A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...5 at Dell Hall in the Long Center. Ensemble VIII..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...Runners-Up: Cowboy Diplomacy, Bruce Smith Band, Smiile, Vallejo, Sun June Best New Austin Band..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Jeremy Steinberger: Ezra Collective and Moses Boyd, the Main II (SXSW)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era Hugh Fitzsimmons III – A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Struggling to Get by in Rome

The pure perfection and modern resonance of Bicycle Thieves lives on

"...The Player, Robert Altman's brilliant evisceration of Hollywood, where soulless studio exec Griffin Mill (slimily embodied by Tim Robbins)..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

How the Reich Manipulated Pop Culture in Hitler's Hollywood

The power of propaganda

"...to appeasing and terrorizing female audiences during World War II (after all, there aren't many projectors on the front..."

July 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin July Events Guide

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

"...West, Notorious B.I.G., T.I., and more. Local dance and soul group Riders Against the Storm will also be in..."

June 28, 2018 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

Playback – Austin’s Darlin’: Toni Price

Quintessential Austin song stylist takes up residency at Little Darlin’

"...for sale alongside a mother lode from Houston KYOK soul spinner Rick Roberts, billowing with Seventies and Eighties R&B...."

May 18, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...a come-to-Jesus-moment from Texas Democrats. There was never any soul-searching after that horrible defeat. I thought there would be..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Review: con flama

Salvage Vanguard puts us on the bus for an illuminating ride

"...man, eyes masked by dark sunglasses), a mother's dancing, soul and disco from the Seventies, the devastating Watts Riots..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...New Fame, 7pm, The Main II, Badge/wristband required..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Marshall Curry Months before the start of World War II, 22,000 Americans gathered in New York’s Madison Square Garden..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...to her estranged father. Cast: Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, Jared Kemp (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Remember the Night

The key to a merry Christmas is a shoplifter in the house

"...dear. This is the man who built World War II-era comedies around a small-town sweetheart getting drunk and knocked..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Robert Faires

ACL Review: Thundercat

Bass prodigy resurrects Seventies fusion

"...Angeles prodigy Stephen Bruner, 32, lit into his bass-n-drum soul-funk, the thinning of the herd began. By the end..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!

Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...the children of the greatest generation, the World War II guys. Baby boomers. When we began to create music..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Live: Def Jam Direct Deposit Live

Where’s Russell Simmons when you need him?

"...vocal heft on the soaring “Accusations.” Unfortunately, for trap soul vocalist Amir Obè, his moody bedroom R&B tunes did..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music: Must-See EDM

Dance your ass off to these 11 EDM acts

"...Austria, Christopher Taylor's velvety voice guides his downtempo electronic soul. Clearly a student of James Blake, who relies both..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

2016-17 Austin Music Awards

"...Best Blues/Soul/Funk winner Shinyribs..."

March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery

Seven Local Acts to See at SXSW Music

"...the hyperaware pop and R&B singer born Anthony Watkins II may actually understand too much. As such, he doesn't..."

March 3, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Malik

"...as Malik on these well-purposed chronicles of a young soul teetering in the balance. Continuing the Austin rapper/producer's existentialist..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

All ATX Vol. 4

"...Brothers' lash "Whippin' Post" to a more Allman Joys-leaning soul holler, while Jimmy LaFave honeys up CCR's "Long as..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music: 2015/16 Austin Music Awards

Robert Plant crowns magnum opus roots pull

"...Happen-Ins exploding the Stones’ “Rip This Joint,” Doyle Bramhall II unloading ZZ Top's “I Thank You,” and Sexton and..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

Friday SXSW Picks

"...video for "Lost in a Crowd" – a bluesy soul tune hinting at traditional black spiritual and work songs..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Friday SXSW Showcases

"...Korea Night II: Seoulsonic8pm, The Majestic..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Robert Plant Crowns Austin Music Awards

Fortune teller to unspool vintage Twine Time at local Grammys

"...tuned into Twine Time, a master class of classic soul, blues, and R&B. During a the station’s pledge drive..."

March 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jesse Sublett's Top Reads of 2015

The Theater of War leads a list that reminds us how ancient lessons about war continue to ring true today

"...of Germany just after the end of World War II, told from the survivors' POV. Yetmen, who lives in..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Marc Savlov's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...seem to be in the rubble of post-World War II Berlin. The best new Hitchcock film in ages?..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Tedeschi Trucks Thrill Austin City Limits

Mad Dogs & Floridians cap all-star season 41

"...and, though not an actual band member, Doyle Bramhall II wore many hats in the making for the new..."

Dec. 15, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Fest 2015 Sunday Listings – Second Weekend

"...Vodka stage Kali Uchis concocts a sultry mix of soul, doo-wop, hip-hop, and jazz, all while nurturing a sweet..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Feature

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