By Richard Skanse On a night dedicated to the celebration of the Austin music scene’s best, both long-established and on the rise, two of the biggest honors of …
By Richard Skanse I wish I could say who served up the better cover of Prince’s “When Dove’s Cry” at the Old Settler’s Music Festival …
By Richard Skanse For never-been-theres and others who might not know better, the Old Settler’s Music Festival — which kicks off its 30th installment this …
SHINYRIBS “I Got Your Medicine” www.shinyribs.org When Austin music vet Kevin Russell — best known for his long tenure as co-frontman of the charmingly eclectic the …
Honestly, was there ever any question who would show up as the best-dressed at the Lone Star Music/KOKE-FM “Dillo Mixer” at Threadgill’s last Friday? Leave …
By Richard Skanse It’s that time of year again when thousands upon thousands of songwriters, bands, record label executives, bloggers and all manner of other industry types …
By Lynne Margolis The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde was the “surprise” superstar musical guest at the Austin Chronicle’s 35th annual Austin Music Awards, held Sunday night …
By Rob Patterson Things are looking bright — or one could say shiny — for Austin’s Shinyribs right now. What began as a side project …
By Richard Skanse As frightfully prolific as the Gourds were over the course of their nearly two-decade run, Kevin Russell seems to be well on his way …
By Kelly Dearmore Now that the Old 97’s have been around for over 20 years, it is certainly high time for a group of like-minded, …
