Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions

Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar

"...for now pending a final ruling from the Texas District Court. Still, Hole in the Wall General Manager Austin..."

March 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

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: 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

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 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

DAWA HQ’s Grand Opening Hosts Geto Gala and Malik Baptiste, and More Music News

Plus a new SIMS Foundation fundraiser and Erykah Badu-headlined fest

"...Free Week returns to the Red River Cultural District Jan. 5-6, 2024. Now in its..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge

Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge

"...gigs in recent weeks. Multiple New Year's Eve celebrations featured lineups cut in half – and others, such as..."

Jan. 7, 2022 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

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

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: 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

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

City Council: Bad Apples

Council wades through the Red River Cultural District

"...Street to the Density Bonus Program, and established the Red River Cultural District...."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

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

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 – 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

ACL Fest Official Late Night Shows Venue Guide

Because after the show it’s the afterparty

"...shows – your ACL wristband’s only good for street cred here – and they sell out fast. Since Austin..."

Sept. 21, 2016 Music Post

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Sunday 19..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

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

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

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

Council Reconsiders Committee Structure

"We can make the process more efficient and effective”

"...matters). "We'll have to retain some – some are required by the City Charter – and we're still thinking..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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

Mayor Muses 2017 Goals

"Downtown puzzle," music initiative among his priorities

"...wants to address "homelessness ... and other interconnected economic, cultural, and safety aspects that relate to the ARCH, the..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...Despite gridlocks caused by Cruise-brand driverless cars unable to hang a left at Seventh and..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Sun Up to Sun Down: Thou Crushed Double-Shift at Oblivion Access

A great, lumbering beast from the bayou treads into Valhalla

"...to a very long day. Not just for sweaty, sun-tired metalheads, but also the soon-to-be-legendary group that would serve..."

May 14, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

Central Market’s Meatless Butcher, Hoboken’s 14th Anniversary, Suerte’s Taquero Takeover, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...butcher, but with all the proteins completely plant-based and prepared daily by Central Market chefs: meatless chicken wings, meatless..."

April 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...Makes Austin President Cody Cowan, who also leads the Red River Cultural District association, said that the MMA and..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

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