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ACL Day 2 Quick Recap: Tove Lo low-key makes a mockery of Texas law; Foo Fighters, Tegan and Sara don’t disappoint

October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 Joeyconcert review

I’m sitting here with Texas’ infamous would-be ban on “sexually explicit performances” in front of me — the law so ridiculously bad that the latest judicial update is that an octogenarian, Reagan-appointed federal judge struck it down[…]

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ACL Day 1 Quick Recap: When the plane arrives on time, Kendrick is still the king; Ethel Cain brings a dude to tears

October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 Joeyconcert review

“Plane issues” was the reason given at ACL Weekend 1 as Kendrick Lamar arrived damagingly late for his Friday headlining set, then blitzed through as many songs as he could in half an hour before[…]

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Shows: Blondshell @ Antone’s Nightclub

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 Joeyconcert review

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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Shows: Mandy Rowden @ Saxon Pub with Chip Dolan

July 25, 2023July 26, 2023 Joeyconcert review

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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Shows: Austin Psych Fest day 3 takes us around the world

May 4, 2023May 5, 2023 Joeyconcert review

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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ACL overview and Day 3 recap: Avoiding politics without even trying, and the best sets and songs of the weekend

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Joeyconcert review

Running around for my final day at ACL Weekend Two on Sunday, I realized just how little overt politics I had seen from any performers. With a midterm election coming, post-Roe America just a few months[…]

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