Off the Record

Great music in odd places: punk rock at the Grand, Billy Gibbons' Twin Liquors visit, and 'Rehearsal at the Astoria'

"...excited fan. "Billy Fucking Gibbons!" While we wondered what the ZZ Top frontman's middle initial stands for, a long..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...to die before it kills anything else. Even as these words are being put to page, another vital piece..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Dialogue of Poets

Conjunto Aztlan's Movimiento Music

"...Imagine a place where poets were noble, and the nobility were poets. A place where the wise were..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...A decade into the Ameripolitan Music Awards, the event’s namesake genre remains a..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

God Save the Queenie

Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover

"...Leave it to the Duke to put the "opera" in "beauty operator."..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Platters

"...Strange, I don't remember doing any acid in the Eighties. Still, Obsessive Personality feels like a horrific flashback..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Review

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...This is no doubt the strangest story I've ever had to write. What makes..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The SXSW Expansion Club

"...It's hard to say which is growing faster: the size of SXSW or the number of clubs in..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Column

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"...Who walked away from South by Southwest with the experience of their lives? I'm betting William Peeler did...."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...The Story of an Artist..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Long Journey Home

The Houston Kid comes full circle

"..."It was the hippie Shangri-La, it truly was. I lived on Enfield..."

April 18, 2014 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

"...A week after its soft opening, the first act to grace Austin City Limits Live at..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...Hot Off the Presses..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Scott Newton and Ginger Leigh go under the lens

"...All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Doyle Bramhall II

"...label reupholstering – i.e., "deluxe edition" – spilling actual, real-life vault riches. Across two formats, Doyle Bramhall II's catalog..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...son Dustin and daughter Savannah down Music Row. "That really wasn't my idea," laughs Welch (see "C&W Maverick Kevin..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"...In a matter of weeks, the Sword departs for an Australian and Japanese tour with..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Medium Is the Music

"...voice, black, shiny braids cascading over his shoulders and the dark walnut polish of his skin gleaming like his..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Band Called Ma’s Slow Burn and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Ifé Neuro, Kydd Jones, Fuvk, and more

"...videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Elizabeth Braaten

Off the Record

Checking in to South by Southwest 2010

"...Back to the Future..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Band of Brothers

In a brotherhood like Los Lonely Boys, all is 'Forgiven'

"...Eden, after Highway 87 splits from 71 in Brady, the face of the land changes. The Hill Country flattens..."

July 4, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Great Pyramid

Bill Callahan can see clearly now

"..."I find the landscape really openhearted, like any creature could step out..."

April 20, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Inspiration of Necessity

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson The sound is unmistakable. Even filtered through a screen door..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...The following is my acceptance speech for an award I..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Black Angels

The Black Angels get their war on

"...It's not often that a band's performance can actually make you feel like you're having..."

March 3, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Faster Than Sound: KAZI, "The Voice of Austin," Perseveres for 40 Years

Austin’s first-ever community-run station debuts new general manager and KUTX collab

"...Marion Nickerson wasn't around for the founding of KAZI 88.7FM, but he got there as..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Off the Record

The best things in life are free, at least on Red River for the first week of January

"...The Best Things in Life Are Free..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Top 10 Decade/Local

"...2. Don Walser, The Archive Series (Watermelon)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

Music Critic's Poll 1998

"...Emo's Corey Glover, Babe's SXSW Liquid Soul/ Groove Collective, The Mercury Rolling Stones, Houston David Murray, Bates Recital Hall/..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Music Feature

Timeline/Discography

A timeline / discography of Doug Sahm

"...Sahm's most notable 45s, LPs, and CDs released in the United States under his name or pseudonyms such as..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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