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Live music review: Big Bill Ball 8 at Radio East offered accurate snapshot of Austin music scene

December 4, 2025 Case Cockrell 1268 Views art punk, Austin Music, Big Bill, Big Bill Ball, concert, Cormae, experimental rap, Haha Laughing, hardcore, indie rock, live music, mini fest, Neo-psychedelia, noise rock, Pooneh Ghana, Pooneh Presents, Porcelain, post hardcore, psych-rock, punk rock, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, shoegaze

The eighth annual Big Bill Ball at Radio East in the Southeast part of town, marked another celebration of the Austin scene, offering a snapshot of local music in 2025 with a six-band bill featuring some of the best active acts in the Austindie sphere. For this year’s installment, the philosophical art punk mainstays celebrated the release of their new studio LP, Sick Myth. Continuing the Big Bill way of inclusive activism through comedic lyrical punchlines and a variety of punk rock angles, the one-day event gave attendees one of the most coveted evenings of live music in 2025 during Saturday night’s (November 22) gig at the southeast Austin backyard venue. The mini-fest was co-sponsored by famed photographer and show promoter, Pooneh Ghana for the annual showcase.

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Live music review: Levitation Halloween Freakend day two got weird

November 7, 2025 Case Cockrell 838 Views electronic punk, experimental rock, Far Out Lounge, Haha Laughing, Halloween Freakend, hardcore, Levitation, Lightning Bolt, Lip Critic, live music, Machine Girl, noise rock, Porcelain, post hardcore, post-punk, psych-rock, Review

The second day of Levitation’s Halloween Freakend at the Far Out Lounge & Stage showcased the more experimental side of the current indie music landscape, marking the third installment of Austin festival programming in 2025. With the Rob Fitzpatrick and The Black Angels-run music celebration entering its second decade, the Halloween two-day mini fest served as an optimal finale to a year of buzzing amps, underground artists, and legacy acts. Following a long-awaited headlining performance from Swedish dance punk stars Viagra Boys on Halloween night, the second day tapped into something a little different for the music fans who scour the internet for the weird and nothing but.

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Live music preview: seven buzz bands to see at SXSW 2025

February 27, 2025 Case Cockrell 3951 Views Bands to see SXSW, Brutus VIII, buzz bands, Dune Rats, egg punk, experimental, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, garage rock, Haha Laughing, live music, math rock, Native Sun, noise rock, post-punk, preview, punk rock, rap, South by Southwest, surf punk, surf rock, SXSW, SXSW 2025, TVOD, YHWH Nailgun

The 2025 edition of South By Southwest is fast approaching, and the list of acts making their way to Austin for the six-day music festival spans multiple genres and geographic origins. With this in mind, the Cosmic Clash team has curated a group of seven buzz bands we think you should put on your list for the long week of around-the-clock music. All acts are Sx official artists. All set times, along with venues, can be found on the SXSW website and SXSW GO cell application.

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Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny mini fest at Radio East with Of Montreal, Danny Brown

January 10, 2025 Case Cockrell 2640 Views Being Dead, Danny Brown, Font, Haha Laughing, Health, Holiday Hootenanny, JPEGMAFIA, live music, Magic Rockers of Texas, Native Son, Of Montreal, Radio East, Review, Tear Dungeon, Water From Your Eyes

Austin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for

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Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny with Danny Brown, HEALTH, Of Montreal, Water From Your Eyes set for December 14-15

November 26, 2024 Case Cockrell 3577 Views art rock, Being Dead, Danny Brown, Haha Laughing, Holiday Hootenanny, live music, micro fest, music festival, Of Montreal, post-punk, preview, Radio East, Resound Presents, rock n roll, Water From Your Eyes

Resound Presents’ annual winter formal returns this year with a two-day event set to take place on December 15 and 16 with a worthy lineup to ensure Austin music fans send off their year with a bang. The 16-band excursion dubbed the “Holiday Hootenanny,” is an enormous opportunity to see the up-and-coming and well-established talent with many acts that have torn through Austin in 2024 as show favorites as the stacked concert calendar in town has continued to unfold. The event is also co-presented by all-star concert photographer Pooneh Ghana and famed local radio station KUTX. The annual programming will take place at the multi-stage Radio/East, located in South Austin, one of the city’s most exciting new venues

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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 2607 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.