Art Decade Creatives is back for year two of curating official SXSW showcases, and this time, they’re bringing you Austin’s Heavy Hitters, a showcase highlighting the best of local femme and non-binary bands.
By Ryan J. Nims Apart from a few outliers–namely Deftones, Tool, and Fear Factory–I was never a huge fan of heavy metal. Yeah, I’ve liked what Metallica has done, and
by Juan Raigosa It’s not often you can pinpoint the coinage of a phrase. “Keep Austin Weird” is now so ubiquitous as a slogan that it seems to have materialized
By Megan McAllister It’s a Wednesday night, Radio East’s red neon sign glows above the stage. Some folks have beers, a few have coffee; occasionally, a dank cloud wafts through
By Alison Roh Park I’m late to the concert. I arrive just as Sudan Archives begins plucking the violin strings of for one of my favorite songs: “Nont for Sale.”
by Ryan J. Nims Oklahoma City’s Chat Pile (Raygun Busch, Luther Manhole, Stin & Cap’n Ron) has been making waves lately with their apocalyptic noise rock in the vein of
by Lila Lopez A great story from the eyes of one of our Fall 2025 ACC Honors Cohort Interns; please enjoy this write-up from a fan’s perspective taking in an
by Stefny! At the Disco It’s been a while since Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025, but the bands we talked to never go out of style! Here’s part one
By Zelenny Lozano / Pink B There are few music artists keeping emo-era pop punk alive, but Nashville-based Taylor Acorn showed up at Antone’s ready to revive those nostalgic vibes
by Stefny! At the Disco Last Thursday in the US was Thanksgiving, but for Canadians, it was just a Thursday (their Thanksgiving is mid-October) and that worked out great for
by Stefny! At the Disco Friday night was craaaaaazy. It was my first time back hosting Beat Happenings since September AND I got to see Yellowcard and A Day To Remember bring their Maximum Fun Tour
by Stefny! At the Disco On the morning of October 21, I received confirmation that I would be granted the opportunity to interview the band Thrice before their show at
