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1 month ago | 
austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza |Raoul Hernandez |Derek Udensi
Rema You know South by Southwest is nearing its end when your main conversations with fellow folks on the ground focus on the weather. Yes, it’s hot; yes, we’re all tired; but Friday still (nearly) wrapped SX ‘25 with a hip-hop-heavy bang. Rolling Stone closed its Future of Music showcase with performances by Rema, Samara Cyn, Anycia (who the Chronicle caught up with before her set), and more, while Armand Hammer rapper billy woods performed down at the 13th Floor.
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May 23, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Miranda Garza
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May 23, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza
Funk prog rock supergroup lures listeners through each stage of cosmic cult indoctrinationFunk prog rock supergroup Grandmaster lures listeners through each stage of cosmic cult indoctrination with their self-titled debut effort. Founded by Nick Leon, Blaise Eldred, and Connor Mizell, the concept for the ensemble stemmed from Leon’s interaction with an online scammer and their ramblings of secret societies and destiny.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Rachel Rascoe |Carys Anderson |Miranda Garza
“How psyched are y’all?” “We’re so psyched to be here!” We’d missed out on such onstage banter in the since-2015 gap after Austin Psych Fest rebranded to Levitation. But with South Austin’s Far Out Lounge & Stage as a willing two-stage host, the OG event relaunched last year, getting everyone psyched up all over again.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza
Mary Bryce’s piano ballads explore anxiety-drenched love Austin native Mary Bryce undergoes reinvention under the moniker Alma Jette on her debut album, I Found a Reason. Ahead of orchestral swells and Seventies-influenced, Julia Jacklin-ish folk rock, lyricless opener “The Balm the Wound” cascades with an ambient sheen. The work’s intimate arrangements explore anxiety-drenched love through piano ballads (“Icarus”) and crooning vocals (“All That I Can”).
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza
The Zakary Thaks reunite at the 13th Floor on Saturday, April 27 Austin Psych Fest has announced Downtown kickoff and night shows, including sets from noise punks METZ, hardcore Floridians Gouge Away, and dream-pop multi-instrumentalist Luna Li. The additions tack onto the main festival, which takes place April 26-28 at the Far Out Lounge with already-announced headliners Courtney Barnett, Alvvays, All Them Witches, Kurt Vile & the Violators, and, of course, fest-founders the Black Angels.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Derek Udensi |Rachel Rascoe |Carys Anderson |Miranda Garza
Live sounds for the week ahead Thursday 28, Stubb’sAfter Chelsea Cutler’s headline, keep the feelings-fueled melodies going with Austin act Madison Baker’s indoor aftershow. One-third of new self-proclaimed “cult country” trio Next of Kin, Baker strikes the perfect balance between danceable pop beats and soul-baring lyrics.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Julian Towers |Michael Toland |Dan Gentile |Miranda Garza
Faye Webster at the Moody Theater What a week. Friday delivered the finale of major multi-day showcases like Resound’s Marshall Funhouse and Rolling Stone’s Future of Music, as well as the final day of the Chronicle music team’s daily fest coverage. Alongside the Downtown hubbub, the team made it to West Campus for standout sets at Hole in the Wall and Pearl Street Co-Op. Read all our reviews below, or revisit all of our SXSW reviews here.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Carys Anderson |Rachel Rascoe |Angela Lim |Miranda Garza
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. at Parish Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown muddle, Thursday felt particularly active. Open-to-the-public offerings of headliners the Black Keys and Dinosaur Jr. caused at-capacity huddles at Mohawk and Parish. Prior, our Luck Reunion correspondent saw Dino leader J Mascis wandering Willie Nelson’s ranch.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Miranda Garza
Scowl Often sporting fluorescent green locks and go-go boots, plus a voice entwined with ardor, Scowl vocalist Kat Moss isn’t afraid to make noise. “I’m not trying to hide the fact that I want to push the envelope with my music,” they explain. Since their 2019 self-titled debut, the Bay Area fivepiece’s unexpected integration of influences from across alternative rock has gained considerable traction – including a spot at last year’s Coachella and major punk festivals.
