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Weekend picks: It’s fest season! Pecan St., IHeartCountry and Jmblya
OUR TOP PICKS Saturday-Sunday: 40th annual Pecan Street Festival on East Sixth Street. For four decades, the downtown art bash has been transforming the Sixth Street Entertainment District into a...
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Weekend picks: Cupcakke’s gleefully obscene hip-hop, Local Natives and...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aE46OEYm1I&w=492&h=307] Friday-Sunday: Benefit for Charlie & Melodie Murphy at Giddy Ups. An longtime fixture amid the recently up-and-coming South...
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Weekend music picks: Hot Luck’s Show Snacks with a side of Catfish (and the...
OUR TOP PICKS A show by Shonen Knife is paired with Japanese eats at Barracuda Friday. Friday-Saturday: Hot Luck Fest at Barracuda and White Horse. If you prefer your club show with a side of upscale...
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This week’s music picks: Blues on the Green, X marks the spot, and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apTOPPFMg90&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: Blues on the Green with Jamestown Revival, Walker Lukens at Zilker Park. The long-running and wildly popular free...
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Weekend music picks: Our favorite big bands and Lone Star Jam
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2F0SRqpnU8&w=492&h=307] Friday: Hard Proof, Greyhounds, Cilantro Boombox at Mohawk outdoor. If you like your bands tight, your grooves big...
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This week’s music picks: Allmans with Gillam, Tull tales with Ian, Allstars...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F23piqAM_T8&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Tribute to Gregg Allman with Tom Gillam & the Kosmic Messengers and friends at Gruene Hall. Gillam, an Austin...
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This week’s music picks: JMSN, Punch Brothers, Laboratorio and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV54oANWJzE&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: JMSN at Empire. The singer-songwriter from Detroit has been on a slow burn rise since his 2012 debut “Priscilla” caught...
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Weekend picks: Muse’s spectacle rock and free family-friendly shows
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcAYLlH_Hw&w=492&h=307] Friday: Big Bill, Suspirians LP release at the Electric Church. The latest from local alt-rock trio Suspirians is...
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This week’s music picks: Grupo in the Park, Solstice Fest rises, and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-CfdOMpNjc&w=492&h=307] Monday: Norah Jones, Candles at Stubb’s. Austin’s getting Jones at the tail end of an extended worldwide tour to support “Day...
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Weekend music picks: A country double-dip, east side fests and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy7bnkxldVc&w=492&h=307] Friday: Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison, Dale Watson & Ray Benson at ACL Live. If Wimbledon had an Austin country music...
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This week’s music picks are “All Over the Map,” so Jump On It!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FPVTZBxl5M&w=492&h=307] Monday: “All Over the Map” book release party with Shinyribs and Carolyn Wonderland at Continental Club. Billed as “A Juneteenth...
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Weekend music picks: Back to the Summer of Love, on to the Future
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVjl2axlvmE&w=492&h=307] Friday: John Fullbright, David Ramirez, Kevin & Dustin Welch at Hogg Auditorium. This triple bill of local and...
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This week’s music picks: Rodney Crowell’s reflections, Nakia’s reunion and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFrpzPR6TLY&w=492&h=307] Wednesday-Thursday: Rodney Crowell at Saxon Pub. When Rodney Crowell stopped by Waterloo Records on April 7 to squeeze an...
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Weekend music picks: Young man, there’s no need to feel down, Village People...
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb_lw4LeyDY&w=492&h=307] Friday: Sidewalk Chalk at Stubb’s indoors. The six-piece sound machine from Chicago blends hip-hop, jazz and soul....
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This week’s music picks, and picnics: Willie, McCourys, Diana Ross and more
Tuesday: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at Circuit of the Americas. Austin’s pride and joy brings his historic Independence Day bash back to the edge-of-town racetrack’s amphitheater and plaza...
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Weekend music picks: Stars shine at Bullock, blues blooms at Antone’s and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BhwLamL_8&w=492&h=307] Friday: Music Under the Star with James McMurtry and Akina Adderley at Bullock Museum. The Bob Bullock kicks off a run of three...
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This week’s music picks: Dreams come true at Antone’s, blues turn green at...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDP3hZ8doA&w=492&h=307] Monday: Slaid Cleaves at Waterloo Records. Though he sometimes gets lost between elder statesmen such as Joe Ely and younger...
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Weekend music picks: Three nights of Isbell, Music Under the Star and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-6Au1Gnrs&w=492&h=307] Friday-Sunday: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit at ACL Live. Americana sensation Isbell sold out two nights in this room last...
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This week’s music picks: Logic lives large, Larry Gatlin goes small and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZgPXVv1Z5o&w=492&h=307] Monday: John Ginty at Antone’s. If you’re a fan of Americana artists and/or jam bands, you’ve probably heard Ginty wailing away...
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Weekend picks: Summer fun at Float Fest, DJ Shadow and Matthew Sweet
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n12OBlcHx9E&w=492&h=307] Friday-Saturday: Matthew Sweet, Tommy Keene at 3Ten. What seems sure to be the power-pop double-bill of the summer...
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