SXSW

The twelve days of the SXSW lineup: nine cowgirls dancing

December 23, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The first and second waves of the 37th annual Texan showcase of new music SXSW lineup have been released, and once again, it looks to be the sound of tomorrow. The festival runs a full six […]

Charley Crockett to release new album this month

April 11, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Charley Crockett will release his new album ‘Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley‘ on April 22nd via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers. The fourth edition of his Lil’ G.L. tribute series, ‘Jukebox Charley‘, is another twist on a covers […]

Festival Review: South By South West Festival – Austin, Texas 15th–18th March, 2022

March 29, 2022 Oliver Gray 4

After reviewing the streamed version of SXSW for AUK last year, our roving reporter Oliver Gray returns to Austin to get up close and personal. The trauma of sorting out all the paperwork leading up to […]

Festival Review: South By South West, March 16th – 20th 2021

March 29, 2021 Oliver Gray 0

Oliver Gray has attended Austin’s South By South West Festival for the last seventeen years. Now he tackles the online version. Negotiating the South By Southwest Festival normally entails walking for miles, staying up very late […]

SXSW 2019, Austin, Texas, 8th-16th March 2019

March 28, 2019 Oliver Gray 3

One piece of received wisdom regarding SXSW, the sprawling music showcase held annually in Austin, is that it has become over-corporate and is no longer worth attending for an Americana fan. This I would refute strongly. […]

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Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

March 24, 2026 0

The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

March 24, 2026 0

Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

March 24, 2026 0

Pat Carter, singer/songwriter of acclaimed alt-country band Rodeo FM, and his partner in crime, Luis de Cicco, head man of hill country blues combo Caboose, will hit the road again in April 2026, promoting their new […]

The twelve days of the SXSW lineup: nine cowgirls dancing

Charley Crockett to release new album this month

Festival Review: South By South West Festival – Austin, Texas 15th–18th March, 2022

Festival Review: South By South West, March 16th – 20th 2021

SXSW 2019, Austin, Texas, 8th-16th March 2019

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”

Tony Trischka And Billy Strings “Gentle On My Mind” – the ever calming balm of banjo