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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

SXSW live review: Music festival wrapped up with seven great acts

Austin’s South by Southwest finished things up with countless showcases that made the last two days of the music festival a pick-and-choose affair that didn’t let up until the crack of 2 a.m. on Saturday night. For most festival goers, energy can run slim on these last two days, and seeing what you can before the festival’s end is essential to closing the book on yet another March festival edition. Here’s seven great acts we closed out our SXSW with on the final two days of our festival experience. 

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Case CockrellLive MusicPreview

SXSW preview: Six buzz bands to see at Sx 2024

For 2024’s edition of SX, a massive, seemingly unending array of artists will make their way to Austin for the festivities. The following are some buzz bands that will appear multiple times throughout the festival, recommended for music fans of all tastes, regions, and backgrounds. All listed are official SXSW artists whose profiles and when and where they play during the fest can be found via the SXSW schedule and the SXSW GO app.

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Case CockrellLiveReview

Live music review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers unleashed psych and roll on an ecstatic Austin audience

For Los Angeles act, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, every record has been a step further to indie psych-rock royalty. Formed by frontman Dylan Sizemore as a solo project in Indiana before relocating to Los Angeles recently, Sizemore has assembled his group of rock and roll avengers, sculpting record after record of “psych and roll” material built to blow audiences away. Sizemore and his band did just that for a Thursday night Austin crowd at The Parish in the city’s famed East Side.

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Greg AckermanPreview

Live music preview: Frankie and the Witch Fingers set to play Parish with Spoon Benders

Thursday evening at Parish LEVITATION veterans Frankie and the Witch Fingers are set to play with Portland’s Spoon Benders. The lineup is sponsored by the vaunted psych-rock festival, The Cosmic Clash and our favorite, Austin independent booking outfit, Resound Presents.

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Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Meatbodies at Antone’s with The Well and Spoon Benders for LEVITATION

Saturday evening’s LEVITATION late night show at Antone’s presented by The Cosmic Clash featured Meatbodies, Austin’s The Well and Portland act, Spoon Benders. A packed club witnessed impactful garage rock, psych and heavy guitar rock from a trio of talented bands.

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