Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning

"...Old Settler's Music Festival has marked the arrival of spring to Central Texas as surely as bluebonnets alongside Lady..."

April 18, 2008 Music Feature

Sagra Enoteca & Trattoria

"...myself. "Sagra" is the Italian word for small food festivals built around the finest local ingredients, such as specific..."

March 28, 2008 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Letters at 3AM

With two storms, nature has increased the speed of America's decline by several years. This series of columns sketches what we're in for (for good as well as for ill). The focus of this column is air travel and the tourist industries.

"...capacity ... that means $4 a gallon by next spring [2006], and rising ... probably $10 by 2010." Three..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

The Return of the Fajita King

After 35 years, Sonny Falcon is still getting his strip- steak story straight

"...Walk fundraiser back in the fall, and later this spring they'll collaborate on a new Fajita King restaurant in..."

March 4, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Mob House Rules

Trail of Dead introduces their new epic release to the world

"...résumé includes well-received appearances at the Reading and Coachella festivals, and a sold-out two-night stand at New York's Bowery..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Free Concert

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Friday, March 19, 2004

"...called South by Southwest that happens every year during spring break. It started out as a little music conference..."

March 19, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

American Movie

What to see at the sixth annual Cine Las Americas.

"...While many film festivals overwhelm with a jam-packed schedule, this year's Cine Las..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Collegia Musikum

How music from the Medieval and Baroque eras impacts us today

"...small-town West Texas credentials. He grew up in Big Spring, where music was a constant. "It was always athletics..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Robi Polgar

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...blast conflagrations of family-unfriendly noise deep into the humid spring air. Sporting seven stages with more than 100 acts..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Work Release

"...course, it didn't help that it was the hottest spring on record and the sky was hazy that entire..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Substance and Whimsy

The Never-Too-Serious Epicureans of Austin

"...the lake, the barbecue, the live music scene, Barton Springs, Sixth Street, sports events, the Hill Country, the bats,..."

April 4, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...Sarig believes could culminate in a larger run of spring and summer multi-band radio festivals...."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

South by Southwest 2026 Reduces to Seven Days

Rolling format ends as fest adapts to life with no convention center

"...This retraction comes as SXSW faces a major change...."

March 16, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...About five hours east of Houston, Lafayette is one..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...strategies to keep venues open in between the busy spring and fall touring seasons...."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Welcome Home Festival Brings New Blood to Kerrville

Adrianne Lenker, Daniel Fears revitalize at folk sibling fest

"...One hundred and eight miles away from Barton Springs Road, where tens of thousands of festivalgoers marched cheek..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...Patches of sunflowers spring in wild riot out front of Wilson's South Austin..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las to Headline the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show

Austin motor show becomes music fest with Resound partnership

"...Doors open at 5pm on Friday and 12pm on..."

March 23, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Rancho Alegre Fundraises to Save Their Conjunto Festival During AmplifyATX

Cut from city arts funding, Alegre aims to raise 35k this week

"...of the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival say the spring festival is in danger of not happening this year..."

Feb. 28, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor

Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

"...their study of the language. They arrived in the spring of 1966 with an infant son, broke down the..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Music Post by Jeff Moag

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...before midnight outside Ft. Davis, I got into it. Festivals ideally present an environment to pay attention, which meant..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story

The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond

"...perhaps with another nightclub to follow. Creating entire music festivals may not be far behind. "It's a lot of..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Austin Filmmakers Take Their Three Headed Beast to Tribeca

Open relationship drama gets its world premiere

"...then came the long cycle of submitting to film festivals, and when you're paying the bills as food delivery..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

"...was like, 'Let's go big or go home. Two festivals in one. Let's try to knock everyone's socks off...."

May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Old Favorites at Old Settler’s: McCoury, Rowan, and Shinyribs Highlight Early Lineup

Roots fest drops a dozen acts to preview spring return

"...– is that we’re getting two Old Settler’s Music Festivals in a six month span. With warm memories of..."

Jan. 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...After the shelter, Baker worked music festivals. But he continued volunteering for the unhoused, hearing from..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

RTX at Home Rethinks the Fan Community Space

Rooster Teeth's massive annual gathering moves to online

"...fests about making the online jump. The fall film festivals have implemented the lessons learned by their spring and..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates

Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause

"...are for the 2022 festival to return to the spring. MerleFest began in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Checking In: Pa’lante Superfónicos

Afro-Latin fusionist weighs in on the whole arepa

"...Castro: In December, my family moved out to Dripping Springs. Raising a family and purchasing a home in Austin..."

June 23, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: The Deer’s Grace Rowland Postponed Her Wedding – And Not by Choice

“I was in some pretty intense despair for a week or so”

"...them all cancelled in the next few days. Our spring and summer tours were cancelled or postponed, and so..."

May 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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