Weekend music picks: Terri Hendrix turns 50, Kevin Russell bares his soul
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6twIlkpqHUQ&w=492&h=307] Friday: Terri Hendrix Band with Lloyd Maines at Paramount Theatre. Tuesday was Hendrix’s 50th birthday, and the...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Mood Mondays, Moonpies, St. Vincent and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTKnheaUT_Y&w=492&h=307] Monday: Mood Mondays with Christy Hays at Hole in the Wall. Hays, one of Austin’s rising-star singer-songwriters, is in the...
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OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDoufWQns1c&w=492&h=307] Friday: Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound Revue at Stubb’s outdoor. When the Black Keys co-founder taped “Austin City...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Austin Music Awards, Ben Sollee, Cupcakke, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsPtxOQ0zvI&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Ben Sollee & Kentucky Native, Mipso at Antone’s. One of America’s most fascinating musicians of the 21st century,...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Mavericks, Judy Collins, Indie Orchestra Night
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezv2q99BGK8&w=492&h=307] Friday-Saturday: Mavericks at ACL Live. Exactly why the Mavericks — a Nashville-by-way-of-Florida band — are so big in Austin is...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Wild Child, Hotel Vegas bash, Monroe memorial, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKcPShuHa4&w=492&h=307] Monday: Wild Child at Waterloo Records. The fast-rising local band drew a line around the block to its record-release show at...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Free family fun at Mueller, Joe Ely, Los Pinkys, more
South by Southwest might be over, but the music in Austin doesn’t stop. Here are our picks for the weekend of March 23-25. OUR TOP PICKS...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Shawn Mullins, Robert Ellis, Shelby Lynne, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0apqw4zgVM&w=492&h=307] Tuesday-Wednesday: Shawn Mullins at Cactus Cafe and Robert Ellis at Mohawk indoor. It’s uncommon to have two midweek two-night...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Urban Music Fest brings funky divas, old school soul
OUR TOP PICKS En Vogue performs at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park on July 22, 2016. Photo by Robert Hein/For the American-StatesmanPhoto by Robert Hein/For the American-Statesman Friday-Saturday: Urban...
View ArticleThe top 8 touring shows coming to Austin in April (that aren’t sold out)
Spring has sprung, and touring season is upon us. The bad news: many hot tours coming this month, including the Dixie Chicks, Miguel, Jake Bugg and Tank and the Bangas are already sold out. If you...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Birthday bashes, Southern Culture smashes and more
Austin music industry veteran Nancy Coplin celebrates her 70th birthday on Monday at Antone’s. RODOLFO GONZALEZ / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Monday: Nancy Coplin’s 70th birthday at Antone’s. A longtime fixture...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Blasts of brass from HonkTX! and the Dirty Dozen
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLSblkOecQ&w=492&h=307] Friday-Saturday: HonkTx! Street Band Festival. The scrappy D.I.Y. event brings together two dozen street bands...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Day school benefit, Radney Foster, more
Monday: St. David’s Day School Benefit at St. David’s Historic Sanctuary. Frequently a prime venue for quality music during South by Southwest, St. David’s Episcopal Church has forged strong...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Jack Ingram, Patty Griffin and more swap songs at ACL Live
Patty Griffin performs at ACL Live on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman Friday: Mack, Jack & McConaughey with Jack Ingram & Friends at ACL Live. The big news at...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Foo Fighters, Ibeyi, Old Settler’s Fest, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRqiFPpw2fY&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: Foo Fighters at Austin360 Amphitheater. Last time through town in 2015, Dave Grohl and company headlined the Austin...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Irie vibes at Austin Reggae Fest, the Big Squeeze and a...
Spring in Austin means outdoor music season is upon us. OUR TOP PICKS Austin Reggae Fest 2014. Ralph Barrera/American-Statesman Friday-Sunday: Austin Reggae Fest at Auditorium Shores. Austin’s annual...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Perfume Genius, Haim, Marcia Ball, Wine Down and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-XQkDyEwQo&w=492&h=307] Monday: Perfume Genius at Emo’s. “No Shape,” the 2017 release from Perfume Genius, is a lush and lovely collection of ebullient...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Eric Church, Mobley, Blackheart finale, more
Levitation Fest band the Black Angels helps close out the festival with a Sunday show at Stubb’s. Contributed/Alexandra Valenti Thursday-Sunday: Levitation. The psych-rock festival has moved from...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Jack White, Lloyd Cole, Curtis Roush, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyWqEFeKX2E&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: Jack White at Austin360 Amphitheater. His latest album, “Boarding House Reach,” is an insane mix of thrash funk, rap...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Jmblya, iHeartCountry, Superchunk, more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci-MGpBvUko&w=492&h=307] Friday-Saturday: Superchunk at 3Ten. If you hear folks bemoan how musicians aren’t political now like they were in the 1960s,...
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