Finding More Eaze in the World of Experimental Pop

Austin composer Mari Maurice details her nonhierarchical obsessions

"...played with prismatic forms of pop under the name More Eaze since 2015, often exploring themes of gender and..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Otis Wilkins & Jake Lloyd’s Rock Star Collab and Four More Songs from Austin Artists

New music picks from More Eaze, promqueen, Being Dead, and RF Shannon

"...warned on Facebook, "Hold on tight."  – Raoul Hernandez More Eaze, “Eternity”..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Last Week in Live Music: Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Toto, Ghostland Observatory, and More

"...More Eaze at Radio Milk Recording Company on August 18,..."

Aug. 20, 2018 Photo Gallery

Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...makes experimentation accessible, melodic, and inexplicable all at once. More Eaze, the project of the even more exploratory ambient..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Review: fibril, The Rot

More Eaze/Fuck Money members reassemble nü metal beyond cheap nostalgia

"...Mari Maurice, best known as More Eaze, is practically an industry unto herself, and fibril..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Andy O’Connor

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Kady Rain, More Eaze, Pusha T, and more non-ACL shows

"...covers and comps as a tributist himself. – Raoul Hernandez More Eaze October ResidencyHole in the Wall, Tuesday 11..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Swallow the Sun, Benny the Butcher, Every Time I Die, Buck Meek, and more recommended shows

"...role at the UMG outfit. – Derek Udensi Deep Cross, More EazeSwan Dive, Friday 19..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

White Denim, Pocket Fishrmen, Sir Woman, and more recommended sounds

"...StegallWe Are Masters of These Levels by Pocket FishRmen More Eaze and Claire Rousay's An Afternoon Whine..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...Tangerine Dream w/ More Eaze Mohawk, Thursday 14..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...Dante Zatto, who brings experience from Proun, Homewrecker, and more. Experimental staple Alexalone’s Alex Peterson joins the bill for..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...More than a simple weekend fest, this smorgasbord of live..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...years' isolated listening lent to long hours replaying LPs, more albums overall earned moments of my attention in the..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

SXSW Music Spotlight: Claire Rousay

San Antonio-based experimental artist swears she's making the most accessible music ever

"...an album with Austin-based close collaborator Mari Maurice, aka More Eaze. The two created Never Stop Texting Me from..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Alexalone, All Together

Soft-spoken guitarist details world-building Polyvinyl debut – with help from bandmates

"...bassist/synthesist who makes electronic music of her own as More Eaze. She recently received a Pitchfork nod for ambient..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...Willis, Brennen Leigh, Melissa Carper, Blakchyl, Die Spitz, and more kept the volume up between award speeches. The inimitable..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

Soothe Your Stress With These Five Decadent CBD Brands

More than just tinctures

"...food-based guilt, y'all), but a much less caloric, much more effective soul salve is found in cannabis, the wonder..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead

Get to know your shows

"...the Sundays-esque “If I Fall,” in anticipation of their sophomore LP.   – Mattea Gallaway 17th Annual Chili Cold..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...show with Lomelda's Hannah Read as third guitar, violist/vocalist More Eaze – previewing a new solo LP come November,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Future Museum Salvages Un-CAN-ny Performance

How a canceled show (or three) birthed Damo’s Dream tape

"...Michael C. Sharp (Sungod, Impalers, Uniform), Mari Maurice (aka More Eaze), and Peter Tran of Curved Light...."

Nov. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun

"...chiptune-leaning glitch-hop EP over too soon, John Ramos goes less-is-more with the four tracks, inviting like-minded San Antonio producer..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Greg Stitt

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...on a Gravel Road” came early, made a little more zydeco/psych-ish as her band treaded gingerly on the night’s..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles' Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him

Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

"...Harry, are trying to think about how to tour more ecologically. One way is staying put in one place,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: All Is New for Photokem, Freshly Graduated and Buzz Cut

On the senior-year making of inquisitive debut EP Luffon Bright

"..."I had this weird complex that I knew more about American things than American people," says Acheampong. "Over..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2021/2022 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...Chicha, Carolyn Wonderland, Greyhounds, Deezie Brown, Sir Woman and more, we rolled out the highest vote-grabbers in categories across..."

March 8, 2022 Music Post by James Renovitch

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...36) Claire Rousay, More Eaze, An Afternoon Whine (Ecstatic Recordings)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...rapper merrily brags about having relations with women "in more rooms than the White House," going from tax-free living..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...you can purchase the hours-long collection and find many more to support as live music returns weekly. – Greg Stitt..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez