Deborah Stith

Through the nonprofit, young people from marginalized communities learn valuable tech skills while telling the history of Black and brown Austin.

The kick-off for this year’s SXSW free concerts features a stellar lineup of locals like Golden Dawn Arkestra and Heartless Bastards.

While the South by Southwest Festival and Conference rolls into town, there are still plenty of shows for the badge-less masses.

Van Ness, who moved to Austin to film ‘Queer Eye,’ spoke passionately about Gov. Greg Abbott’s attacks on gender affirming care for transgender youth.

Hrishikesh Hirway, host of the popular podcast and Netflix series “Song Exploder,” presented a SXSW showcase featuring Perfume Genius and Kimbra.

Ukrainian band KAZKA plays every show as if it is their last, lead singer Oleksandra Zaritska said before a Saturday show at South by Southwest.

Sangeeta Kaur took home the trophy for best classical vocal solo album. She is the child of Vietnamese immigrants.

Daniel Sahad and his band were rising stars on the Austin music scene who topped Austin360’s list of Austin artists to watch in 2022.

The conference will include sessions on livestreaming, music marketing, social media strategies and more.

Need more music to help cool you down, but without a big price tag? Here are some free music options this spring and summer.

The lead singer of Nané was a star on the verge of a breakout. His sudden death tore a hole in the heart of Austin’s music community.

Our music picks May 5-11 include the Paramount’s “Bamako to Birmingham” show, Patti Smith at ACL Live, Dave Matthews Band at Moody Center and more.

Best known around town as half of the hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, Mahone launched his clothing line NefrFreshr in 2017.

The 16-year-old burlesque company will pull out the sequins, the feathers and pasties for their first show with a live band since before the pandemic.

The band’s third full-length mixes jubilant big band dance tracks and steamy bedroom serenades with deep soul numbers like the epic “I’m Not Afraid.”

The popular series will return to Zilker Park with performances from Kelsey Wilson’s Sir Woman and an all-star revue anchored by Grupo Fantasma.

Seismic Dance events now have a permanent home at the Concourse Project on Burleson Road in Southeast Austin.

Expect plenty of margaritas to be served when the head Parrothead revisits the city where he wrote “Margaritaville” in the 1970s.

Jam to hip-hop or house music, learn about genealogy and quilting, eat your heart out a food truck fest or see Ms. Juneteenth in an East Austin parade.

The psychedelic music festival will return to downtown and East Austin for four nights of individually ticketed shows over Halloween weekend.