SXSW – Page 2 – The Cosmic Clash

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

February 29, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1247 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 1623 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,

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

January 24, 2024 Brian Hillsman 1356 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 848 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.

Opinion Robert Dean

Essay: A SXSW 2023 true tale of heartbreak

March 20, 2023 Robert Dean 747 Views essay, gonzo, heartbreak, Robert Dean, rock n roll, SXSW

I’m an unreliable narrator – SXSW passes and all. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you learned about new bands, new places to eat, new bartenders to meet to serve you a drink. I hope you got an inside track about what the Austin music scene has to offer. But it was never about you.

Case Cockrell Review

SXSW: Danny Brown invited JPEGMAFIA and Hannibal Burress to his Dr. Martens party

March 19, 2023 Case Cockrell 1721 Views Collide on Rainey, Danny Brown, Dr Martens, Hannibal Burress, JPEGMAFIA, SXSW

With a seminal day-time appearance at the 2023 edition of South By Southwest (SXSW), Danny Brown delivered a set that made a statement for what the artist has planned for the future.

Brian Hillsman Live Music

SXSW review: Hair of the Dog Showcase at Mohawk

March 17, 2023 Brian Hillsman 664 Views be your own pet, Hair of the Dog, live music, mohawk, Noah and the loners, Review, Sunflower Bean, SXSW, The Black Angels, we don't ride llamas

On Tuesday, March 14, Mohawk hosted the Hair of the Dog SXSW showcase, featuring a plethora of talent and diverse sounds.

Review Robert Dean

SXSW Strikes Again: Day Two and Three in Review

March 15, 2023 Robert Dean 964 Views comedy, Grace Kirk, Lee Kimbrel, live music review, recap, Rocky Dale Davis, SXSW, Trevor Kevaloh, White Horse

across Austin, cool (and SXSW ) is something we’ve been monetizing since the first hip dude slipped on a Bob Seger shirt and a cowboy hat way back in the Nixon administration.

Greg Ackerman Preview

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

March 13, 2023 Greg Ackerman 465 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 580 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.”

Christina DeStefano Preview

SXSW 2023 buzz bands round two

March 10, 2023 Greg Ackerman 539 Views Balming Tiger, Bartees Strange, buzz bands, Fake Fruit, live music, Model/Actriz, preview, SXSW, The Orielles, Y La Bamba

Alright, it’s go time folks. Here’s round two of SXSW buzz bands we are listening to (and excited to check out) in case ya’ll are stuck in a state of indecision. If you haven’t seen our SXSW day parties page, godammit, what are you doing?! Go there! Now!

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