Rain or Shine – South by Southwest packed another full day of music despite weather conditions.
Flood Fest at Mohawk
The 7th annual Flood Fest, presented by Flood Magazine, drew quite a crowd at Mohawk on Red River. We were lucky to catch Baby Rose, Indigo De Souza and Ekkstacy on the outdoor stage and Sports Team and Blondshell indoors. – Jacqueline Fierro
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Lost Weekend at Empire
BrooklynVegan and Resound Present hosted their second day of Lost Weekend at Empire Control Room & Garage. The lineup showcased 14 acts on both stages we were able to catch performances by Bartees Strange, Tomber—Lin and Kiwi Jr. – Jacqueline Fierro
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Doc Martens Showcase at Clive Bar
Our team arrived at the function in time to catch the last two songs from Lime Garden’s performance. The vibes were set to a bilingual set by the band Divino Niño from Chicago. Their set included songs from their newly released album, Last Spa on Earth including “Nos Soltamos” and “XO”. Japanese artist HARU NEMURI followed on stage where the scene quickly became a party as she invited three other artists to join her performance. Soon after, John the DJ continued to pump up the vibes as the crowd was endowed as a “family” and taught some dance moves while introducing Armani White. A fan traded his Biggie imprinted button-down for Armani’s pullover hoodie, while a saxophone player joined the stage to compliment the jams. – Emily Martinez and Keylee Paz
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Rolling Stone’s Future of Music – Day Three
Sudan Archives’ talent was truly a sight to behold. She took the stage as a solo act and delivered a performance suitable for the books. The ACL Live venue increasingly filled up throughout her rendition of songs including “Confessions” and “Not For Sale”. Sudan sang and danced whilst playing the violin and even enticed the crowd to do some back and forth singing with her. Mariah The Scientist followed the stage, getting fans in their feelings with her songs on heartbreak and romance. Remi Wolf closed off the night with an exuberant display of good vibes and engaged the crowd from every angle. Her set included just about everything, from questions to the audience, short story-time, and affirmations from the drummer. – Emily Martinez and Keylee Paz
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C23 Live Presented by NME x BOSE
C23 was packed front to back, all until the event had to be evacuated due to severe weather warnings. It stormed for about an hour, until the skies were clear. The event resumed shortly after, with the remaining artists still set to perform. As soon as the doors opened, electropop duo Jockstrap took the stage and played an energetic set. The crowd began to pile up as soon as their set ended, as everyone was preparing for the main acts of the night. Flo Milli walked on stage while a voiceover of Tiffany “New York” Pollard introduced her, and everyone immediately got hype. She performed songs from her latest album You Still Here, Ho? and hits like “Conceited” and “Beef FloMix” This was the rapper’s first ever show in Texas, and it was indeed, a memorable one. – Keylee Paz
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I'm a full-time music journalist/photographer from Houston, number one Paramore fan and Husky dog owner. I have a B.S in Radio-Television-Film from UT Austin and a M.A in Mass Communications from the University of Houston, which makes me smart! On top of being an avid concert-goer and movie fanatic, I love bonding with others over the power of local music and media.
I'm a southern bred writer and devoted bike-rider from Mission, Texas. I am known for crafting the finest assortment of playlists for every occasion. I received her Bachelor’s degree in Radio-Television-Film at UT Austin, and I enjoy dabbling in a variety of hobbies and am always down to learn something new. I'm also an ISFJ (Defender Personality) according to 16 Personalities, do what you will with that information.
I am an Austin-based photographer and social media manager. My love for photography started in high school which lead me to study communications at Texas Tech University and The University of the Incarnate Word. Aside from my love for photography and live music, I enjoy spinning vinyl, kayaking, biking, and chilling with my cat, Petrie.
