"I'm always amazed at how much creativity and effort Austinites put into in designing costumes. Don Clinchy won this year's Eeyore's Birthday Party costume contest with this clever Hi-Phone costume, but his costumes are always over the top - one year he even came to Eeyore's as Daniel Johnston's 'Jeremiah the Innocent' (Hi How are You) mural." - Steve Hopson more ›

Gladys Knight danced into Austin's ACL Live at the Moody Theater last Friday night and Austinist's Steve Hopson (www.stevehopson.com) was there to bring back the sights. more ›

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, the biggest-selling solo artist in classical music history, made his first appearance in Austin on Friday night. Accompanied by a full orchestra, Bocelli wowed the rapt audience with his voice. Austinist's Steve Hopson was there to photograph the music. more ›

We're just about a month away from the opening of the newest Alamo Drafthouse location. The plans for Alamo Slaughter Lane were started almost four years ago, but had to be put on hold when the tanking economy called the entire shopping center development into question. The whole plaza, located in the Circle C neighborhood, is now starting to slowly come to life and this state-of-the-art theater opening next month, (filled to the brim with sustainable and more efficient features) will anchor it. more ›

Fun Fun Fun Fest burst into the world on an unusually cold December weekend, but the bands compensated by playing extra hard. Steve Hopson captured the sights including The Octopus Project, Spoon, Peaches, Riverboat Gamblers, Circle Jerks and the Black Angels. more ›

Our five-part photo album of FFF Fest's formative years continues today with a look at 2008. Rocking Waterloo Park this year was Leftöver Crack, St. Vincent, Octopus Project, DOA, the Yuppie Pricks and Cro-Mags. Our photos again come from a troll through Steve Hopson's music photo archive. more ›

In Part 2 of our 5-part look back at Steve Hopson's Fun Fun Fun Fest photos we revisit 2009, the year of Melt Banana, Shonen Knife, Les Savy Fav, Mika Miko, Neon Indian and Street Dogs. more ›

Now that Fun Fun Fun Fest is all grown up and moved to South Austin, we surfed through Steve Hopson's photo archive to put together a five part look back at her preschool years. Up first is 2010, the year of The Casualties, Peelander-Z, RJD2, MGMT and "Weird Al" Yankovic. The series continues next week with Leftöver Crack, St. Vincent, Octopus Project, Shonen Knife, New Pornographers and Circle Jerks. more ›

The Occupy Austin Protests at City Hall, Austin Texas, October 6, 2011. more ›

TRIBEZA's Style Week No. 8 concluded last Thursday with its Fashion Show. One of Austin's premiere fashion events, the show was again located on the main floor of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. more ›

Austinist attended TRIBEZA's Rock & Runway show. The men's event, part of the magazine's eight annual Style Week, was well attended. As we arrived guests were already staking claims to the benches and covered hay bails set-up along the stone runway. Light rain briefly moved the party inside, but passed with plenty of time to enjoy the night. Austin-based rock band, The Happen-Ins, provided pre-show music. more ›

As this year's ACL Festival begins to fade into our collective memories, we thought to revisit the fun times again through a look at Steve Hopson's photos. Featured here are Cee-Lo, Elbow, Aloe Blacc, Coldplay, Manu Chao and some of Austin many music lovers. More of Steve's ACL photos can be seen here. more ›

With one of Austin's favorite outdoor festivals now ten years old, we decided to take a look back at the Austin City Limits Music Festival's Grade School Years. So we rummaged through Austinist photographer Steve Hopson's ACL Tribute page for the highlight photos of mud pits, dust bowls, nosebleeds, grassy lawns, art projects, music lovers and headliners that got us to where we are now. more ›

While all of Austin baked last week, L.A. celebrated its live music capital contributions with the third edition of the Sunset Strip Music Festival. The Festival kicked off with a tribute to Mötley Crüe, one of the many bands who came of age on the Strip, and proceeded to highlight other bands known for performing in the area. more ›

Several hundred protesters braved the heat at the Capitol on Saturday. The "Rick Perry: Bad for Texas, Worse for Our Nation" rally served as a reaction to The Response and the increasing possibility/reality that Gov. Perry is going to run for President. more ›

The 21st season of KGSR's Blues on the Green concert series continued Wednesday night with a pair of joint return visits from Nakia and Marcia Ball on a hot night in Zilker Park. more ›

It began with the unlikely booking of a white blues band in a bad time slot at a deep East Austin dive bar, but for seven years blues lovers and sweaty dancers have packed the Little Elmore Reed Blues Band's early weekday, late-night slot at T.C.'s Lounge. It all ended on Monday night, without fireworks, on Independence Day...but not before the band, the club, the event and the parking lot scene became the stuff of Austin music legend. more ›

Tuesday night proved to be a strike back against the critics who question the very coolness of Austin's music scene, as ACL Live showcased Emmylou Harris and Michael Fracasso and Waterloo Records provided Ruthie Foster. more ›

Last night Widespread Panic - the little jam band from Athens, Georgia - rocked a full house at Austin's ACL Live at the Moody Theater. Working on their 25th anniversary tour, and leading up to a planned hiatus in 2012, John Bell and company once again pounded out WP's trademarked blend of Southern Rock and jammy solos. more ›

On Saturday night Edie Brickell reunited with her bandmates the New Bohemians for a benefit in Blanco Texas for the Blanco High School band. Brandon Aly, the original drummer for the New Bohemians and Blanco High’s Percussion Director, helped organize the benefit "Bands for Band" to raise funds for marching band uniforms. In addition to the New Bohemians reunion, the benefit featured Texas Blues legend Bobby Mack, the Blanco High School Band, the Electro-Magnetics, and Zydeco Blanco. more ›