Saturday, November 2, 2024

glam rock

Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Sweet Spirit returned to Hotel Vegas Saturday

Two weeks to the day Sweet Spirit members Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen played Hotel Vegas’ famed backyard with A Giant Dog, the writing duo returned Saturday with Sweet Spirit to do it all over again, but with glam-rock style in spades

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Brian HillsmanPreview

Video Premiere: The Cuckoos new single I’ll Be Ur Tramp

In what now feels like ancient history, this past January, The Cuckoos put on a show at one of Austin’s most intimate venues, Cheer Up Charlie’s. On June 29, the band dropped a new single and video. The new clip depicts a man (Frost), sitting alone in a chair, in black and white with a vintage color TV playing footage from the aforementioned show.  This is the premise for the Austin-based The Cuckoos’ latest music video and single release “I’ll Be Ur Tramp.”

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Greg AckermanReview

Album Review: Trinidad from Sweet Spirit signals new approach

Like many bands, Austin’s Sweet Spirit has seen a number of iterations. The band has swelled and contracted in size over the years. The current (smaller) formation lends itself to a different direction with Trinidad that is still glam rock we know and love, but a more spare sound emerges. It’s darker in tone than the previous two full-length albums the band has released.

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