Guest article by Megan Renart We are a city teeming with festivals. Just about every other weekend, they are spilling off the pages of Austin’s event calendars. Mostly they are centered around two of the human population’s greatest loves: music and food. We may get into a fight over this, but I’d like to go […]
Homegrown White Denim Makes Austin Proud at ACL Taping
Although less than a decade old, Austin band White Denim has managed to sprawl from its homegrown roots in Austin to touch fans of all kinds across the world. The group members’ approach to the psychedelic rock world and extensive touring schedule have helped them spread their name far and wide. White Denim began in early 2006 […]
Which 3 Austin Bars Are Immortalized in Song?
This guest blog article is by Kip Sikora. Austin’s musical heritage is a well-worn, groovy tapestry woven with a kaleidoscope of sonic threads that make it worthy of a lone star. Not even a mixed up box of chocolates from Forrest Gump’s mama could match the musical diversity here. And in a town where you […]
Improv Instructor Kacey Samiee Teaches Acting Set to Song
This guest article is by Debbie Stanley. If you think you couldn’t possibly write song lyrics off the top of your head, in front of a live audience, and sing them too, well…yes, you could. And Kacey Samiee would love to teach you how. Samiee teaches musical improvisation – improv for short – at the […]
Funk Filled Evening with Soul Track Mind
In a city known as the Live Music Capital of the World, it can be challenging to stand out from the droves of truly talented musicians. Unless you’re Soul Track Mind. In celebration of their sixth anniversary, the funky guys of Soul Track Mind threw an even funkier party on—where else?—Sixth Street last Saturday night. The Parish […]
The Long Center Hosts Free Fun All Summer Long
Summers in Austin are divine. That is, if you’re brave enough to put up with the sweltering heat, or are simply accustomed to it by now. Those of us who have lived here long enough have found ways to deal with it, usually through a combination of live music, refreshing drinks, and food trucks. For […]
Summer Jam 2014: Cajun, Afro Latin, Psych Dub, Craft Beer
On January 2, 2013, KUTX, now owned by The University of Texas, began to pump out 29,000 watts of what they dub “The Austin Music Experience.” 98.9 FM had gone through numerous musical reformats before finally settling on a winning formula for a musically diverse city like Austin. That’s no small task for a public […]
Black Fret Prepares to Give 100,000 Dollars to Austin Musicians
I first heard about a new non-profit called Black Fret at the beginning of 2013, when I attended their first launch party at the 29th St. Ballroom. The Black Fret team wasn’t afraid to aim big from the beginning. Their stated goal was to gain 1,300 members who each donated $1,500/year. This would allow the […]
Mini Pony Gallops to Garage Country Sound With Psychedelia Thrown In
This guest blog article is by Joana Ortiz. If mother nature decides to make up its mind, we are nearly approaching the stinging rays of the Texas sun. When I think of summer, I think of air conditioning, the indoors, beer, live music and some more live music! I’m here to do the hard work […]
Blue October Members Bring Orb Recording Studios to Hill Country
It was a sunny, windy Sunday and I was exhausted. I’d been SXSW-ing all over Austin for a week and was ready to curl up with my hound dogs and sleep for a few days. But as bad as I wanted that Pawn Stars marathon from my couch, I wasn’t about to miss out on […]
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