Photos: SXSW 2018 – Day 5

California-based performers dominated Day 5 of SXSW 2018 – Cam, Madison Malone and Pearl Charles – plus Merci Raines and Violetta Zorini from Louisiana and Italy respectively. Portraits of four of these five to follow. Cam @ Trinity Warehouse / California / Official Showcase ************************************************************* Madison Malone @ Kebabalicious / California / Day Party ************************************************************* […]

Show Review & Photos: Explosions in the Sky @ the Showbox

Explosions in the Sky @ the Showbox, 9/22/17 Review by Meredith Smith Photos by Alex Crick Explosions in the Sky Explosions in the Sky at the Showbox Takes Us to Church Explosions in the Sky’s songs, silent but for noise, are stories, epic tales with rise and fall, the drumbeat a cascade of twinkling stars […]

Photos: SXSW 2018 – Day 4

Day 4 of the six day SXSW 2018 music festival and we’re past the halfway point. Standouts were Elise Trouw, Gordi and Amy Shark. I also covered Amy Shark when she was in Seattle in early March. The Queensland, Australia singer-songwriter won 2 ARIA awards last year, and graced the cover of ELLE Australia‘s May […]

Photos: Mitski @ the Neptune

Mitski @ the Neptune – 4/8/17 Photos by Casey Brevig Memory Lane Series, part 28 Mitski Little Big show hosted the wonderful Mitski at the Neptune in the spring of ’17. She’s totally cool. An incredible songwriter and lyricist, Mitski will tour America again this year, with Europe shows also arranged. Some of her dates […]

Photos: SXSW 2018 – Day 3

Although I wouldn’t know for sure until the music festival concluded on Sunday at 2am, Bishop Briggs was my Best New Find at SXSW 2018. Here she is, plus another 10 performances, including Liza Anne and Rebecca Loebe, on Day 3. Bishop Briggs @ Aloft Hotel / California / Day Party ************************************************************* Courtney Marie Andrews […]