SXSW2024: Recap

 Friday March 8

@Hilton
Ransom Brothers
Restos

Monday March 11

@GSD&M
Texas String Assembly
Magna Carda w/ Grace Sorensen
Winona Fighter
Shane Smith and the Saints

Tuesday March 12

@Ray Benson's Birthday
Madam Radar
Shakey Graves
Asleep at the Wheel w/
Jack Barksdale
? (Star of new Eddie Cochran movie)
Wonder Women of Country

Wednesday March 13

@Paste
SNACKTIME-(High Noon outside)
Friko (High Noon indoor)
Smut (High Noon outside)
Holly Macve (Coral inside)
Arny Margret (High Noon indoor)
Sinkane (High Noon outside)
Coach Party (Agave outside)

@Taquero Vaquero
Good Looks

@Side Bar
Near Beer

Thursday March 14

@Luck Reunion
Jobi Riccio
Rett Madison
Mali Velasquez (partial)
Proxima Parada (partial)
OGI
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
Tyler Halverson
Kade Hoffman
Harper O'Neill
Durand Jones
Zella Day and Chaparelle
Walker Lukens and The Texas Gentleman with guests (Texas Wild)
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dawes and Lucius
Tyler Childers
Red Clay Strays
Willie Nelson and Family

Friday March 15

@Punch Bowl Social
David Forsyth
Altameda

@Parish
Kiwi Jr.
BALTHVS

@High Noon
The Deslondes

@Coral Snake
Fust

Saturday March 16

@Mohawk
Lo Moon

@Cheer Up Charlie's
Marem Ladson
Friko
Bloomsday
voyeur
Squirrel Flower

@CBoy's
Billy Allen and the Pollies
Barfield, the Tyrant of TX Funk

SXSW2024: Winona Fighter

We may see them tonight. It's a trio out of Nashville.  The lead singer is originally from Boston. Chloe Kinnon is the lead singer (and also the drummer?) who goes by Coco.  Here's an article about her fight with Chronic Lyme Disease she's had since she was 9.  

She played in multiple bands and formed this band with the addition of a guitarist and bassist (who she just married).  They just signed to Rise Records (part of BMG/Warner Records) so expect big things. 

They're playing all over SXSW this year.  

In the vein of Paramore and No Doubt. poppunk.  

Here's their new single: "I'M IN THE MARKET TO PLEASE NO ONE"

This was probably my favorite.

SXSW2024: Altameda

I stumbled on this band thanks to OperationEveryBand. So good. They're out of Toronto but originally from Edmonton.  Per Wikipedia:

Altameda is a Canadian folk-rock and alternative country duo, consisting of singer-songwriter Troy Snaterse and drummer Erik Grice. They are most noted for their 2022 album Born Losers, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.

They play Friday at 2pm at Punch Bowl Social (522 Congress) and 5pm at the Fairmont (not full band). The Fairmont may be that hotel happy hour thing. They also play Saturday at 3pm on Rainey St.

"Dead Man's Suit" is nice. 

They were here last year for SXSW and did a Jam in the Van live taping. It's worth a listen.

This is great.

SXSW2024: Tomato Flower

 Playing Saturday at Meanwhile Brewing at 12:50pm (After Allegra Krieger and before Fust) is this band out of Baltimore. Theyr're also playing a lot of other day parties. This article says:

Tomato Flower is the Baltimore-based experimental pop outfit composed of Austyn Wohlers, Jamison Murphy, Mike Alfieri, and Ruby Mars. Although they each share different musical interests, their collaboration prioritizes the sort of artistic synthesis that’s hard to resist, a blend of free-flowing experimentation and pop hookiness that often takes years to master. 

Their first album has not come out yet but they've released some singles from it.

"Temples of the Mind" is one of those. 

Here's another.

 

SXSW2024: Allegra Krieger

Playing Friday at 2pm at the High Noon indoor stage. She's also playing the High Road Touring Showcase which has almost every buzz band at SXSW playing it.

Aquarium Drunkard says:

New York’s Allegra Krieger has had quite the year. The cosmic folk artist released her fourth studio album, I Keep My Feet On The Fragile Plane, in July via Double Double Whammy. Across its 10 tracks, Krieger sings measured soliloquies recounting her memories, observations, and curiosities straddling the mortal and divine. Finger-picked guitars float like sunlight, illuminating forgotten corners of the universe where Krieger finds inspiration. 

"Nothing In This World Ever Stays Still" is nice. 

 This is really good.