Playback – ACL Fest: Dad Rock Is Dead

Wrapping weekend one of ACL Fest on the eve of the second iteration

"...The 29-year-old Compton rapper proved powerful, dramatic, Marley-esque, captivating youngsters and old heads..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Friday ACL Fest Picks

ACL Friday by the blurb, listicle, and gospel tent testifying

"...1pm, HomeAway stage Like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, self-proclaimed indigo child Raury is helping usher in a..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...in a 2011 hardcover anthology. – Greg Beets Chance the RapperColoring Book (2016)..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Tyler, the Creator Plays by the Rules

Notorious Odd Future MC packs Stubb’s without incident

"...Every hand immediately shot into the air as the rapper leapt onstage, flailing his arms and rolling his head..."

May 31, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Playback: Post Pop Depression: After SXSW

Still wearing your SXSW badge or wristband? We don't blame you.

"...of hip-hop distinguished SXSW once again, with the hottest rapper on the planet, Future, steering his sold-out Purple Reign..."

March 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hip-Hop Now Sucks?

What does that even mean?

"...being new. In others words, the first generation of rappers listening to other rapper had unknowingly commenced the task..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Get Down Stay Down, Oklahoma pop/rock upstarts Broncho, rising rapper Mick Jenkins, and British post-punks Sad Lovers & Giants,..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...an episode of Austin City Limits. He's the only rapper not named Mos Def to be featured on the..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: ACL Fest's First Weeknd Moves Mountains

ACL Fest 2015 weekend one wrap

"...over Zilker's postcard view of Downtown Austin. The Canadian rapper, who captured the gathering's largest audience, had pulled out..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup

Foo Fighters, Drake, the Weeknd, and Deadmau5 top fall fest

"...the genuine article. Omnipresent modern rockers Foo Fighters, superstar rapper Drake, Canadian R&B/hip-hop futurist the Weeknd, electro duo Disclosure,..."

May 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: SXSW 2015: Turnt Up & Dialed Down

SXSW Music 2015 – that's a wrap

"...conversation mostly resembled a promotional event for the veteran rapper's new album and TV series, it did include a..."

March 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...Too $hort, and Lil Jon, there's never been a rapper so committed to puerility quite like Beatking. – Luke Winkie..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...for just over a quarter of the bands, singers, rappers, and DJs officially showcasing at the annual music conference,..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Nas

"...No rapper has spun the success of a single project quite..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Live Shot: Iggy Azalea

Former Miami scavenger and underage immigrant lives the dream

"...audience tonight. I hope I don’t offend anybody,” the rapper said coyly, launching into the raunchy “Pussy,” from her..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Cold Sweat

Where have all our black clubs gone?

"...Chestnut Community Park, where he shares tacos with 35-year-old rapper and social organizer Charles "Nook" Byrd, who lives just..."

June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Groping the SXSW Elephant

SXSW Music doesn't just boil down to three power points

"...Thursday afternoon at the Scoot Inn, where the L.A. rapper (real name Tyler Okonma) instructed fans outside the club..."

March 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...II It's been more than a decade since Seattle rapper Sleep met Josh Martinez at SXSW, teaming up for..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...mixtape this summer, and Isaiah Rashad, the Chattanooga, Tenn., rapper intertwined within Kendrick Lamar's Black Hippy collective, the artists..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Playback

Saturday ... Anyone still standing?

"...SXSW interview all but confirmed that the New Orleans rapper would seize a moment to jump onstage during the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Unlocking Infest

Infest lockout, Austin Psych Fest lineup part two, Aaron Behrens' sweet new deal, and more

"...That night, the venue's show with popular Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame relocated to nearby Republic Live. According..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Twinkies, Twerking, & Paraplegic Crowd Surfing

Fun Fun Fun Fest 8 – wrapped

"...a three-foot neon green boner. During the Long Beach rapper's epic sing-along of "Young, Wild, & Free," the main..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Revealed

November 8-10 festival washes 86 acts onto Auditorium Shores

"...hosts wild surprises, including vintage proto-punks Television and Sparks, rapper/Law & Order maintstay Ice-T (leaked last month), and local..."

July 9, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Chaos in Tejas Live (Finale): Bushwick Bill

Takin’ it back to the old school

"...Big-bodied California rapper Antwon, who thanked Chaos in Tejas headliners Infest profusely..."

June 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...Street Courtyard; Fri., 10pm, Pandora Porch If 20-year-old NYC rapper Angel Haze's influences are hard to peg, it's because..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...A Tribe Called Red, a trio of First Nations rappers who specialize in what they call "pow wow step,"..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...More optimistic is Austin's own Cory Kendrix, a slick-talking rapper whose affinity for saliva preoccupies last year's laid-back Free..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday International Bands

Thursday, pace yourself

"...Bay Area rapper flows with a hustle reminiscent of his mixtape namesake,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...Anthony Obi to Nigerian parentage) has gone from underground rapper to nationally known collaborator with the likes of Das..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...will likely be Juvenile allies Partners N Crime, Auto-Tune-friendly rappers Kango Slim and Mista Meana, who recently celebrated their..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

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