Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...decades of culture-crafting pack a behemoth script, the Chronicle Music team interviewed the honorees, too...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Under Construction

Time to roll up the sleeves and start rebuilding our democracy

"...The Red-Headed Stranger We All Know and Love: SXSW announced Wednesday that country music icon and weed entrepreneur..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Gun-Filled Weekend Prompts APD Action

Spring fest unrest

"...to address the weekend's violence and to prepare for SXSW 2020. Although Manley stressed that planning had just begun,..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...four siblings with potential to be our city's next musical breakout – it's in the inconceivable fact that not..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

End of an Era: Funko Lays Off Mondo's Leadership

UPDATED: Toys and records unaffected as prints team gutted

"...came to Mondo, with greater emphasis on the scalable music and toy lines, rather than the more complicated world..."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Unity Show, Swass Nites, a King Crimson offshoot, and more recommended shows

"...soaring vocals and golden guitar crescendos. Freshly tapped Austin Music Awards winner for Best Hip-Hop/Rap, Deezie Brown, rolls out..."

March 3, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...When the city canceled its flagship conference March 6, 2020, in the face of global pandemic, the world soon..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Alamo Drafthouse Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Closes Ritz

Firm pledges to continue operations at all remaining sites

"...This is the latest measure in attempts to keep..."

March 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Blackillac Begins Recording Its Debut

ATX MCs keeps their eyes on the prize

"...Zeale: COVID-19 really hit us a few days before SXSW. We had some big shows scheduled and were coming..."

April 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Future Outcomes Not Assured

Super Tuesday’s first-round results leave plenty of unanswered questions

"...to suggest that the dust has settled on the 2020 Texas primaries – there are so many run-offs coming..."

March 13, 2020 News Column by Michael King

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...that have turned what was once seen as a music city into one of the most important creative hubs..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Austin-Based Brane Audio Is Changing the Laws of Physics in Speaker Tech

All about that bass

"...X, which will be getting its Austin debut during SXSW...."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Joe Gross

Stubborn With My Goals: Impassioned MC J Soulja Stays Focused on Creating Opportunities in Austin Rap

"There ain't no trophies for that kind of shit"

"...Perceived lack of acclaim for his new music, creeping self-doubt, and life's inexplicable hardships caused him to..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Checking In: Tiarra Girls Can’t Stop the World

Full-time school and a new record label engage in a tug of war

"...what we received that night. We were prepping for SXSW a lot since we were official artists, newly signed..."

Oct. 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Sweet Spirit Alights to Trinidad

Austin glam rockers’ third LP casts a deep digi/Tropi spell

"...for me, months of ‘officing.’ The behind-the-scenes world of music isn’t creative or expressive or instantly gratifying. It was..."

May 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Team Behind Barracuda to Open “Chess Club” in Former Plush Location

“A soft opening, about as soft as they come” during South by Southwest

"...around the corner, Red River standard Barracuda shuttered in 2020 due to financial difficulties related to the pandemic. Chess..."

March 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...inequality, from economic distress to broad health and welfare. Musicians of color continue being threatened by COVID-19's iniquitous effects..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Unlimited. Beneficiaries of proceeds are Health Alliance for Austin Musicians and Austin Pets Alive!, which will be showcasing adoptable..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...Remember early 2020 through last spring? Flashback to those days: deserted streets,..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...present the Austin theatrical premiere of his latest film, SXSW 2021 smash Dear Mr. Brody (July 18), a tragic..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...Annie Silverstein’s Bull, Keith Maitland’s Tower, and Iliana Sosa's SXSW-award winning What We Leave Behind, which begins its theatrical..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Struggling to Find the Words

In this week's issue, we explore Austin's response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade

"...and Chron staff writer Rachel Rascoe, nominated in the Music Writing category; Art Director Zeke Barbaro and myself, nominated..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

VR Documentary Invites You to an Intimate Conversation on Abortion

Making the choice

"...you. A black void surrounds you both with soothing music, and you're offered some get-to-know-you questions to ask: Where..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Pure X Reconciles With Austin

Local rock group returns after six years, Gold Rush Vinyl checks in, and Threadgill’s closes permanently.

"...“There was literally a day we had a musical garage sale,” recalls bassist Jenkins. “The entire studio, all..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...Toward the close of 2019, the northwest corner lot..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...it was just gray. I couldn’t even listen to music or turn on Netflix to distract me. I couldn’t..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...recommendations? Check out our interviews with Seminole, Tex.-born Country Music Hall of Famer Tanya Tucker and ATX R&B up-and-comer..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

The Only Constant on Congress Is Change

Liz Lambert chronicles being both sides of the gentrification debate in Through the Plexi-Glass

"...stories entwined on the same timeline in Liz Lambert's SXSW 2021 documentary Through the Plexi-Glass: Last Days at the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Faster Than Sound: Contextualizing Broken Spoke Owner James White

Honky-tonky lifer died of congestive heart failure at age 81

"...Chicks, Don Walser, Dale Watson – at his country music hub. Widely considered Texas' greatest honky-tonk, the family business..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Recap: Austin Revs Up COVID-19 Relief Efforts

"All things on the table" to help Austinites weather crisis

"...Other than building security, the ATXN cameras, and one..."

March 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

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