Exotic Fruitica – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: SXSW 2025 music week began with a wide range of musical styles

March 13, 2025 Case Cockrell 563 Views classic rock, cold wave, Exotic Fruitica, experimental rock, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Grocery Bag, hardcore, Holy Wire, John Fogerty, live music, Mugger, Mulch Cult, My Son the Doctor, pop-punk, Population II, Porcelain, Portrayal of Guilt, post rock, psych-rock, punk rock, Review, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, rock n roll, Skloss, South by Southwest, SXSW, The Holy Temple, TVOD

The 2025 South By Southwest music festival kicked off on Monday and Tuesday this week, featuring artists from around the Austin music scene and worldwide. 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 SXSW music showcases, we rounded up some of our favorite acts that started off our music festival coverage with stops at Hotel Vegas, 13th Floor and Stubb’s BBQ to see bands with a wide range of musical styles from the hardcore noise punk of Exotic Fruitica to experimental act Skloss to legendary songwriter John Fogerty and back to the heavy psych rock of Frankie and the Witch Fingers. SXSW runs the musical genre gamut as our coverage attests.

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Live music preview: Seven bands to see at Hot Summer Nights July 18-20

July 10, 2024 Case Cockrell 1788 Views Exotic Fruitica, hardcore, Hey Cowboy, Hot Summer Nights, indie rock, live music, Lorelei K, noise rock, Porcelain, preview, Proun, Queen Serene, Red River Cultural District, rock n roll, shoegaze, TV's Daniel

Hot Summer Nights in the Red River Cultural District in Austin, is yet another RRCD-sponsored event that features countless local artists performing across the downtown area. Each showcase will not charge a cover at the door, meaning dozens of free showcases akin to the annual Free Week, which takes place the first week of each January. Hot Summer Nights will take place July 18 – July 20 and will feature over 140 acts from all over Austin and surrounding areas.

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

March 27, 2024 Case Cockrell 1652 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.

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Video premiere: Exotic Frutica released latest video 90K House in Sweden today

March 19, 2024 Case Cockrell 1318 Views 13th Floor, Blank Hellscape, Body Tape, Coral Snake, Exotic Fruitica, new music, noise punk, video premiere

Austin noise punk act Exotic Fruitica has released their latest video to accompany the newly released single “90k House In Sweden.” The track proceeds “NYC Feeling,” showing the Austin act pushing the envelope on their punishing instrumentation, pervasive lyricism, and deafening live performances.

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SXSW preview: Six buzz bands to see at Sx 2024

March 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 2579 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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Video Premiere: Exotic Fruitica continues release cycle with new track Cowboy

August 4, 2023 Case Cockrell 1437 Views DAIISTAR, Exotic Fruitica, hard rock, new music, OFF!, post-punk, video premiere

Austin noisemakers Exotic Fruitica are ramping up their upcoming EP release with a new track and video that pushes the band’s noisy antics to 11. For the Austin act, they’ve been releasing one song after another that always go the deafening distance. Choosing sun-baked hooks and fuzzy guitars to sculpt their catchy yet chaotic approach, the Austin noise act has been making a mission statement to rattle listeners into blown-out exhaustion. To celebrate the release of “Cowboy,” They have also dropped a video that embodies the same chaos that the music evokes. Directed by Cameron Kisel, Exotic Fruitica is quickly catching fire as one of Austin’s most exciting bands.

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Live music preview: Hot Summer Nights offers free shows all weekend

July 20, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1803 Views Andrew Cashen, Annabelle Chairlegs, Big Bill, DJ John Dwyer, Exotic Fruitica, Hot Summer Nights, J Soulja, Kidd Jones, live music, Mama Duke, Money Chicha, Moody Banks, Osees, preview, Red River Cultural District, SIMS Foundation

Beginning with a Tito’s kickoff party at Swan Dive this evening, Austin’s annual Hot Summer Night takes place this weekend at various venues around the downtown Red River Cultural District (RRCD).

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Video Premiere: Exotic Fruitica released new track and video featuring Paul Leary

June 15, 2023 Case Cockrell 1047 Views Butthole Surfers, Exotic Fruitica, new music, noise rock, Paul Leary, post-punk, video premiere

Exotic Fruitica has released a music video paired with a new single ahead of their upcoming album out this summer.