SXSW 2023: Bonny Doon

The Austin Chronicle just came out with their list of the 80 bands to check out at SXSW.  Perusing it I found this:

Waxahatchee tapped Bonny Doon to be her backing band for 2020's Saint Cloud. The Detroit trio captured Katie Crutchfield's attention with their 2017 debut, Longwave (Woodsist), a hammock-ready collection of elevated indie folk, and the band proved the perfect complement to the singer-songwriter's personal examinations of sobriety and the South. Crutchfield returned the favor on Bonny Donn's melancholic new single for Anti- Records, "San Francisco," which chronicles co-founder Bobby Colombo's move to the Bay Area.  

Sweet.  They are playing Cheer Up Charlie's on Friday at 5pm according to their Instagram.

"Long Wave" is a nice tune. We've had good luck at Cheer Ups on Fridays.

SXSW 2023: Alaska Reid

Sophia Alaska Reid was born in Montana but grew up in L.A. She's playing Cheer Up Charlie's on Friday but no times yet.  After that it looks like she opening for Maya Hawke (Ethan's daughter and on "Stranger Things") in Europe. 

Her new album is being released in July on Luminelle Records (Gorilla vs. Bear label). She also playing the GvB shows but they are on Thursday. 

I'd categorize this as dreampop.

SXSW 2023: Olivia Jean

I won't bury the lede: this is Jack White's long-time girlfriend and now wife. They got married on stage in Detroit last year.  Now to her: full name Olivia Jean Markel White from Detroit. She is in the "garage goth" rock band the Black Belles (along with Shelby Lynne) while also putting out solo work.

She's on Third Man Records (natch) and plays their day party Friday at the 13th Floor (formerly Beerland and Green Jay) at 4:15pm. She also plays SxSanJose on Saturday at 4pm.

She's also playing the Parish on June 3rd.

This is her newest song. I like it. Her third album is supposed to be released in May.

SXSW 2023: Baby Rose

I'll continue with the female artists for International Women's Day. Jasmine Rose Wilson aka Baby Rose is playing the BMI Brunch Friday at 12:50pm.  She's also playing on KUTX Wednesday. 

"Show You" was featured on Insecure. BMI says:

Baby Rose is a GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter and producer who makes healing music for the aimless and broken. Her uniquely rich voice lends itself perfectly to her smoke-filled ballads that lament lost love and broken futures, and her musical inspirations—Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Janis Joplin—are all present in her diverse body of work. 

Here is her NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Great voice.

SXSW 2023: Sisi

This is the first artist playing the BMI Brunch on Friday. She plays at 10:30am.  It's Sisi Berry who is/was the lead singer of local rock band Torino Black.  Here is a KUTX performance by them.  Her solo project has no website that I've found nor any videos.  She has two songs up on Spotify.  The BMI website says this about her:

The American-Venezuelan artist performed her first show at last year’s SXSW festival and has wasted no time in knocking out milestone after milestone. She has already released two singles, packed out several performance venues, and been a featured artist alongside Eric Tessmer at ACL, all while working on her debut album. 

Her new style is more R&B than rock from the two songs I've heard.  "Good Time" is nice.

This was my favorite song of the two but they're both good.

"Rich or Dead"