Last Minute Father's Day

Food gifts and events for the procrastinator

"...Yesterday, we recommended some great Father's Day cookbooks –..."

June 19, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Live Shot: Speedy Ortiz

The lesser of two Festival experiences

"...an artist unspoiled by extraneous attention. More often, it’s standing in an overcrowded bar drinking lukewarm Lone Stars to..."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Luke Winkie

ACL Fest Live Shots

Sunday, Sept. 17, Zilker Park

"...get electrocuted?" they hollered as they strapped on their guitars. The Montrealers then launched into the rollicking, confident "It..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Get It While You Can

"...on going another round after it was firmly in hand? Janis Joplin was rock & roll's first female superstar;..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

Music Reviews

"...Texas Tornados' "A Little Bit is Better than Nada" and Jimmie Vaughan's "Cool Lookin' Woman" followed immediately by Keb..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature

ACL Fest’s Danceability Matrix

Sweaty dance pits to lawn-chair toe tappers

"...was the dearth of guitar gods in the mid and lower tiers. While Pearl Jam claims a headline spot..."

April 24, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Ladies of SXSW

2010's secrets came spilling out of beehives

"...skyrocketed. With the Runaways movie in town, Courtney Love wandering around, and the amazingness of the sissy bounce performers,..."

March 23, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Wyldz

"..."There's no time to jam with the stars – we shall fight!" declares the Wyldz in "No..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Review by Michael Toland

The Stills

"...reeks of triumph, beginning with the motor blade riffs and tambourine kicking off "In the Beginning," a parade of..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Housecore Horror Live Shot: Dirty Dog Bar

Metal fest's first night opens with pianos, closes with a brawl

"...one of Philip Anselmo’s festival celebrating all things horrific and metallic started out with culture and ended in chaos...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Beatbox

Beatbox

"...been packing Lucky Lounge with their mix of funk and hip-hop every Tuesday for more than two years, but..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Activities to help you stay cool as summer heats up

"...The searing summer heat and humidity mean that any travel adventures need to include..."

July 6, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Psych Fest Live (Sunday): Kikagaku Moyo/Bo Ningen

A second Japanese twofer pilots the APF mothership

"...Sunday, when kid mystics Kikagaku Moyo lifted off. They and fellow Japanese hair band Bo Ningen rocketed their bullet..."

May 5, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Festival International de Louisiane

Lafayette’s 28th annual dance blowout, April 23-27, hopped!

"...de Louisiane, a free celebration of the music, arts, and food of the French-speaking world – Africa, Caribbean, Quebec...."

April 29, 2014 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Seven Lone Star-Launched Recommendations at ACL Fest 2022

Sources of Texas Heat from the Chron Music team

"...only) ACL Fest Nights: Friday, 8pm, Scoot Inn (w/ Cassandra Jenkins)..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: The 13th Floor Moves to Red River, Taking Over the Green Jay Space

The former Beerland building continues to evolve, and more music news

"...The longtime music space at 711 Red River, formerly Beerland and currently the Green Jay, will soon become the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bandcamp..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Another Epic Austin City Limits HOF

Roy Orbison, Rosanne Cash, Neville Brothers, and LBJ honored

"...After more than three hours and enough opera, country, and fonk to fill three separate..."

Oct. 26, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...Technically, it wasn't a "grand opening," but there was nothing "soft" about the New..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: ACL Fest Then & Now

What's changed and remained the same for ACL Fest over its 13 years

"...Hole in the Wall was going out of business and Austin's venue owners were at odds with the city..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...The end of the third season left us – and a good chunk of the cast – for dead,..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Food-o-File

News bites that are easy to digest

"...the perks of my job is sampling new products, and two particularly interesting new artisanal food items have shown..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Pleasure Seekers

Patti Quatro and her sisters started a revolution

"...but [then] the whole town collided with acid rock and that produced the Detroit sound, this raw, seething Motor..."

July 29, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...Michael James removes his headphones and looks up from the Pro Tools workstation, surveying the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Dancing About Architecture

Flamingo Road

"...owner Laura Moses battles business partners, the health department, and the TABC. Moses says that partner Ron Blackett, who..."

May 23, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Prince Charming: Adam Ant

King of the Wild Frontier returns to Austin – tonight

"...as the Eighties’ first true pop star. Catch him and his crew tonight at the Belmont...."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

See Reverse Side for Title: Part I

If English first-wavers had trouble getting ahold of American roots music, Americans themselves weren't much better off, piecemealing together the foundations of today's national scene

"...knew.* Where we grew up, what we listened to and when we listened to it, what music there was..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"..."Hey Grandma" (Miller/Stevenson)..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"..."Weird sounds and guitars, balloons, and tiny animals," proposes guitarist Josh Lambert...."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"..."Herb Alpert tribute compilation" too loud in my neighborhood and you'll get more than a "Taste of Honey," bub...."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

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