This will be a strange one for me. For the last five years, I took four days off from my 9 to 5 and ran around downtown Austin listening to music. Day parties, Black Fret showcases, 2 AM listening sessions. All exhausting, all exhilarating, all inspiring. It’s the journalistic highlight of the year. This year, […]
Mobley’s Newest EP Wraps Powerful Themes in Fun, Danceable Music
I love watching artists evolve. When I first met Mobley in 2016, he was a bubbling-under one man pop powerhouse. Exuding charm, charisma, and musical chops to spare, Mobley turned a rain-soaked Spiderhouse anniversary show into a mad dance party. Five years later, Mobley has grown from man with the music to man with a […]
Vote in the Austin Chronicle 2020 Music Poll
When we think back on the local music scene in 2020, it’s easy to be disheartened. The ongoing pandemic crippled the live music scene. Venues closed, artists suffered, and while a steady stream of in-house livestream concerts helped soften the blow, there’s nothing like experiencing music with a crowd of people. But take heart! Austin […]
How Austin Musicians Are Riding Out the Pandemic with Creativity
2020 has beaten us all up. Most of us are exhausted, struggling in one way or another, physically, mentally, or financially, and Austin musicians are no different. Without live music shows or venues to play in, how have our local musicians made do? How have they stayed afloat and on their fans’ minds? How have […]
ACL Fest 2020 Rises From the Ashes and Goes Virtual
When COVID knocked out SXSW back in March of this year, I was crestfallen. Seven months later, my sadness seems petty, but at the time, it was crushing. And as we all know, everything else live music related fell along with it, including the other marquee music event of the year, the Austin City Limits […]
7 MORE New Austin Music Singles You’ll Want to Turn Up Today
Back when I did my first “6 Singles” article, COVID-19 was still a newbie we all hoped would be gone in a week or four. Nearly six month later, it’s time for another batch of wonderful music to be thrust into the spotlight. Sequestration may have crippled the live music scene, but Austin artists continue […]
6 New Austin Music Singles You’ll Want to Turn Up Today
Just when people assume the Austin music scene has been chocked lifeless by the pandemic, our local musicians continue to release absolute bangers. Whether you dig dreamy synth pop or Latin love, here are six sensational singles you need to listen to today.
5 Ways You Can Support Austin Music During the Coronavirus Crisis
It’s dark days for the Austin music scene. With every venue closed for the foreseeable future, the effects of coronavirus are a gut punch to everyone from artists, to venue owners, to the fine folks slinging drinks and checking your ID. But all is not lost. There are still several ways to support the Austin […]
Everything Cancelled and Stuck Social Distancing? Enjoy Austin Culture Online
This month hurts. Austin is an active, social city and we are not used to being at home, where most public health experts say we need to be. But Austin’s light comes from within, from the many talented, creative, and innovative people–and they are here to quell your quarantine blues. Whether you want local music, […]
15 Austin Artists We Wish We Could’ve Seen at SXSW Music 2020
And just like that, it’s over. With one proclamation of imminent disaster, the city of Austin pulled the plug on SWSX 2020. Regardless of your personal opinions, losing the biggest event of the year stings from a dozen difference perspectives. But those of us who live in Austin are the lucky ones. We have an […]
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