Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires

Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.

"...Men of KUT" – Jay Trachtenberg, John Aielli, Larry Monroe, and Paul Ray – graced the cover of the..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips: Looking Back at 2016

Some noteworthy milestones from last year

"...Looking back at 2016 there are some day-tripping milestones that should be noted...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop

by Richard M. Isackes and Karen L. Maness

"...Painters are responsible for many of film's most iconic scenes: the soft..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Playback: Barracuda on the Block

"..."I see Barracuda as a Seventies-style concert hall: a big space with big sound that makes..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Jump on It

Eastside hip-hop summer series moves to the Expo Center; plus, musical robots with personality disorders and more music news

"...For many, summer remains synonymous with relaxation. Not for Charles "Nook" Byrd. The rapper..."

June 15, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A New Documentary Meditates on Texan Electronic Composer Pauline Oliveros

Celebrate the queer theorist behind Deep Listening this Sunday at AFS

"...Heloise Gold first met Pauline Oliveros at one of the influential composer's concerts in New York in..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature 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

2016-17 Austin Music Industry Awards

"...The 2016/17 Austin Music Industry Awards took place Monday, March 6,..."

March 7, 2017 Photo Gallery

Overlooked, Overheard Lets Us Hear the Sound of the City's Money Being Spent

Composer and audio artist Douglas Laustsen geo-tagged sites in the Govalle and Highland neighborhoods where local government's been at work

"...Your tax dollars at work: What do they sound like? All the myriad tasks of maintenance and improvement..."

June 11, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...rallying by music advocates, city music offices say they're on track to begin rolling out venue relief by the..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Out of Ink 2016: Carry On

As usual, ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is a bit rough but shows the promise of creative minds

"...Among the many annual events on Austin's arts calendar, ScriptWorks'..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Big Screen on a Small Phone

Making cinema social for smartphones

"...You reading this on your phone? Your iPad? Your phablet (ugh)?..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth

Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart

"...In 80 years, sea levels might rise one to four feet. In just 30 years, the Arctic..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...is owed to its leaders – those artists, educators, patrons, and arts advocates who made the work and founded..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development

Owners hold hopes to relocate music industry collective

"...Mosaic Sound Collective, the East Austin music/entrepreneurial hub that opened in..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

"The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" Provides a Close-up on Cinema's Scenic Paintings

The exhibition of 12 vintage backdrops painted for MGM films reveals their techniques for creating grand illusions

"...a movie you've loved since you were a kid, one you've seen so many times you know every frame...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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.

"...Stockbauer formerly co-owned Longbranch Inn from 2001 to 2016 and the Scoot Inn..."

July 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Sound of Silence

Home invasion thriller Hush hits Netflix

"...Inspiration is unpredictable. One night, Hush director Mike Flanagan and..."

April 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"...Sophia sensed a creeping tension in the air from behind the drum set. Tiffany..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Coconut Club and Record Label Owners Team Up on New Musical Acai Cafe

Community Garden combines a listening room, wine bar, and record store

"...“Contrary to popular belief of, ‘Oh, this was created for..."

June 12, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Inside a Competition to Become Musician-in-Residence at a Luxury Apartment Complex

Would you play 25 hours a month to live rent-free in Downtown Austin?

"...I felt considerably terrible on April 5 when my landlord pointed out..."

April 15, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...For Those Doomsday Prepping for the Indie Vinyl Backlog Alexalone Alexaloneworld Burgundy LP..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Virtual ACL Music Fest Keeps Flags Flying

Nostalgic livestream and rising Austin talent fundraise for the Austin Parks Foundation

"...commandeer the state capital's Downtown last weekend or the one before, the event's originally scheduled dates, but the premier..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

"...assemblage required vocalist Tim O'Brien to play guitar. Unleashed contemporaneously by the support of trumpeter Zach Malett, keyboardist Caleb..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Willie and a Movie

The Red Headed Stranger rides again at Luck Cinema's kickoff, thriving Austin rapper Ladi Earth can't be categorized, and more music news

"...Stranger never made it to DVD. Following a limited national release in 1986, the onscreen adaptation of Willie Nelson's..."

July 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...scribe Vivien Goldman's new book, due out May 7, mentions feminist writer Tillie Olsen's Silences. The landmark 1978 text..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

"...Even before Trish Connelly arrives, the buzz begins. Outside Cheer Up Charlies ahead..."

March 29, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Altamesa Maps Lone Star Existentialism on Sophomore Stunner Idol Frontier

Evan Charles and Sean Faires brave the myth of the Southwest

"...Sometimes all it takes is a single song. With 2016 single "The Long Ride Home," Altamesa soundtracked..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: A Tale of Two Red River Fests

Free Week and This Is Austin, Not That Great share Red River

"...footage this week in the Red River Cultural District. Long-running tradition Free Week, spanning Jan. 1-6 at nine Downtown..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...the Bay Area, I scooped LPs at Berkeley's Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media (Rasputin Music's vinyl outpost) and..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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