Live Music

This weekend marks 50 years since an event in Austin that no one has seen the likes of since. A concert so epic — and so messy — that if you remember it, maybe you weren’t really there.

The festival got a lot of flak for its partnerships last year from pro-Palestinian musicians who dropped out of the festival in protest.

By the end of the century in Austin, it's possible that half of the days in a given year would have triple-digit temperatures, according to KXAN's former chief meteorologist David Yeomans. The city's outdoor music venues said hotter summers are already affecting business.

Months after demolition on the Erwin Center started, the exterior walls are coming down. We asked for your best memories of concerts, graduations, wrestling, circuses, Disney on Ice and everything else — and you sent us more than a thousand responses.

The $1.6 million will help cover a portion of the club’s roughly $15,000 monthly rent over the length of its lease, and pay for improvements to the middle stage area and a rear building.

There's the Moody College of Communication at UT, the Moody Rooftop at the Contemporary Austin, Moody Hall at St. Edwards University, Moody Bank, the Moody Pavilions at Laguna Gloria, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, the Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, and Moody Center. It can be a little confusing.

Two-step has been around for many years and influenced by the different regions it's danced in. Austin keeps it interesting and weird, as always.

ACL Music Festival, which kicks off Friday, attracts musicians from all over — including many from the Live Music Capital of the World.

Executive Director Cody Cowan announced this week he's leaving to become chief operating officer for the National Independent Venue Association, a lobbying and trade group.

A developer that owns multiple properties on East Sixth Street wants to revitalize the area and turn a handful of spots into music venues, including the former Easy Tiger restaurant and Buffalo Billiards.