Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old heads and backpackers grouse not! Even from a Triple A vantage,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...FASTBALL: All it took was a song, "The Way," and Austin's previously ignored power pop trio Fastball wound up..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...the man whose eyes bore deathlessly into your skull and let him guide you as you travel down, down,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Journeyman Neal Schon

Definitely progressive fusion rock

"...Long before “Don’t Stop Believin’” – and “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Who‘s..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Water to Wine

One lifetime and 34 seconds is all it took for Nakia to find his Voice

"...Even in a massive crowd, Nakia stands out...."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...by Andy Langer..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

I Before E

A career retrospective on one of the lost cosmic cowboys, Rusty Wier

"...It's the Thursday prior to Mother's Day, and Rusty Wier is about to play one of the..."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...TERRY BOZZIO: Dripping with percussive proficiency, Austin resident and former Zappa -- and Missing Persons -- drummer Terry..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and Ernest Tubb disposition. How can you miss him?..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...the balcony of their New Orleans apartment, Lester Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Faster Than Sound: Historic Approval of City Tax Fund for Local Music

With $3 million in HOT monies, music advocates gear up for vote on Prop B, the Far Out finds its footing in South Austin, and more music news

"...Force recommended this change "to create a bigger pie, and from that, to find a small slice to offer..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Jackie Venson Solos

Local blues hero goes solo to cut costs, city polls on use of $12 million earmarked for the arts, and the U.S. State Dept. blocks Palestinian artist Dirar Kalash from the Fusebox Festival

"...Last week here and on Facebook, local soul force Tameca Jones detailed considerable..."

April 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Wednesday SXSW Picks

"...the club of forgotten black soul men (Lee Fields) and women (Bettye LaVette) of the Seventies to crown contemporary..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Pawn Shop Rock

In hock? We've got just the ticket!

"...The sidewalks are roasting, and Alejandro Escovedo, Austin's musical ambassador, cuts the swelter by..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to stay home

"...as different from one another as possible. The Cajun and zydeco-dominated southwest contrasts with the jazz and blues of..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Chaos and creation at South by Southwest and the Monday realization that blues landmark Pinetop Perkin is gone

"...Chaos and Creation..."

March 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...pulses of Jane Leo endure in the Austin duo's black-and-white portraits, stunning command of lo-fi instrumentation, and most recently,..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Later, Brighter

Tommy Keene 2.0

"...of the jangle rock heap along with the Replacements and R.E.M. Places That Are Gone, his six-song EP, was..."

April 15, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

To Choogle or Not to Choogle

Everything you never wanted to know about choogle

"...is nowhere to be found in any reputable dictionary, and according to UrbanDictionary.com, it also denotes using Google's recently..."

April 18, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...cylinders, with long lines reappearing on Red River Street and beyond for booking agent- and genre-themed showcases alike...."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...had to be ditched for the pursuit of art and the quest for truth – even at the risk..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...of my income comes from odd jobs, freelancing, self-employment, and savings now down to zero. What little money my..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...to take over the world. The album is an outstanding collection of songs that inject rock & roll lifeblood..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Diddley Daddy

'Bo Knows Not to be Stupid'

"...it was 82-year-old John Lee Hooker, who headlined Antone's Blues Festival at Waterloo Park; last month it was 75-year-old..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes to mind when trying to put words..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Texas Records

"...Urban Roots have gamely persisted for over three years and, frankly, occupied the taxi squad of Austin's hunkered-down but..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Review

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

"...super duper funky are Austin's Mr. Resistor, Trio D-Force, and HairyApesBMX, plus Chicago guests the J. Davis Trio. Plans..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...introduced with a drumstick count-off, swirling rawk guitar line, and a harp riff so fast that it sounds like..."

July 31, 1998 Music Review

The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...Famous alums-to-be: Freddie Mendoza (l) and Elias Haslanger photograph by Shannon McIntyre One thing that..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...Blame the security at the Austin Opera House, bikers and ex-Navy SEALs from Willie Nelson’s road crew, who typical..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

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