Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"...covers backed by throwback groovers Steep Cats. Sabrina Ellis (Sweet Spirit), Daniel Sahad (Nané), Shinyribs, Jake Lloyd, Daniel Fears,..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Ana Sisnett, 1952-2009

The place to post remembrances of local community activist, Ana Sisnett

"...A small, sweet gathering was held at La Peña to honor Ana..."

Jan. 18, 2009 News Post by Belinda Acosta

What We're Listening to Right Now

Deezie Brown, El Combo Oscuro, Ifé Neuro, Don Leady, Lizzy Lehman, and more locals worth a listen

"...that local legends Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen (Giant Dog/Sweet Spirit) transform into a catchy meditation on overcoming differences,..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Clara Wang

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...Imagine Dragons. The Brooklynite's 21st century take on Seventies/Eighties sweet soul earned him another Grammy nod for Best Progressive..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...its buoyancy, earnestness, and overall Nebraska haunt ("Life tasted sweet when I was the bad twin"). Graves' accompanying description..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Summer Fun Playlist: Release Shows TBA

"...Cactus Lee, Tarantula: Kevin Dehan's calming voice, sweet as cantaloupe, hovers like a hammock atop a green..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Review: College RoadHouse

Korean bar and restaurant captures the spirit of Austin

"...chicken), a whole bird fried and tossed with a sweet-spicy sauce. An earlier rush prevented us from getting the..."

July 22, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Austin Top 10s

Ninety lines of listicles about Austin music 2015

"...8) Sweet Talk, Double Perfect (12XU)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Lucinda Williams

New songs, new outlook, new horizons

"...I’m in Dallas, then coming to Austin.” Those are sweet words from the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, who once called this..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

What’s New at the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards?

The Zev Award launches, Antone’s hosts, and winners are out of the bag

"...homegrown assembly includes Ben Kweller, A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit’s Sabrina Ellis, Kalu & the Electric Joint’s Kalu..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...vocals from Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit...."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...Americana artist David Ramirez and local alternative soul-pop band Sweet Spirit. Announcements of who is playing each week will..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Spoon’s Britt Daniel confronts Lucifer on the Sofa

Q&A on his return to Austin and making a real rock record

"...show from Sabrina Ellis [of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit] there. It was just a beautiful night. It..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Post by Austin Powell

In the Frigid Cold of a Surging Pandemic, Tear Dungeon’s Blood-Spewing Chaos Made Us Feel Alive

Finally, a band that wears masks on stage – oh wait

"...the quintet, who all hail from popular local acts Sweet Spirit and A Giant Dog, sports a solid-white outfit..."

Jan. 8, 2022 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels

"...all dudes," says Johnson. "It feels really in the spirit of Cindy to have an all-female house band with..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...1) David Ramirez, My Love Is a Hurricane (Sweetworld/Thirty Tigers)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5

Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century

"...director Damian Kulash. Alongside local indie-pop presence Wild Child, Sweet Spirit and A Giant Dog receive the retrospective treatment..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Seth Gibbs Promises to Fight

Cancer stricken pop savant crafts his NOT-posthumous album

"...with then-wife Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit, toured nationally with Hope Irish as the Shame..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...boat bookings include a host of locals such as Sweet Spirit and Annabelle Chairlegs...."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...A Giant Dog, Quin Galavis, Boyfrndz, Walker Lukens, and Sweet Spirit...."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...African rhythm via “This Little Light of Mine.” That spirit echoed immediately in White Ghost Shivers’ frontwoman Cella Blue..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Saturday SXSW Showcases

"...blasting classic boogie and shake, while rock-out garage groovers Sweet Spirit remain one of Austin's most exciting new outfits,..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...Not this year. In the spirit of our analysis-challenged times, I'm choosing convenience over context..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Barracuda on the Block

"...local country badass Leo Rondeau and pre-eminent pop gang Sweet Spirit. Yet the club's doors have already swung open..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Late SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke memorialized, and other Thursday SXSW tips

"...our music staff: the vintage pop/modern punk collision of Sweet Spirit (noon), breaking female MC Anya (1pm), White Denim..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge

Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge

"...marquee billing with Spoon, John Doe Folk Trio, and Sweet Spirit, outright canceled. The city's return to Stage 4..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...This lineup has everything: breezy alt-rock, sweet and slow country, punk of the noise and pop..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...showcase on the Terrace. Fronted by firecracker Sabrina Ellis, Sweet Spirit brings "The Power" with anthemic indie grit-glam on..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

10 Austin Acts to Catch at Free Week 2020

Free Week bands you’ll be hearing more about in the coming 12 months

"...a let-loose side hustle from his main gig as Sweet Spirit's bassist, Jon Fichter tuned up as lead guitarist..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...4) Erika Wennerstrom, Sweet Unknown (Partisan)..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

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