Jazz is restless, it won’t stay put and it never will. -J. J. Johnson, Trombonist While most seasoned musicians agree that jazz is difficult to define, few deny its worldwide appeal. With standard elements like improvisation and group interaction, this genre of music attracts the very best musicians to collaborate with one another. There are several weekly […]
Mike Milligan and the Altar Boyz: Talent and Attitude Weekly on 6th
This guest blog post is by Kyle Bailey. Mike Milligan has a great smile. It’s toothy, wide and communicates his warm and approachable personality. When he walks on stage, though, all of that vanishes. Once he grabs that microphone and takes center stage, Mike Milligan is six feet two inches of energy, growl and talent. […]
Ben Livingston Livens Austin Community Through Music and Neon Art
We have eyes to appreciate the icons that contribute to our local pride: murals that tourists take home on t-shirts, the buildings that compose our recognizable downtown skyline, the beloved local businesses that we would stand in front of bulldozers to protect. But partly because so many Austinites are recent additions to the city, and […]
Bandana Ball Gives Hope to Children & Their Families in Central Texas
Twirling and dancing on the lush green grass of Wild Onion Ranch, a little girl was wearing heart shaped sunglasses and sporting a smile that could melt a heart of stone. Though she was surrounded by a thousand other people, including philanthropists, press members, and even celebrities, she was clearly the star of the show. […]
What’s All the Fuss About the Austin Music Awards?
It may happen only one night a year, but the reverberations last all year long. In a city where music is everything, there isn’t a local band within earshot that wouldn’t love to see their name in lights at the Austin Music Awards. The 31st annual Austin Music Awards took place at the height of SXSW 2013 […]
Lilting Urban Folk from Austin’s Award-Winning Erin Ivey
Austin singer and songwriter Erin Ivey has a lovely, lilting voice and poetry in her bones. Texas Music Magazine named Erin one of the top artists of 2011, and her newest album Dreamy Weather was funded by fans through a successful Kickstarter campaign late last year. I’ve had the chance to enjoy Erin and her music in different settings, […]
Bridget Dunlap: Gritty Imagineress Reigning Barefoot on Rainey
Visionaries are the ones who look at what’s in front of all of our faces, and have just enough careless abhorrence of common sense to imagine a metropolis where the rest of us see only a mound of dirt. Successful Houston business owner Bridget Dunlap had visited Austin many times. Despite the economic bust of […]
HONK!TX Brings Texas-Sized Ruckus to Austin’s Streets
This guest blog post is by Mikaela Thomas. As you’ve probably noticed, Austin has about as many festivals as it has Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. That tells you everything you need to know about this town: we love community, we applaud creativity, and we have an insatiable hunger for fun. In that spirit, a small troupe […]
All Dates Begin Well at Austin’s Violet Crown Cinema
This guest blog post is by Hunter Stanford. I finally had a date. Finally. It had been so long since my last one that all that remained were hazy visions of one-sided conversations and unreturned phone calls. Almost 27, I’m not getting any younger. What if this is the last date I ever get? I […]
Top 5 Survival Tips for Carnaval Austin
One of the first things I noticed upon moving to Austin is the proclivity for dress up parties. In New York, any costume you wear you have to wear on the subway, which is probably why people end up just going pantsless. Carnaval Brasileiro is a popular event that happens during the “coldest” time of year in […]
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