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Shows: Blondshell @ Antone’s Nightclub

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 Joeyconcert review

In covering Samia’s “Charm You” on Thursday night at Antone’s, Sabrina Teitelbaum — aka Blondshell — sang “I don’t wanna charm anyone this time.” Safe to say, she failed at not doing that. Blondshell’s sold-out[…]

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Shows: Mandy Rowden @ Saxon Pub with Chip Dolan

July 25, 2023July 26, 2023 Joeyconcert review

By now, I’ve most assuredly lost count of the number of times I’ve seen Mandy Rowden perform — whether it be collections of her originals, cover sets in the chillest New Year’s Eve bar setting imaginable,[…]

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Shows: Austin Psych Fest day 3 takes us around the world

May 4, 2023May 5, 2023 Joeyconcert review

For someone who hasn’t left the United States for a spell — three and a half years, to be exact — catching the closing day of Austin Psych Fest on Sunday was a treat in something of[…]

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ACL overview and Day 3 recap: Avoiding politics without even trying, and the best sets and songs of the weekend

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Joeyconcert review

Running around for my final day at ACL Weekend Two on Sunday, I realized just how little overt politics I had seen from any performers. With a midterm election coming, post-Roe America just a few months[…]

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ACL Day 2 quick recap: Pink, War on Drugs and Death Cab are musical sundials; Sloppy Jane commits to the method

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 Joeyartist feature

This will sound like a strange premise, but I can be strange, so stay with me for a second: Imagine that you’re blind, you fall asleep on a blanket at ACL, and you wake up[…]

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ACL Day 1 quick recap: Wet Leg becomes an artistic double threat; Phoenix est très bien; and my feet get a reprieve

October 15, 2022 Joeyconcert review

Anybody who does all three days of ACL — really does it, as oppose to just camping in one convenient spot all day — knows what it does to your feet. Specifically, it murders them.[…]

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