The Ultimate SXSW Guide: Tips From a Serial Adventurer
Whether you’ve traveled hundreds of miles to attend or spent a month’s rent to spring for that Platinum Badge, odds are you’ve been planning this musical odyssey for months now. With the big shindig finally...
The Peterson Brothers Put Their Stamp On The Future Of Blues.
The first time I meet The Peterson Brothers, life just dealt them a pair of crushing blows. That morning, their father lost his cousin; a man he says was always more like a brother to...
Kickin’ It Old School With Galen James
Remember when music was recorded on tape — a few takes, in the moment, no digital sound effects with a million computerized edits along the way? Galen James, who recently moved to Austin to be...
The Black Excellence Tribute Returns With David Banner
Austinites are in for a major treat as The Black Excellence Tribute returns for its third year, with an all-star lineup of poets, performers, artists and more at Austin’s AISD Performing Arts Center Saturday, February...
Austin Free Week 2017: 10 Shows You Shouldn’t Miss
Free Week has officially arrived in Austin, and with it comes an overwhelming list of shows, events and parties to choose from over the next 14 days (I guess “free two weeks” just doesn’t have...
Circuit of the Americas Rocks the Hottest Fall Lineup in the Live Music Capital
It’s Friday night in Austin, Texas, and it’s finally starting to feel like fall. Everywhere I look, people of all ages, shapes, colors, and walks of life are chatting, waiting in line for beer or...
ACL 2016 In Pictures
The 2016 Austin City Limits Music Festival was a whirlwind. It's almost too much to put into words. So, if a picture is worth 1000 words, here's our million-word recap of the ACL that 2016...
Jackie Venson Brings the Heat on Jackie Venson Live
Just a few short years ago, Jackie Venson was paying her newcomer dues in the Austin, TX blues scene. Today, she is getting ready to release her first live album, Jackie Venson Live, complete with...
Who I Am: Tony Harrison
Western Swing, so uniquely Texan, isn’t where you’d expect to find a Brit. But Tony Harrison, Austin’s own British King of Swing, is here to defy all your expectations. From the Tower of London to...
