This week’s music: Catch early week sets from Charlie Belle, Suzanna Choffel
Charlie Belle Dave Creaney / American-Statesman Monday/Tuesday: Charlie Belle/Suzanna Choffel at Geraldine’s. Tucked into the fourth-floor restaurant and pool deck of the 2-year-old Hotel Van Zandt in...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Babes Fest, Cumbia and new-wave punk
Saturday: Babes Fest at Empire. Boss Babes ATX launched in 2015 as a feminist networking group. Their Austin event, Babes Fest 2017, a three-day celebration of comedy, art, film and music created and...
View ArticleThis week’s music: Blues on the Green finale, a $5 set from De La Soul’s DJ
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRuLOfHYfw&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Mary Black at One World Theatre. With more than a dozen solo albums in addition to work with renowned traditional...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Revisit the Red Fez or revel in the wistful indie folk...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2hCerl6dJ8&w=492&h=307] Friday: Gorilla vs Bear presents Nite Jewel, Geneva Jacuzzi, Harriet Brown at the Sidewinder. Dallas-based music blog Gorilla...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Blues Challenge, Bryson Tiller, MVP and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElYdezC1mIU&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Keeper at Geraldine’s. Last year’s excellent EP “Corners” was a departure from the throwback R&B vibes that defined...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Celebrate Dudley & Bob’s 25th; party with Blondie
9/29/2011 – Jay Janner/AMERICAN-STATESMAN – Deborah Harry of Blondie performs at ACL LIve at the Moody Theatre on Thursday Sept.29, 2011. Friday: Blondie, Garbage at ACL Live. More than 40 years after...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Ray, Rhett, Rock & Restock and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOAWnf2pNA&w=492&h=307] Monday: Jackie Venson at Geraldine’s. Austin’s next blues sensation takes a break from supporting Gary Clark Jr. on the road to...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: We need RAS Day more than ever this year; Also, J. Cole
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: RAS Day at Empire. In 2013, the city of Austin declared Aug. 29 Riders Against the Storm Day, and every year since the husband/wife hip-hop crew has hosted a get down to mark the...
View ArticleEnd of the month music: Wine Down with Mobley, Home of the blues humpday
Eyes and ears still working after the eclipse? Here are a few music picks for the last week in August. Wednesday, August 30: Mobley at 3Ten. This is your last chance to catch our August Austin360...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Piano Guys, Shabazz Palaces
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz4MzJTeL0c&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: Piano Guys at Long Center. One of those only-in-the-digital-age success stories, this Utah instrumental quartet...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: A pony on a boat or a Giant Dog?
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BhwLamL_8&w=492&h=307] Friday: Jenni Finlay Promotions’ 11th anniversary at Threadgill’s South. Finlay, daughter of the late songwriting...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Buddy Guy, Mobley, LeRois and more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXsaVwVJ7Rg&w=492&h=307] Wednesday: The Wine Down with Mobley at 3Ten. This is your last chance to catch our August Austin360 Artist of the Month before...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: A bluegrass version of the Who’s ‘Tommy’, Girl in a...
OUR TOP PICKS [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgbU7acsgY&w=492&h=307] Saturday: HillBenders present “The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry” at One World Theatre. Though they hail from...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Patty Griffin, American Aquarium, Texas Gentlemen...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFbjE7NFmUI&w=492&h=307] Monday-Tuesday: Hurricane Harvey benefits at Waterloo Records. Austin’s premier record store is joining in the Harvey relief...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Willie Nelson tribute for HAAM, Austin Music Video...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ0cownjrC0&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: HAAM Benefit Day Songwriter Tribute to Willie Nelson at Threadgill’s. Hundreds of shows will support the Health...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Mexican Independence Day celebrations, Zac Brown and more
OUR TOP PICKS Friday: Ray Prim album release at North Door. Soulful singer-songwriter Prim, our Austin360 Artist of the Month for September, celebrates the release of his new album “To Whom It May...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: The Church, Kathy Valentine, Mic Exchange finale and...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Nbh4fCbvw&w=492&h=307] Monday: The Church at 3Ten. One of Australia’s most enchanting rock/pop bands since they formed in 1980, the Church briefly hit...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Fall festival season kicks off with Pecan Street
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgVfD4TCdKY&w=492&h=307] Friday: Flatlanders, Dan Penn at Paramount Theatre. Last year’s rare appearance at the Paramount’s sister venue Stateside by...
View ArticleThis week’s music picks: Arcade Fire’s arena show, Radney Foster’s book and...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mc1GiMexA&w=492&h=307] Tuesday: Zola Jesus at North Door. “Okovi,” the latest from Nicole Hummel, the 28-year-old industrial electropop artist known as...
View ArticleWeekend music picks: Lauryn Hill and Nas, War on Drugs, Wilco
OUR TOP PICKS Lauryn Hill performs in concert at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q on May 2, 2016. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman Saturday: Lauryn Hill, Nas at Austin360 Amphitheater. Here’s a solid bet for...
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