ACL Fest has its marquee acts and South By Southwest has its sheer volume, but the Old Settler’s Music Festival has weathered nearly three decades by marching to the beat of its own drum. The nationally-renowned bluegrass and folk festival will be celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary this weekend with performances by Iron & Wine, Amos Lee, Sarah Jarosz, and much, much more. more ›

Image courtesy Kill From The Heart fanpageAnyone who read the Meat Puppets cover story in the Austin Chronicle this summer knows that the brothers Kirkwood have had some serious ups and down in their 20-odd years together. From their belated arrival as grunge superstars in the mid-90s and appearing for a four-song stretch on Nirvana's Unplugged album to a heroin-fueled spiral into depression and bankruptcy, the Puppets have lived the kind of life most people... more ›