Thomas Fawcett

Thomas Fawcett has been freelancing for The Austin Chronicle since 2007. He likes good music and does not fake the funk.

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Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW
Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW
Our favorite musical moments from the fest

Music, March 24, 2022

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

SXSW, March 19, 2022

Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition
Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition
Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week

Music, March 17, 2022

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday
A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

Music, March 16, 2022

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY
Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY
A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

Music, Aug. 12, 2021

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Dallas Acid blows some bubbles, KUTX remembers the Armadillo, and more music for the moment

Music, Aug. 13, 2020

Colombian Folkloric Post-Punks Nemegata Drop Four-Star Debut
Colombian Folkloric Post-Punks Nemegata Drop Four-Star Debut
Local trio finds the fire of the jaguar

Music, July 2, 2020

Khruangbin Slows It Down Houston-Style
Khruangbin Slows It Down Houston-Style
New album continues trio’s international success

Music, June 26, 2020

Texas Platters
Charley Crockett
The Valley (and Other Biographical Tunes) (Record Review)

Music, Dec. 12, 2019

ACL Fest 2019 Week Two Record Reviews
Megan Thee Stallion
Fever (Record Review)

Music, Oct. 10, 2019

ACL Live Review: Cardi B
Cardi B
Year of the femcee MC saves its heavy hitter for last

Music, Oct. 7, 2019

ACL Live Review: Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino
Donald Glover is now covered with bits of Austin’s great lawn

Music, Oct. 6, 2019

ACL Live Review: The Comet Is Coming
The Comet Is Coming
Prophecy or promise?

Music, Oct. 5, 2019

ACL Fest Interview: Pink Sweat$
ACL Fest Interview: Pink Sweat$
Teddy bear R&B pop quietician skyrocketed from the bedroom to festival stages

Music, Oct. 3, 2019

Ray Prim Album Review
Ray Prim Album Review
Unconditional (Ghetto Lounge Studios)

Music, July 18, 2019

Antone’s Anniversary: Bernard Purdie Drum Clinic
Antone’s Anniversary: Bernard Purdie Drum Clinic
Aretha Franklin bandleader rocks Home of the Blues Saturday

Music, June 27, 2019

Black Pumas Album Review
Black Pumas Album Review
Black Pumas (ATO)

Music, June 20, 2019

Los Coast Album Review
Los Coast Album Review
Samsara (New West)

Music, June 13, 2019

Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu
Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu
Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

Music, May 23, 2019

Jamaica Dancehall Legend General Smiley on Pioneering the Art Form and Settling in Central Texas
Jamaica Dancehall Legend General Smiley on Pioneering the Art Form and Settling in Central Texas
Austin Reggae Fest standout might as well call Austin home

Music, April 18, 2019

Five Essential Acts to Check Out at the Austin Reggae Festival
Five Essential Acts to Check Out at the Austin Reggae Festival

Music, April 18, 2019

SXSW Music Keynote: Beastie Boys
SXSW Music Keynote: Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock and Mike D remain funny to us, too

SXSW, March 16, 2019

SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!/Bixiga 70/Jojo Abot
SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!/Bixiga 70/Jojo Abot
Afro tsunami lays waste to Sixth Street world music hub

SXSW, March 15, 2019

SXSW Music Review: De La Soul/Black Pumas/Leikeli47
SXSW Music Review: De La Soul/Black Pumas/Leikeli47
Stage barrier can’t contain rock star triad

SXSW, March 14, 2019

SXSW Music Review: Mavis Staples
SXSW Music Review: Mavis Staples
The freedom highway extends all the way to the Clive Bar

SXSW, March 13, 2019

14 R&B Acts to Soothe Your SXSW Soul
14 R&B Acts to Soothe Your SXSW Soul

Music, March 13, 2019

SXSW Music Interview: Pink Sweat$
SXSW Music Interview: Pink Sweat$
How a color inspires R&B artist David Bowden’s work

Music, March 13, 2019

Go South of the Border With These 15 Latinx Acts
Go South of the Border With These 15 Latinx Acts

Music, March 13, 2019

SXSW Music Interview: Sávila
Interview: Sávila
Portland trio's cumbia-R&B soothes and cools

Music, March 13, 2019

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Blackillac
ATX rap vets double down with an assist from Gary Clark Jr.

Music, March 7, 2019

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