April Riggs

Live music review: My Morning Jacket got inducted into ACL TV Hall of Fame and I missed it

August 5, 2025 April Riggs 4163 Views ACL TV, ACL TV Hall of Fame, Americana, Austin City Limits, BLues, Cameron Crowe, Jim James, live music, My Morning Jacket, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll

I sent The Cosmic Clash crew a text about the upcoming Austin City Limits taping of My Morning Jacket, when I realized the band was being inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on Friday, August 1, by Cameron Crowe. Our editor responded to say it was all mine since I was the first to mention it. I had previous plans to see Dead cover band Deadeye play for Jerry Garcia’s birthday as well as catching the live streams for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and the 60th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead Money Grab happening at the same time, but I’m flexible and enjoy seeing MMJ and their bandleader Jim James anytime I can

April Riggs Live Music Review

Live music review: Los Lonely Boys played a lovely acoustic show at O4 Center

February 25, 2025 April Riggs 3333 Views acoustic, blues rock, country music, Cumbia, Lisa Morales, live music, Los Lonely Boys, Review, rock n roll, tejano, Texas music

Had I stayed firmly planted in the Comfort Zone, I’d have gone grocery shopping after dinner on Sunday night instead of being treated to a really lovely concert at the church-turned sweet-sounding concert venue, The 04 Center with the Los Lonely Boys and Lisa Morales.

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April Riggs Live Music Review

SXSW live review: The Black Angels performed at Marshall Fun House party and it ruled

March 20, 2024 April Riggs 4024 Views live music, Mc5, Parish, Review, Rocky Erickson, SXSW, The Black Angels, The Grateful Dead, The Velvet Underground

Fast forward to SXSW 2024 and asking Greg why in all these years he’s never asked me to write for TCC and him finding out that I’ve seen The Black Angels (give or take) 40 times since that fateful night back in 2006. And here we are – you’re here to get a recap of Friday’s SXSW show at The Parish for the Marshall Fun House and I’m giving my brief history with the band as it pertains to writing about them.