We all hear it, particularly if you regularly interact with Austinites over about the age of 40: some variation of the perception that ACL (and popular music in general) are leaving rock ‘n’ roll behind, or words[…]
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Category: concert review
ACL Day 1 quick recap: Cage the Elephant seemingly in a good place; King Princess’ claims to royalty prove to be reasonable
Fourteen years ago, I saw an ascending (and polarizing) Cage the Elephant at a one-and-done music festival in Kansas City, Kan., that was called — and this still makes everyone who hears it wince —[…]
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Traffic Jam: Catching up on outings for Lucy Dacus and Cam in two different Moodys
I haven’t Jammed in a long while; in fact, I haven’t posted in a spell. But in the midst of being swallowed up by the obligations of real life over the past few months, I’ve still managed to[…]
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SXSW Iceland Airwaves showcase: A night in the Nordic with superserious, Sunna Margrét and lúpína
Iceland: Whaddaya know about it? If you’re like me — despite being a geography nerd at a young age — the true answer is “virtually nothing,” aside from its vaunted natural beauty. That’s why international[…]
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Artist interview: “Something greater than me” provides voltage for Kalu & the Electric Joint
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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ACL Weekend 2 Overview: When the dust literally settled, great performances and gay vibes reigned
The small rectangular cardboard totem top I saw in the middle of the Chappell Roan mob almost certainly wasn’t the first time anyone had ever used the phrase “gayCL.” In fact, I might well have[…]
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