The Great Gig in the Sky

The best albums of our lives – and the afterlife

"...On Wednesday, Dec. 3, press day at the Chronicle, news of Ian McLagan's hospitalization began circulating early...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Ugly Beats

Texas Platters go mondo

"...The Ugly BeatsBrand New Day (Get Hip Recordings)..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Some selections to help you cool down as summer heats up

"...Skyline Theater @ the Long Center Fri., July 13, 6:30pm..."

July 13, 2018 Chron Events Post by The Music Staff

Public Notice: While the Cats Were Away

The stakeholders play

"...City Council resumed meetings this week, back from their July hiatus ready to tear into budget deliberations, but..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Big Bang

The Fragmentation of Austin's Underground

"...illustration by Jason Stout The lineup at Emo's recent fifth anniversary show speaks volumes..."

July 11, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...In its ninth year, the Chili Dog Fest serves as a gathering for local..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

AFF Interview: Michael Lovan Draws All the Right Cards in Murder Bury Win

Board game dark comedy rolls the dice on laughs.

"...movies based on board games, but Murder Bury Win, the new dark comedy from Michael Lovan, is something different:..."

Oct. 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wincing the Year Away

2007: Bad year for albums (Raoul), a prize-winning 365 for the iPod (Audra Schroeder, Christmas recipient of the same).

"...do Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart, Chamillionaire, Steve Earle, Feist, the Frames, Fiery Furnaces, Gogol Bordello, Interpol, Kings of Leon,..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...Times are tough on Sixth Street, say both the clubowners and musicians. In fact, all over town, big..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Like the Rest of Us

Atmosphere's Slug isn't dead from tequila poisoning yet

"...“Ant” Davis – in Austin on two occasions in the past year, and over a decade they've released six..."

Nov. 5, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

"...from blues staples Omar Kent Dykes of Omar & the Howlers, Derek O'Brien, Mike Buck, Eve Monsees, and others,..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Column

Page Two: Picking Up the Conversation

The Chronicle at 34

"...Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and Joe Ely, among others, lived. Ended up there for a long time. Then..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

The fast and the furious: the sentencing of J Kapone, Steve Wertheimer's Hot Rod Revolution, and 'How to Tour in a Band or Whatever'

"...The Fast and the Furious..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Luck and the Literature of Football

Longhorns live to fight another day

"...his John 16:33 eye black. Colt McCoy praying on the sidelines that his kicker can save a Longhorn season...."

Dec. 7, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Readers may want to reference "The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...Jody Denberg: The Chronicle had these annual parties where they'd rent these..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...The biggest mistake everyone makes about small towns is considering..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night Wandering..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bedroom Pop, Comfort for the Sad Unknown

Michael Seyer, Bane’s World & Inner Wave take back humanity

"...boom-bap down to its core, while vocals sound like they were recorded on an iPhone’s Voice Memos app. Synthesizers..."

July 10, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

The Range War at Commissioners Court

Officials choose up sides over law firm's proposal to privatize tax collections

"...left public office in 1998, few people believed that the county's most colorful political maverick would quietly fade into..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Face to Face with Chris Gerniottis

Zakary Thaks frontman parties like it's 1969

"...“I thoroughly like the Ugly Beats because they have the Sixties sound dialed..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...its largest block of bands to date this morning. The new batch of 498 acts includes psychedelic stoner trio..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW List No. 9, No. 9, No. 9

Khalid, Japandroids, Speedy Ortiz, and 159 more

"...The start of South by Southwest now looms just 15..."

Feb. 22, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 7

Music fest drafts Dion, Børns, Sun Kil Moon, Faust and 143 more

"...month’s convergence. Today’s new batch of 147 acts, featuring the return of 2015 buzz band Børns, downer folk favorite..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: List No. 8

Big Krit, Cloud Nothings, Brandy, Brandi, and 187 more.

"...The South by Southwest Music Conference – now just 25..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Will Courtney Summons Seventies L.A.

The rootsy popsmith takes the production reins in a West Austin duplex

"...The danger of interviewing someone like Will Courtney is veering..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Get Your Frock On

Frock On Vintage opens on the Drag with a bash

"...15th, from 11am to 7pm as Frock On Vintage, the latest to redefine the term "drag" as it opens..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Cheapo Man

Down on the Street turns her camera on.

"...This blog aims to capture life in the Austin music scene from a different angle, focusing more..."

Jan. 28, 2008 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

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