I’m in Love” Record – Breakup and All

Austinite goes through heavy self-reckoning on new LP

"...new LP, My Love Is a Hurricane, his finest collection of songs to date. The four-letter word exists as..."

July 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Adventures with Charlie (Faye) and Up Close with Eric Johnson

"...Love Cast Out All Evil, "it feels misplaced. The record is a tribute to Roky, his incredible songs, and..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A flashback from Red River's seedy past, the Sour Notes hit a sweet spot, and Patty Griffin gets Grounded in Music

"...group of kids huddled inside Grounded in Music's new recording studio in South Austin on Tuesday. Their response? Trae..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Tito Puente The Complete RCA Recordings, Vol. 1 (BMG)

"...Tito Puente The Complete RCA Recordings, Vol. 1 (BMG) God's band got one helluva percussionist..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Nick Lowe The Doings (Edsel)

Box Sets

"...as the most prolific and influential musician, songwriter, and record producer on England's coolest (and first) indie label, Stiff..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Kent H. Benjamin

Horace Silver Retrospective (Blue Note)

Box Sets

"...pianist for the gig. Silver was ready; he would record for the label for more than a quarter century,..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

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