(All photos by Nicole Berlin Photography) Goes without saying, for probably about anyone reading this, that indie rock + midsize venue doesn’t typically = “show with a conceptual bent.” See an artist of the persuasion[…]
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Austin Blues Festival recap: Brittany Howard catches up with ATX; damn right Buddy Guy’s still got it; Dumpstaphunk mourns a major loss
(All photos by Steve Levine) Nearly five years have passed since Brittany Howard last graced an Austin stage. Her appearance closing the Austin Blues Festival on Sunday night revealed an artist in a much different[…]
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Shows: Sheer Mag @ Far Out Lounge & Stage
A salute to Sheer Mag — and specifically lead vocalist Tina Halladay — for powering through for Austin. Halladay was still recovering from a recent illness last weekend, but took the stage anyway for a[…]
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SXSW recap: Marshall Funhouse with Black Angels, Farmer’s Wife, Kiwi Jr. and more
Thursday and Friday day shows at South by Southwest have been my standard intake each year for about nine years now. Some year, I’ll finally plunge all the way into the SXSW experience off the[…]
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Shows: Hovvdy, Cold War Kids @ Stubb’s
Last Friday, a day before I was set to go see Hovvdy at Stubb’s, I heard MGMT’s recent single “Mother Nature,” and it occurred to me how much it reminded me of the ascendant Austin[…]
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Shows: Chance Peña, Hayd @ Antone’s
Should it have been surprising to see what appeared to be nearly all of Chance Peña’s sold-out crowd already filled in at 8 p.m., in place at Antone’s one hour before he was scheduled to go on? Perhaps it[…]
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