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SXSW: Rolling Loud returns with larger presence at Stubbs
AUSTIN, TX – SXSW has now come and gone in its first year back as an in-person festival since the pandemic began. The festival did not let down any day …
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SXSW: ‘Run DMC’ founding member talks about his struggles with mental health
AUSTIN, Texas – It’s midweek and SXSW has been going on strong with thousands of visitors that came for the film and interactive events leaving the city – and now …
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The big one is back: SXSW returns to fanfare reaction
AUSTIN – The big one is back. SXSW made its return to an in-person festival much to the overall city-wide hype and fanfare from visitors. Comprised of film, interactive, and …
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Guest Hosting Cover Stories Podcast: Red Hot Chili Peppers and More
SAN ANTONIO – What can I say I love music! I got to be a special guest host of Cover Stories Podcast in San Antonio. We took a deep dive …
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Exclusive: Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds Talks New Album, Process and Inspiration
AUSTIN – The sounds of the upstairs neighbor shuffling about and their dog made the most noise in the otherwise quiet morning during this pandemic. The quarantine had me preparing …
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La Dispute and Touché Amoré disrupt Paper Tiger
SAN ANTONIO – Chaotic cohesion is the phrase I would use to describe a live show when La Dispute and Touché Amoré join forces for a tour. Two of the …
ASTROWORLD Festival: A Tale of Rage
HOUSTON – The definition of rage is defined as violent and uncontrolled anger in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Travis Scott altered the meaning to define the word, “rager,” as what he …
Mala Luna Music Festival Returns with Controversy, Spectacle, and Fun
SAN ANTONIO – The dust has finally settled at Nelson Wolff Stadium and the concert-goers have come and gone. Mala Luna packed a punch in its fourth year in the …
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How the Average Joe Spends Saturday
SAN ANTONIO – Click, clack, click –– “that’ll be $3.84, sir.” The annoying sound of the register was louder than the kid yelling at the top of his lungs because …
Mala Luna Music Festival Returns: Russ, Miguel, Diplo, Juice WRLD Headlining
SAN ANTONIO – A swing and a miss is what you would typically hear at a baseball game when a batter doesn’t connect his bat to the pitch. For Mala …
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