Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...touches on everything from land use regulations and bolstering cultural tourism to increasing musicians' income through local licensing initiatives...."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015

Sex sells, and so does stupidity and guns

"...Sex” This breakout feature from our SXSW Interactive preview explored the expanding market for “cutting-edge smut for virtual reality..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Now Streaming in Austin: A Night For Austin

Willie Nelson, Black Pumas, Paul Simon for music fundraiser

"...PeopleFund, supporting local small businesses through loans • The Red River Cultural District. • Six Square, supporting artists, creatives,..."

June 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...likewise follows the masked-up band marching down a boarded-up Red River and Seventh Street, empty sidewalks and shuttered clubs..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits

Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”

"...of a major disaster in Texas – a designation required to unlock DUA funding. Advocacy groups hope for clarification..."

March 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: 12 Years of Peligrosa Drives ¡Eso Es!

Local DJ collective sets a mood at Margin Walker’s new fiesta-val of all Latinx talent

"...Today, the collective includes 11 members. Alongside hosting hundreds at monthly parties, major South by Southwest events and..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rancho Alegre Fights to Be the Cadillac of Conjunto Festivals

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

"...will have pulled off a third year in the Red River Cultural District. Traditionally, Degollado could be found at..."

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

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...and creative space conceived by Residual Kid parent Dan Redman, continues to pick up steam as a destination for..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...mitigating materials built into the building," reads the report, authored by manager Don Pitts...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cheer Ups Cheerless Over Development

Construction of parking garage threatens rock wall

"...It’s the beginning of a construction project that the Red River club is begrudgingly hosting – their landlord agreed..."

June 24, 2015 News Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Best Fundraising Effort: Red River Cultural District's Banding Together Fund..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...The Moody Theater's last big gathering occurred March 11 at the Chronicle's Austin Music Awards, where..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment

Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays

"...in 1995, Bejarano and co-owner John Dorgan purchased a shuttered plasma donation center across the parking lot. Launched as..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: CodeNEXT and the Austin Music Scene

How might the update of Austin’s land development code affect the musical landscape?

"...news stories, yard signs, and informal public debate have ensured that even the most politically ignorant citizen now understands..."

June 8, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Saving Souls at the Electric Church

New venue the Electric Church converts local psychics, and Samuel Grey Horse recounts his mule variations

"...canonized as patron saints. Liquid light shows, meanwhile, are considered the sacrament. And Sunday service has been replaced with..."

June 2, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...and sponsors. To ensure as much rescheduling as possible, Red River Cultural District business owners quickly established an online..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

John Cale, Angel Olsen, and Kurt Vile highlight fall fest

"...individually-ticketed performances, running November 7-10 throughout clubs in the Red River Cultural District, signals the return of marquee indie..."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

"...from the knowledge that musicians in our community have weathered a financially forsaken existence over the last year. AMA..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...Ø Red River Cultural District's Banding Together Fund..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Best Fundraising Effort: Red River Cultural District Banding Together..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Council Recap: The Beat Goes On, Ever So Slowly

Music scene frustrated at pace of COVID relief

"...reimbursed for their property tax payments if they negotiate reduced long-term rental agreements with their tenants...."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Music Workers Rally for Dedicated City Funding

Will Council reshape the SAVES Resolution at today’s meeting?

"...City Council’s agenda for Thursday, the so-called SAVES Resolution, sponsored by Mayor Steve Adler and Council Members Jimmy Flannigan,..."

Sept. 17, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Night For Austin Raises $500K for Capital Creatives

Willie: “We all need each other and we all need music”

"...beneficiaries included the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, the Red River Cultural District, and Six Square, a nonprofit benefitting..."

June 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...With all the predictions of a future "new normal" on the horizon, we..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...DIY pairing first collaborated on two murals in the Red River cultural district in 2018. The book is a..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

ACL Stands With Austin, Tonight!

Fundraiser features nearly 20 exclusive performances

"...8pm broadcast are Mayor Steve Adler, HAAM’s Reenie Collins, Red River Cultural District guardian Cody Cowan, and Antone’s owner..."

March 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"...going to be the arts and culture president," she declared to an excited crowd. "We believe very strongly that..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

10 Austin Acts to Catch at Free Week 2020

Free Week bands you’ll be hearing more about in the coming 12 months

"...Free Week 2020 runs Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 2-5, in the Red River Cultural District and beyond at venues including Barracuda,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Pie Eating Contest Brings Local Luminaries to the Table

Watch music and food industry types stuff their faces for charity

"...Gabe Erales, travel and food blogger Rachel Holtin, and Red River Cultural District's Executive Director Cody Cowan. The SIMS..."

Dec. 10, 2019 Food Post by Alyssa Quiles

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5

Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century

"...place where major artists want to have their work featured alongside all of our locals," says Roye, a musician..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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