The Basement Tapes

The Netherworld of Iconoclastic Music

"...Throughout history, the economics of creativity have often acted as a barrier..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Melissa Carper, Taméca Jones, the Hide Outs, Alex Coke, and more local shows to see

"...Picking up where 2021's Daddy's Country Gold left off, the new collection showcases a broader and bolder sound for..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman

Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).

"..."On Hard Times in the Land of Plenty, Omar & the Howlers know exactly..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature

Off the Record

The countdown to South by Southwest continues, while the Black Angels turn on and Ghostland Observatory marches onward and upward

"...The giant mosaic that is the annual South by Southwest..."

March 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...As the festival looms just three months away, March 13-18, SXSW..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Kingcast Finds the Personal Stories of Stephen King Fans

Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler make for the podcast's skeleton crew

"...writer can haunt your life. With 26 episodes of The Kingcast already online, and over a dozen more in..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria

"...There are any number of things about the Eighties that..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force

"...The Power to Change..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

The Whole Schmear

The First Annual Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...Texas has been host to Jewish communities since the 1840s, and Jewish settlers arrived as early as the..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Maya Churi

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...Die Spitz, who stated allegiance to Hole in the Chronicle's "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"..."By the time I was 16, I was playing in three..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?

A look forward, a look back

"...The final column of the year seems like a good..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

Checking out of South by Southwest 2010 and paying final respects to Big Star's Alex Chilton

"...Southwest, so we've brought South by Southwest to you," the guard captain told the inmates huddled inside the chapel..."

March 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The good, the bad, and the ugly: a look back at the year in Austin music

"...More people bemoaned the state of Austin radio in 2009 than actually listened..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Memphis Strange

Rock Box

"...The Memphis Strange Birth of the Strange..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...More book than box per se, The Disco Box, compiled by Billboard and A&R veteran Brian..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

The Memphis Strange

"...Doug Strahan, and Todd Thompson make a dangerous combo. The collective's second long-player shoots dark and gritty at the..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Review by Doug Freeman

ACL Interview: Dynamites feat. Charles Walker

Nashville Northern soul combo’s epic journey

"...The Sixties run deep on Love is Only Everything, the..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

South by So Real 09

Rapping with Matt Sonzala about SXSW hip-hop

"...Welcome to the second annual edition of South by So Real, where..."

March 10, 2009 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

deEP end

deEP end

"...After eight years riding shotgun with Asleep at the Wheel, Elizabeth McQueen makes a U-turn. Reworking songs from..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Club de Ville Rocks

Tuesdays and Thursdays get a facelift at Red River staple

"...de Ville do-it-all Will Rhodes relinquishing his role as the venue’s solitary booker so he can focus on mixing..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...August is the time to get your feet wet at a grape..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Flowing Over

More with Craig Brewer

"...look real. Brewer's sophomore effort, Hustle & Flow, marries the director's gritty hometown of Memphis to Terrence Dashon Howard's..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The Sundance Film Festival released its first programming wave this..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...The Buena Vista Social Club recordings of the last two..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Honky-Tonk Soul Man Charley Crockett Makes His Move

The singer’s long road to Austin

"...his fifth album in four years. Come early January, the 34-year-old country soul singer will undergo open-heart surgery...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...beefs up its 2016 Music lineup this morning with the third and largest artist announcement yet. Highlights include 83-year-old..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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