The first day of South By Southwest Music Festival is already over, and it was exhausting. You do a ridiculous amount of walking in Austin. You also have a ridiculous amount of fun. Austin is weird.

A Film, Beyond Art.  “If only we could have rated this move a 6 star.” “This movie changed my life. I was on the brink of just giving up before watching this masterpiece.” “There are no words that could be …

By JT Schultz King Krule’s reemergence into the music scene was experienced by fans on November 19th, 2019 with his new short film Hey World! directed by Charlotte Patmore. The film is an extension to Archy Ivan Marshall’s pre-existing collection …

Author: Hayley Snell A chilly winter night was no deterrent of indie music fans, who braved the weather to wait in line for a sold-out show by Varsity, Lala Lala, and Snail Mail at The Metro in Chicago. After fans …

Author: Sean Borman Dillon Francis and Alison Wonderland kicked off their Lost my Mind tour this past Thursday, at the Sylvee in a blaze of color and excitement. Heading off the night was Diablo, cloaked in a devilish, red light. …

Author: Ariel Wood   Room 25 Closes at The Sylvee   This past Saturday, Noname closed out her ‘Room 25’ tour at the Sylvee in Madison. It was a stellar show; well worth trudging through the cold winter night to …

Author: Shaun Soman Kurt Vile photo by Morgan Winston As WORT’s Katie Hutchinson (Another Green World) and I speak with Jessica Pratt in The Sylvee’s green room, an unwelcome rumbling from Kurt Vile and the Violators threatens our audio. Although …

Author: Sal Serio There are those certain nights, those special concert performances, when you’re catching an artist at just the right time in their career – when the media is all over it, the buzz is ablaze, critical acclaim is …

Author: Owen Bacskai The main act portion of the Front Bottoms and Manchester Orchestra show at the Sylvee last Wednesday began somewhat unremarkably. After a fantastic, smoldering set from singer/songwriter Brother Bird and an intermission full of Clash and Pixies …

Author: Nathan Haimowitz Dispatch, the illustrious indie rockers, closed out November with a stirring acoustic performance at the Sylvee. Despite starting out as an all acoustic jam band under the moniker “One Fell Swoop” in the early 1990s, this current …

Author: WSUM Staff It’s that time of year again. Before we release WSUM’s Top Ten Albums of the year, our exec team will weigh in with their personal favorites. Maureen Duthie– Project Manager Caroline Rose – LONER Snail Mail – …

Author: Jane Xia Stacey Abrams, the speaker, strives to find a place for everyone who has been marginalized. She gave this speech to help others achieve their goals and to make a change. Abrams begins her speech with an anecdote …