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Discriminating music appreciation in a congested city

Author: Joey

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Arctic Monkeys’ latest is just too tranquil

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Joeyalbum review

If this is musical evolution, frankly, Arctic Monkeys could stand to stunt their just growth a bit. Through five albums – particularly on their previous two – the Monkeys have allowed their sound to expand[…]

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Review: Dream Wife brings chops, attitude to promising, imperfect debut

February 13, 2018May 30, 2018 Joeyalbum review

The ingredients are almost in place for Dream Wife to become something great someday. The Brighton, U.K.-originated trio are clearly lovers of some of the best female-empowering garage punk of all time, and they’ve absorbed[…]

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Shows: Lexi and the Bleached Roses @ Radio Coffee & Beer

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Joeyconcert review

Just one album into their catalogue, Austin’s Lexi and the Bleached Roses have already figured out something other bands might struggle to pull off – that is, a marriage between easy acoustic indie rock/pop and[…]

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Shows: Julian Acosta, She Sir at the ABGB, SXSW HAAM Benefit Day

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Joeyconcert review

If somebody asks you to form an image of the typical Austin musician, that’d probably be an impossible task. There’s so much music and so much musical diversity within these city limits … (see what[…]

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Shows: Mohawk set suggests Waxahatchee can still grow as a live act

August 26, 2017May 30, 2018 Joeyconcert review

When the light hit Katie Crutchfield right, she looked like an apparition. And that fits well enough for Crutchfield, now touring her fourth album as Waxahatchee. A white outfit plus the occasional white light made[…]

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Shows: Erika Wennerstrom anything but Heartless at Continental Club

July 6, 2017May 30, 2018 Joeyconcert review

Out of all the talented victims of rock ‘n’ roll and roots becoming second-class-citizen music genres in today’s popular culture, Heartless Bastards are among the most talented and under-famous. Formed in Cincinnati before singer Erika[…]

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