Julia Jacklin seemed cautious, uneasy, or maybe a bit nervous taking the stage for the first show of her tour at Mohawk on Friday, September 9. It was a sold out show to send off Jacklin with a new album Pre Pleasure fresh from release and ready for the stage.
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Johnny Marr took a quick break from his opening duties, supporting The Killers on the US leg of their global trek, for a solo performance at San Antonio’s Paper Tiger on Tuesday night with his band. Why San Antonio one might ask?
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This past Thursday evening in Austin, found the Courtney Barnett curated, Here and There Festival planting it’s all female fronted bands version of the revolving lineup on the ACL Live Moody stage. While the constantly changing touring artists has featured the likes of Wet Leg, Fred Armisen, Lucy Dacus, Snail Mail, Japanese Breakfast, Bartees Strange, just to name a few of the many diverse artists making some of the most impactful music today, Austin fans were treated to support acts Ethel Cain and Indigo Souza on this night as they were warmed up the audience for the main act, Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett.
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Echo and The Bunnymen took the ACL Live at the Moody Stage in Austin this past Saturday night, executing a show that could easily be titled, “A Tale of Two Types.” Essentially the Bunnymen pulled off what any experienced act should be able to execute… a set that pleases everyone.
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The sold-out crowd at Empire Control Room last Friday night was treated to an electronic, ambient music voyage by composer, performer Hiro Kone as the anticipation for headliners Boy Harsher was slowly increasing as the hour grew closer. The band last took the stage in Austin, in this same venue during the 2021 Levitation Festival and the hearty reception they received less than a year ago indicated the band’s rise in popularity.
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The bill was stacked Monday night at Moody Amphitheater. Three incredibly influential artists in today’s music scene on one stage for one night for the Wild Hearts Tour. Julien Baker, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olson.
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Failure, despite the short run in the ‘90s, managed a level of success that feels more substantial in ways that may not have been defined by album sales, big tours, or chart topping hits. Their successful tour stop at Austin’s Mohawk on Tuesday is evidence of their sustained influence.
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Sigur Rós brought this music experience to life at ACL Live Moody Theater Monday night, the first of two appearances at the venue, and if you ask those in attendance what took place on that stage and in that room, the answers could be as diverse and mysterious as the band itself, but only in the best way. Fan or no fan, the emotional push and pull of this band live is hard to deny
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The world is a scary place these days. A real fucking scary place. The world is also a beautiful, amazing place, and we are all in this big, scary, beautiful place together. At least that is how Phoebe Bridgers makes us feel with her progressive brand of folk, indie-pop music that permeates the current emotional climate that most of us are experiencing in these tumultuous times. Despite Bridgers’ young, female fan-base, the kid just might be alright.
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On Cinco de Mayo (May 5), Car Seat Headrest brought their tour to Stubb’s BBQ with opener Bartees Strange for an eagerly awaited performance that brought a sold-out crowd to the venerable Waller Creek Amphitheater on a night that traditionally sees music fans in front of Latin bands
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As with every SXSW there are always the contenders for buzz bands of the fest heading into, and if you are lucky, some treasure discoveries along the way. Here’s a short list of artists that I have marked for my attention in hopes of achieving that elusive SXSW moment… new band discovery.
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