No Smoking, Austin: 10 Years Later

Chronicle revisits smoking ban at bars, music venues

"...ban smoking in nearly all public places, including bars, music venues, and bowling alleys...."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by R.U. Steinberg

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

"...festival in England, headlined a sold-out evening at Radio City Music Hall lauded by The New York Times, and..."

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"..."Tres Brujas," and the Thin Lizzy cold sweat "Night City." The occasion never felt like the homecoming celebration it..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins

"...get the memo, 2008 is the Year of Austin Music. Seriously...."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Make Your Mama Proud

The Gospel According to Bill "The Mailman" Martin and Chester Baldwin

"...In many respects, gospel music has twice the burden to bear as its musical..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming back to. Ten writers select 10..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Playback: SXSW Survey a Snooze

City's post-SXSW survey succumbs to poor planning

"...Good thing they served coffee at the city's South by Southwest evaluation meeting last week, because I'd..."

June 6, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Some Parts of the World Pt. 4

More from the Netherlands' city center

"...war crimes. It’s a bit strange staying in a city the world is watching but not hearing or seeing..."

June 8, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Mandy Mercier, Force of Nature in the Austin Singer-Songwriter Scene, Died on Her 74th Birthday

Fiddler/guitarist played with Lucinda Williams and Blaze Foley

"...impactful live performances and lifelong connections in the Austin music scene, died on Monday, March 27, on her 74th..."

March 31, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: KVRX Launches the Largest College Radio Festival

KVRX station manager Gab Soong starts the largest ever student-run radio fest, national phone theft ring uncovered from ACL Fest, and Big Thief’s Buck Meek settles down outside the city

"...financing, the two deejays are debuting the nation's largest music festival solely organized by a student-run radio station. Barbin..."

March 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Daily Hustle: 5/3/10

Blue bins and 'hood friends

"...Sure, TDH toldya he'd have a write-up of the City Manager's press pow-wow today, but then the Hustle left..."

May 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...That recent comment by City Council Member Mike Martinez – discussing the need for..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Wynn's World: The Picks and Pans

Grading city government under the Will Wynn administration

"...about Austin's embrace of renewable energy. We just hope City Hall's ambitions continue to grow...."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Blues Lessons with Eve Monsees

Guitarist starts at Jimmy Reed and ends up in New Orleans

"...Native Austinite Eve Monsees, 32, relishes running Antone’s Record..."

Dec. 3, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

'How Wild the Sea'

Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts brings waves into the concert hall with new symphonic work

"...the Naples Philharmonic, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Society, City Music Cleveland, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, will premiere in..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Music News

"...Any question as to the collective clout of Austin Music People was answered last Thursday night, March 31, onstage..."

April 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The fast and the furious: the sentencing of J Kapone, Steve Wertheimer's Hot Rod Revolution, and 'How to Tour in a Band or Whatever'

"...family, friends, and those that helped and supported my music career," Rodriguez said during the sentencing. "I accept responsibility..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB

Remembering Clifford Antone, who gave Austin a home of the blues

"...nightclub and one of the godfathers of the Austin music scene as we know it today, died early Tuesday..."

May 26, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Point Austin: Doing the Right Thing

The city takes a small step toward racial reconciliation

"...life for African-Americans in Austin has been last week's City Council meeting. A multicultural but mostly black audience packed..."

June 3, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Collegia Musikum

How music from the Medieval and Baroque eras impacts us today

"...Early music. We're not talking 1975, or 1964. We're not talking..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Robi Polgar

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

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty to chat about: the wave of..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...Plan has cleared its last hurdle before heading to City Council in July...."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...by attracting bands from around the globe, the greater music industry then follows to investigate. Erect a creative hub..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council: What’ll We Do Without Zim?

First 2017 meeting hints new alignments

"...The new City Council, in its first meeting Jan. 26, can count..."

Jan. 31, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Off the Record

Alpha Rev goes Hollywood, Book of Shadows pen a few new chapters, and Alejandro Escovedo meets a Man From Plains

"...a huge hero of mine," gushes Escovedo, who wrote music for Jonathan Demme's documentary Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

'Hot Smoke & Sasafrass': Bubble Puppy reunites, James McMurtry fires back, and a final verdict for the estate of Don Walser

"...Austin Music Awards, Part 2..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Rod Kennedy's 80th birthday

"...his 80th birthday. "It's amazing, especially being in the music business." Judging only by the numbers, the Texas music..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Tap That Nut

In Tapestry's Of Mice & Magic, dance is more than the medium; it's the message

"...the score to The Nutcracker, he did more than musically evoke a host of sweets; he concocted a confection..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Jon Dee Graham goes under the lens for a new documentary, Joel Laviolette culls spirits with Rattletree Marimba, and the new Austin Music Hall finally opens (sort of)

"...months. Footage from shows in Washington, D.C.; New York City; and around Austin made the cut both visually and..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...Part of Austin's special character and appeal is the city's integration with nature; like our live music, our greenness..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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