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

Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Booker Trish Connelly’s Thoughtful Curation

Community outpours support for booker’s multiple sclerosis treatment, city opens first for-profit venue assistance program, and Las Cruxes’ storefront shutters

"...of its second annual DreamGaze event last weekend, chatters admired the pastel-haired industry figure. "None of this would be..."

March 29, 2019 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

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...Desk performance and tours as a U.S. State Department cultural ambassador, all endeavored without a label or management...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: City on the Fence Regarding Red River’s Homeless Problem

Red River merchants push to finally enclose dangerous alley with 10-foot fence, electro-pop diva p1nkstar touches down at Fuego ATX, and more

"...of a fence around a dangerous alley in the Red River Cultural District. The corridor, which runs between Beerland..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: A Tale of Two Red River Fests

Free Week and This Is Austin, Not That Great share Red River

"...multi-venue events share square footage this week in the Red River Cultural District. Long-running tradition Free Week, spanning Jan...."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

David Brendan Hall's Top 10 Photos of 2018

"...poses for a portrait at Swan Dive during the Red River Cultural District’s Free Week on Jan. 5, 2018...."

Dec. 27, 2018 Photo Gallery

Snapshot: The Art of Ice Cream Experience

Selfies and sweet treats abound at this Instagram-ready pop-up installation

"...entity riding the wave of Instagram-ready "factories" like the Red River Cultural District's FOMO Factory – capitalizes off that..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018

“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.

"...the Blackheart, West Sixth honky-tonk the Rattle Inn, and Red River two-stager Sidewinder, which got hosed by fire marshals,..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Musician Hurt in Panhandler Attack Outside Show

Assault highlights worsening criminality in the live music district

"...drummer Sven Bednarski-Bjorkman were walking to meet their Lyft driver. Near the alley between Beerland and the vacant Sidewinder..."

Nov. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Would You Like to Swap a Vowel?

City Council gets into its A-E-I-O-Us

"...dais at Tuesday's work session, when Ann Kitchen, whose District 5 encompasses Manchaca Road, requested a postponement of a..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Snapshot: Hot Summer Nights Band Portraits

Favorites from the summer season’s Free Week

"...stacked lineups of top-tier ATX talent held in the Red River Cultural District. But whatchu know about its midyear..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Playback: Eviction Notice

World Class Capital locks out Kingdom and Ethics. Could Empire Control Room be next?

"...for many high-profile electronic acts coming through town abruptly shuttered in July. Owners of each business, Kingdom and Ethics..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin July Events Guide

The fun isn't over yet. Summer is just getting started.

"...offers an opportunity to give back through donation drives, featured drinks, and pre-film parties when you enjoy select favorites..."

June 28, 2018 Chron Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

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

Sidewinder Closes

Partners working toward new venue at 715 Red River

"...Sidewinder, the two-stage Red River Cultural District club, closed this week and many..."

May 18, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Snapshot: Levitation All Lit Up

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

"...The psych music fest resurfaced last weekend across the Red River Cultural District and other satellite venues after a..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Council: At War on Two Wheels

More scooters, a possible interim deal with the APA, and more from City Hall

"...the pilot's initial timeline. "In order to forestall a predictable and unmanageable swamping of our streets with thousands of..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Snapshot: Free Week

Photographer David Brendan Hall goes deep into the Red River Cultural District to experience Free Week through the eyes of the artists

"...came up more than once as "Snapshot" traversed the Red River Cultural District (and satellite locations), stopping intermittently to..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Empire Owner Acquires Parish

Stephen Sternschein and partners win on only bid

"...Heard Presents, which owns and operates the popular Red River Cultural District destination Empire Control Room & Garage,..."

Jan. 4, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Red River Rampage

K2 went crazy Downtown

"...show up on drug tests. Its effects hit the Red River Cultural Dis­trict particularly hard. "Playback" columnist Kevin Curtin..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017

The year in quarrel

"...a showcase consisting entirely of musicians from the seven predominantly Muslim nations targeted in Trump's travel ban. The gesture..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council: A Toy Store Full of Puzzles

The mayor’s Downtown Puzzle proposal returns to Council this week

"...Hart to "explore funding options such as public improvement districts, tax increment financing, public-private partnerships, and increases in hotel..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Downtown Puzzle: Live on Red River

Mayor’s plan envisions a brighter future for Downtown clubs

"...Austin's vaunted music culture spreads thick throughout our burg, Red River exists as its epicenter. Few cities nationwide offer..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle

A closer look at Mayor Adler’s proposals to solve (and pay for) Downtown conundrums

"...brace of intractable Downtown dilemmas that for years have foundered for lack of funding: persistent homelessness, precarious music clubs,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Hot Shivers

New Whiskey Shivers, Butthole Surfers, Casualties, murals, and takes on American literary classics

"...Shivers' in-store performance last Thursday at Waterloo Records instead delivered the usual boisterous, stink-footed revelry that makes them a..."

July 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Mayor's Plan to Fix Everything

Adler to announce Downtown revitalization plan

"...a strategy for revitalizing the city’s most centralized Downtown districts while simultaneously purchasing housing for more than 200 members..."

July 16, 2017 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Hot Summer Nights Bands List Drop

100 acts join Red River Cultural District free week in July

"...a long weekend. July 13-16, a total of 10 Red River venues will nix cover charges for a live..."

June 22, 2017 Music Post by Victoria Mycue

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

Playback: Music Policy Draft Fails Venues

A complete detachment from the original vision of the Omnibus

"...source of sound enforcement friction. In fall 2015, I authored an investigative report on the Downtown Westin hotel, discovering..."

May 19, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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