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SXSW live review: Music festival wrapped up with seven great acts

March 27, 2024 Case Cockrell 626 Views BALTHVS, Blank Hellscape, Daikaiju, Exotic Fruitica, Fading Yellow, live music, metal, noise rock, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, Spoon Benders, SXSW, Walkabouts

Austin’s South by Southwest finished things up with countless showcases that made the last two days of the music festival a pick-and-choose affair that didn’t let up until the crack of 2 a.m. on Saturday night. For most festival goers, energy can run slim on these last two days, and seeing what you can before the festival’s end is essential to closing the book on yet another March festival edition. Here’s seven great acts we closed out our SXSW with on the final two days of our festival experience.

Live Music Review Robert Dean

SXSW Ramble: From Ben Nichols to The Spits to a neighborhood block party to Tear Dungeon and Fugitive

March 22, 2024 Robert Dean 537 Views Black Keys, Cavalier, live review, Lucero, new music, Play to the Plants, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, Ringo Deathstarr, Riverboat Gamblers, Sunset Strip Comedy Club, SXSW, Tear Dungeon, The Lost Well, The Oxys, Urban Heat

Some people hate SXSW. But just the same, another contingency finds magic within the chaos. The festival is draining; it takes a lot out of the festival goer, the musicians, and the service industry staff slinging the tacos, cleaning up the puke, and loading up the plastic cups full of whatever poison gets the job done. Standing late Sunday night at Empire Control Room at the crossroads of that perfect place of drunk and happy, I consistently remain in the latter regarding where SXSW lives within my heart.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Heart of music week offered notable performances by Dinosaur Jr, Big Boi and more

March 20, 2024 Case Cockrell 546 Views Automatic, Big Boi, Dinosaur Jr, Ho99o9, Lip Critic, live music, Mugger, new music, NOBRO, Review, Snooper, SXSW, The Spits

The South By Southwest (SXSW) music programming continued through the week with countless sets, famous musician sightings, and more all-day-all-night

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 849 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.

Brian Hillsman Live Music Review

SXSW live review: UK acts including buzz band SPRINTS thrilled at Music For Listeners party

March 19, 2024 Brian Hillsman 794 Views Coach Party, Colatura, Lazarus Brewing, live music, Music for Listeners, Neon Waltz, Review, South by Southwest, SPRINTS, SXSW, SXSW Unofficial, The Lottery Winners

Lazarus Brewing Company hosted the annual Music For Listeners showcase again this year, and, as should be expected, it did not disappoint. The Cosmic Clash was on hand to witness the third of five days of live music on March 14 at the East Austin Brewery that featured SXSW buzz band SPRINTS from Ireland along with a slate of primarily UK acts.

Case Cockrell Premiere Review

Song premiere: Austin act Grandmaster has released their latest single Holy Star today

March 15, 2024 Case Cockrell 506 Views funk, Grandmaster, new music, orchestral rock, Paramount Theatre, Review, song premiere, soul, State Theatre

Austin act Grandmaster has released their latest single, “Holy Star” today. The single will be featured on their upcoming full-length studio release produced by Nolan Potter, due out May 3 to coincide with the Grandmaster Gala, scheduled to take place on May 4 at State Theatre at the Paramount in downtown Austin.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Music portion of festival kicked off with a slate of great bands from all over the globe

March 14, 2024 Case Cockrell 646 Views Billy Glitter, De Facto, Grocery Bag, Haha Laughing, Hot Garbage, live music, Pons, Population II, Review, Sextile, South by Southwest, SXSW, This is Lorelei

The South By Southwest Music Festival is an annual, all around-the-clock event that spans venues across Austin and showcases musical talent from all over the globe to perform in town for the SXSW festivities. Each day of music starts at noon and usually continues until the 2 a.m. closing time for each day of programming. For the first two days of the Sx music showcases, we rounded up some of our favorite acts that kicked off our live festival coverage.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Austin acts welcome festival goers with amazing performances

March 11, 2024 Case Cockrell 710 Views A Giant dog, Annabelle Chairlegs, Club X, Grandmaster, Lauren Lakis, live music, Review, Sexpop, SXSW, The Cuckoos

The first weekend of South By Southwest 2024 showed some of Austin’s finest local talent, warmly welcoming out-of-town visitors, local music fans, and touring bands alike. Austin is still a global music hub in 2024, and SXSW amplifies that fact for a couple weeks each March to show that music is still a hot commodity in the city, no matter what time of year it is. With opening, all-day showcases such as Hotel Vegas’ Anniversary Party, SX Soundcheck, Do512 Smokeout, and others, there’s plenty to keep music attendees busy before official music week begins today (March 11). Here’s what stood out to us in the opening days of SXSW, most of which will perform again before the festival concludes.

Case Cockrell podcast Review

Live podcast review: The Danny Brown Show and Hannibal Buress celebrated 100 episodes

March 5, 2024 Case Cockrell 796 Views comedy, Creek and Cave, Danny Brown, Hannibal Burress, Hip Hop, Podcast, taping, Tom Segura, YMH Studios

Detroit-turned-Austin rapper Danny Brown has been hosting podcast The Danny Brown Show with YMH Studios since the emcee’s big move to the Austin, Central Texas area. For Brown’s 100th episode after a whole year on the air, the rapper-comedian-host took to the vibrant local comedy club The Creek And The Cave for a celebration.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Austin Music Awards performances featured the best in local music at Antone’s

March 1, 2024 Case Cockrell 593 Views Antone's, Austin Chronicle, Austin Music Awards, Ben Buck, Ben Kweller, DAIISTAR, Die Spitz, Kevin Curtin, Kevin Russell, live music, Review, Sabrina Ellis, SL Houser, The Bright Light Social Hour, Walker Lukens

Every musical calendar year in Austin is special. The countless live gigs, new albums released, and fresh talent that emerges every year make Austin one of the most significant music stops in the world. For local publication Austin Chronicle, the alt-weekly curates an evening that captures each respective year in the scene’s prolific, often positively saturated body of work. For 2024, The Austin Chronicle showcased an event that covered essential bases to magnify the widespread musical range of the city and pay homage to Austin legends along the way. For this year’s event, the Chronicle took to the world-famous Austin music staple, Antone’s Nightclub for a 3-hour event that benefited Austin non-profit, SIMS Foundation to support mental health and substance use recovery services and programs for musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent family members.

Album Brian Hillsman Review

Album review: Swallow the Rat sophomore effort South Locust positions band well for SXSW 2024

February 29, 2024 Brian Hillsman 556 Views album review, Austin, hard rock, New Zealand, post-punk, South Locust, Swallow the Rat, SXSW, Webberville Block Party

New Zealand hard rock trio, Swallow the Rat, released their latest LP, South Locust, on September 1, 2023, and are set to perform at this year’s SXSW music festival as part of the Aotearoa contingent. The band has a number of performances slated for the festival including an unofficial event, Webberville Block Party presented by The Cosmic Clash and Play to the Plants at The Lost Well, Cavalier and Fading Yellow House on Saturday, March 16.

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