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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Author: Joey
Shows: Mandy Rowden @ Saxon Pub with Chip Dolan
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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Artist interview: Charlie Faye uses her classic sound to become a purveyor and proponent of kid-friendly music
(Top photo by Eryn Brooke) Upheaval, self-reflection and redirection were hallmarks of the pandemic. Some people — seemingly thousands — converted their isolation into sourdough-making class. Others realized their needed professional and spiritual direction and their actual[…]
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Album review: Tearjerk, Face to Face (EP)
Perhaps knowing that Vanessa Jollay is part of Sailor Poon, and seeing this project branded under the forceful, punk-ish sounding name Tearjerk, you might expect Face to Face to offer something along the lines of[…]
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Traffic Jam: ACL lineup is a bull’s-eye; single reviews for Spoon, Blakchyl
Let’s jam. It’s been a long, long time since I added to the ranks of this sporadically recurring feature, in which I columnize on several things at once. But “several things at once” has been where[…]
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Shows: Austin Psych Fest day 3 takes us around the world
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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