Grimes reports from Texas: “no power, no heat + a baby in -0″
Grimes is among the millions who have lost power during the deadly winter storm currently hitting Texas.
Austin
Pandemic claims Texas music promoters Margin Walker (this really sucks)
”Even with strategic changes in the business, painful staff cuts and taking loans and grants, sadly, we at Margin Walker Presents have not been immune,” they write.
Vanilla Ice putting on a big concert in Austin this weekend as city mulls new COVID-19 shutdown
”I can’t wait to get back to this,” Ice wrote on Instagram, sharing footage of a packed show from days of yore. ”The 90s were the best. We didn’t have coronavirus, or cell phones, or computers.”
Austin venue Barracuda one of three Red River venues forced to close; Spoon & others pay tribute
All proceeds from remaining items in the venue's merch store will benefit Austin Justice Coalition.
drive-in concerts happening at Texas Rangers’ baseball stadium in June
This is the largest-scale drive-in concert series happening in the U.S. yet.
Shootings during SXSW leave multiple people injured
Two shootings late Saturday night and early Sunday morning were the latest in what Austin Police Chief Brian Manley called a ”violent weekend in Austin.”
Austin venue Stubb’s changing name due to lawsuit (to Liberty Lunch?)
Stubb's has been on Red River in Austin since 1996.
man shot walking home from Car2Go SXSW show
An Austin guitarist was ambushed and shot on his walk home from Hotel Vegas...
Mother Falcon sign to Universal Classics, touring with Ben Sollee, played Empire Control Room (pics & dates)
Earlier this month, Austin-based indie orchestra Mother Falcon sent out this message:Just a quick note to let you know that MF's 3rd album, Good Luck Have Fun, will not be released as planned this Friday, August 14...