Doug Freeman

“When I first moved to Nashville, I had this idea that I was gonna sing at some bar and get discovered,” laughs Tiera Kennedy. “I thought I was gonna have that kind of story.” Kennedy exudes a contagious joy even when discussing the hustling highs and lows of the music industry she’s experienced over the […]

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’Bama band becomes a festival headline act not a moment too soon

Rambling troubadour is caught between the hustle and the dream on his 15th LP

On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

Relentlessly raw songwriter resets on seventh LP

Hayes Carll and the Band of Heathens capture Southern-fried synergy

Journalist and former Austinite Alex Hannaford takes a hard look at unaffordability and a disappearing culture

What to look forward to at this year’s literary fest

Native Austin son and singer-songwriter comes of age with fourth LP

Outdoor taping heralds longest-running music program in TV history

Outdoor taping heralds longest-running music program in TV history

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

You can’t go home again

Mike & the Moonpies rebrands and reloads

Mike & the Moonpies rebrands and reloads

Austin musician/filmmaker’s poetic phrases demand double takes

Georgetown fest evades storms in its second year

The longest-running music TV show maintains “underdog” authenticity

Seventy years from now, an archival label will surely re-release Ramsay Midwood’s lost live nugget from Austin in 2024. The non-AI-generate