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ACL Day 3 Quick Recap: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ fire is still intact; Yves Tumor is an eye-opening vibe; Labrinth’s badass ending

October 17, 2023October 18, 2023 Joeyconcert review

Through the entirety of ACL Weekend Two, no set I saw moved with the lightning speed of the one I anticipated more than any other. Yes, 16 years after I last saw them on a hot,[…]

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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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