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
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
“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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Why yes, of course I have thoughts on the Black Pumas’ new single; plus, Grocery Bag and Half Dream
The first course is here, two months ahead of what can probably be safely characterized as the most widely anticipated main that Austin music has produced in some time. “First course” feels like a more apt[…]
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Shows: Blondshell @ Antone’s Nightclub
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
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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