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A Pickin’ Party, a Big Squeeze, and Mother’s Day Music Are This Week's Crucial Concerts
Some recommended sounds for your week
"...While the Old Settler’s Music Festival sorts itself out with a planned 2025 return..."

May 10, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and More Austin Blues Festival Reviews
Standouts from the Antone’s organizers’ Waterloo Park return
"...blues-and-beyond curation in the second year of Austin Blues Festival...."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Off Beat: Bobby Rush Brings the Funk
90-year-old chats before Blues Fest set with the Blind Boys of Alabama
"...be one of the biggest weekends on the Austin music calendar. Revamped in 2023 from turn-of-the-century event Antone’s Blues..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: Chicano Batman’s Hi-Fi Good Vibes
Carlos Arévalo talks optimistic new album before Austin Psych Fest
"...be one of the biggest weekends on the Austin music calendar. Revamped in 2023 from turn-of-the-century event Antone’s Blues..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week
Get out before the heat descends
"...to discuss Palm Park’s redesign and revitalization. On Thursday, Waterloo Greenway will present an updated vision for the park,..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts
From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music
"...concert series continues soundtracking perfect weather and a seasonal music harvest akin to wildflowers. Lesly Reynaga whipped up millennial..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events
Go green in a number of ways this week
"...the Esperanza Community.   – James Scott Field Guide Festival..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Blues Festival Announces Set Times for Jimmie Vaughan, Brittany Howard, Robert Glasper
And warns of a ticket price increase this Friday
"...Austin Blues Festival is back to help you plan your April 27-28..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts
Plan your week in music
"...Friday 1, Waterloo Records..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events
Get an arts fix this week
"...Kicking off this new season of music-related movies from KOOP, Darkside Daddy and Ear Candy 2.0..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards
Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023
"...wiggle around annually, the meat-and-potatoes mission of the Austin Music Awards sticks. The Austin Chronicle celebrates the year in..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

NADC Burger Goes Brick-and-Mortar, Birdie’s Reprises Bistro Remy, Luminaire Gets Spanish with Wines, the Oyster Is (Part of) épicerie’s World, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...who supercharged Austin’s tippling scene with Opal’s annual whiskey festivals, reckoning he’s the one quoting Frank Zappa on the..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Red Ribbon Revelries
Local Austin health orgs celebrate World AIDS Day 35 with fun and educational events
"...attend special events like a yoga session presented by Waterloo Counseling Center and allgo with free breakfast tacos, or..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups
Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more
"...the lineups for the spring, another buzzing Central Texas music festival season. From blues- and country-specific roundups to eclectic,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The First-Ever Austin Women in Jazz Festival and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Plus visiting acts from Burna Boy to Mike Dimes and Dro Kenji
"...happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the paper..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut
Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat
"...ashes of previous long-term rock commitment, Maneja Beto (2002-2012). "Musicians have asked me about that day. It was magical."..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell
"...happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the paper..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

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
"...Molly BurchWaterloo Records & Mohawk, Friday 29..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows
"...I ever be whole again?" the self-described "lyric-forward pop musician" ruminates. Delivered with the musical prowess Hays honed as..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

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

Crosstalk: Jason Dick Rejoins the 101X Morning Show, and More Music News
The Devils reunite at Giddy Ups, and Wizard Rodeo snags Deerhoof
"...reasons. A month later, O'Keefe sued 101X station managers Waterloo Media over her own February 2021 firing, alleging prejudicial..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Crosstalk: Good Looks Lose Tour Van in Serious Car Crash, And More Music News
KOKEFEST abruptly canceled, and Lucy 93.3 switched to Latin pop
"...Good Looks, folk rock favorites with a penchant for..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

We Have an Issue: Find the Thing That Moves You
In this week’s issue, Derek Udensi profiles Austin hip-hop artist Blakchyl
"...selected to perform at this year's Austin City Limits Festival – huge news for any local musician tapped for..."

July 14, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Only Austin Earned a Warmhearted Lucinda Williams In-Store at Waterloo Records
Celebrating her new memoir and LP, as well as shop owner John Kunz
"...Lucinda Williams lists Louisiana, Mississippi, and Mexico City among..."

July 6, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crosstalk: City Council Calls for a Music Census Every Five Years, and More Music News
Jeff Tweedy and Joan Baez's ATX meetup, and Christian Bland's new house
"...resolution earlier this month accepting the results of Sound Music Cities' 2022 Greater Austin Music Census for publication on..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Time Ain’t Accidental: Jess Williamson’s Album Release Aligns With Two Nights at the Continental Club
Former Austinite talks Texas roots and fantastic new LP
"...the Austin-launched, L.A.- and Marfa-based songwriter lands an ideal musical homecoming. Williamson will play two nights at the Continental:..."

June 5, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride
Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events
"...your true colors at Round Rock's second annual Pride festival. Sat., June 3, 3-8pm. Centennial Plaza, 301 W. Bagdad..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan
Dazed and confused over Zilker
"...C3 Presents, the parent company of Austin City Limits Festival. A newly formed Instagram account called Save Zilker Park..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

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