All Signs Point to Austin Music by Tom Benton
In Austin, turn to Cable Channel 15 and you might catch a live performance by Soulhat or the Golden Arm Trio, a local hip-hop video or a profile on the Texas gospel dynasty Mighty Bells of Joy.

Austin Jazz Festival Preview by Evan Streusand and Rachelle Rouse
Begun in 1989 as the Clarksville Jazz Festival, the 2002 Festival continues DiverseArts' tradition of producing Austin's oldest jazz music event.

Happy Blues by Tom Benton
"When my gig is over everyone is happy. Everyone is smiling and telling me how good they feel."
W.C. Clark

Have You Heard Us? by Cèsar Diaz
Over the past three years, the Latin Rock Showcase at SXSW has become the place to be for rock aficionados of any description, and its success begs a very important question: Why doesn't Austin have a viable Latin Alternative music scene?

An Interview with Mimi Fox by Meredith Wende
"I see more and more talented women on every instrument in countries all over. But I think it will be great when the question becomes obsolete, when I can talk about the music without being a 'female guitarist.'"
--Mimi Fox

Jazz on a Summer's Day by Imani Evans
It's the document of a community's collective decision to transgress for one day, to be agitated sweetly by the stark testimonials of Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O' Day, Mahalia Jackson, and others.

On the Up and Up by Erin Steele
Venues such as Jazz, The Elephant Room and Cedar Street Courtyard provide musicians a format in which to play and are visited by patrons with a lust for spirited music. In turn, the men and women who make the music do much more than just entertain those who have come to listen -- they are the pulse of Austin jazz.

Reminiscing with Slim Richey by Paul Klemperer
Guitarist Slim Richey bills himself as "the most dangerous guitarist in Texas" and has the credentials to back it up.