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Ray Whitfield

he/himPhotographer · Austin, TX

Shoots live music in available light. Has been thrown out of exactly one venue.

15 articles

The Plug&Play Guide to K-pop Fan Culture for Total Beginners

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October 21, 2026Guides

Venue Spotlight: Antone's, Austin's Home of the Blues, Fifty Years On

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October 15, 2026Venue Spotlights

SXSW Confirms 2027 Dates and Brings the Music Festival Back to a Full Week

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October 10, 2026News

Concert Review: Spoon Sell Out ACL Live at the Moody Theater Three Nights Running

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September 30, 2026Concerts

ACL Fest Announces Its 2027 Lineup and a Third Weekend at Zilker Park

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September 20, 2026News

The 12 Best Austin Shows of the Year So Far, From ACL Fest to Hotel Vegas

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September 17, 2026Lists

A First-Timer's Guide to Seeing Live Music on Red River

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September 14, 2026Guides

Venue Spotlight: The Continental Club Is the South Congress Room That Refused to Change

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September 13, 2026Venue Spotlights

Q&A: Shakey Graves on Twenty Years of One-Man-Band Shows in Austin

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September 2, 2026Artist Q&As

Concert Review: Gary Clark Jr. Turns Stubb's Into a Two-Hour Guitar Clinic

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August 27, 2026Concerts

Staff Picks: The Austin Records We Couldn't Stop Playing This Month

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August 14, 2026Staff Picks

Meet the Artist: Sue Foley Brought a Pink Telecaster to Antone's and Never Left

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August 1, 2026Meet the Artist

10 K-pop B-Sides That Should Have Been Singles, From TWICE to Stray Kids

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July 31, 2026Lists

Album Review: Spoon's 'Lucifer on the Sofa' Is the Austin Band at Full Volume Again

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July 28, 2026Albums

Venue Spotlight: Stubb's, the Red River Amphitheater That Smells Like Brisket

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July 17, 2026Venue Spotlights