Wednesday, March 26, 2025

World Music

AlbumBrian HillsmanReview

Album review: Hard Proof dropped third LP Code Noir last month

Austin’s hometown jazz-funk collective, Hard Proof, released their latest album, Code Noir, in early February. The all-star Afrobeat collective released their third studio record followed by a Continental Club album release party. The recording is a listen that is bound to get you up and dancing in living room. It may be their best effort yet. 

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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Wizard Rodeo proved memorable mini-fest at Sam’s Town Point

Wizard Rodeo is an eclectic musical gathering founded by San Antonio country-rock staple Garrett T. Capps, Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill,

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Amanda QuraishiLiveLive Music

Live Music Review: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily Perform Love in Exile at Bass Concert Hall

On the evening of Friday, September 29 2023, Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily took to the stage at Bass Concert Hall to perform their spellbinding collaborative project Love in Exile. What transpired over the course of the next hour was, in every sense of the word, art. 

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Brian HillsmanInterviews

Interview: Pan-American Soul band Frederico7 and their amazing live act

Last month at Stubb’s hosted Press Junkie PR’s 10-year Anniversary party. Frederico 7, the mesmerizing Austin Pan-American, soul musical group, performing in Portuguese, English, and Spanish graced the stage with a gleaming set featuring Guitarist Sergio Yazbek, formerly of the popular Brazilian reggae-fusion act, Cidade Negra.

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InterviewsLiveMike Cosmic

SXSW Interview with MEXMODE – Four Daze of Clash

The most EVIL rap crew in Travis County, “MEXMODE”, will perform at the 2019 edition of Cosmic Clash Daze (World Music) during South by Southwest (SXSW).

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