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Dome Sweet Dome
How do you contain an international music festival? Build a dome, and they will calm.
"...My mantra on Saturday night of South by Southwest Music 2011: I am a human pinball...."

April 1, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record
Off the Record goes the distance at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore; Snake Eyes Vinyl relocates; Belaire and Tacks, the Boy Disaster ship overseas; and more
"...Preserving and celebrating diverse musical and cultural traditions, Chicago's Old Town School of Folk..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts
From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music
"...concert series continues soundtracking perfect weather and a seasonal music harvest akin to wildflowers. Lesly Reynaga whipped up millennial..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Rent Party Blues
Are post-boom rents killing the Austin music scene?
"...and martinis. There's one thing that unites them: Live music isn't part of their strategy. At these clubs, the..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Playback: Start the Presses – Gold Rush Vinyl
Austin’s first major record press opens, and more music news
"...of one of her first orders: a Newport Folk Festival protest song compilation titled Speak Out that hits shelves..."

April 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: David Ramirez’s Lost Art
David Ramirez’s America, HAAM Benefit Day, and the reverend of Austin music
"...on Friday when he plays a 5pm in-store at Waterloo Records, Ramirez is currently defecting from the Americana milieu...."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record
Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A
"...set of deadpan, observational humor last Friday night in Waterloo Park: "They should call this Distractions Distractions Distractions Fest."..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins
"...get the memo, 2008 is the Year of Austin Music. Seriously...."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las to Headline the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show
Austin motor show becomes music fest with Resound partnership
"...Austin’s Handbuilt Motorcycle Show expands this year with major music bookings in partnership with leading local promoters Resound Presents...."

March 23, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Hot August Nights Playlist
A hot/cold jukebox to jumpstart your Spotify wormholing
"...Did I sign up for Spotify just now? To..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record
Dale Watson's got Tiger Airways by the tail, and more music news
"...then refused to reimburse him for both the lost music and the $500 excess baggage fee for the discs...."

July 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Hayes Carll searches for Ooga Kabooga Juice, Alejandro Escovedo finds a friend in Houston, and introducing the lineup for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival
"...If there's one thing the newly created Live Music Task Force agrees on, it's that the solution to..."

April 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hot Summer Nights’ 2024 Lineup Has Arrived
Over 125 local acts play for free July 18-20
"...for the Red River Cultural District’s annual free summer music festival, slated for July 18-20...."

June 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Shawn Mendes, Gunna, Young Thug, and Kygo to Perform at Moody Amphitheater for SXSW
Three-day concert series takes over Waterloo Park March 17-19
"...In the most big-name South by Southwest-week music announcement to hit thus far in 2022, a concert..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record
There's a whole lot of shaking going on thanks to Johnny Walker, the Pachanga Latin Music Festival, Return to Forever reunion, and Breakaway Records
"...those more rhythmically challenged at the inaugural Pachanga Latin Music Festival in Waterloo Park last Saturday, Grupo Fantasma's Jose..."

June 6, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB
"O Death, where is thy sting?" – 1 Corinthians 15:55
"...something when the scythe cuts close to home, which, musically speaking, happened plenty in 2006. It was nearly impossible..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Off the Record
Gearing up for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival
"...If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, imagine how difficult it..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll
"...Top 10 Events That Defined the Decade in Austin Music..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Ashes to ashes: drying off and winding down after Fun Fun Fun Fest
"...itself as an "anti-fest," but the two-day jaunt at Waterloo Park still endured the same fate as every other..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Jesse Dayton walks with a Zombie, while T Bird & the Breaks spice things up for the annual Hot Sauce Festival
"...Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and the Cramps. Zombie filmed a music video for each song on the soundtrack, all of..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival
"...at Zilker Park for the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, with clear skies and high temperatures in the..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
The good, the bad, and the ugly: a look back at the year in Austin music
"...it was the worst of times – the entire music industry doing more with less and for less. Locals..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force
"...in Austin, where local producer Bruce Newman of Barnstormers Music exposed archived recordings of Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the call..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB
Nineteen days on the road with Moonlight Towers later, TCB arrives in Austin a bitter, broken man but with plenty to report.
"...oppressive August heat, seemed to be floating the entire live-music economy of the western United States. The window of..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Art Partying With Cherry Cola Dog
Make a space with a DIY approach to art and a Burning Man vibe, and you get the wildly popular Cherry Cola Dog
"...little community of artists and creatives and performers and musicians and have this little – not little anymore –..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Feature by Taylor Prewitt

Off the Record
Music News
"...Any question as to the collective clout of Austin Music People was answered last Thursday night, March 31, onstage..."

April 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up some dust in Waterloo Park while Carlos Santana sets up shop in the Warehouse District
"...Bruce Springsteen, devils and dust filled the air at Waterloo Park last weekend for the third annual Fun Fun..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB
Halloween tricks and treats from the Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, White Ghost Shivers, and Palm School Choir, while yet another Austin outdoor festival is born
"...2am. Tickets available at Cheapo Discs and www.unlockaustin.com. See Music Listings for all the Halloween activities your black hearts..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Sound on Sound Review: Boyfrndz
Icy prog-noir locals help inaugurate first year fest
"...Live capital magic happens daily, but music festivals facilitate the miraculous. Like a fusion soundcheck by..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

For Those About to Rock: Um, Can I See Your ID?
Celebrating all-ages music venues
"...the 1970s, if you were under 18 and a music fan, you could forget about most live shows. We..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Anne Harris

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