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

Faster Than Sound: Body Rock Turns 10

Riders Against the Storm and Chorizo Funk’s decade-built dance institution endures, Monday City music meetings, and more

"...the couple to help fill a monthly spot at Red River venue Plush...."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: It's All About Design

Art Director Jason Stout and Publisher Nick Barbaro on the air

"...This week we launched a new look for the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Design Post by Kimberley Jones

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...city's last concentrated music corridor. It's a panorama of Red River, with a vantage on each and every compartment...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out

Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day

"...31, just hours after getting the necessary permits. The Red River club closed unexpectedly last May during an employee..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...and driving our own van. Our manager, Lars, emailed hundreds of venues in towns we'd never been to or..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Blood Goes Big, Free Week Contracts

In the ATX music news: punk poetics by local septet Blood, January’s Free Week dates, and the Live Music Fund’s first feedback

"...troupe Blood transformed into a sevenpiece, a smaller assemblage required vocalist Tim O'Brien to play guitar. Unleashed contemporaneously by..."

Dec. 27, 2019 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

Dragula Star Louisianna Purchase Finds Fantasy in the Nightmare

Competing on the reality series turned this Austin drag queen into a queen of the night

"...lady doth not protest too much. This fall, she appeared on season 3 of the Boulet Brothers' "drag supermonster"..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...millennial interest in labor organization and widespread anxiety over Red River venue closures. Employees of the venue and Lynn's..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies

Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music

"...Earlier this month, a pop-art-inspired GIF flashed on my screen:..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Unearthing Daniel Johnston’s If

Producer Brian Beattie has an unreleased Daniel Johnston album ready, but can’t make amends with the late cult singer’s management

"...2019. In what became his final published interview, Johnston offered a reveal:..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Garrett Assumes Beerland Lease

Stubb’s GM Ryan Garrett takes over lease on neighboring punk club Beerland, expanding Red River Cultural District involvement.

"...he's taken over the lease on the club. The Red River advocate wasn't ready to comment on specific plans..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Stubb's General Manager Takes Over Beerland Lease

Ryan Garrett confirms contract on shuttered punk venue

"...last four months, Beerland’s been a sorry sight on Red River. The venue, an 18-year hotbed of punk and..."

Oct. 15, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

Faster Than Sound: Empire Control Room Owners Purchase Longtime Location

Seventh Street venue takes charge of its live music destiny

"...The popular venue's landlord had entered into negotiations with World Class Capital Group principal Nate..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Eimaral Sol’s Journey to RAS Day

Local neo-soul singer Eimaral Sol puts her spiritual spin on the all-women-led RAS Day lineup, City Council approves Red River improvements, Blakchyl leads her East Austin tour, and cult song funny man Dick Price passes

"...Soliloquies, primarily recorded at H-town's historic SugarHill Recording Studios. Inspired by Beyoncé's Lemonade, the LP pivots on the infidelity..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: 10 Days of Gun Violence on Red River

Police step up presence in the Red River Cultural District as merchants’ association pushes for city improvements following three separate shootings in 10 days

"...breaks out on the corner of Seventh Street and Red River, across the street from Elysium's outdoor patio and..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence

Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda

"...24 hours a day (Item 71), addressing a need shared by everyone living without housing. These are proposed to..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: 10 Fresh Finds at Hot Summer Nights

Ten sunspots on Hot Summer Nights’ triple-digit lineup

"...If you're cataloging the current weekend warriors of Austin's Red River Cultural District, the glossary might look something like..."

July 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Louisianna Purchase Named Dragula Season Three Contestant

Austin's leading scream queen to take on her next frontier of drag

"...Louisianna is Austin’s most lauded queen (y’all saw those Red River Cultural District street signs adorned with her dark..."

July 12, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...tax funds are supposed to be going to primary drivers of tourism, and in Austin, that is our music..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...on 10th will no longer represent the edge of Red River world. Beyond Waterloo Park..."

May 24, 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

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

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