Down on the Farm for Down With the King

Bob Tarasuk talks rap and agriculture in the new Freddie Gibbs film

"...and agriculture meld deeply as disillusioned MC Mercury Maxwell (rapper Freddie Gibbs) tries to find himself by getting knee-..."

July 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: All Is New for Photokem, Freshly Graduated and Buzz Cut

On the senior-year making of inquisitive debut EP Luffon Bright

"...the group's emo and folk leanings. He cites reclusive rapper Mach-Hommy and Gil Scott-Heron as inspirations for his current..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Sounds Like Success

In this week’s issue, Christina Garcia profiles DJ and restaurateur Gabriela Bucio

"...Down With the King, an observational drama about a rapper who turns to farming...."

July 8, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Local Trans Rapper Debuts Video for Hustle Anthem

Ms. Amazing Head’s “Chase That Bag” gains visual vibrance

"...lights cascade throughout the new music video from local rapper and “Trans Rap pioneer” Ms. Amazing Head for her..."

July 6, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Down With the King

Freddie Gibbs scorches the earth as a rapper in touch with the land

"...With its logline of "rapper goes to live with farmers," if Down With the..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...Houston rapper headlines; Kirko Bangz and Cha'keeta B open. – Derek Udensi..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

An Antone's anniversary, Lonestar Unleashed, Country Willie Edwards, Rakim, and more recommended shows

"...brands as his green lightsaber moment in modern rap. Rapper-producer wonderkid redveil contributes among the openers. – Derek Udensi Trae..."

June 24, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...the first time – mostly femme hip-hop and gay rappers." Pride in Local MusicThe Lawn at the Long Center,..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...legitimacy with promoters at clubs elsewhere in the city. Rapper Kydd Jones, now in his early 30s, recalled spending..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Once “Outsiders,” the Music World Is Now at BLK ODYSSY’s Fingertips

Collabs with heroes & new Earthchild Ent. label signal ascent

"...Benny the Butcher, the prominent rapper who came out of Buffalo, NY’s Griselda collective, contributes..."

June 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Emily Wells, Dwight Yoakam, Sir Woman, Tony Kamel, Jake Lloyd, and more recommended shows

"...ATX vocalist Jake Lloyd. Supported by homegrown locals in rapper Big Kee and hip-hop crooner Nubia Emmon, the 2021..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Joe Bataan/Grupo Fantasma collab, Strand of Oaks, Christelle Bofale, a few festivals, and more recommended live shows

"...Empire taps laid-back neo-soul jazzer KindKeith (3:15pm) and dynamic singer/rapper Abhi the Nomad (9:30pm). – Kevin Curtin Women in Jazz..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Rapper Billy Woods Has the Most Intense Lyrics at an Extreme Music Festival

His lines read like a poetry book bound in human flesh

"...The New York rapper was strolling down Seventh Street alone ten minutes before..."

May 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lil Ugly Mane’s (Very Good) Bad Hair Day at Oblivion Access

Reclusive legend of internet rap brings along a furry frenemy

"...Pyrotechnical flows and puffed up tough talk aside, both rappers nevertheless kept things lovably goofy and off-the-cuff. Akai quizzing..."

May 13, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

What We're Listening to Right Now

Deezie Brown, El Combo Oscuro, Ifé Neuro, Don Leady, Lizzy Lehman, and more locals worth a listen

"...5th Wheel Fairytale. The latest segment of the Bastrop rapper/singer/producer's musical journey plies intense delivery with abstract lyricism ("This..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Clara Wang

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...Heavy hitters, cult figures, moshers, rappers, and sub-sub-subgenre breakouts highlight the 107 acts on Oblivion..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: How Two Years Off Made Oblivion Access Festival Even Better

An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup

"...Alongside previously booked artists like rapper Lil Ugly Mane and punk representatives Converge and Youth..."

May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 6-12

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z tells us, "Don't ever go with..."

May 6, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Panic Fest 2022: The History of Metal and Horror

"You got gore in my riffs!" "You got riffs in my gore!"

"...very existence of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and every horrorcore rapper proves, but the sheer number of talking heads and..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Texas Roadstand, Cedar Creek

Stellar burgers and house-made pickles make this no ordinary burger joint

"...Marian says she named it after Wax the Rapper, aka Michael Jones, who has a popular podcast. She..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Femme Boy Spring

Queer musician Caleb De Casper gets his own day declared at City Hall, plus upcoming queer events

"...all live life like a work of art: queer rapper BabiBoi, hip-hop star Mama Duke, and De Casper himself..."

April 22, 2022 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Liberty Lunch Reunion, Genesis Owusu, Poppy, Chief Cleopatra, Georgia Parker, Monte Luna, and more

"...Girls, KUTX's ecstatic communal vision continues in May with singer/rapper SaulPaul and closes on Kelsey Wilson's dynamite soul-pop act..."

April 8, 2022 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see

"...Easy (in New Braunfels) at this all-day fest from rapper Nook Turner's activist/music promotions outfit Jump on It that..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

Qmmunity: Trans Visibility, Y’all

What does trans visibility mean this Trans Day of Visibility?

"...got a top-tier lineup of Austin artists: poet & rapper Chucky Blk, jazz fusion band BluMoon, and hip-hop artist..."

April 1, 2022 Column by James Scott

Review: Fennec

a couple of good days

"...known as a creative and investment vehicle for the rapper Nas – used to have a popular YouTube series..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution

Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper's imprisonment

"...prison for their artistic expression, a fate which befell rapper Maykel Osorbo, one of the vocalists on “Patria y..."

March 21, 2022 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

SXSW’s ‘What’s In a Metaverse?’: A Brief & Somewhat Biased Recap

These Are the Avatars In Your Neighborhood

"...2020 that drew 12 million viewers and earned the rapper a cool 20 million USD); and Rafaella Camera did..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Memory Harker

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...NFTs into their performance. Enter leopard print hairdo’d “CryptoPunk rapper” Spottie WiFi, to the stage at Empire Control Room...."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate family..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Faster Than Sound: Wait, How Does SXSW Music Work Again?

Breaking down the basics, and some favorites, after three years away

"...Look at Me! follows the meteoric rise of SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion before his death at age 20. I'm excited..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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