Indie-rock artist Briston Maroney performed at Emo’s on March 6 with support from Snarls and Willow Avalon.
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From shoegaze to surf rock, here is a curated list of the best international acts to catch at SXSW 2024.
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Here’s a hand-picked list of Austin’s very own to catch at this year's SXSW.
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Alternative-rock band The Moss brought their “Alive” tour to the Historic Scoot Inn on March 2.
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears. This month is Black History Month, and we’re highlighting new releases from Black artists.
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On Feb. 27, indie artist Kid Bloom played his first Texas show of the Inner Light tour at Antone’s with support from Mae Mae and RMR.
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The Undercover Dream Lovers brought their spring tour to The Ballroom with local opener Flight by Nothing on Feb. 27.
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Swathed in shades of cerulean, Faye Webster embraces feeling blue as she mixes heartache and dissatisfaction with comedy on her fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony.
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In their critically acclaimed first album, Crosses discover a soundscape that collapses the secular and religious border through obscure images of the sacred, seductive synths, and erotic lyricism.
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Hozier’s Wasteland, Baby! reaffirms anxieties of inevitable doom through love, pain, and pure Irish inspiration.
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There’s something bittersweet about finally coming face-to-face with your last undergraduate semester. Here’s a collection of songs for those of you who have already checked out and for those of you who are ignoring the end alike. We have highs and lows to go yet.
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If Surrender had Maggie Rogers in "Overdrive,” "Don't Forget Me" sees her on a lazy road trip through the countryside. After years of wanting anything and everything, Rogers has finally found a sweet, serene, simplistic reality in a world of inauthenticity.
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Multi-instrumentalist and certified music nerd Jacob Collier sat down with Afterglow and others to talk about the excitement, fear, and hope he feels ahead of the fourth volume of his album series Djesse.
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Horror mastermind James Wan and former Nine Inch Nails member-turned-composer Charlie Clouser form a chilling alliance in conjuring the sinister “Saw” soundscape, delicately woven by the emotions in the film — devastatingly capturing Jigsaw’s twisted reign of terror.
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Ryan Beatty created an atmosphere of longing, reflection, and hope on the first stop of his “Calico” tour on Thursday, Feb. 15.
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On February 18, pop-punk band Meet Me @ The Altar had its first Texas show of the Say It To My Face tour at Antone’s, with support from Elliot Lee, John Harvie, and Honey Revenge.
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Pop artist JP Saxe performed at Scoot Inn with support from Peruvian pop singer Nicole Zignago on February 19.
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The 2024 “Mean Girls” movie — an adaptation of a book into a movie into a musical into a movie — has received a lot of mean words online. While some of the musical numbers are definitely plastic, some of them shine brighter than the Broadway musical.
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