Thursday Picks

"..."They were reopening the refurbished Royal Festival Hall last year with a performance by 1,500 amateur..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...on a decade, Ephraim Owens has played with the city's best jazz and hip-hop acts and isn't afraid to..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...a microphone. Nas, whose 1994 debut Illmatic remains on hip-hop's desert island list, will release Life Is Good, his..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...Ces Cru have been terrorizing mics and burning Kansas City kush for more than a decade. The duo signed..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

ArmadilloCon, Art, a Hot Sauce Hootenanny, and More Recommended Events

Get out and get spicy this weekend

"...independent Japanese film company in Los Angeles, before the city was known as Hollywood. Be one of the first..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...bull, even Euro-bungee – in its indie circus of punk/hip-hop/metal nostalgia for the attention-deficit generation...."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...conduct extreme adventures in sound. Awe Naturale, the wonderfully weird self-produced debut by rapper Stasia Iron and singer Catherine..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...and produces - a hell of a lot of electricity. Short, to-the-point songs featuring melodic bass by a Wannabe..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything ...

"...Austin was probably the first city to really get this Mike Judge/Greg Daniels show --..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

Playback – JMBLYA 2017: Trapper’s Delight

JMBLYA garners the third largest concert audience in Austin's 2017

"...Spring bacchanal of trap, hip-hop, and electronica now in the rearview mirror, JMBLYA saw..."

May 12, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...Wonder if Austin's legitimately weird and who's keeping it so? Park here. Multimedia publishing..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Arch Support

Foot Patrol's TJ Wade might just know the meaning of 'toe jam football'

"...Nguyen, his head bobs up and down to the hip-hop playing in the background, and in between scratches and..."

April 29, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...Decatur, Ga., upbringing. B.o.B's eccentric style and willingness to weird have been likened to the OutKast do-it-all's funk since..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Friday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Nite showcase remains one of the epicenters of the Festival. This year's edition kicks off with Oreskaband, an energetic,..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...In With King Louie. An influential force in the city's now-familiar integration of cumbia, hip-hop, house, and more, the..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...much everyone who has been to an Austin music festival somewhere in the background...."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...locals alexalone and Mental Abortion), or headlining the wonderfully weird Wizard Rodeo fest the next day. The noon-to-midnight whirlwind's..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Tower shooting, while A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story traces the history of the venerable music..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Playback: ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! ¡Cuatro!

SXSW Music begins coming into focus

"...fourth decade, also comes promoting two documentaries at the festival: ¡Cuatro!, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the..."

March 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...a month ago, when Jim "Prince" Hughes at Atomic City informed me that the legendary Big Boys frontman was..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback – Fun Fun Fun Fest: A Decade of Aggression

Flashing back on 10 years of Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Fun Times: "It wasn't supposed to be a festival," admits Moody. "Peaches, Spoon, Circle Jerks, and Dead Meadow..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

No Law & Order

"...choices are no longer limited to the Iguanas' annual festival-eve set at the Continental Club. In 1997, for instance,..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...booked for Austin Pride despite being a longstanding Bat City trans DJ icon. Making a bit of counterprogramming to..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...hipsters spew a brew of acid grooves and glitchy hip-hop that channels everyone from Badu and Bambaataa to the..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"..."Weird sounds and guitars, balloons, and tiny animals," proposes guitarist..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Teezo Touchdown first played “his favorite city in the state of Texas” during SXSW 2018. Where?..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

More Pachanga Preview

Blurbing Pachanga Fest

"...2012 EP Aguardiente, paid grand dividends for this Kansas City crew. In late April, the Afro-Cuban quartet was invited..."

May 9, 2014 Music Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...sevenpiece band of Honeybears spent last year bum-rushing the festival circuit, barnstorming Europe, playing late-night talk shows, and shouting..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Off the Record

Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll

"...3) Deerhunter, Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. (Kranky)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...Chronicle employee sighting is on your bucket list – weird but okay – you might try the Jo’s on..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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