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SXSW Music Live: Showtime Presents Nick Waterhouse, Grandmaster Flash
An eclectic mix of pop with folk veneer, 2.0 updates to early R&B and palatable throwbacks to hip-hop’s origins were on display Wednesday night for the Showtime House SXSW showcase at Clive Bar.

12:47PM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Kahron Spearman Read More | Comment »

SXSW Music Live: Solange
When her big sister sat down with her in January for Interview magazine, Solange Knowles explained her soft, clear tonality on recent Grammy winner A Seat at the Table. “It was very intentional that I sang as a woman who was very in control, a woman who could have this conversation without yelling and screaming,” she told Beyoncé.

12:25PM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Abby Johnston Read More | Comment »

10 Austin Food Trucks to Fuel Your SXSW Fun
Let’s face it. SXSW is not the time to sit down for a three-hour dinner that starts with an amuse bouche. When your favorite band has a set in 30 minutes, you need good food fast. Luckily, Austin has a famous moveable feast that’s parked in convenient locations all over the city.

12:20PM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Thea Newell Read More | Comment »

SXSW Music Live: At the Drive-In
Under normal circumstances, festivalgoers who caught Mohawk’s Wednesday night House of Vans showcase would dish about the entire lineup over steak and Gouda tacos the next morning.

11:45AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Bryan Rolli Read More | Comment »

SXSW Music Live: Pegi Young
On her new album Raw, Pegi Young runs through all the stages of grief she’s faced following the breakup of her 36-year marriage to Ol’ Shakey, Neil Young. Breakup albums are nothing new, but this one gets to the heart of the matter in a way that’s unusually direct and dripping with venom.

11:10AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Whole Woman's Abortion Clinic To Reopen in Austin
The Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in North Austin – shuttered in the wake of anti-choice House Bill 2 – will reopen in April, clinic leaders announced today.

11:00AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

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SXSW Music Live: Bash & Pop
“Let me offer you some important advice,” offered a clearly loose Tommy Stinson upon greeting yours truly on Wednesday evening, minutes before taking the stage at the Hotel Vegas patio. “Never play any club that doesn’t stock your brand of booze.”

10:40AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Tim Stegall Read More | Comment »

SXSW Panel: G-Funk With Warren G
DJ, producer, and rapper Warren G is the central character of G-Funk, a SXSW documentary about the era of Nineties West Coast hip-hop that married gangsta rap with syrupy, synth-laden funk samples from the likes of Parliament-Funkadelic. While the film looks promising, its panel on Wednesday afternoon felt like a missed opportunity.

10:10AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Thomas Fawcett Read More | Comment »

SXSW Music Keynote: Nile Rodgers
“Do you really compose for a small audience?” asked Nile Rodgers to a packed house Wednesday morning for a SXSW keynote address.“[Sales] are the only barometer by which our art is judged by – how many souls you speak to.”

9:40AM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Alejandra Ramirez Read More | Comment »

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