Cy White

Oct 9, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | Cy White

Kalu James has taken the eclectic sounds of the African continent and combined them with old-school soul in the spirit of Sly & the Family Stone. His powerful voice underscores a lyricist who has made it his mission to give people music that inspires joy, inspires growth and change. The 2023/24 Austin Music Awards Best Vocalist nominee reflects on 2023 album Garden of Eden and giving voice to the voiceless. Austin Chronicle: What do you consider your Garden of Eden?

Oct 8, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | Cy White

Jon Muq’s story is one right out of a film. He came from holding his first guitar at the age of 19 to busking in his hometown of Mutungo Hill, outside of Kampala, Uganda. He made his way to Austin to pursue a life outside of what he was used to, a life with more opportunities. With the May release of his debut album, Flying Away, Muq has garnered a great deal of attention for his ultra-positive messaging and musical maturity. Austin Chronicle: Who is Jon Muq?

Oct 3, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Cat McCarrey |Cy White

"Let Her Rip" by Ellen Crofts Through October 27, Link & Pin GalleryPaper! You are reading these words off paper right now: the very material most of my and my co-workers’ livelihoods depend on. Local artist Ellen Crofts takes the material to new levels of creative expression in her show, where the ripping, puncturing, gluing, painting, and otherwise remaking of paper conveys an active participation in the art.

Oct 3, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | Derek Udensi |Cy White |Carys Anderson |Eden Shamy

Friday 4, Bass Concert HallSince the Nineties, Sigur Rós has immersed audiences in their sweeping, dramatic musicality. Music that’s at once honest in raw emotion as well as theatrics. In 2022, they began to incorporate full orchestral arrangements in their live shows. Thus began their relationship with Wordless Music Orchestra, the full outfit they enlist when performing stateside.

Oct 2, 2024 | austinchronicle.com | Cy White

On feeling lucky and having funFor anyone who grew up in the early Aughts, Norah Jones is a name that evokes an instant memory of rainy days spent at a cafe, sipping on your favorite seasonal drink and reveling in a good book. Two decades removed from her breakout song “Don’t Know Why,” Jones’ voice still conjures coziness, most recently on March album Visions – number nine to match her nine Grammy Awards. Her Oct.