Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...digital quest to make a collaborative album in quarantine, captured in new documentary Alone Together. However, in the centerpiece..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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: 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

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...raided by the FBI. Over the years, we'd both acquired some knowledge about Paul and his World Class property..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

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

Faster Than Sound: Sanctifying Saliyah

The electronic producer focuses inward on a striking sophomore EP

"...attending punk shows while at Austin's McCallum High, Jammer entered the electroverse at Elysium and Cheer Up Charlies Nite..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Faster Than Sound: Taylor Wallace Takes Over KUTX Morning Show

KUTX replaces morning show mainstay John Aielli with Taylor Wallace after the iconic ATX deejay suffers a stroke.

"...spanning over 50 years. The 74-year-old ATX radio icon suffered a stroke this spring and chose not to return..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: HAAM Day Fundraises Onscreen

The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians’ biggest fundraising day of the year goes online

"...Alliance for Austin Musicians Executive Director Reenie Collins immediately feared for HAAM Day. Their top annual fundraiser, which normally..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park

Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District

"...streets. Capacity 5,000, the structure will act as the Red River Cultural District's largest concert venue. Due to COVID-19,..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Commission Considers a Black Live Music Fund

Envisioning a Black Live Music Fund and fixing the Broken Spoke

"...and Pamela Benson Owens of Six Square: Austin's Black Cultural District. Musicians Mobley and Eimaral Sol (née Laramie Pouncy)..."

July 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: New Cocktail Lounge Takes Over Ex-Sidewinder Space

Run by former Scoot Inn and Longbranch owner James Stockbauer, Birdie Num Nums maintains the outdoor stage.

"...Two years empty, the former home of Red River clubs Sidewinder and Red Eyed Fly finally hosts..."

July 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Venues Are Out of Money

Following last week’s Barracuda closure, a domino effect will continue without emergency city funding

"...A month ago, the Red River Cultural District and Music Venue Alliance Austin warned..."

June 19, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

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

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...survive Austin's notoriously high costs upon reopening. Per a Red River Cultural District recommendation, two resolutions passed last Thursday..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"...chat via Twitter, her outlet for daily thoughts previously shared by blog in the early 2000s. Political leanings and..."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Locals Join Over 1,000 Independent Clubs Fighting for Survival

Meet the National Independent Venue Association, goodbye Shady Grove, and more music news

"...and Downtown development pressures. Successful local efforts like the Red River Cultural District and Music Venue Alliance Austin now..."

May 15, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Red River Cultural District and ALL ATX Leadership, a networking..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...one thing you couldn't do pre-quarantine: Get toilet paper delivered to your house from Hotel Vegas. The Eastside live..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Supporting Austin Music Venues During Shutdown

Via fundraisers, merch, tickets presales, and more

"...Austin Community Foundation’s Stand With Austin Fund and the Red River Cultural District’s Banding Together ATX, many local music..."

March 30, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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

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

SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Grassroots Austin Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...COVID-19 shows up in Austin, we can be as prepared as possible," he said...."

March 13, 2020 Music Feature 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

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