Deborah Stith

The lead singer of Nané was a star on the verge of a breakout. His sudden death tore a hole in the heart of Austin’s music community.

Our music picks May 5-11 include the Paramount’s “Bamako to Birmingham” show, Patti Smith at ACL Live, Dave Matthews Band at Moody Center and more.

Best known around town as half of the hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, Mahone launched his clothing line NefrFreshr in 2017.

The 16-year-old burlesque company will pull out the sequins, the feathers and pasties for their first show with a live band since before the pandemic.

The band’s third full-length mixes jubilant big band dance tracks and steamy bedroom serenades with deep soul numbers like the epic “I’m Not Afraid.”

The popular series will return to Zilker Park with performances from Kelsey Wilson’s Sir Woman and an all-star revue anchored by Grupo Fantasma.

Seismic Dance events now have a permanent home at the Concourse Project on Burleson Road in Southeast Austin.

Expect plenty of margaritas to be served when the head Parrothead revisits the city where he wrote “Margaritaville” in the 1970s.

Jam to hip-hop or house music, learn about genealogy and quilting, eat your heart out a food truck fest or see Ms. Juneteenth in an East Austin parade.

The psychedelic music festival will return to downtown and East Austin for four nights of individually ticketed shows over Halloween weekend.