Last night a release party went down for the 9th iteration of the Austin Music Office’s Austin Music CD. The only compilation of its scale, the disc is designed to increase awareness of and promote the city’s local music scene nationally. It also includes a bonus mini-guide to Austin with maps, club listings, a calendar…
Tag: Music
Let the madness begin: SXSW 2010
It appears the SXSW media frenzy has come earlier than usual this year. It’s just less than a month out, but the twitter/blogger/media buzz is already loud and, well, buzzing. So I’ve come to your rescue, this is life in austin readers, and put together the beginnings of a spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asjskwdlt0podDk4V2R6T1VScHNGa05kQ0hyd2Y4d3c&hl=en I will be updating…
Grounded in Music’s New Kids Recording Studio
My affinity for Grounded in Music, the nonprofit that brings music education back to kids, is no secret, as I’ve covered the organization here many a time. Equally transparent is my affinity for Jack Ingram, who hugged me yesterday. It was a side hug, and just for a picture, BUT STILL. He and Patty Griffin…
Raising Money for Haiti
Austin, being the philanthropic, giving city we are, has already seen many benefits and fundraisers in the short week since an earthquake rocked Haiti to the core. Here are a couple of places I’ve donated and a few benefit events coming up this week. Thirst No More’s PAKs Austin company Thirst No More has been…
Achachay! at TC’s / I am not so good at music
Imma let you in on a lil secret. I recently wrote about TC’s Lounge for Austin Monthly’s Cool Things issue, as it is an undoubtedly Cool place. I got most of my information on the joint from Achachay!’s drummer, one Mr. Ryan Greenblatt. While his sunglasses may arise a Stevie Wonder in you as to…
Musical Advent Calendar
When I was little, my grandma gave us the most wonderful Advent Calendars, and my brother and I got spoiled with days and days of personalized Santa notepads, toys, and games. Sometimes we shared the items if they were “big things.” I guess I’ve outgrown advent (how could someone really ever outgrow 25 days of…
Lips of an Angel – Grounded in Music Benefit
I am a sucker for Jack Ingram. Not so much the man himself, but the voice … well, maybe just Lips of an Angel, because I like it when Hinder sang it too (although I never understood how they both released it at the same time, and the two don’t sound very different). ANYWAY, the…
BLEET-UP!!
Mark your calendars for this Thursday, November 5: Do your RSVPin’ (they WILL close the list when they reach Mohawk’s capacity) right here, or head to the facebook invite to scope out the other attendees and click yourself attending. As you can see on the flier, my lovely Austin Post is an event sponsor, so…
I Don’t Know Jack About Music
Remember that early ’90s computer game “You Don’t Know Jack About Sports!” where you had to answer trivia or the game yelled at you? And then it spiraled into other “You Don’t Know Jack About ____” bananas, coffee, snowballs. Whatever. I don’t claim to be a music critic, or even afficionado (except when it comes…
ACL Afterparties
But Lyssa, I thought couldn’t handle ACL? According to last year’s ACL post, where, BTW, I share some tips to live by ifidosaysomyself, I have retired from ACL. But friends, as evidenced by my frantic tweeting to score a 3-day pass (done! love you, twitter), I am back on the wagon. I am a journalist,…