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…
