Playback: Austin's Revamped Record Convention

The Austin Record Convention – the biggest in the country – returns Downtown

"...his inventory. The cement floor is bestrewn with vinyl records – thousands of LPs in boxes and crates. Shelves..."

May 22, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

High Fidelity

"...stars as Rob Gordon, the owner of a none-too-successful record store. Celebration Vinyl is a temple of popular music..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

High, Low, and In Between

Steve Earle talks Townes

"...16 years old, he had already dropped out of high school in San Antonio and begun playing in coffeehouses..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Playback: Austin Record Convention's United Nations

Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA

"...dealers, and phonographic fetishists. The USA's largest sale of recorded music, featuring hundreds of vendors stocked with over a..."

June 17, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Why Record Store Day Is Great …

And why it sucks (a shopping guide)

"...Talk to the owners of any of Austin’s participating records stores and you’ll hear a chorus: “Record Store Day..."

April 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin’s Record Store Day Picks

Local releases and where to get 'em

"...– April 18 – anticipating the eighth iteration of Record Store Day, a consumer holiday spotlighting the unique culture..."

April 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

High School Homecoming

The nation’s best runner, that guy from Spoon, and me

"...Going to someone else's high school reunion/homecoming is sort of like looking at friends’..."

Oct. 19, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Guide to Austin Record Stores

Exploring the grooves, from black metal to blues

"...Welcome to the “Record Store Capital of the World” (patent pending)...."

Aug. 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Off the Record

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

"...look around. The entire landscape has shifted, moving toward high-rise condominiums, like the Red River Flats towering over Stubb's..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Playback: Record Store Crawl

The day after Record Store Day breaks the bank

"...for music can be measured by the multitude of record stores within our city limits. Eleven currently exist, each..."

April 24, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

University High

Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.

"...Jane is a straight-A high school student enrolled in a U.S. government course offered..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Phoenix ‘Live from the Artists Den’ – At Anderson High!

French rockers during ACL Fest 2013: ‘Find us a high school’

"...secrets when the primary mode of communication in your high school was passing notes, imagine what it’s like in..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Off the Record

SXSW unveils the full band list. What more could you ask for?

"...Vines and Ice Cube. Don't get too excited about High on Fire listed alongside Sleep. The latter refers to..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital

The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen

"...The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Award show is like a mash-up..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

Off the Record

The countdown to South by Southwest continues, while the Black Angels turn on and Ghostland Observatory marches onward and upward

"...series of unofficial showcases that include Austin's Super Secret Records and Mortville Records on Wednesday and Memphis' garage-punk label/store..."

March 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Raccoons On the Loose at McCallum High

But wait, there's also mold at AISD’s second-oldest high school

"...to remove a large, healthy raccoon from a McCallum High classroom. As they maneuver a plastic trash can near..."

May 5, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Record Reviews

"...Holiday, a tribute to Billie Holiday featuring songs she recorded. While a potentially gimmicky collection, this one works for..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Record reviews Reissues

"..."Columbian Collie," was released in the U.S. on Island Records, but other than a 12-inch single of "Congoman" (included..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...Johnny Gimble, Flaco Jimenez, etc.) set my expectations too high. Maybe the repeated misspelling of Jimmie Rodgers' name on..."

July 7, 1995 Music Review

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...In high school, Lewis and Albrecht’s friend Avalon Hancock, granddaughter of..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...into other sonic realms. Relying heavily (as always) on highly sequenced, repetitive beats and the occasional break, all of..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...-- chunky, Seventies-style arena-rock rhythms (think Joe Perry sans high-dollar production) with indie tones and guitar-noodling solos -- furious..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Review

Wood & Wire Hit a High Point in Uncertain Times

After garnering a Grammy nomination, the bluegrassers roll it forward

"...The historic "Spirit of '94," borrowed from Bright's Two High String Band compatriot Geoff Union, finds comfort in centuries-old..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...in a hotel room with a stack of Beatles records, drinking wine and trying to decipher the secret of..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Holmes Brothers, Antone's, Wednesday, March 15, Bobby Rush, Antone's, Thursday, March 16, Ike Turner Revue, Antone's, Friday March 17

Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001

"...Blues," included the heads of Alligator and Fat Possum Records and two booking/management people, who lamented dwindling record sales,..."

March 23, 2001 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Record Reviews

"...These boys are all high and out of control on a trashcan punch mixture..."

May 1, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...you as you travel down, down, down the blood-red highway. That soundtrack you're hearing? The smooth-as-black-leather guitar laid up..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...a lush, sensual feel and a very simple approach. Recorded with Chris Bruce (former guitarist with Seal), Jim O'Rourke..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...at least) if he or she has aspirations for higher political office, and with the amount of time the..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Throwdown at Travis High

LULAC, NAACP square off against principal

"...words with the Austin Independent School District about Travis High School and its leadership under Prin­cipal Rene Garganta. Garganta..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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