The Black Keys Turn Back the Clock With a Set of Raw Hill Country Blues at Mohawk

Thursday’s underplay proved more than a play-through of Delta Kream

"...In the early days of the Black Keys, circa The Big..."

March 15, 2024 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...South by Southwest brought in the big guns for its third wave of showcasing artists,..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Black Keys

Zilker Park, Oct. 12

"...The first hour of the Akron, Ohio, garage-blues duo's set..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers

Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement

"...The Black Keys have officially leveled up from South by..."

Jan. 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

The Bo-Keys’ Memphis Soul

“The collision of gospel, blues, jazz, country”

"...The Bo-Keys have carried the torch for Memphis soul music..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Black Angels Confront a Violent World

New LP Death Song soundtracks a society on the brink

"...unfold equally temperate, though April's had its hot spots. Black Angels drummer Stephanie Bailey seeks shade from a mildly..."

April 28, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Review: The Arcs

Another “Dan band” delivers at the post office via Samsung

"...Dan Auerbach looked every bit the neo-psychedelic warlord Friday night in his patterned button-up shirt,..."

March 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Live Shot: The Arcs

Black Keys frontman rejuvenates

"...Dan Auerbach has emphasized that the Arcs are more than just another solo outing, last..."

April 30, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Iggy Pop once claimed that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Across the Great Divide

Hacienda's Abraham Villanueva keys in on the Band

"...It begins, like all great tales, having already begun. The fade-in of "Across the Great Divide," which opens the..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...and open. That emphasis was on full display throughout the five days of packed programming last week in Nashville,..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

These Are the Breaks

Checking in with Austin's new R&B boys and girls.

"...vintage green suit and white alligator skin shoes. It’s the kind of getup that would make most people look..."

Feb. 5, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...The Chronicle music team ventured across downtown venues to wrap..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

ACL Interview: Soul Drummer with a Tender Falsetto, Aaron Frazer Pulls Double Duty at the Fest

Dan Auerbach collaborator will drum for Durand Jones & the Indications before taking the mic for a solo set

"...Durand Jones & the Indications’ “Witchoo” should’ve been the song of the hot-vax..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Here & the Now: Best of 2012 (So Far)

Sampler mixtape for the first half of the year

"...McPherson, Crooks, Guns of Navarone, and John Fullbright lead the way, but geezers Loudon Wainwright, Beaver Nelson, Marty Stuart,..."

July 11, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Handicapping the Holidays

We narrow the field for the gamer on your gift list

"...RocksmithPS3 & Xbox 360 Ubi Soft $80 The Ace:..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Got the Dog in Me

David Kimbrough, Jr., in the name of the father

"...Kimbrough, Jr. cut his Fat Possum debut I Got the Dog in Me under the alias of David Malone..."

July 29, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

August Month for the Daze

If the Straitjacket fits...

"...After the premiere of Bandslam tomorrow night at the Galaxy Highland..."

Aug. 3, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Billy F. Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top

“Nobody else could sound like The Dust!”

"...There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

'The NFL Beat': ACL Edition

Art mirrors life mirrors NFL

"...Regular marchers to "The Beat" know that one-half of my double-life is compromised..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Austin's House Music Scene Clings to the African-American Community That Birthed It

House music rose to prominence from Chicago’s black music community and hangs on here in its original form

"...This past November, the North Door hosted house music history. A more electronic..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...There's a difference between needing help and helplessness. Shani Hébert..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Off the Record

Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys

"...Last Thursday Direct Events owner Tim O'Connor announced that the Backyard will close following the completion of the venue's..."

May 2, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Black Pistol Fire

Have Canadians usurped our Texas roadhouse blues?

"...The show poster for the Degeneration Next Festival in the..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...The Linda Lindas & Momma Free Shows..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

PJ Harvey Troubles the Water

Stubb’s sell-out offers little hope yet God-like force

"...The black flag backdrop illuminated a goat-headed animal negotiating with..."

April 29, 2017 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Best of the Rest

More of what made Austin good in 2011

"...There aren't enough places in our Top 10s for all..."

Jan. 9, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Gus Baldwin & the Sketch, High Desert Queen, No Limit reunion, Beto y los Fairlanes, and more recommendations

"...Gus Baldwin & the Sketch..."

May 20, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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