Musicians

Sixty artists have bowed out over the festival's partnership with the U.S. Army and defense contractors. The list is growing.

The festival has caught flak for its pay structure for years. It decided to boost wages and add benefits for performing artists.

The Economic Development Department said it wanted to stay up to date with the cost of living in Austin. Musicians performing at Spaceflight Records' SXSW showcase will be paid a base rate of $200 per hour.

From Texas Standard:Charley Crockett is no cookie-cutter cowboy. He grew up in the Rio Grande Valley as the son of a single mother, and he lived on the…

From Texas Standard.Just as thousands of musicians are descending upon Austin in hopes of getting that big break at South by Southwest, one of the city’s…

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with legendary blues musician B.B. King. King died on May 14, 2015. He was…

On this edition of In Black America, producer & host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late Joe Sample.Sample was a pianist, keyboard player and…