Billy Glitter – The Cosmic Clash

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 566 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.

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Song premiere: Grandmaster introduce latest single Castle Door

February 9, 2024 Case Cockrell 447 Views Billy Glitter, Grandmaster, new music, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Paramount Theatre, prog rock, rock n roll, Sexpop, song premiere

The Austin masked crusaders Grandmaster have released their newest single, “Castle Door.” The new release comes ahead of the band’s upcoming debut record, due out this Spring. The new single is produced by fellow Austin mainstay Nolan Potter of Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, who also lent his hand to engineer the Grandmaster Orchestra’s upcoming full-length debut.

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Live music review: Free Week Austin 2024 huge success as thousands attended

January 12, 2024 Case Cockrell 1087 Views Billy Glitter, Easy Compadre!, Free Week, live music, Luxury Television, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Porcelain, Red River Cultural District, Review, Semihelix, The Bright Light Social Hour, TV's Daniel

Red River Cultural District’s Free Week is an opportunity for Austin locals to get a dose of what makes the

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Live music preview: Free Week presented by RRCD takes place first weekend of January

December 14, 2023 Case Cockrell 1260 Views 13th Floor, Billy Glitter, Cheer Up Charlie's, Chess Club, Deep Cross, Duel, Eagle Claw, Free Week, Free Week 2024, Large Brush Collection, Luxury Television, mohawk, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Red River Cultural District, RRCD, Semihelix, Stubb's, TV's Daniel

For the first weekend of each year (January 5=6) , Austin non-profit, Red River Cultural District (RRCD) celebrates the new year by inviting music fans to a free, no-strings-attached series of shows from local bands and touring acts as a part of Austin’s annual Free Week. With each consecutive year of door cover-free performances, a wide array of local talent takes the reins to deliver a weekend full of fun and musical discovery. With Austin mainstays like Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, Billy Glitter, and Redbud being invited for the parties, Free Week is Austin’s destination to dip into a little bit of everything as the local talent prepares for yet another year in the vibrant Austin music scene. Here are some acts music fans should catch over the first weekend in January. All for free in the Red River Cultural District in the downtown Austin area.

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