KGSR's Blues on the Green 2009, Week 2 with Cyril Neville and Tribe 13. Photos by Steve Hopson. more ›

FRIDAY [3] party/music • Misprint magazine's latest issue release party, with The Jungle Rockers, Mr. Lewis and the Funeral Five, Chalk Outlines, and the Cave Dwellers at Flamingo Cantina (Doors at 9pm, $5/7, Free beer while it lasts!) art • Aaron Reynolds art opening reception with Music by Peter Wagner of The Mercers & free beer at End of an Ear (6pm) art • Warhol Reception and Lectures at ART on 5th (6-9pm) art... more ›

A memorial show honoring Clifford Antone will be held tonight at his club, starting at 4pm. The free tribute includes performances by Double Trouble, Malford Milligan, Guy Forsythe and Cyril Neville. News8 Austin considers Antone's long-lasting influence on Austin's music scene in a piece published earlier this morning: "He brought blues clubs here in the '70s when no one else was doing that. He brought leading musicians from around the country and sometimes from around... more ›

David Ansel's Soup Peddler is getting together with the Alamo Drafthouse to put on a fundraiser for the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic. ChiliGumbo will be featuring a tasty cajun meal while showing a movie about the music of the same origin. New Orleans is the heart of American music. Its beats have resonated for over 100 years, and Its traditions go back much farther. The documentary Make It Funky! is its story. In addition... more ›

It turns out that the destruction and devastation wrought by Katrina may be a boon for the Austin music scene. Through a great article by Michael Corcoran in today’s Statesman, we have come to learn that a slew of New Orleans’ musicians have relocated to Austin, some permanently. And several of the bands and artists have already lined-up gigs. The Iguanas will be playing the Continental Club on Monday nights; Big Sam from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has joined the Topaz lineup; Cyril Neville and a host of other New Orleans’ players will be playing every Tuesday at the Cedar Street Courtyard; and Basin Street Records has temporarily re-located to Austin. So, while the hurricane has brought us only sad news for the most part, this story should fill the hearts of all Austin music lovers. We will now have a stronger scene, spiced up considerably with the music of our neighbors, and these displaced musicians will have somewhere to share their art and fantastic energy. And, as we all know, New Orleans has always had a better music scene than us, anyways, at least as far as blues, roots, jazz, funk and hip-hop go. So get out and support these cats and welcome them with open arms. more ›