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Austin 360 Myf Mars vividly remembers the last night Hotel Vegas was open as a music venue. It was the beloved East Austin dive’s ninth anniversary party, traditionally a kick-off event for the South by Southwest Music Festival. Only the festival was canceled. Local promoters were working to stand up an independent event, but the world was beginning to shut down.  “Everyone was talking about COVID. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, whatever. It doesn't matter. We're fine,’” Mars said. She shared the sentiment. As a bartender, facing the loss of SXSW and its influx of cash felt devastating.�...

In the beginning, p1nkstar was a legend in her own mind.  Before she became an ATX queer nightlife sensation, before she released her fantastic 2020 debut EP, before she produced and starred in “Girls Like Us” — the sizzling new video showcase of transgender Texas talent that premieres Thursday night — the 26-year-old singer, promoter and performance artist decided she would become “a hyperqueer pop superstar,” because (obviously) the world needed one.  “That is something that I hadn't seen growing up in Mexico,” she said during a recent episode of Austin360’s streaming ...

For four decades, if you were driving to 121 W. Frederick Street in Millersville, it was to see a movie.

Austin 360 Austin360 On The Record is a weekly roundup of new, recent and upcoming releases by local and Austin-associated recording artists. This week, take a look back at a select batch of 50 local albums that made waves in 2020, plus a handful of notable EPs, live albums, archival releases and other oddities. For our critics’ personal favorite records of 2020, watch for next week's year-in-review music wrap-up. FIVE OLD-SCHOOL ACES Willie Nelson, “First Rose of Spring.” No Grammy nomination this year for Willie, but his latest album, released in July, further extended a decade-lo...