Kinky Friedman, the irreverent singer-songwriter who lampooned “wuss” culture both on record and on the ballot, has died at 79.

Josh Frank, founder of Austin’s Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, is launching a new collaboration with some of the biggest names in rock, including Radiohead, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, the Pixies and more, intended to bring new energy to silent movies.

This year’s Levitation is going to be one for the books. The Black Angels-founded psych rock festival returns to Austin October 31 to November 3 with the Jesus Lizard, Slowdive, Gang of Four, and more.

At a press conference June 26, County Attorney Delia Garza announced that criminal trespass charges have been dropped for 79 protesters who were arrested during the April 29 pro-Palestine protest on UT-Austin’s campus.

The prosecution of Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor for killing Michael Ramos in 2020 has come to an end.

South by Southwest will not be sponsored by the U.S. Army or any defense contractors in 2025, the festival announced.

Travis County’s justice system is back in the same fraught position it found itself in 2021, when some in the system pushed for the creation of a new women’s jail while others outside of it fiercely resisted.

Keyboardist, band leader, and educator Dr. James Polk passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024 at the age of 83, The Austin Jazz Society announced via social media.

Giddy Ups, the Menchaca Road honky-tonk that’s hosted blues greats and country pickers for more than 25 years, will close in early August.