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Guitar/vocalist Sloan Hill, bassist Tanner Hoyt, keyboardist Keith Galloway, and drummer Collin McCord formed Mockjaw in 2023 in the local cauldron of the Butler School of Music at UT-Austin, debuting at Swan Dive and making the rounds before hitting Monks back in June. Between then and now, the young band released the single “SITW,” recorded a yet-to-be-released EP of their tightly crafted jazz fusion/R&B/math rock, and secured a nomination for Best Jazz in this year’s Austin Music Awards. Still young (they’re all college students), they’ve got a bright future ahead, individually and as Mockjaw. – Michael Toland

Around the release of 2021’s I Know I’m Funny haha, TikTok latched onto Atlanta singer-songwriter Faye Webster, who blends silky soul grooves, twangy pedal steel, and classic indie rock guitar – all atop a delicate yet sardonic croon – into a genre-evading delicacy only the internet generation could muster. On her latest, Underdressed at the Symphony, Webster revels in this vibes-first zone, repeating the titular phrase in opener “Thinking About You” for nearly seven minutes and pushing dynamic boundaries on lead single “But Not Kiss” – though goofy Lil Yachty collab “Lego Ring” reminds us of her roots. Resale tickets to the show, opened by indie-popper Miya Folick, start at $60. – Carys Anderson

After almost 20 years of stage silence, local love hasn’t waned for dream-pop pioneers the American Analog Set. To give that love right back to the city that birthed them, the band will perform Magic Hour. What the heck is Magic Hour, you ask? According to the message the band graciously left on their official website, “It’s you. And you’re sitting in a comfy theatre and witnessing us wander effortlessly through the songs that made us what were are … or were … and still are? Yes, that’s it.” Made of “pure legacy material,” per frontman Andrew Kenny, Magic Hour features set design by Lisa Laratta. – Cy White