There was a light drizzle on Thursday morning as SXSW live-music goers began making their way toward their preferred featured venue showcase of the day. Hotel Vegas, in conjunction with Fire Records, put on a memorably dazzling set of performances.
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“I’ve been at SXSW for two days and it’s felt like two weeks,” Beck said early in his set at the Moody Theater around 10:15 pm Saturday night. The sentiment was deeply felt by the badged attendees who have, in fact, been doing SXSW activities for the last couple of weeks.
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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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The cool, early-afternoon breeze on Tuesday, March 15, masked the sun’s intensity, as patrons of Lazarus Brewing Co. scanned for any shady spot on the patio, preparing for a promising afternoon of live music. Bands lined up for the Music for Listeners showcase made their way to Austin from various regions, ready to gain the attention of many Austin locals and SXSW show goers
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One of the things most folks lose sight of during the frenetic pace of SXSW is Austin still hosts national touring acts coming through town that have nothing to do with the festival apart from a coincidental booking. Such was the case yesterday when legendary songwriter Bob Dylan performed at Bass Hall on the University of Texas campus in support of his 2020 masterpiece, Rough and Rowdy Ways.
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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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As the cloudy overcast broke early on Monday afternoon, the crowd outside of Mohawk filed into the venue for Soundcloud’s Next Wav party at SXSW featuring an all-woman lineup, artist-focused panels and workshops to help working musicians grow their audiences.
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Appropriately, the band booked another underplay like their show at Mohawk last summer. The group thrilled fans who lined up in person to purchase tickets for their performance at Antone’s on Friday during SXSW.
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On the chilly Monday evening of February 28, the sun set and fans lined up outside the gates at Stubb’s to open, eager for the highly-anticipated NBA Leather Tour featuring an all-star lineup of Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt and Alchemist with Boldy James.
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I’ve been waiting patiently to see Jackie Venson for a while. Even with her demanding tour schedule, the Austin-born guitar goddess is never away from our fair city for too long. So when she announced on Twitter that she was doing a residency at Lamberts during February, I was stoked.
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After finishing the LP in the summer of 2021, Sons of Kitsch are set to drop their premiere full-length, and currently have three songs from their forthcoming LP available on Apple Music and Spotify, with an EP titled Brew’s & Bacon. In all, Emotional Support Monsters will deliver nine tracks.
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