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Review: Everyone’s welcome at Brockhampton’s Austin house party
Who says boy bands can’t be activists? Pop ensemble Brockhampton performed 90 minutes and 20-plus songs of spastic, adored choruses Saturday night at a sold-out Emo’s before a herd of stampeding...
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Rodeo Austin lineup includes Dwight Yoakam, Ludacris, Gladys Knight, more
Turnpike Troubadours play Rodeo Austin on March 23. Contributed/David McClister Dwight Yoakam, Turnpike Troubadours, Ludacris, Young the Giant, Gladys Knight: Continuing with its “a little something...
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Like it loud? Primus and Mastodon coming to Austin in May
Touring in support of their latest album “The Desaturating Seven,” Les Claypool’s band of funk metal hooligans hit the Austin360 Amphitheater on Friday, May 11. Along for the ride are Mastodon, who...
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SXSW: Cold War Kids, Sylvan Esso, Khalid, Old Crow Medicine Show added to...
The South by Southwest Music Festival added a slew of new artists Thursday, and with this round, we’re starting to see some significant names roll in. California rockers Cold War Kids and Wavves,...
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Review: ACL Live isn’t ACL Live without St. Vincent
By Bryan Rolli, special to the Statesman “There is no place in the world I’d rather be than right here in Texas,” Annie Clark — better known by her stage name, St. Vincent — said three songs into her...
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SXSW 2018: Haim closes out Bumble party with Gina Rodriguez, Esther Perel
Bumble closed out its two-day SXSW event at Fair Market, 1100 E. Fifth St., with a performance from Haim and a lineup of speakers that included SXSW speaker Esther Perel, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe...
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SXSW Second Play means more music while you dine at local hotels
The main lobby bar of the new Fairmont Hotel is a comfortable and inviting space late as afternoon turns to evening, with fading daylight streaming through a towering wall of western windows and lots...
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Gemma Ray played her guitar with a knife at SXSW. That sums it up, yeah?
Let’s call it desperado pop: Music you play with a knife stuck to the front of your guitar. One second you’re in an Episcopal church in downtown Austin with Gemma Ray, and the next you’re glaring...
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Bun B for governor? He’s one of Texas’ best ambassadors
If there was such a thing as an Official Ambassador of Texas, Bun B would be it, and he made his case closing out Fader Fort on Wednesday night. Bun B performs at The Fader Fort during SXSW on...
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SXSW 2018: Common makes ‘dad-rap’ cool with August Greene
On Wednesday night, August Greene, the new project from hip-hop artist Common and modern jazz greats Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, headlined the National Public Radio showcase at Stubb’s. The...
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Rae Sremmurd delivers juicy set at SXSW Eardrummers Takeover
Rae Sremmurd operates on only two modes: lit and extremely lit. Usually, they stick closer to the second. Closing out the SXSW Eardrummers Takeover at ACL Live on Friday night, which also featured...
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G-Eazy to play Austin with Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla $ign in August
Rapper G-Eazy announced plans for his new tour on Tuesday and the outing includes an August 9 stop at the Austin360 Amphitheater. G-Eazy performs at the Austin Music Hall in 2016. Suzanne Cordeiro for...
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Rainey Street live music venue, the Blackheart closing in April
The Blackheart, one of the few venues in the Rainey Street district that regularly programs live music, will shutter at the end of April after failing to secure a lease renewal on their property....
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En Vogue’s set and a tribute to Draylen Mason set powerful mood at Austin...
By Kayleigh Hughes, special to the American-Statesman The weather could not have been better on Friday night for the musical celebration that went down at Auditorium Shores during Austin’s 13th Urban...
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Jared Leto is performing in front of the ‘I love you so much’ mural tonight....
Jared Leto is running, biking and hitch-hiking across the country to promote the new 30 Seconds to Mars album “America” which drops on April 6. Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars visits Texas Motor...
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Six hip-hop shows bringing heat to Austin this spring
Spring in Austin is often warmer than we’d like it to be, but when these artists bring fire we’ll take the heat. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQW-9Cg8qs&w=492&h=307] April 29: Joey...
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It’s a Deal: We will follow wherever the Breeders want to go
There’s a decent argument to be made that Kim Deal has had one of the most free range, “do what I want, when I want” careers in music. The Breeders perform Saturday, April 21, at Emo’s in Austin. Kyser...
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Queens of the Stone Age start loud and then turn up the volume at Austin show
For most the past 20 years Josh Homme has managed to cultivate one of the more consistent and readily identifiable sonic imprints in modern rock music. While he shifted creative gears with occasional...
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Ty Segall, Parquet Courts play it loud and loose as Levitation opens
Over the past 12 months while outdoor clubs along Red River Street have enjoyed a trial period of later weekend noise curfews as a tactic to increase bar business, Austin city staff closely monitored...
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The top ten touring shows coming to Austin in May
The weather is not yet unbearable, but these artists are bringing heat to Austin. May 5: Jmblya at Circuit of the Americas. Once again, local hip-hop promotion powerhouse Scoremore has produced a...
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