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

March 20, 2024 April Riggs 2285 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 1910 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 1507 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 1861 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 2438 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 3028 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 2583 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.

Album Brian Hillsman Review

Album review: Swallow the Rat sophomore effort South Locust positions band well for SXSW 2024

February 29, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1623 Views album review, Austin, hard rock, New Zealand, post-punk, South Locust, Swallow the Rat, SXSW, Webberville Block Party

New Zealand hard rock trio, Swallow the Rat, released their latest LP, South Locust, on September 1, 2023, and are set to perform at this year’s SXSW music festival as part of the Aotearoa contingent. The band has a number of performances slated for the festival including an unofficial event, Webberville Block Party presented by The Cosmic Clash and Play to the Plants at The Lost Well, Cavalier and Fading Yellow House on Saturday, March 16.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Nashville’s Snooper at Radio East with Tear Dungeon and Font leads to wild night

January 31, 2024 Case Cockrell 1891 Views buzz band, Font, live music, metal, punk rock, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, Snooper, SXSW, Tear Dungeon

In Austin, nothing ever slows down for the music scene. After New Year’s Eve, we plunge right into Free Week,

Album Brian Hillsman

Album Review: Debut full length from SPRINTS Letter to Self is precocious

January 24, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1682 Views album review, buzz bands, garage rock, new music, punk, SPRINTS, SXSW

After a series of EP and single releases, Dublin-based SPRINTS released their debut LP, Letter to Self, via City Slang Records on January 5.

Christina DeStefano Review

SXSW 2023 recap: The best things we saw at festival this year

April 4, 2023 Christina DeStefano 1089 Views Algiers, Blondshell, Fake Fruit, Gus Baldwin, live music, Model/Actriz, Otoboke Beaver, Review, SXSW, SXSW 2023, Y La Bamba

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.