Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...Cattle Country Music Festival..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...  – James Scott & Madeline Duncan Slow Fashion Festival..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crosstalk: Urban Cultural Fest Returns, Oblivion Access Retreats

And Guy Fieri comes to (Flavor)town

"...Urban Cultural Fest touched down at Auditorium Shores last weekend...."

April 5, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Invited recently to the Austin Music Commission, yours truly testified about journalism and all-ages music..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...won’t be one to miss.   – Miranda Garza Urban Cultural Fest..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...July Picnic, the annual concert hosted by the country music icon since 1973, is going to New Jersey for..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Lineups Revealed for Rancho Alegre, CMT Awards, Float Fest

Festivals log notable location changes, too

"...As you cross South by Southwest off your festival calendar, add three more events: Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music..."

March 19, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering the same line..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

At Besame Mucho, a Latin Music Capital Por Nosotros

Inside the all-star, 84-band, Spanish-language spectacle

"...à la ACL Fest, Circuit of the Americas’ Latin music eclipse, Besame Mucho on March 2, manifested a first..."

March 4, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Council to Propose Resolution for City Co-Sponsorship of Free Live Music Events

Natasha Harper-Madison will suggest an initiative at Feb. 15 meeting

"...co-sponsorship of the concert series and other free live music events...."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...film's world premiere as the centerpiece title for the festival (running March 8-16, 2024)...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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

"...I bear no musical talent, so as far as I'm concerned, every musician..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Themes at This Year’s Texas Book Festival

What’s hot, what’s intriguing, and who’s gonna be at the annual literary bonanza

"...E2.026), while Keepers of the Weird: Austin Artists & Musicians (Nov. 12, 1pm, Capitol Extension Room E2.028) pairs the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...features, like a notable food truck, excellent branding, live music, live art, or heck, live animals. Ted Cruz has..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...pronounces Cruz later over text. As Chronicle'd by first-responding ethnomusicologist Thomas Fawcett some 10 weeks into the pandemic (revisit..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

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

"...the city that once incubated her adulthood and her music. Percussionist/polymath Thor Harris subs in for another Austin expat,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...decades of culture-crafting pack a behemoth script, the Chronicle Music team interviewed the honorees, too...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

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

"...swath of proto-blues psych from the crucible of American music, but Ghanaian hiplife and highlife, Yoruba jùjú, and Nigerian..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

Tech-Art Organization dadaLab Reboots in New Eastside Studio

Find community, coding, music, and light at the July 15 celebration

"...system, the event features immersive art installations, live electronic music, and real-time audiovisual performances, all curated by Evans. [inset-1-right]..."

July 11, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...with Armando Torres, Leah Mulroney, and Dylan Garsee; and music by Sayang. Plus: vendors, tarot, free drinks, and a..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Gap Band at Juneteenth, Feels So Gay, and more recommended shows

"...conversation series and the historic Juneteenth Parade – at juneteenthatx.com/festival.  – Raoul Hernandez Dallas Burrow Album ReleaseSaxon Pub, Friday..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band

“We reserve the right to say no to shit”

"..."Primarily, I suppose, I like aggressive music – playing it, listening to it – but it's..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Blues, Funk, and La Bamba: Antone’s Austin Blues Festival Returns to Waterloo Park

Home of the Blues revives its genre mosh nearly a quarter-century later

"...Lee Hooker himself headlined the 1st Annual Antone's Blues Festival at Waterloo Park in 1999. Los Lobos did the..."

April 30, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

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

"...roughly 10-mile Thursday Night Social Rides, which meet at Festival Beach on the Eastside and draw 100-200 people, stop..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: Austin Parks and Rec Board Discusses Fair Pay at SXSW, and More Music News

The latest moves from Austin's Tribe Mafia and Jackie Venson

"...The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, after protests demanding fair pay for..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Lina Fisher

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya's relationship with music mirrors the winding path she took from Belgrade to..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Qmmunity: South by So Gay

Squeeze all the juice from these fruity events, both SXSW-adjacent and beyond

"...several events throughout a multiday extravaganza of tech, art, music, film, and miscellaneous that happens across the most stress-inducing..."

March 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Being Dead, Kydd Jones, Rattlesnake Milk, and Urban Heat Set to Play the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Day Party

The ultimate townie hang at SXSW, totally free at Hotel Vegas

"...available here, to those 21 and up. Hear Chronicle-picked music by Urban Heat, Being Dead, Rattlesnake Milk, and Kydd..."

March 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DAWA Announces a Historic Week of BIPOC-Led SXSW Programming

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

"...In partnership with South by Southwest, Austin organization DAWA..."

March 6, 2023 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

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