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Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts
Your guide to the week in live sound
Michael Toland
Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.
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Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW
Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora
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Musician Panels, a Band of Horses Live Set, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW
John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty
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Crucial Concerts to Enjoy as SXSW Wanes
Embrace the anarchy or wait for the masses to depart
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Six Local Acts to Discover at SXSW
Alongside the festival’s out-of-town performers, these Austin-based showcasing acts make first-time – or rare – SXSW appearances this week
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35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts
From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see
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No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations
Crucial concerts for the week ahead
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Brass Bands, Russian Circles, Swindlers, and More Crucial Concerts
Get out and get loud
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Metal, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
BodyRock ATX, Escuela Grind, Grace Bowers, and more
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A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts
Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows
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An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week ahead