Texas Music Group

TMG label rises from the ashes of Watermelon and Antone's.

"...caused a bit of a stir in the Austin music scene. It announced the "launch" of the Texas Music..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

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

"...word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

For the First Time Since 2015, a New Austin Music Census Is Now Open

Survey seeks measurable industry feedback to guide policy and support

"...The first-ever Austin Music Census, circa 2015, is still referenced to this day..."

July 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Songwriter Symposium Launches Music Legends HOF

Austin Songwriters Group inducted Steven Fromholz and more

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

Jan. 20, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...to pay attention, which meant scurrying dogs and a musician-heavy audience of some 150 on the final night of..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

The Austin Music Poll Innovates in 2020

Write-in, wrong. The Music Poll goes multiple choice.

"...greatness amongst those it's able to recognize, the Austin Music Poll now undergoes a restructuring. This year's voting takes..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...ensuing gamut of gossip and solidarity kicked off local music's defining 2019 uproar...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Awards Reveals 2019 Lineup

Punk icons, big name scions, viral rappers, and more top the talent

"...Proclaiming “Many sounds, one city,” Austin’s big, busy, boundless music scene comes together at the Austin Music Awards on..."

Jan. 22, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Census Data Will Remain Private

Attorney General grants exemption from open records requests

"...open records dispute over results from last year’s Austin Music Census has come to a conclusion as Texas’ Attorney..."

Feb. 1, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Faster Than Sound: Historic Approval of City Tax Fund for Local Music

With $3 million in HOT monies, music advocates gear up for vote on Prop B, the Far Out finds its footing in South Austin, and more music news

"...the first-ever source of ongoing public funding for local music, estimated at $3 million per year. On Thursday, Council..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...highest viewed posts last year, A Giant Dog's Austin Music Award for Best Rock last month got retrieved by..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...spot as one of three finalists in the Austin Music Foundation's 2005-06 Music Incubator program. Provided a budget for..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Commission Considers a Black Live Music Fund

Envisioning a Black Live Music Fund and fixing the Broken Spoke

"...Like institutions across the country, the Austin Music Commission grappled with how to address systemic racism at..."

July 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians to cover musicians’ insurance premiums through April. The billionaire..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas

San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.

"...Would San Antonio's survivors of the Sixties and Seventies music scene give up their paper past? That's one goal..."

April 6, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...really can be the center of the universe. When music and community come together under a big Texas sky,..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...year that when he was growing up in West Texas, he was sometimes called a "good minority" -- the..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...FRIDAY PICKS All showcases subject to change Fastball FASTBALL:..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Day three of South by Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Playback: The 2016/17 Austin Music Awards Reveal

"...scheming, and dreaming up performances for the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards. All the generals were there: Charlie Sexton –..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...been both big bandstand sellers and Waterloo Records/Shiner Bock Texas Top Ten List chart hogs. The live souvenir business..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...DALE WATSON..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering the same line..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: The Musicians at the Center of UT's "Eyes of Texas" Debacle

Inside the Longhorn Band's first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.

"...Musicians in the University of Texas Longhorn Band refer to..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...the sparsest arrangements yet from Austin's notably gentle somber-pop group. Over serenely swept electric guitar and a slowly evolving..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Live Music Recommendations: April 13-19

Texas Independence Fest grinds, Ibeyi smooths it out, and more

"...sweat while the temperatures are still reasonable. This week's music recos include everything from the metal of the Texas..."

April 12, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...trove of cute-boy quirk, last year's Fortress saw the group extending its sense of play into niche-y corners of..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

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

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