Tear Dungeon – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Tear Dungeon tour kick off at Radio East with stage dives

August 11, 2025 Robert Dean 3815 Views Austin Music, hardcore, live music, punk, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, Tear Dungeon, tear dungeon tour, tour kick off

I’ve seen a lot of things in my years of going to rock and roll shows. I have experienced a man in a rubber sex mask spit fake blood into a child’s face. Whenever Tear Dungeon plays, there is always a chance of something insane happening. Between roof climbs, the highest stage dives, a garage being ripped down to the studs (see: their show at the now-defunct Ghost Cat Lounge) the band has established a culture of chaos at their shows, that if you’re here, being an absolute psycho is A-OK. The band’s show at Radio East on Saturday, August, 9 was no exception

Hawt Dawg Fest 3 2025 contestants Troy Gonzales

Greg Ackerman Live Music Photos

Live music photos: Hawk Dawg 3 with Tear Dungeon, Queen Serene and Dregs

July 17, 2025 Greg Ackerman 3872 Views Andrew Cashen, Dregs, garage punk, hard rock, Hawk Dawg 3, hot dog eating contest, live music, mohawk, photos, psych-rock, Queen Serene, shoegaze, Tear Dungeon

An ignominious event, Hawk Dawg 3 took place on a rainy July 4 at Red River Cultural District favorite Mohawk with a hot dog eating contest that left no wiener untouched. The Cosmic Clash even had staff photographer and writer Drew Doggett joining the fun with our man trying to stuff as many dogs into his face as possible (evidence below) but the main event of the day party which got going at 4 p.m. was headliners, Tear Dungeon, fronted by Andrew Cashen (A Giant Dog, Andrew Cashen and the Disciples of Creation) with a bevy of well-known local players did their best ATX approximation of shock rock acts like Gwar complete with masks, spewing blood, mosh pits and stage dives. Fellow local acts, Queen Serene and Dregs joined the party.

Tear Dungeon 2 HV SXSW 2025 Troy Gonzales

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: SXSW 2025 finished with Space Agency Booking, Webberville Block Party

March 24, 2025 Case Cockrell 4119 Views electronic musc, experimental rock, Gus Baldwin, hard rock, High On Fire, La Sécurité, live music, Matador Sphere, Play to the Plants, psych-rock, Review, Riverboat Gamblers, sludge metal, South by Southwest, Space Agency Booking, SXSW, SXSW 2025, Tear Dungeon, The Opera, The Thing, Webberville Block Party, YHWH Nailgun

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 who we closed out our SXSW with on the final two days of our festival experience at Hotel Vegas for Space Agency Booking’s annual showcase along with a closing festival celebration at the Webberville Block Party followed by a return to Hotel Vegas to close out SXSW 2025.

Case Cockrell Live Music Review

Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny mini fest at Radio East with Of Montreal, Danny Brown

January 10, 2025 Case Cockrell 2640 Views Being Dead, Danny Brown, Font, Haha Laughing, Health, Holiday Hootenanny, JPEGMAFIA, live music, Magic Rockers of Texas, Native Son, Of Montreal, Radio East, Review, Tear Dungeon, Water From Your Eyes

Austin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for

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 2481 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

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

January 31, 2024 Case Cockrell 3188 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,

Christina DeStefano Review

Live music review: Free Week twentieth anniversary recap

January 12, 2023 Christina DeStefano 1632 Views Como Las Movies, Free Week, Free Week 2023, live music, Pelvis Wrestley, Review, Tear Dungeon, The Bright Light Social Hour

From January 5 to January 7, venues up and down the Red River Cultural District participated in Free Week. 2023 marked the twentieth anniversary of the event that was created to provide entertainment during quiet months in order to support the service industry.