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Live music preview: Six buzz bands to see at ACL Festival 2024 Weekend One

September 25, 2024 Greg Ackerman 1257 Views ACL Fest, ALC Festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, BALTHVS, bands to see, buzz bands, Chappell Roan, Eggy, Glass Beams, Khruangbin, Mannequin Pussy, pop music, psych folk, psych-rock

Each year when the lineup for Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Festival) drops, reactions to the headliners listed often dominate the online discussion that follows but logically with nearly 80 acts on the bill each weekend, there are bound to be buzz bands to see. Weekend One has quite a few artists that made our list of acts to watch perform. We narrowed that list down further to two recommendations per day. Also included are the remaining bands that we took note of when examining the exhaustive roster which includes newbie pop sensation, Chappell Roan whose set got moved from Saturday to Sunday in order to move her performance to the largest stage at the festival, Amex.

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SXSW preview: Six buzz bands to see at Sx 2024

March 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 2210 Views buzz bands, Exotic Fruitica, Hot Garbage, Lip Critic, new music, NOBRO, Snooper, South by Southwest, Spoon Benders, Sx, SXSW, SXSW 2024

For 2024’s edition of SX, a massive, seemingly unending array of artists will make their way to Austin for the festivities. The following are some buzz bands that will appear multiple times throughout the festival, recommended for music fans of all tastes, regions, and backgrounds. All listed are official SXSW artists whose profiles and when and where they play during the fest can be found via the SXSW schedule and the SXSW GO app.

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Album Review: Debut full length from SPRINTS Letter to Self is precocious

January 24, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1335 Views album review, buzz bands, garage rock, new music, punk, SPRINTS, SXSW

After a series of EP and single releases, Dublin-based SPRINTS released their debut LP, Letter to Self, via City Slang Records on January 5.

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SXSW 2023 buzz bands round two

March 10, 2023 Greg Ackerman 529 Views Balming Tiger, Bartees Strange, buzz bands, Fake Fruit, live music, Model/Actriz, preview, SXSW, The Orielles, Y La Bamba

Alright, it’s go time folks. Here’s round two of SXSW buzz bands we are listening to (and excited to check out) in case ya’ll are stuck in a state of indecision. If you haven’t seen our SXSW day parties page, godammit, what are you doing?! Go there! Now!

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Live music preview: Six SXSW 2023 buzz bands to see

March 2, 2023 Christina DeStefano 1468 Views Algiers, Blvck Hippie, buzz bands, Divino Niño, live music, Mauskovic Dance Band, Otoboke Beaver, preview, Sudan Archives, SXSW

Alright, folks. It’s March in Austin which means it is time to begin your planning for SXSW 2023. Posters and RSVPs have already begun opening up. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of artists, showcases, and events happening around the city. Here is a list of six buzz bands I am most excited to see perform this year.

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SXSW preview: Five more buzz bands to see this year

March 12, 2022 Michael Maly 252 Views Aeon Station, buzz bands, Just Mustard, New Candys, Silver Synthetic, Sunflower Bean, SXSW, SXSW 2022

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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SXSW preview: Five buzz bands to see during the festival

March 11, 2022 Christina DeStefano 494 Views Baby Queen, buzz bands, Pom Pom Squad, preview, SESAMI, South by Southwest, SXSW, Wet Leg, Yard Act

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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