It’s no surprise that activism and anger took on a prominent role at Austin City Limits Weekend One — especially in light of a certain Texas law that recently went into effect and got an implicit,[…]
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Category: concert review
ACL day two quick recap: girl in red and Dayglow’s party vibes; top song performances of Saturday
“I’m a rambler,” Marie Ulven, aka girl in red, repeatedly acknowledged apologetically during her Saturday afternoon set. But the thing was — while rambling, banter, and philosophical musings can often be an onstage drawback (I[…]
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ACL day one quick recap: The weather says “j/k”; Black Pumas, Miley Cyrus
It’s a style of heady rock music, a pretty successful comedy series, and an approximately ’90s-originated expression to mean “just kidding,” usually in a somewhat mean-spirited way. It was also the operative word that defined[…]
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Shows: Anberlin @ Emo’s
There’s always difficulty in taking declared farewell shows and tours seriously. From “The Last Waltz” to LCD Soundsystem’s big Madison Square Garden finale to bands of more limited general fame like our subjects here, Anberlin,[…]
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Shows: David Shaw @ Historic Scoot Inn
At this moment, David Shaw boasts rock’s most impressive man-bun. I don’t anticipate a lot of wrangling or pushback over this opinion. When Shaw elects to bun up, it’s a colossus of bunmanship- in its own[…]
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Spread the donations, not the COVID; and the Austin Music Awards, aka my last congregation (for awhile)
It’s March 22, 2020 as I finish this latest entry in this disease-free (as far as science knows) digital space. Seems important to note the date, because COVID-19 news is so fluid that even if you[…]
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