Vol. 55 | Week of Friday, November 13, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. 📰 Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: MusicWayATX digest is officially updated for mid-November! It is a massive weekend for Latin alternative, rock en español, and regional…
Vol. 54 | Week of Friday, November 6, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. 📰 Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: First weekend of November! The city is packed with an incredible mix of reggae, R&B, underground rock, and deep Texas…
The Duct Tape Messiah and Uncompromising Heart of Austin Folk While flashy guitar virtuosos and polished cosmic country stars filled Austin’s major venues in the 1970s and ’80s, Blaze Foley (born Michael David Fuller) gave the Live Music Capital of the World its raw, unfiltered conscience. A vagabond poet and fingerpicking master, Foley lived a…
Vol. 53 | Week of Friday, October 30, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. 📰 Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: Your weekly music digest is officially updated for Halloween Weekend! Things are getting spooky, and the city is packed with…
The Queen of Southern Gothic Americana and Austin Songwriting While cosmic cowboys, garage rockers, and blues prodigies were laying down Austin’s sonic foundations, Lucinda Williams introduced a raw, unflinching vulnerability that forever elevated the city’s songwriting standard. Blending country, blues, folk, and rock with Southern gothic poetry, Williams became a central figure in Austin’s late-1970s…
Vol. 52 | Week of Friday, October 23, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: Formula 1 USGP Weekend: The 2026 United States Grand Prix is taking over Circuit of the Americas. This means a massive…
Vol. 50 | Week of Friday, October 9, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. 📰 Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: Que onda ! your weekly MusicWayATX digest is officially locked and loaded for the second weekend of October! The city…
The Pioneers of Psychedelic Rock in Central Texas While Austin became world-famous for its cosmic cowboys and electrifying blues slinger era, the city’s counterculture roots trace directly back to the sonic rebellion of The 13th Floor Elevators. Led by the otherworldly vocal power of Roky Erickson and the electric jug wizardry of Tommy Hall, the…
Vol. 48 | Week of Friday, September 25, 2026 Your weekly guide to the Live Music Capital of the World. 📰 Austin Music News & Notes What’s buzzing in the ATX music scene this week: Here is what is happening around the city: Tone Royal Day: According to the Austin Chronicle, the City of Austin…
Today’s history marks the release of two defining alternative rock anthems, the birth of an iconic poet-songwriter, and the amicable end of one of the greatest American college rock bands. Notable Births 1934: Leonard Cohen, the legendary singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist behind masterpieces like “Hallelujah,” was born in Westmount, Quebec. 1947: Don Felder, longtime lead…
The Poet Laureate of Texas Songwriting While electric blues bands and rowdy cosmic cowboys pumped volume into Austin’s emerging nightlife, Townes Van Zandt provided its beating, melancholy poetic heart. Though born in Fort Worth, Van Zandt’s haunting acoustic masterpieces, nomadic spirit, and deep integration into Austin’s listening-room culture made him an immortal figure in the…
