Words On Music

ACLFest schedule out; The pirate music festival connection; Winehouse tracks may stay in the can. This is your SoundCheck.

Freddie Mercury biopic shakeup; First Guitars for Swaziland shipment ready; Austin’s August Aqua Olympics. This is your SoundCheck.

Musicians join McCartney in protest; The Head and the Heart’s new album; This is Spinal Tap, 2014? This is […]

Toronto: look at little sister! Gov’t Mule’s all-star record; Austin musicians tribute album. This is your SoundCheck

John Bonham to perform again? Nas’ Harvard scholarship; Kings of Leon ‘fall back in love.’ This is your SoundCheck.

Van Morrison’s mega-reissue; UK band releases song ‘4 Trayvon;’ Does music bring tech biz to ATX? This is your […]

Stevie Wonder boycotts ‘Sunshine State;’ Randy Travis is ‘awake and alert;’ NPR & Okkervil River collaboration. This is your […]

Austin’s Central America music fest; Courtyard Hounds ‘not a side project;’ The Spotify feud. This is your SoundCheck.

Is Austin’s live music in danger? Chipotle’s music ban. This is your SoundCheck.

The billion dollar “King;” Classical concerts across Austin; The Blind Boys of Alabama indie record. This is your SoundCheck.

FFF8 music lineup announced; Austin’s top albums; Hayes Carll heads north. This is your SoundCheck.

Randy Travis hospitalized; Austin Music Hall revamp; Robert Ellis’ ‘ambiguous’ new album. This is your SoundCheck.

The foodie music bus to West Texas; The Civil Wars: new record, not speaking. This is your SoundCheck.

Respected jazz pianist passes; Hundreds of King of Pop songs rereleased; Manzarek tribute show in the works? This is […]

Houston blues legend passes; Jay-Z is changing the RIAA game; Richie Havens’ final resting place. This is your SoundCheck.

Greezy Wheels hold off touring; Lauryn Hill cites ‘historical racism;’ Pixies replace Kim with Kim. This is your SoundCheck.

No Bowie tour, but TV series regular? Father John’s solo show coming to Texas; Big names head to Austin […]

Devo drummer passes; Neil Diamond’s patriotic for Boston; Stevie Wonder’s keeping busy. This is your SoundCheck.

Bingham’s music is back on the screen; Mumford and Sons will return to Texas; Can Austin maintain Live Music […]

EWF first new album in eight years. Beyonce doubles down on Texas stops; Explosions in the Sky tease new […]

Vinyl has ‘Exploded’ in Austin; Third Man releasing live records; Music taste dictates movie preference? This is your SoundCheck.

Fun Fun Fun Fest teases lineup; Austin’s summer concerts for kids; Dale Watson’s big year. This is your SoundCheck.

Music journalist, Chet Flippo, passes; SXSW earliest entry date yet; Bill Callahan “sensual” new album. This is Your SoundCheck

Mumford’s Ted Dwane recovering; Flaming Lips Rock for Oklahoma; Pink Floyd catalogue now streamable. This is your SoundCheck.