Psychedelic Preview

Music without limits: 6 bands to watch at Austin Psych Fest

By Arden Ward, Caitlin M. Ryan

04.25.13 | 5:19 pm

Austin Psych Fest returns to the wooded retreat of Carson Creek Ranch for its sixth incarnation this weekend. A tribute to the psychedelic rock movement, Psych Fest spotlights the "best new va ...

Almost Famous

Part-time musicians support their full-time comrades at HAAM Corporate Battle of the Bands

By Ryan Lakich

04.23.13 | 3:03 pm

When a city earns the reputation of Live Music Capital of the World, it retains that title by making sure that its resident musicians can live healthy, productive lives. That’s the goal of th ...

Music Matters

The State of the Austin Music Industry: A livestream of Austin Music People's presentation

By Arden Ward

02.25.13 | 4:45 pm

On Monday, February 25, AMP (Austin Music People) will present its first biennial white paper on the State of the Austin Music Industry. AMP's first biennial white paper on the State o ...

Austin Music Memorial Induction Ceremony

Austin Music Hall

11.30.12

2012 AUSTIN MUSIC MEMORIAL INDUCTION CEREMONY Please join us as we celebrate the contributions of Stephen Bruton, Connie "Pee Wee" Crayton, Manuel S. Limon Sr., Robin Shivers, Don Walser,

texas forever

Go behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky’s latest video, “Postcard From 1952”

By Samantha Pitchel

05.03.12 | 1:45 pm

You’ll have to wait til Monday to see the full cut of “Postcard From 1952,” the dreamily sun-drenched new video from native Texans Explosions in the Sky. But if you can’t go ...

Brown sound

Pachanga Fest celebrates Latin music's richness and diversity by bringing in superstars, local musicians and gifted students

By Gabino Iglesias

05.02.12 | 11:01 am

Brown sound. Those are the words used on the Pachanga Fest website to define the mixture of rock, alternative, tejano, mariachi, cumbia, salsa, electronic, funk and hip-hop music that's coming ...

music matters

Charlie Mars returns to his "second home" for a winter residency at Saxon Pub

By Arden Ward

12.06.11 | 4:25 pm

With his out-of-this-world surname, dual residency in Mississippi and New York and pop-infused songwriting style, it might surprise you to hear singer Charlie Mars regard Austin as a “second ...