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 ›

15 Things I Learned at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival more ›

Steve Hopson grabbed some great shots at the Kills show. Behold. more ›

'60s music icons David Crosby and Graham Nash brought their tour to the Bass Concert Hall Tuesday the twelfth, performing for more than three hours. Some forty years into their musical careers, the energetic performances given by Crosby and Nash proved their musical might and rose far above being a nostalgia act. more ›

Austin's most chill music festival, the Old Settler's Music Fest took over the Salt Lick Pavilion in Driftwood Texas this past weekend for its annual rite of camping, music and general mayhem. Although its headlining act the Avett Brothers had to drop out because of the timely birth of an Avett child, the festival's strong lineup attracted a large, tie-dyed crowd. And, to overcome any questions about its musical strength, the festival replaced the Avett Brothers with three additional acts - Grupo Fantasma, The Mother Truckers, and Terri Hendrix. more ›

Nearing the end of her almost-never-ending Monster Ball Tour, Lady Gaga brought her fun and campy stage show to Austin on Wednesday night. Although Austinist was unable to secure proper press credentials, our Investigative Photographer Steve Hopson took a cue from the Gagaists and just shot the show with his cell phone. Stunned by the experience, Steve's only comment afterward was that he couldn't believe Lady Gaga would really bite the head off a Barbie doll. more ›

Austin's newest music support group, AMP seeks "to unify all Austin Music People under one common love and one common cause". Last Thursday night, that spirit manifested itself into a greatest hits concert at ACL Live as many of Austin's best know musical exports united with a sold-out crowd to launch AMP into public awareness. more ›

As promised, we sent Steve Hopson out on a mission to search and photograph the many awesome bands performing at day parties and late evening events during SXSW. Steve partied hard, but in his sleep-induced euphoria overlaid with Tito's withdrawal, he filed this report with photos of Moby, Fishbone, Morning Teleportation, and the ever-present Carolyn Wonderland. We're now letting him go back to sleep, but promise a wake-up call in time for the next festival. more ›

SXSW audiences have gotten so fashion conscious that its sometimes difficult to tell the performers from the fans. Austinist's investigative photographer Steve Hopson documented musicians including Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Carolyn Wonderland, Morning Teleportation, and well-groomed fans. As his assignment was to shoot the bands, Steve promises a Part 2 post with actual stage shots of musicians by press time tomorrow. Stay tuned. more ›

The incredible sensory candy of Chroma, a collaboration between artists, designers, fashion models, musicians and stylists, blew away the SXSWi crowd at the Mohawk on Monday night. The event showcased artists working before the audience creating art based on beautiful models wearing vivid fashions and incredible make-up. Combining forces ConceptArt.Org, The Art Department and Art Seen Alliance brought designers such as Ayers Design, Body Art by Mirabai Design, awesome models such as Eva Strangelove, and musicians such as Moldover, the "Godfather of Controllerism." The experience ended with a performance by the band The Burned. more ›

Monday night, Austin man Adi Anand got the jump on all the SXSW music festivities by hosting another great show from his series, From the Mind of Adi, this time at Red 7. Co-sponsored by BTR, Big Red and many others, the show featured TV Torso, Hard Proof Afrobeat, Ringo Deathstarr, and DJs Skiggy Rapz vs. DJ DNS, DJ uLOVEi, and DJ I Wanna Be Her. A swell time was had by all. more ›

The Big Bang Bordello blew into Austin on Friday night as part of SXSW Interactive, entertaining the crowd with burlesque and steampunk oddities. The Austin crowd responded in-kind and returned the favor by dressing to play the part. Highlights of the evening included performances from the Jigglewatts, 999 Eyes Freakshow, Lizzi and the Lovers, the Flametrick Subs and Eva Strangelove. more ›