(Photo by Nicole Berlin Photography) “This world don’t cherish truth, my spirit’s been mad for days,” sings Jackie Venson in the first verse of her newest single. From there, “‘Til This Pain Goes away” carries a[…]
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Author: Joey
Shows: A Giant Dog, Pleasure Venom and Dregs @ Hotel Vegas
As a return to live normalcy, Heartless Bastards at the Mohawk was fantastic in its own way. Saturday at Hotel Vegas was a different animal. Specifically, a dog. A giant one. Finally catching A Giant[…]
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Heartless Bastards @ Mohawk: The return to an intoxicating familiarity
Before Heartless Bastards took the stage on May 30, the first thing to do was just to turn around and take it all in. We were at the front of the Mohawk outdoor stage for[…]
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Local reviews: Dayglow, Harmony House; Kendra Sells, All in Your Head. Not local: girl in red, if i could make it go quiet
My last piece, on the ACL lineup the day after its release, ended with an acknowledgment that “my own verdict on Dayglow is incomplete and evolving,” nodding to Sloan Struble’s inclusion on the ACL bill[…]
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Quick reaction to ACL: Austin, we have a lineup
Assuming it’ll be safe in October, Austin City Limits Musical Festival will get an A for existence. No doubt Weekend 1 sold out the same day the lineup was released, in part, for this very[…]
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Album review: Sasha and the Valentines, So You Think You Found Love?
Ever listen to something that makes you think about your evolution as a music lover? So You Think You Found Love?, the first full-length from Austin-via-Massachusetts dream-pop fivesome Sasha and the Valentines, just did that for me.[…]
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