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Shows: Portugal. The Man @ ACL Moody, Dec. 12

December 22, 2025December 23, 2025 Joeyconcert review

(All photos by Nicole Berlin Photography: @nicoleberlinphotography)   Pretty good? Yeah. Curiously programmed? Also yes. When a highly successful alt-pop act like Portugal. The Man has a two-hour set ahead of them, and one hit of[…]

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Shows: Die Spitz’s charged Central Machine Works outing reflects a gate blown wide open

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Joeyartist feature

Gatekeeping is a touchy — and chronically over-debated — subject these days, in music as well as other places. Some think musical gatekeeping has its place, some think it’s invariably bad, but let’s face it:[…]

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Shows: Blondshell @ Mohawk, Nov. 13

November 18, 2025November 19, 2025 Joeyconcert review

(All photos by Nicole Berlin Photography)   The Mohawk was sold out on Thursday night, and Sabrina Teitelbaum felt every inch of it. Toward the end of her hour-plus performance, the alternative singer-songwriter known as Blondshell[…]

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Artist interview: S.L. Houser heeds her “phantom limb” as her solo career moves forward

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Joeyartist feature

Sara Houser’s long-developed reputation in Austin’s music community hasn’t come by way of putting herself out there as a solo artist. Yet, in emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with solo billing and a new musical direction, the Austin[…]

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ACL Weekend 1 full recap: Shoutout to festival security, and to the best performers of the weekend

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 Joeyconcert review

(Top photo by Greg Noire, ACL Festival)   An assessment of the success of any music festival — or any entertainment event — in the U.S. in 2025 seemingly has to include the following “pro” as[…]

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ACL Day 2 quick recap: Yes, rock is still a thing at this festival — New Yorkers Hotline TNT and the Strokes see to it

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Joeyconcert review

We all hear it, particularly if you regularly interact with Austinites over about the age of 40: some variation of the perception that ACL (and popular music in general) are leaving rock ‘n’ roll behind, or words[…]

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