Free Week and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Skourge, Magna Carda, and more at the no-cost annual fest

"...Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...A sunny Saturday set the scene for a packed day of live music at..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...As things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state...."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Restaurants and Seafood Suppliers Work Toward Sustainability

Staying afloat with Minamoto Foods' SeaChange program

"...It's the calm before the storm – that is, the uncharacteristic..."

April 30, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...Beauty and the Beat was mixed, mastered, and finished. All of the..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

Day Trips: Whale-watching

Washington state offers an exciting escape from the summer heat

"...Whale-watching off the Washington coast is a little like playing a game..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Sandtray Therapy Unlocks Austin's Inner Child

Playing in the sand and creating a world

"...I sat back on the white couch in Matthew Litschi's small office. In a..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Hard Proof

"...Some of the best and the busiest musicians in Austin populate 10-piece..."

July 15, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

First Look: Liberty Kitchen

Houston favorite casts their line to Austin

"...just started making waves in Austin with a coastal seafood menu and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink dishes like the monster Heisenburg-er. Newly..."

June 30, 2015 Food Post by Serena Yeh

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...in a private ceremony in Austin on September 6. The following morning, they flew to Mexico’s Northern Baja California..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...7:25pm, Austin Music Hall; Fri., 12mid, Copa Gone are the days of Brownout being the musical stepchild of Grupo..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Ume, the Calm Blue Sea, the Black & White Years, My Jerusalem

Highlights from first half of Free Week

"...Ume, the Calm Blue Sea, the Black & White Years, My..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Playback: Teatro Negro

Reunions, fundraisers, performance videos – trying to rein in local music as 2012 draws to a close

"..."Before the organized crime and drug cartels turned Monterrey into a..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Calm Blue Sea

"...The Calm Blue SeaArrivals & Departures (Modern Outsider Records)..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...know, Fun Fun Fun Fest only just finished, but the busy beavers over at SXSW Music have just announced..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Ditch the Fest Fest 3

Avoiding Zilker this weekend? Join the locals at Ditch the Fest Fest 3

"...Whether you never scored that pricey wristband or you simply..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Ditch the Fest

Spider House's 49 acts on three stages Friday/Saturday

"...Listings), Spider House's HAAM Day feast may have been the best in show. After starting late, all three stages..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback

'Good Day Austin' anchor Joe Bickett says adios, the Scottish Rite Theater, Good Music Club, and Spider House say hello again, and Emo's owner Frank Hendrix goes cable

"...17 years, Joe Bickett is a familiar face in the state capital. He's a friend to local music as..."

May 25, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Good Music Club: Round 2

Video highlights of four locals from the second TGMC taping

"...I completely spaced the Grammys telecast this year. As such, I overcompensated when..."

March 27, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Good Music Club Part 3: The Couch

Third TGMC drop, three more videos – this time by the Couch

"...Besides the Oscars, this Sunday brings the second four-band taping of..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Good Music Club Part 2: Quiet Company

Week 2 of TGMC video

"...Last week, Earache debuted the first video drop from The Good Music Club. For..."

Feb. 16, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2012: Now With More Names!

400 more music acts announced for SXSW 2012

"...For the holidays, South by Southwest Music 2012 was kind enough..."

Dec. 6, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wednesday Rewind

The battle for instrumental excellence

"...Two of Austin's finest instrumental acts, Explosions in the Sky and the Calm Blue Sea, both dropped new..."

Sept. 14, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin Rockin' 8/19/11

Blue October and the Sisters Morales make our weekend live picks

"...Margaret Moser heads to the new-look Threadgill's North to preview Sarah Fox's show tonight,..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Calm Blue Sea

Vinyl Bin

"...The Calm Blue Sea(Modern Outsider)..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Big News in Oasis, Texas

These two new spots do impressive work considering their volume

"...House, Truluck's, Maiko Sushi Lounge, and Imperia. Located in the new Oasis, Texas mixed-use development, Soleil enjoys the same..."

July 1, 2011 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

BPness, Part 2: A (Long) Line (of Boom) in the Sand

Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 2.

"...It would seem irresponsible to be so close to the Gulf and to not at least try to learn..."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Renewable Energy Island

Learning from Copenhagen, Post #5

"...Tuesday we visited the island of Samso, a small-scale example to the world..."

Oct. 7, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

The Able Sea

"...The Able Sea..."

May 29, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Luv Doc Recommends: A Benefit for Max Moses

Antone's, Sunday, May 10, 2009

"...Getting laid on Mother's Day is, to say the very least, problematic –..."

May 8, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

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