Live music review: Xiu Xiu brought unbridled experimentation to Elysium Friday
California’s Xiu Xiu is a band transcending many different musical concepts and genres. Xiu Xiu brought their unbridled experimentation to Elysium on Friday.
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Live music review: finding hope with Weyes Blood at Stubb’s
As the sold-out crowd at Stubb’s BBQ performed the standard between set activities, beverages, restroom breaks, locating friends in the crowd, etc. in preparation for the highly anticipated headline act of the evening, Weyes Blood, a familiar and widely underestimated beauty of a tune piped in over the PA.
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SXSW 2023 recap: The best things we saw at festival this year
Without big tech NFT and crypto currencies funding parties with high profile headliners and free booze mixed with the fact there was no grounding social media platform to share secret sets, the playing field had become more advantageous for up and coming bands to procure an audience. Here are the best things we saw at SXSW 2023.
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Live music review: full moon, Venus and Hotel Vegas with Being Dead and Transy Warhol
As a full moon aligned with Venus in the Friday night sky, down below, on March 24, cosmic forces further
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Live music review: Black Flag at Mohawk and Combichrist at Elysium Saturday
I wanted to clown on this current incarnation of Black Flag. I really did. Going into the show on Saturday at Mohawk, my expectations were low. When a legendary band has gone through a cadre of lineups over the years, it’s hard to get excited when Greg Ginn is the only original member up there chugging away on the hits that are so influential to our lives.
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Essay: Austin Punk Rockers Wore Drag Too
The unjust law extends beyond drag to trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary individuals. Texas aims to follow suit with at least four suggested bills that may restrict drag performances as well as performances by trans, nonbinary, and GNC persons. State legislators in Texas are setting a dangerous precedent that will encourage violence against drag, trans and queer people. This is not who Texans are and flies in the face of our friendly culture. Austin punk rockers wore drag too.
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SXSW review: Hair of the Dog Showcase at Mohawk
On Tuesday, March 14, Mohawk hosted the Hair of the Dog SXSW showcase, featuring a plethora of talent and diverse sounds.
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Live music preview: Deezie Brown headlines Mixtape Mashup at BLK Vinyl Thursday
Thursday’s Mixtape Mashup presented by The Loyalty Firm and The Cosmic Clash featuring Deezie Brown are neither of those things. It’s a free event open to the public to support SIMS Foundation, a mental health organization for Austin music industry workers and their dependent families.
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SXSW: The Madness of Day One
I ventured into the bucket head-wearing throngs for night one. Accompanied by my spiritual advisor, the comic Trevor Keveloh, we dared to see what this year’s SXSW festival had in store for us, even though it was supposed to be only the “tech week.”
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SXSW 2023 buzz bands round two
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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SXSW Preview: Austin’s Keeled Scales Label a Family Affair
An innate drive for acceptance that is a basic human instinct. Independent record label Keeled Scales embody the positive aspect of family.
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