The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...with earnest love songs on her 2018 debut Lush, then bested it with 2021's streamlined, electronic-tinged Valentine. A recent..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Alex Maas’ Captivating 13th Floor Lineup and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From sunn O))) to Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Marcia Ball’s holiday show

"...Alex Maas w/ Little Mazarn, Up Around the Sun, Mello Meddo The 13th Floor, Saturday 25..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Molly Burch, Arooj Aftab, and Mobley lead our recommended shows

"...After relocating to her hometown of Los Angeles at the beginning of the year, she's kicking off her U.S...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows

"...Toward the end of the Obama era, Slow Pulse was a..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids

Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints

"...The saying goes, "Many hands make light work."..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...During Adrian Quesada's 2022 Austin City Limits episode showcasing the album Boleros Psicodélicos, the colorful mini-orchestra of musicians and..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...South by Southwest Music fired on all cylinders, with long lines reappearing on Red River Street and beyond for..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

DAWA Announces a Historic Week of BIPOC-Led SXSW Programming

All-free Vision:8291 events kick off Tuesday at Stubb’s

"...programming. He says Vision:8291 will be a space "where the innovative visions of BIPOC designers, ecologists, thinkers, creatives, inventors,..."

March 6, 2023 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Issues 7,000 Free Passes for the Unhoused

Texas Harm Reduction Alliance wins fight for free passes

"...of focused advocacy on behalf of unhoused Austinites by the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance, Capital Metro this week committed..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Deer, Otoboke Beaver, Nikki Lane, BLK ODYSSY, and more recommended live shows

"...The Deer Album Release..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Take a Walk on the Wild Cider

Some local ciders and meads to honey up the apple of your eye

"...much nature at its best – even moreso, for the drinking classes, when those components of the unfabricated world..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Carrie Rodriguez's Laboratorio, itchy-O, Fontaines D.C., Ash Lauryn, Nas & Wu-Tang, and more

"...Stateside at the Paramount, Sunday 25..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Cha'keeta B Goes From Running Track to Running Tracks

Multifaceted rapper/entrepreneur looks to take names

"...There's an unmistakable ferocity found within Cha'keeta B's eyes, a..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push

Hot weather makes free rides more important

"...began offering free rides to city-run cooling centers whenever the National Weather Service issued excessive heat advisories at 103..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...George Kinney – singer, guitarist, and lyricist for the Austin-based psychedelic rock act the Golden Dawn, whose 1968..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center

As temperatures rise, bus stops serve as shelter from the sun

"...spends 20 to 30 minutes each day waiting for the bus near the UT campus. That time outside has..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Certified Hot Mess: As Austin-Bergstrom International Airport saw more long security lines last week, the chair of the city's..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature

Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward

Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo

"...The Barranquero, or Andean motmot, is an early-rising bird that..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...My worst quality, other than making up voices for other people's pets and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close to Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Riders Against the StormFriday, 1:30pm, Tito's stage..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Old Henry

Cowboy tale takes a little too long on a familiar trail

"...his creaky, lonesome abode to tend to. It’s not long before a band of roughriders claiming to be law..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...The Austin Transportation Depart­ment's Smart Mobility Office, UT-Austin, and local..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mélat, Ramsay Midwood, Quinn XCII, Tomás Ramírez, Hotmom, and Dawa's 2 Year Anniversary

"...Mélat's musical output over the last 18 months expresses love, heartbreak, and yearning as..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

A Reimagined Waterloo Park Invites the Public to It on CommUNITY Day

It was 10 years in the remaking, but finally the Waterloo redo is ready for you

"...postponed. However, Waterloo Park will still be open to the public on Aug. 14, starting at 10am...."

Aug. 13, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...The Austin hip-hop scene's collective march toward widespread recognition is..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...It's Been Here Changing for a Long Time (PorchFire)..."

June 4, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

George Strait, Erykah Badu, Billie Eilish, and Black Pumas Highlight an ACL Fest Heavy on Texas Talent

Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, Stevie Nicks & Dababy also top lineup

"...ACL Fest, long anticipated as the first large Austin music festival that..."

May 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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