Merry what day is it between Christmas and New Years, let’s keep these list things rolling. In 2022, I attended 4 big festivals, Innings Fest in Tempe, Arizona, KOKE Fest in Hutto, Texas, the first weekend of Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas, and JAB Fest right here in Lubbock. With that comes a lot […]
YEAR END LIST: Andrew’s Top 10 Concerts of 2022
What’s up friends, welcome to list season. I don’t know how many of these I’m going to do but it’s getting to the point where it’s now or never on these lists so let’s kick it off with a fun one! Before I started an official position writing and taking pictures for this station, I […]
REVISITING ACL: Interview with Neil Frances @ Austin City Limits 2022
Rounding out our revisit of ACL Fest 2022, here is an interview I was able to snag with the electronic pop duo Neil Frances. These guys are such a fun act, and I’ve been lucky to catch them twice this year. Here’s how my conversation with them went! D: Thanks so much for being here. […]
REVISITING ACL: Interview with L’Imperatrice @ Austin City Limits 2022
Another amazing interview from my time at weekend two of ACL 2022! I was lucky enough to sit down with French disco-funk group L’Imperatrice after their Friday performance, which was one of my favorites of the whole weekend. I had been lucky enough to catch the group in Barcelona at Primavera Sound over the summer, […]
REVISITING ACL: Interview with Blondshell @ Austin City Limits 2022
This week, we’ll be revisiting Austin City Limits 2022 with some interviews I was able to snag on location! First up, we have Blondshell, a breakout indie singer-songwriter sensation who’s heartfelt performance on Friday of weekend two made an instant fan out of me. The singer’s vulnerable, sweet, and sometimes extremely relatable lyrics saw her […]
Concert Recap: Goo Goo Dolls Bring “Chaos in Bloom” to Jam-Packed Buddy Holly Hall
The band excelled and erased any of my doubts across their career-spanning 90-minute set.
Monday Rewind: Slade Coulter’s Big Damn Family Jam Celebrates Triumphant Second Year
I’ve been putting off finishing this article for a very long time but with Slade Coulter announcing the release of his album, Best of Me, out on Wednesday, I figured that would be the best catalyst for me to finally push this damn thing over the finish line. The second edition of the festival boasted […]
JAB Fest 2022 Recap: The Best (and Worst) Things We Saw
The festival transitioned into its new format and venue nearly seamlessly with a few growing pains but none that distracted from the great performances across both days.
RECAP: Hoodoo Mural Festival 2022
Photos by Zachary Sorrels The streets of downtown Amarillo welcomed the third annual Hoodoo Mural Festival on October 1st, 2022. Zach and I made the hour-long journey down to Amarillo to check out the amazing artwork and music that Hoodoo were set to deliver. The festival had an absolutely stacked lineup on both the music […]
ACL Day 3 Recap: Paramore Remains On Top of the World, Kacey Musgraves Plays the Best Set of the Weekend, and Oliver Tree is Still Somewhere Playing His Last Song
If I had to hear Oliver Tree say the phrase, “DO YOU GUYS WANNA HEAR ONE MORE SONG??” one more time, I would’ve banged my head into the barricade I was standing along.