Another one in the can – SXSW 2018! Six solid days of music – Monday to Saturday – nonstop each day from noon until 2am. Over 2000 artists from around the world descended in Austin and spread out to over 100 venues – and those are just the official show cases in the evening. During […]
AWOLNATION @ Showbox SoDo, 3/9/18 Photos by John Rudolph AWOLNATION Hailing from LA, AWOLNATION headlined a sold-out show at Showbox SoDo. They are on a world tour supporting their third album, Here Come The Runts. The stage was very colorfully backlit which presented a very cool effect of the artists. AWOLNATION finished off the show […]
LA-based ZZ Ward headlined at Showbox at the Market for what appeared to be a sold-out show. She’s on the road in support of her second studio album, The Storm. Armed with a guitar, harmonica and powerful vocals, ZZ and her three-member band rocked the venue for well over an hour. Austin duo Black Pistol […]
Winnipeg, Canada’s, The Wailin Jennys filled Benaroya Hall with their soaring angelic voices. I didn’t have a lot of experience with the Jennys until I saw the show. My wife, on the other hand, is a huge fan of their harmonies. Those who like Emmylou Harris, Sara Vonn, and Alison Krauss will love the Wailin […]
Country singer-songwriter Margo Price brought her Nowhere Fast Tour to a sold-out show at the Neptune Theatre. Backed by a six-member band that included her songwriting partner and husband Jeremy Ivey, they featured many songs off Price’s most recent album, All American Made. She even sat down and played drums on “Cocaine Cowboy.” Only 16 […]