Porcelain – The Cosmic Clash

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

March 13, 2025 Case Cockrell 938 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.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

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

July 10, 2024 Case Cockrell 1861 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.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Free Week Austin 2024 huge success as thousands attended

January 12, 2024 Case Cockrell 2380 Views Billy Glitter, Easy Compadre!, Free Week, live music, Luxury Television, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Porcelain, Red River Cultural District, Review, Semihelix, The Bright Light Social Hour, TV's Daniel

Red River Cultural District’s Free Week is an opportunity for Austin locals to get a dose of what makes the

Greg Ackerman Preview

Live music preview: Deezie Brown headlines Mixtape Mashup at BLK Vinyl Thursday

March 13, 2023 Greg Ackerman 635 Views BLK Vinyl, Cha Keeta B, live music, mixtape mashup, My Education, Porcelain, preview, SXSW

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.

Review Robert Dean

SXSW: The Madness of Day One

March 12, 2023 Robert Dean 747 Views Bigfoot and the Gregs, Colton Downing, comedy, Deric Poston, Eshan Ahmad, Hip Hop, live music, Porcelain, Rckshawk Billlie's Burger Patrol, SXSW

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.”