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Artist interview: “Something greater than me” provides voltage for Kalu & the Electric Joint

December 28, 2024December 29, 2024 Joeyartist feature

Sounding somewhere between a spiritual advisor and a guide showing us where the road diverts to doomsday, Kalu James introduced Kalu & the Electric Joint’s song “Downfall” during Weekend 2 of ACL Music Festival by quoting its[…]

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Artist interview: On heels of disco-pian single, Caleb De Casper calls for learning “to exist around each other”

November 11, 2024November 12, 2024 Joeyartist feature

(Photo by Phil Kline) Note: This article by Ear Traffic’s Joey Berlin originally appeared in the inaugural issue of Hornmag, a new Texas art and lifestyle magazine, in September 2024. The magazine can be found online[…]

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Show preview: Internally battle-tested DIIV hits Emo’s Friday

June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 Joeyartist feature

(Photo by Louie Kovatch)   Somewhat quietly — which is a bit ironic, given its stormy history — DIIV has emerged as one of the best indie rock bands around, and certainly a standard-setter for[…]

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Artist interview: The love and reverence of We Don’t Ride Llamas, and the rage that dug the “(2-inch) Grave”

April 6, 2024April 7, 2024 Joeyartist feature

(Courtesy photo: We Don’t Ride Llamas)   Everyone who lived through Winter Storm Uri — more commonly known to Texans as “Snowpocalypse,” Ted Cruz’s infamous dereliction of duty, or simply the 2021 storm that broke Texas’[…]

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Artist interview: Blakchyl rolling into SXSW as East Austin’s most dedicated ambassador

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Joeyartist feature

(Courtesy photo: Blakchyl)   She’ll appear at South by Southwest in a month, but if Te’aunna Moore ever wrests control of the festival — or puts on one of her own — it’s safe to wonder if[…]

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Artist interview: Charlie Faye uses her classic sound to become a purveyor and proponent of kid-friendly music

July 15, 2023July 16, 2023 Joeyartist feature

(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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