Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson top Austin City Limits Hall of Fame show
When the time came for Mavis Staples to formally induct Bonnie Raitt into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on Wednesday night at ACL Live, it was her late father, Staple Singers patriarch Pops...
View ArticleAlfonso Ramos Jr, noted Tejano musician, dies at 79
Tejano music fans across the country are mourning the loss of one of its musical giants.Alfonso Ramos Jr.
View ArticleTop music events in Austin: Oct. 21-27
OUR TOP PICKSFriday: Yuna at Grizzly Hall. Growing up in Malaysia, Yunalis Mat Zara’ai says her biggest influences were rockers like Coldplay and Fiona Apple.
View ArticleBrownout’s latest ‘Black Sabbath’ bash leads a bevy of Halloween shows
With blistering horn blasts, searing guitar licks and an onslaught of polyrhythmic percussion, “Brown Sabbath,” the Black Sabbath tribute project from border-funk outfit Brownout, was a surprise...
View ArticleQuestlove DJ set, Head and the Heart, and SOS kickoff shows coming up
Friday-Saturday: The Head and the Heart at Stubb’s. The Seattle/Virginia indie-folk-pop sextet, a highlight of ACL Fest in 2014, moved from Sub Pop to Warner Bros.
View ArticleCroy & the Boys mix up country groove with Mexican twists on debut album
Seven years ago, Corey Baum wondered if he’d made a big mistake. At 24, the native of Bowling Green, Ohio, had moved 1,300 miles southwest to Austin, sight unseen.
View ArticleTwo nights of Adele lead this week’s top shows in Austin
Friday-Saturday: Adele at the Erwin Center. Though it’s been a relatively quiet year for the Erwin Center on the concert front, this two-nighter with the bona fide superstar singer-songwriter is among...
View ArticleSound on Sound Fest picks from our music team
What music shall ye seek to hear, between your mead swilling and your tomato throwing, at Sound on Sound Fest?
View ArticleAustin music picks: November 11-17
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift at 3Ten. Find the version of British legend Hitchcock and Australian ingenue Swift singing the Psychedelic Furs’ “The Ghost in You” at a Nashville...
View ArticleJimmy Grabowske, longtime Austin pedal steel guitarist, dies at 87
Jimmy Grabowske, an influential Austin pedal steel guitarist who performed with country musicians locally and around the state for more than six decades, died Saturday.
View ArticleHealing with music of Parker Millsap at “Austin City Limits” taping
Parker Millsap wasn’t about to let anyone off the hook. “We’re going to do a song about the end of everything,” the young Oklahoman told the crowd at ACL Live on Nov.
View ArticleDoug Sahm tribute, Punk Rock Olympics among Austin music highlights
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Doug Sahm tribute at Hole in the Wall. Nov. 18 marks the 17-year anniversary of Sahm’s passing, but his legacy looms as large as ever in 21st-century Austin music — and beyond,...
View ArticleWhy did Alejandro Escovedo leave Austin for Dallas? It’s complicated
Perched on the edge of a gentle hill with a sweeping skyline view of downtown Dallas, the Belmont Hotel is a welcoming haven, and not just for travelers.
View ArticleHayes Carll, Lauryn Hill among top picks for Austin music shows
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Hayes Carll, Band of Heathens at the Paramount. It’s been a big year for Texas troubadour Carll, who released his first album in five years, “Lovers and Leavers,” and got a best...
View ArticleSeasonal sounds from our holiday music video series
Holidays just wouldn’t be compete without music. We invited Austin acts Jackie Venson, Jeff Lofton and Folk Uke — plus a ringer from Dallas, the Old 97’s — to the Austin360 studio to share a few...
View ArticleSoak up the seasonal sounds, from country to classics to jazz and more
What’s a holiday season without music, especially in the Live Music Capital of the World? Here’s a look at our best bets for seasonal sounds, plus a short list of many others.
View ArticleDolly Parton gets back to basics with ‘Pure & Simple’ tour and album
It’s early November, the morning after Dolly Parton accepted the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Country Music Association on an ABC live television broadcast, and Dolly Parton’s...
View ArticleSara Hickman, Dolly Parton, SIMS benefit and more this week in Austin
OUR TOP PICKS Saturday: Sara Hickman at El Mercado Backstage. Though this is being billed as the longtime local singer-songwriter’s “final Austin performance,” it’s not the ultimate arrival of the...
View ArticleDavid Halley resurfaces with his first album in more than two decades
“This whole world is not about us We’ve got everything we need We can catch up to where It’s gone on without us With a little burst of speed” — David Halley, “Speed” David Halley is catching up, at...
View ArticleAlejandro Escovedo rocks his ‘ACL’ taping with a special band
It’s almost impossible to nail down what Alejandro Escovedo will do next. From his first appearance on “Austin City Limits” in 1983 as a guitarist with cowpunk band Rank and File, to his next one...
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