Saturday’s music picks: SXSW side parties, Chuck Prophet
Bob Livingston plays at Fischer Haus south of town. Photo by Max Addison SXSW side parties. It’s Saturday, which means afternoon action is heating up on day two of South by Southwest Interactive. Some...
View ArticleSunday’s music picks: Mavericks, Yeast by Sweet Beast
The Mavericks play Rodeo Austin at 3 p.m. The Mavericks at Rodeo Austin. Last night’s traditional opening concert by Willie Nelson excepted, perhaps the best of the this year’s music lineup at Rodeo...
View ArticleMonday’s music picks: All the Friends Ball, Legends & Legacies
Mother Falcon hosts its annual All the Friends Ball at Spider House. Photo by Tamir Kalifa All the Friends Ball at Spider House. About the only thing more voluminous than the membership of local...
View ArticleWillie Nelson hits the spot at Spotify House
Visitors to the Spotify House pop-up SXSW venue in East Austin got a special treat Sunday when Willie Nelson showed up for a set full of his classic tunes, with his band and trusty guitar Trigger in...
View ArticleTuesday’s music picks: Swollen Circus, Bayonne
Bayonne, aka Roger Sellers, plays for free at Waterloo Records at 5 p.m. 2015 photo by Erika Rich for American-Statesman SXSW official showcases: Check out our austin360.com daily list of critics’...
View ArticleWednesday’s music picks: Louis Meyers Tribute Showcase, SXSW side parties
SXSW official showcases: Check out our austin360.com daily list of critics’ picks for Tuesday through Saturday. Louis Meyers. 1997 photo by Ralph Barrera/American-Statesman Louis Meyers Tribute...
View ArticleThursday’s music picks: Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, SXSW side parties
Parker Millsap is part of a free show at Auditorium Shores. 2014 photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. for American-Statesman SXSW official showcases: Check out our austin360.com daily list of critics’ picks...
View ArticleFriday’s music picks: All the Children Boogie, SXSW shows
Riders Against the Storm are part of the lineup for today’s children’s-themed David Bowie tribute at Scottish Rite Theater. Photo by Jenna Von Hofe for American-Statesman All The Children Boogie: A...
View ArticleSaturday’s music picks: Capsula, more SXSW shows
Capsula reprises its David Bowie tribute at Emo’s. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Capsula at Emo’s. While South by Southwest’s free shows at Auditorium Shores always have been a great notion, they’re...
View ArticleSunday’s music picks: David Garza & friends, Robert Plant
David Garza is the new ringleader of Sunday’s traditional Continental Club show at the end of SXSW week. 2015 photo by Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman. David Garza & friends at Continental...
View ArticleMonday’s music picks: Diamond Rio, Blue Monday
Diamond Rio plays Rodeo Austin. Diamond Rio at Rodeo Austin. Now that SXSW’s 10 days of March madness downtown have come to an end, the big local event that continues for another week is Rodeo Austin...
View ArticleTuesday’s music picks: Smokey Robinson, Patty Griffin
Smokey Robinson plays Rodeo Austin. 2010 photo by Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman Smokey Robinson at Rodeo Austin. The keynote speaker at SXSW in 2010, Robinson visits this time around after...
View ArticleWednesday’s music picks: Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, Brett Eldredge
Monte Warden plays Guero’s with his new Dangerous Few outfit. 2004 photo by Kelly West/American-Statesman Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few at Guero’s Oak Garden. Sun Radio’s weekly Texas Radio Live...
View ArticleThursday’s music picks: Eli Young Band, Ben Rector
Eli Young Band plays Rodeo Austin. Eli Young Band at Rodeo Austin. Mike Eli, James Young and their bandmates from Denton have risen to the top of the Texas country heap, and even crossed over into pop...
View ArticleFriday’s music picks: Explosions in the Sky, Todd Snider
Explosions in the Sky plays the Paramount. Photo by Jay Janner/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Explosions in the Sky at the Paramount. The top-notch, Austin-based post-rock outfit drops “The Wilderness,” the band’s...
View ArticleSaturday’s music picks: Jerry Jeff Walker, LNS Crew
Jerry Jeff Walker plays the Paramount Theatre. 2015 photo by Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman Jerry Jeff Walker birthday bash at the Paramount. Used to be that Jerry Jeff’s birthday party was...
View ArticleSunday’s music picks: Matthew Logan Vasquez, Sheer Mag
Matthew Logan Vasquez plays Waterloo Records. Photo by Stephen Spillman for American-Statesman Matthew Logan Vasquez at Waterloo Records. The frontman for SoCal band Delta Spirit, who recently moved...
View ArticleMonday’s music picks: Daughter, Noisefest pre-party
Daughter plays the Mohawk. Photo courtesy of 4AD Records Daughter at the Mohawk. Like fellow Londoner Florence Welch, singer Elena Tonra has a flair for high drama. Her band spins out panoramic...
View ArticleTuesday’s music picks: The Necks, Noisefest
The Necks play North Door. Photo by Holimage The Necks at North Door. Austin’s adventurous music collective Epistrophy Arts presents an Australian cult fave. The experimental jazz trio (piano, drums...
View ArticleWednesday’s music picks: Greg Dulli, Maggie Belle
Greg Dulli plays Central Presbyterian Church. Photo by Ha Lam Greg Dulli, Derrick Brown at Central Presbyterian Church. The Afghan Whigs started churning out R&B-tinged alt-rock in Cincinnati,...
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