Raoul Hernandez

2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza |Raoul Hernandez |Derek Udensi

Rema You know South by Southwest is nearing its end when your main conversations with fellow folks on the ground focus on the weather. Yes, it’s hot; yes, we’re all tired; but Friday still (nearly) wrapped SX ‘25 with a hip-hop-heavy bang. Rolling Stone closed its Future of Music showcase with performances by Rema, Samara Cyn, Anycia (who the Chronicle caught up with before her set), and more, while Armand Hammer rapper billy woods performed down at the 13th Floor.

Mar 6, 2025 | austinchronicle.com | Raoul Hernandez

Being Dead In an age when the history of music streams for pennies and its soundtrack now filters through any willing artist, the 43rd annual Austin Music Awards represented its scene through all times Sunday night at Antone’s after reinventing itself completely and contemporarily starting in 2020.

Mar 6, 2025 | austinchronicle.com | Derek Udensi |Carys Anderson |Michael Toland |Raoul Hernandez

Friday 7 - Saturday 8, Chess ClubHotel Vegas owners Jason McNeely and Brian Tweedy, plus Flesh Lights singer/guitarist Max Vandever and Cliff White, plotted such a soft opening of Chess Club during South by Southwest 2022 that they only hesitantly confirmed it to the Chronicle. Three years later, the tiny, 100-something capacity venue at 617 Red River – formerly Plush – is one of this writer’s Downtown favorites.

Mar 6, 2025 | austinchronicle.com | Carys Anderson |Raoul Hernandez |Michael Toland

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see Over a thousand musicians from across the globe descend on Austin this week to perform for a slew of music fans and industry professionals alike. In a way, the official SXSW stamp of approval should be enough to convince you of every name’s merits, but all festival veterans know – there’s just too much to see.

Feb 27, 2025 | austinchronicle.com | Raoul Hernandez

Tomar and the FCs frontman shares scores of stories ahead of the band's third album release Ageless singer shares scores of stories ahead of Tomar and the FCs’ third album releaseGigging throughout Austin since high school in the late Eighties, from the Eastside’s Chitlin’ Circuit to indie rock crucible the Cave Club and Liberty Lunch, Tomar Williams forgot more about local music than Willie Nelson.