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Live music review: Electronic duo Sextile returned to Austin with stacked local bill

December 30, 2025 Case Cockrell 473 Views Austin Music, concert, electronic rock, Empire Garage, garage rock, Gus Baldwin, hardcore, J'Cuuzi, live music, Mugger, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Sextile, Snooper, The Opera

Los Angeles by way of Brooklyn electronic duo Sextile returned to Austin for a third time in 2025 to end the year with a loaded bill on Saturday night at Empire Control Room and Garage. The stacked lineup included Nashville egg punk extraordinaries Snooper along with local band appearances from Gus Baldwin & The Sketch, Alma Muneca, Mugger, and The Opera who are Cosmic Clash SXSW Webberville Block Party vets.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

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 2606 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.