SXSW – The Cosmic Clash

SXSW film review: This is a Film About The Black Keys premiered at Sx Film Festival

April 10, 2024 Case Cockrell 1451 Views Beck, Dan Auerbach, documentary, film, music documentary, Patrick Carney, Review, SXSW, The Black Keys

For South By Southwest 2024, The Black Keys premiered their triumphant story of rock and roll stardom, which didn’t come as an immediate success as their long tenure as a band might suggest. In the premiering “This Is A Film About The Black Keys,” we get to see their rise as a band, along with the friends they met and the legends they crossed paths with along the way, allowing for all the laughs, pitfalls, and eventual success of being famous rock stars in the present.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

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

March 27, 2024 Case Cockrell 1357 Views BALTHVS, Blank Hellscape, Daikaiju, Exotic Fruitica, Fading Yellow, live music, metal, noise rock, psych-rock, Review, rock n roll, Spoon Benders, SXSW, Walkabouts

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.

Live Music Review Robert Dean

SXSW Ramble: From Ben Nichols to The Spits to a neighborhood block party to Tear Dungeon and Fugitive

March 22, 2024 Robert Dean 1058 Views Black Keys, Cavalier, live review, Lucero, new music, Play to the Plants, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, Ringo Deathstarr, Riverboat Gamblers, Sunset Strip Comedy Club, SXSW, Tear Dungeon, The Lost Well, The Oxys, Urban Heat

Some people hate SXSW. But just the same, another contingency finds magic within the chaos. The festival is draining; it takes a lot out of the festival goer, the musicians, and the service industry staff slinging the tacos, cleaning up the puke, and loading up the plastic cups full of whatever poison gets the job done. Standing late Sunday night at Empire Control Room at the crossroads of that perfect place of drunk and happy, I consistently remain in the latter regarding where SXSW lives within my heart.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Heart of music week offered notable performances by Dinosaur Jr, Big Boi and more

March 20, 2024 Case Cockrell 1385 Views Automatic, Big Boi, Dinosaur Jr, Ho99o9, Lip Critic, live music, Mugger, new music, NOBRO, Review, Snooper, SXSW, The Spits

The South By Southwest (SXSW) music programming continued through the week with countless sets, famous musician sightings, and more all-day-all-night

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April Riggs Live Music Review

SXSW live review: The Black Angels performed at Marshall Fun House party and it ruled

March 20, 2024 April Riggs 1889 Views live music, Mc5, Parish, Review, Rocky Erickson, SXSW, The Black Angels, The Grateful Dead, The Velvet Underground

Fast forward to SXSW 2024 and asking Greg why in all these years he’s never asked me to write for TCC and him finding out that I’ve seen The Black Angels (give or take) 40 times since that fateful night back in 2006. And here we are – you’re here to get a recap of Friday’s SXSW show at The Parish for the Marshall Fun House and I’m giving my brief history with the band as it pertains to writing about them.

Brian Hillsman Live Music Review

SXSW live review: UK acts including buzz band SPRINTS thrilled at Music For Listeners party

March 19, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1610 Views Coach Party, Colatura, Lazarus Brewing, live music, Music for Listeners, Neon Waltz, Review, South by Southwest, SPRINTS, SXSW, SXSW Unofficial, The Lottery Winners

Lazarus Brewing Company hosted the annual Music For Listeners showcase again this year, and, as should be expected, it did not disappoint. The Cosmic Clash was on hand to witness the third of five days of live music on March 14 at the East Austin Brewery that featured SXSW buzz band SPRINTS from Ireland along with a slate of primarily UK acts.

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 1246 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.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

SXSW live review: Austin acts welcome festival goers with amazing performances

March 11, 2024 Case Cockrell 1420 Views A Giant dog, Annabelle Chairlegs, Club X, Grandmaster, Lauren Lakis, live music, Review, Sexpop, SXSW, The Cuckoos

The first weekend of South By Southwest 2024 showed some of Austin’s finest local talent, warmly welcoming out-of-town visitors, local music fans, and touring bands alike. Austin is still a global music hub in 2024, and SXSW amplifies that fact for a couple weeks each March to show that music is still a hot commodity in the city, no matter what time of year it is. With opening, all-day showcases such as Hotel Vegas’ Anniversary Party, SX Soundcheck, Do512 Smokeout, and others, there’s plenty to keep music attendees busy before official music week begins today (March 11). Here’s what stood out to us in the opening days of SXSW, most of which will perform again before the festival concludes.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

SXSW preview: Seven Day Parties to put on your must see list

March 7, 2024 Case Cockrell 1920 Views 13th Floor, Andrew Cashen, Cavalier, day parties, Hotel Vegas, live music, Parish, Pink Fuzz, Play to the Plants, preview, RSVP, South by Southwest, Stubb's, Sx, SXSW, The Black Angels, The Cosmic Clash, The Lost Well

What’s South By Southwest without daytime shenanigans? For every year’s SXSW installment, different activations pop up all over the city

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

SXSW preview: Seven more buzz bands to see at Sx 2024

March 4, 2024 Case Cockrell 2525 Views Automatic, Bar Italia, Faye Webster, Grocery Bag, live music, Mong Tong, Population II, preview, South by Southwest, SXSW, SXSW 2024, This is Loreleii

The South By Southwest Music Festival is a time to make the rounds and discover new artists and sounds you may have yet to be exposed to before coming to Austin for the week-long musical happenings. It can be easy to get intimidated when glancing at the hundreds of performing artists. That is understandable for out of town music fans, so we’re bringing you seven more buzz bands to catch while you roam the streets of Austin in the coming weeks. All performing artists and set times can be found on the SXSW website or the SXSW GO smartphone application.

Case Cockrell Live Music Preview

SXSW preview: Six buzz bands to see at Sx 2024

March 2, 2024 Case Cockrell 2231 Views buzz bands, Exotic Fruitica, Hot Garbage, Lip Critic, new music, NOBRO, Snooper, South by Southwest, Spoon Benders, Sx, SXSW, SXSW 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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