Ruth Ellsworth Carter, Austin Songwriter Who Wrote Hits for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Has Died

The "soup chef" co-composed with her husband Bill Carter

"...Ruth Ellsworth Carter, the chef, painter, and songwriter who helped compose hits for..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...With ample sauce in his game to justify the extra Gs and Bs in his name – hell,..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fire at Texas French Bread Ravages Storefront

Beloved restaurant was housed in a building rich with music history

"...Last night, Texas French Bread burned down; the Austin Fire Department is calling the building, built in..."

Jan. 25, 2022 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"..."I'll tell you a secret: I have dreams about the [Austin Rehearsal Complex], a couple a year," reveals Don..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...During the 2013 press blitz for Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...Denny Freeman, the soulful, musically deep multi-instrumentalist whose presence has been foundational..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...The uplifting Pre-Form, Future Museums' latest release for renowned Austin..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Daddy" Carper's six-year stint in Austin last decade produced the formidable Carper Family, a string trio alongside Beth Chrisman..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

"...At 11am on a Monday, at the corner of Guadalupe and Dean Keeton, it's quiet. UT..."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...might need to pop into Antone's Records to purchase the 180-gram vinyl. Platform? Yes, it's the store's front display..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Netflix's Home Game Catches Austin Roller Derby on the Track

TXRD rolls onto the unconventional sports show

"...Roller Derby. The sport revived, re-created, and unleashed out of Austin in..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"...Shores on Sunday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders first thanked the musicians...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music Awards Honor Bill Carter & Ruth Ellsworth Carter, and Tamara Saviano

Mike Judge and Jack Ingram also set to make appearances

"...Today, the Austin Music Awards revealed the recipients of two legacy..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Demons & Delights – The Art of Billie Buck

Local illustrator makes “Hot Soup” at the relocated Austin Museum of Popular Culture

"...On a rainy weeknight, Billie Buck is behind the counter at Antone's Record Shop. Enter a stonery young..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Peacemakers Cap a Decade at Evangeline Cafe

Evangeline Cafe keeps rolling out South Austin roots, the Coconut Club brings dance and DJs Downtown, and the newly improved Austin Music Poll drops

"...Bradley, plus guitarists Mike Keller and Willie Pipkin formed the Peacemakers in 2009 to fill weekly Wednesdays at the..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Blues Boy Hubbard Passes at 85

Guitarist and bandleader elemental to Eastside music history

"...of Austin blues whose musical legacy stretches back to the Fifties, passed away on Saturday at age 85...."

Nov. 25, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jimmie Vaughan

"...Jimmie Vaughan endures. Blues royalty beginning in Seventies Austin, the master guitarist co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds and set himself..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Faster Than Sound: 10 Days of Gun Violence on Red River

Police step up presence in the Red River Cultural District as merchants’ association pushes for city improvements following three separate shootings in 10 days

"...The YouTube account is called TXStreetfights TV...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rosie Flores

"...Singer/guitarist/American roots warrior Rosie Flores tackles the blues head-on on this Charlie Sexton-produced collection. Largely an..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Storied Austin Drummer Hunt Sales Gets His Shit Together

Forty years of junkiedom ends in debut solo album for Tin Machine drummer

"...looks like someone you met in jail. Ink on the lower knuckles of his right hand spells out "Jew,"..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Houston's Famous Po’ Boys Available at Antone's Nightclub

But you'll have to wait until Saturday, Oct. 27

"...Antone’s Nightclub and have recently decided to go into the sandwich business, quite a lot, as it turns out...."

Oct. 23, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Telecaster Sovereign Sue Foley Lands Back in Austin

The Ice Queen is on fire

"...bears splintered chips of pink that give way to the wood underneath...."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Jimmie Vaughan Trio featuring Mike Flanigin

"...Live billed as the Mike Flanigin Trio featuring Jimmie Vaughan, the locals' recorded..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Leroi Brothers

"...When the debut LP from Austin institution the LeRoi Brothers tumbled..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Iggy Pop once claimed that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...going to distribute,' and I started working backwards," explains the 61-year-old Austin native. "First, 'Who am I going to..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Kathy & the Kilowatts

"...hallowed name in Austin's Seventies/Eighties blues boom, Kathy & the Kilowatts understand the form's vocabulary as well as any..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Margaret Moser Tribute: Lou Ann Barton

The blues belter on what it's like to have your career chronicled by the best

"...I met Margaret when I started working with the [Fabulous] Thunderbirds. She was 20, so I was 20,..."

June 30, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Leaving It Up to Her

On Margaret Moser: Happy together, then, now, and forever

"...Sweetly and appropriately the celebration of the extraordinary life of Margaret Moser continues..."

June 30, 2017 Column by Louis Black

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