Imagine you’re sitting in a theatre waiting for your favorite play or musical to start, you hear the orchestra tune, and then the curtains slowly rise. The anticipation and excitement begin to fill you from your jittery legs to your child-like wide eyes.

Halfway through the set, the singer for Austin’s own Lord Friday the 13th, ran out of the backyard of the bar, coming back through the front of the building, sans clothing except for a small pair of banana yellow shorts and “Lord Friday the 13th” written on their chest, except the 13 was backwards, a mishap of trying to do it in front of a mirror.

Dressed in a two piece matching outfit resembling a 1970s contemporary art painting, what appeared to be the ghost of David Bowie walked by the barstools. Although it was just Elliot Arndt, one half of the fraternal duo Faux Real, the passion, charisma and onstage personas of the brothers brought the spirit of the late pop icon to life.

Cigarette smoke being blown into your face and hair. An aggressive photographer pushing and shoving to get photos. This might sound like a rock show, but it was just the events leading up to and happening during the reflective, chill, and passionate show given by Strawberry Guy at SXSW.

SXSW is coming back to Austin for the first time in two years, and there are over 300 musical acts who are showcasing their incredible talent.

The girl group Avenue Beat released their debut album the debut farewell album earlier this month, after much anticipation following their viral TikTok songs “i don’t really like your boyfriend” and "F2020".

While she was in town for ACL, Phoebe Bridgers played a late night show at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin. She was preceded by her opening act, Gracie Abrams who sang some of her songs that were released and also had not yet been released.

With both of her singles in the Billboard Top 10, Olivia Rodrigo is making sure that people know her name. With the initial success of her first single, “Driver’s License,” the standard had been set for her subsequent releases. Her second single, released April 1, “Déjà vu,” was another success, securing her spot in the pop world.

Once again, COIN has released music that continues to showcase their ever-changing sound and catalogue of good music. On March 12th, COIN released their second EP in the rainbow mixtape, a series of EPs relating to various colors of the rainbow. This EP is titled Green Blue and it features four songs.

If you are looking for a perfect EP that feels like it belongs in a coming of age movie that takes place in the late 60s/70s, then native Austinite Dr. JOE’s new EP Glad You Called is the perfect EP.

During quarantine, you might have made plans to be productive, start something new, find a new hobby. The drummer for the boy band 5 Seconds of Summer, Ashton Irwin, decided to make a solo album.

The American boy band Why Don’t We has recently made a comeback after a nine month break with their new single “Fallin”. However, this new single has something noticeably different from their previous singles and album.