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By Imogen Brown and Peter Brown Weezer is, at best, a rocking dad band (pre-1996) and at worst, a gimmicky threat to the spirit of nerdy dude rock (no one asked for a recorded cover of Toto’s “Africa”). My dad and I had the chance to see Weezer live at the Toyota...

By Marty Brandwein Austin City Limits. Weekend 1. Friday. After waiting for only a few minutes to get into the festival, I entered, surrounded by streams of people in cowboy hats, boots, sunglasses, and not much else, speed-walking from one stage to another. Already,...

By Steven Burgess Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter (“Hooky”) Hook is currently on tour with his band Peter Hook and The Light for their 2024 Substance tour. The Substance tour is inspired by the records of the same name put out by Joy Division and New...

By Steven Burgess Last weekend at White Oak Music Hall, I went to see BLK ODYSSY. The Austin-based collective has been embarking on their The Fantasy House tour as they promote the release of their newest record, 1-800-FANTASY. Before the show, I had very little...

By Steven Burgess This year, I decided to study abroad through Rice in Madrid. During a free weekend, I got tickets to an annual music festival here in Madrid called Tomavistas. The festival lasted two days and consisted of a 4-stage setup with multiple bands playing...