Music

As always, several local acts are featured at the festival. This year’s Austin lineup features KUTX April Artist of the month Die Spitz, Caramelo Haze, Shooks and Asleep at the Wheel.

The Texas icon is hitting a milestone birthday on April 29. We want to hear your memories from his concerts, his songs and his life.

The Tejano music star's relevance to Texans is as strong as ever, with celebrations across the state going on all month.

DAWA is hosting a SXSW event called Vision:8291 to elevate and direct resources to Black, Indigenous and people of color in Austin.

“The Art of Hip Hop” opened in the museum's temporary East Austin space on Friday. It will run until March 28.

KUTX shares the ones to watch this year at South by Southwest.

The exposure can be great for some bands, but it doesn't pay the rent.

There are a lot of music-focused nonprofits in Austin. Many of them provide services to artists, like health care or professional development. But there are two that actually give musicians money — Sonic Guild and DAWA.

Few people achieve massive success in commercial music here. But those exceptions prove capitalism works, says one ethnomusicologist, and therefore that commercial music doesn't need outside support.

A West Texas man chipped away at the project for decades. When he died in 2018, the violin was still unfinished — a bunch of carefully crafted parts in a box.