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ACL day one quick recap: The weather says “j/k”; Black Pumas, Miley Cyrus

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Joeyconcert review

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

September 20, 2021 Joeyconcert review

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

August 3, 2021 Joeyconcert review

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)

March 22, 2020 Joeyconcert review

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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Destroyer, Eleanor Friedberger @Mohawk

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Joeyartist feature

Cold, nighttime, and — even by average indie rock show standards — a powerful, pervasive, nearly inescapable smell of ganja: Honestly, I don’t know if you could’ve drawn up a better environment for a Destroyer[…]

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Shows: Silversun Pickups @ Waterloo in-store

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020 Joeyconcert review

“Some of the cast of “Night Court!” Wish I could link directly to that golden moment from Kenneth Parcell on this episode of “30 Rock,” but it seems I can’t. Anyway, Waterloo Records’ in-store show[…]

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