Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"..."I'm proselytizing for Doug Sahm," proclaims Texas music sophisticate and first-time filmmaker Joe Nick Patoski, who's..."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Flashback

PBS concert staple inducts its second class of legends

"...at the Moody Theater for the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame found the 41-year-old institution digging back to..."

June 19, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Fireworks

Willie Nelson & SRV among the inaugural inductees

"...returned to KLRU’s Studio 6A to induct its inaugural Hall of Fame class. That the choices were obvious –..."

April 28, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Rank & File's Sundown

Punk drummer/singer Rhys Woodruff of Borzoi shares his love affair with the first cowpunk album

"...this happens with many bands I become incredibly fond of – I revisited it the next morning. Then I..."

April 5, 2019 Music Feature by Rhys Woodruff

Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Freddie King’s Texas Cannonball

Blasting blues will get you through whatever’s happening

"...Freddie KingTexas Cannonball (1972)..."

March 30, 2018 Music Feature by Kelsey Wilson of Wild Child

Texas to Officially Adopt QT

2010 Texas Film Hall of Fame inductees to include one glorious bastard

"...Well, close enough: The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards will make Quentin Tarantino..."

Dec. 21, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...[Ghost Notes] Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music (TCU Press) teams local music scholar Michael..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

NBA Star and Music-Maker Chris Bosh Sets Up Shop in the ATX

The future NBA Hall of Fame forward wants it all

"...Initially curious, Chris Bosh's pivot into an Austin-based music producer isn't surprising. Consider the constant rejiggering of the..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll give you..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Austin Music Awards 2002-03

Austin Music Hall, Wednesday, March 12

"...could probably hear the carping when the 2002-03 Austin Music Awards lineup was first announced, "C'mon, Steven Fromholz, Ray..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Less Talkin’, More Rockin’: The Austin Music Awards Touch Down at Antone’s

Jim Franklin, Rosa Madriz, Cherubs honored at 42nd Chronicle show

"...we’d take a different approach to the 2024 Austin Music Awards: Less talkin’, more rockin’...."

Feb. 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023

"...Though the details wiggle around annually, the meat-and-potatoes mission of the Austin Music Awards sticks. The Austin Chronicle celebrates..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...On Sunday, February 26, the four-decades-running tradition of the Austin Music Awards returned to celebrate the best..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...soulful voice that rasped out the blues to generations of listeners is finally silent. The Grey Ghost is gone,..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

Powerfully Poetic Folk and Country Songwriter Nanci Griffith Has Died at Age 68

Song-crafter’s career spanned Hole in the Wall to Carnegie Hall

"...Nanci Griffith, Austin-raised folk and country singer-songwriter, has died at age 68. Her management company,..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ACL Interview: Country Rebel Tanya Tucker Reflects on Her Career Resurgence

“I’m not done yet. I might have a few more years, and I’m ready.”

"...Tucker will head to Nashville for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It’s an honor long in..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

We Were From Texas

Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt

"...propped up on the bumper in the dusty streets of Monahans, Texas. "Jack Prigg" reads the inscription on the..."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Poison 13, Meat Purveyors, and Churchwood Guitarist Bill Anderson Loads Out of Town

If not for Austin, “I don’t know if I would have been a musician at all”

"...Ask a seasoned musician how many bands they’ve been in. Their pupils will..."

March 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Austin Music Poll's 11th Hour

A final push to get out the vote in the Austin Music Poll

"...I'm talking about unfiltered democracy, the power of the people, a collective voice that cannot be ignored...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards at Antone's

"...we’d take a different approach to the 2024 Austin Music Awards: Less talkin’, more rockin’. After announcing the winners..."

Feb. 26, 2024 Photo Gallery

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, the four-decades-running tradition of the Austin Music Awards returned to celebrate the best..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

Represent Texas

Austin Music Awards 2009-10 Hall of Fame inductee Denny Freeman gets a second chance to deliver his induction speech

"...category?" It's the most common question about the workings of the Chronicle's Austin Music Poll, and the answer I..."

April 2, 2010 Music Feature by Denny Freeman

2005-06 Austin Music Awards

"...Austin Music Hall..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...his own truncated moniker in 2016 for Get Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...The Austin Music Awards ceremony isn't until next week, but the industry..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Paul Cauthen’s Deep Country Gospel

Former Sons of Fathers frontman’s solo debut deals out one of the best country albums of the year

"...a broad stride and an even wider grin. Solid of stature, the singer boasts an intimidating presence offset by..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...the grim reaper working overtime this year as Austin music lost three beloved characters...."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...an evening filled with historical performances, the emotional core of the 35th annual Austin Music Awards show occurred early...."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Songwriter Symposium Launches Music Legends HOF

Austin Songwriters Group inducted Steven Fromholz and more

"...their fluorescent-lit corridors filled last weekend with tight groups of musicians huddled over guitars for the Austin Songwriters Group’s..."

Jan. 20, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

KUTX named Best Radio Station, Strange Brew Best Venue

"...The Austin Chronicle hosted the Austin Music Industry Awards this evening at the Palm Door on..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by The Music Staff

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