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149 artists announced for SXSW 2024! Aleighcia Scott (Cardiff UK-WALES)alyona alyona (Kyiv UKRAINE)Ariel & The Culture (Dallas TX)Arielle Soucy (Montreal CANADA)ASHY (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)ÄTNA (Berlin GERMANY)Azahriah (Budapest HUNGARY)BALTHVS (Bogotá COLOMBIA)Bathe Alone (Atlanta GA)Bay Ledges (Portland ME)Beharie (Sandnes NORWAY)Benét (Brooklyn NY)Birthday Girl (Brooklyn NY)Bisa Kdei…

149 artists announced for SXSW 2024! Aleighcia Scott (Cardiff UK-WALES)alyona alyona (Kyiv UKRAINE)Ariel & The Culture (Dallas TX)Arielle Soucy (Montreal CANADA)ASHY (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)ÄTNA (Berlin GERMANY)Azahriah (Budapest HUNGARY)BALTHVS (Bogotá COLOMBIA)Bathe Alone (Atlanta GA)Bay Ledges (Portland ME)Beharie (Sandnes NORWAY)Benét (Brooklyn NY)Birthday Girl (Brooklyn NY)Bisa Kdei (Accra…

Today’s Round 3 announcement includes more than 300 artists. 81355 (Indianapolis IN)1st Base Runner (Austin TX)9m88 (Taipei TAIWAN)The Accidentals (Nashville TN)Adrienne Mack-Davis (Rochester NY)Afrotronix (Ndjamena CHAD)Aguava (Chapel Hill NC)AIDA (San Francisco CA)AJ Smith (Nashville TN)Alexandra Whittingham (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)Alexia Bomtempo (Brooklyn NY)Al Lover (Los Angeles…

The Front Bottoms, 12/2/2022, Emo’s, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Bang Ho Living in Austin, we get spoiled quite often, but what a treat it was for The Front Bottoms to kick off their “Road to the Champagne Jam 2022 Tour” at Emo’s.  The band core consists of Brian Sella on vocals/electric acoustic guitar and drummer Matt Uychich with other band members varying when touring.  On this tour, they were joined by members on keys, electric guitar, and…

SXSW 2023: Round 2 Artists Announcement

Today’s Round 2 announcement includes more than 300 artists. 7ebra (Malmö SWEDEN)Abracadabra (Oakland CA)Adwaith (Carmarthen UK-WALES)Air Waves (Brooklyn NY)ALASKALASKA (London UK-ENGLAND)Ambré (New Orleans LA)Anastasia Coope (Cold Spring NY)Andrea Magee (Austin TX)Andrew Farriss (Barraba AUSTRALIA)Annie Blackman (Brooklyn NY)Annie Hamilton (Sydney AUSTRALIA)Aoife Nessa Frances (Dublin…

Voxtrot, 11/11-12/2022, Mohawk, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Noel Webber and Photos by Bang Ho “Jared’s jacket is going on sale for $500,” Ramesh Srivastava quipped after the band was informed their merchandise had sold out halfway through their second night of playing at Mohawk in Austin. Voxtrot’s reunion tour after a 12-year hiatus was greeted with excitement from both old and new fans. Despite an unusually frigid 40-degree night, a full…

Metric, 9/30/2022, ACL Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho Metric had the packed venue enthralled with their thrilling lights and larger-than-life sound for their Doomscroller Tour.  Everything about the show was crisp; the songs, the performance, and the banter were captivating.  The stage was huge but their presence made it feel just right for the four in the band as they played and moved around and included every…

SXSW 2023: Round 1 Artists Announcement

Today’s Round 1 announcement includes more than 190 artists. 250 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)Ailbhe Reddy (Dublin IRELAND)Albertine Sarges (Berlin GERMANY)Algiers (Atlanta GA)Alien Tango (London UK-ENGLAND)Amber Arcades (Utrecht NETHERLANDS)Anna Salman (Lahore PAKISTAN)Ariel & The Culture (Dallas TX)Armani White (Philadelphia PA)ASHY (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND) Automelodi (Montreal CANADA)Avalanche Party…

My Chemical Romance, 9/27/2022, Toyota Center, Houston, Photos

Photos by Bang Ho

The Mountain Goats, 9/16/2022, Paramount Theatre, Austin, Photos – Write-up

The Mountain Goats played an amazing 25-song set at the Paramount Theatre. They rocked the theatre with their signature lo-fi indie rock. The music got the crowd on their feet for the favorites like No Children, Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome, and Heel Turn 2. It was an extraordinary night of live music. Be sure to check out The Mountain Goats!

The Killers, 9/9/2022, Moody Center, Austin, Write-up

Written by Bang Ho Photos by @robloud A Johnny Marr and The Killers double bill is a dream come true.  Johnny and his band started the night with a great mix set.  Of course that included some of The Smith’s songs not only with him reprising his original role in that band on guitar but also taking over vocal duty, some original songs with his new band, and even brought out a song from the…

SXSW 2022 – Wrap Up and Photos

We’re back!!! SXSW 2022 was back to an in-person event since being on hiatus for two years due to the pandemic. NFTs brought the music during the SX interactive weekend. Fluf World came through with Dillon Francis and Ghostland Observatory. The biggest name of the weekend, Diplo was reserved for Doodles NFT holders. The NFTs didn’t stop there, they were capped off with a live and metaverse…

MF Mabel Interview: MAITA

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MF Mabel Interview: COMMANDO

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MF Mabel Interview: Move Like Creatures

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MF Mabel Interview: Flores

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MF Mabel Interview: El Dusty

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