With the Russian – Ukrainian war in effect, Oleksandra Zaritska came to SXSW to use her band’s music to deliver a message of hope and unify SXSW goers as all eyes are on her besieged country.
Oleksandra Zaritska, known as Sasha, was the only member of Ukrainian band KAZKA to make it for SXSW.
Not much was going on in the way of day parties on Monday. Perhaps one of the best options was that Paste Magazine kicked off its 20th Anniversary Party by partnering with Women Who Rock, an organization dedicated to “champion women in music and women’s health awareness.
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alt-J performed on a chilly Saturday (March 12) night at the Austin 360Amphitheater at COTA, distant enough to offer a reprieve from the frenzy of the downtown SXSW crowd.
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Today’s SXSW preview of five buzz bands to see during SXSW was written by Christina DeStefano. Perhaps despite that fact, she chose acts to highlight that all of us here at The Cosmic Clash enjoy like Yard Act and Sesami who we have already covered previously. Others are new to us too and we’re excited to check them out during the festival. To locate day parties you might see these bands, check out our list of Sx show posters with links or head to my Do512 calendar.
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Last Friday at Austin’s Kickbutt Coffee off Airport Boulevard, The Dead Coats released a music video for their latest track, ‘Fire Again’. Transy Warhol and Animals on TV provided support for the riotous, punk act.
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Last Friday marked the release of the new single by Rene Chavez, “Big Mouth.” Chavez has branched out beyond playing guitar and performing lead vocals for Austin-based band Latin fusion act, Como Las Movies to sing and play guitar on his latest solo project.
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For those stuck inside going stir crazy with the latest spike in the Omnicron variant that is running rampant across the country, check out Raw Law for some positive, focus music to start off 2022. Austin-based Raw Lew, aka Lewis Loatman has been music since 2015. The Cosmic Clash’s Christina DeSteffano sat down with Loatman to discuss his work, Austin and the process of creating music in an intimate interview.
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On October 26, Soccer Mommy visited Emo’s in Austin, Texas after the release of their sophomore album, color theory. During quarantine, Nashville native Sophie Allison aka Soccer Mommy, released a binder, EP version of the album.
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All day, grey skies threatened to rain over Austin last Wednesday. Sleigh Bells, set to play their only outdoor show of their Unannounced Album tour at Mohawk, calculated the risk of moving their set time from 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday.
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