Playback: The Legendary White Swan

The Legendary White Swan doesn't bite

"...Recently, after a show at his other club, Beerland, owner Randall Stockton admitted to me how..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Legendary White Swan Left off List

"...Valentine) and I currently manage and book bands at the Legendary White Swan (1906 E. 12th, near the corner..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Postmarks

Giving up the Swan

Randall Stockton prepares to transfer his 12th street lounge

"...The Legendary White Swan is in hospice. Local entrepreneur Randall..."

June 14, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: A Weekend on the Crust

Cruising Austin's Eastside with the Gospel Truth, Chumps, and Stza

"...I didn’t cross the highway into Downtown all weekend, missing the opportunity to..."

June 17, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...in his backyard when he heard someone walking up the gravel path toward his neighbor's house. Sherman lives on..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Residents

Twelve essential weekly hangs

"...Bee Lounge, 1906 E. 12th Timeline: TC's Lounge 2003-11, Legendary White Swan 2011-14, King Bee 2014-present Run time: Monday,..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback – 2014: Keeping the Dream Alive

Reviewing ATX music 2014

"...I received an unexpected windfall this week to the tune of $2,600 – the most money I've ever..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam

"...The Black Angels started Austin Psych Fest to link the..."

April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Turkey Day Drama, a Red Hot Patriot, and Scares for the Season in Our Recommended Events

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend!

"...Glass Half Full Theatre presents Yamel Cucuy..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Off the Record

Heavy lifting: No Control radio expands, hardcore punks hit the Monolith Training Center, and the Stocktons celebrate 10 years at Beerland

"...has survived all seven levels of Emmis Radio purgatory. The broadcast studio engineer started off in promotions, then climbed..."

July 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Sad Days, Lonely Nights: Visiting the Sahara Lounge and The Jon Dee & Friend Show

"...Aside from the new sign out front, not much differentiates the former..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...So your plane just touched down and the pilot said, “Welcome to Austin: the Live Music Capital..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Off the Record

Fanning the flames of the ACL Music Festival 2007

"...The sixth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival could have..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene

The family that slays together …

"...What makes a family? For many in the Texas queer community, family isn't made from blood but..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Sights and Sounds of Art in Sync

Ron Mann's jazz avant-garde exploration Imagine the Sound provides the perfect counterpoint to Austin Eye+Ear (which will screen Mann's film this Sunday in an E+E benefit): Both are bent on the blurring of artistic lines.

"...-- he crouches, hops forward on all fours, and then rises and urgently expels air from his pursed lips...."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...Nakia & the Never Not Now..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

EAST Eats: King Bee Lounge

Classic pizza meets frozen cocktails

"...Billy Hankey is glad to be back on the Eastside. The mixologist helmed the Good Knight bar on..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Sixth Sense

Neighbors, business owners, and the city are all searching for the future of East Sixth Street

"...co-investor bought a former grocery store and warehouse at the southeast corner of East Sixth and Medina streets. After..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Black, Brown & Blue: Must-See Music

Brownout, Birdlegg, and Geto Boys anchor the week live

"...concert calendar can be overwhelming. Allow me to plan the latter half of the week for you...."

Sept. 9, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rio Rita Moves to Badlands

Was Chicon venue pushed, or did they jump?

"...like too many of Austin's clubs and bars are either closing or moving because of rents. The latest shift..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Residential Address: Mac McIntosh

At an age when most perferformers are preparing to take a bow, jazz singer Mac Mcintosh is hitting the stride.

"...Walking to the club on a cold, rainy Tuesday, during yet another..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Cheer Up Charlies Owners Take Over Rio Rita

Tamara Hoover and Maggie Lea plan to re-open the East Austin bar by 2020

"...Over the summer, patrons of cafe and bar Rio Rita on..."

Nov. 21, 2019 Food Post by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Mac's Love Letters

Ian McLagan got that mojo working

"...Legendary keyboardist Ian McLagan, whose credentials include a Rock &..."

June 20, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

SXSW begins giving up her secrets.

"...cracked open its Pandora's box of marquee names for the 28th annual spring campaign. Two days later, at 7:30am,..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

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

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"..."It says he took a shit on the stage and started throwing it into the crowd/ But..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Playback: Later Chumps!

Chumps say, 'So long, sucker,' while Trent Reznor says hello to Explosions in the sky.

"...So declares the warped wails of Sean McGowan on the Chumps' titular..."

June 14, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place Top 10s: IIIII-dentity!

Ring it in gaily!

"...It was the year that was – the year identity politics, questions,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

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