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Video premiere: SoundMass releases new single, prepares for SXSW 2026 shows On March 14, SoundMass will gather at The 13th Floor for Cosmic Plants Clash IV, the SXSW day party our publication and Play to the Plants has produced at the venue the past four years. We’ve…

NEW MUSIC - Video premiere: SoundMass (my education + Theta Naught) releases new single, prepares for @sxsw.com 2026 shows thecosmicclash.com/2026/03/03/v...
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In memoriam: We lost Adam Morehead of The Cavalier so we’re having a block party I think when a person passes, how those in their wake tell their stories is an important, but telling way to show how much that person impacted their lives. Recently, Adam Morehead, one of the owne…

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#eulogy #Austin #SXSW #RIPAdamMorehead

Flatstock is coming back to @sxsw.com and it’s FREE 👇

Live music preview: Six buzz bands to see at SXSW 2026 The 2026 edition of South By Southwest (SXSW) is fast approaching with the festival running March 12-18. The list of acts making their way to Austin for the seven-day music festival spans multiple …

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#livemusic #preview #buzzbands #SXSW

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SXSW preview: Flatstock offers unparalleled free fine art show to fans As a purveyor of good music, The Cosmic Clash rarely discusses visual art as we’re usually busy telling readers about music we love. Fans already know, visual art is a relevant component of t…

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Interview: The Sword’s Bryan Ritchie works hard to sustain the Austin music scene If you’ve spent any real time in the Austin music trenches, you know the difference between hype and longevity. Bryan Richie has been on the longevity side for over 20 years. Between his work with …

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#BryanRitchie #interview #music #newmusic #Austin

Live music review: Blackwater Holylight drew diehards in droves to Radio East Tuesday The industrial area of southeast Austin carries a unique vibe. With no gentrification within yelling distance (or amplified music distance) in our case, there’s not much worry about noise complaint…

NEW -Live music review: Blackwater Holylight drew diehards in droves to Radio East Tuesday thecosmicclash.com/2026/02/20/l...

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WATCH: VIDEO OF THE WEEK at TCC - Check this SICK clip from Portland's Nug who will appear at our Webberville Block Party IV w/ Play to the Plants at The Cavalier ATX and Fleet Coffee on March 14. Details coming soon 🎸🪴💀🤘
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#newmusic #SXSW

Live music review: Atmosphere Winter Carnival at Moody Theater ACL Live was a hip hop showcase Minneapolis legends, Atmosphere, brought a crew of hip hop elites to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on their Winter Carnival tour on February 6. The performance showcased prominent contemporaries of…

NEW - Live music review: Atmosphere Winter Carnival at Moody Theater ACL Live was a hip hop showcase thecosmicclash.com/2026/02/13/l...
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OUT NOW: @robertdean.bskyverified.social has thoughts on attending the theater as I imagine you do too...

Essay: I would rather swim through raw sewage than go to the theater Theater is my hell. Musical theater? I would rather swim through raw sewage, hitting sawed-off corpse dicks to the face. Honorable mentions include karaoke and improv. Back to the theater… it…

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#theater #essay #humor #opinion

Opinion: Why Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine cannot stop talking about Metallica Every time Dave Mustaine has something to say about Metallica, it’s like Al Bundy talking about his big game for Polk High. Not because he brings it up once in a while, but because he never stops. …

NEW - Opinion: Why Megadeth's Dave Mustaine cannot stop talking about @metallica.com
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Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest returns to Far Out May 8 with stacked lineup Austin Psych Fest returns this Spring on May 8 – May 10 to the Far Out Lounge & Stage, bringing yet another Spring festival edition to South Austin and a stacked three-day lineup. The 3-…

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#AustinPsychFest #musicfestival #livemusic #preview
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Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk Amherst, Massachusetts screamo legends Orchid came through Austin and led a stacked bill on January 20, a show that felt like it almost didn’t happen due to its original booking at the in-crisis Em…

NEW - Live music review: Screamo legends Orchid led stacked bill at Mohawk thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/29/l...
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#Orchid #livemusic #review

Opinion: Bob Weir is irreplaceable so why not ask Sturgill Simpson to step in? Just for clarification, as I write this, my girlfriend, who is a massive Deadhead, is appalled. With the announcement of the passing of Bob Weir on January 10, the future of The Grateful Dead Empir…

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Live music review: Free Week returned in 2026 with cover free showcases Free Week returned to the Red River Cultural District last weekend, marking another successful year of cover free showcases that benefit local businesses throughout downtown Austin. The RRCD non-pr…

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#FreeWeek #livemusic #review

Live music review: Free Week returned in 2026 with cover free showcases Free Week returned to the Red River Cultural District last weekend, marking another successful year of cover free showcases that benefit local businesses throughout downtown Austin. The RRCD non-pr…

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#FreeWeek #livemusic #review

Opinion: Eight predictions for Austin music and culture in 2026 Because it’s the beginning of the year, I wanted to try something new. I’m going to make some predictions about things I think will happen over the next twelve months. I’m not a swami. This is just…

NEW - Opinion: Eight predictions for Austin music and culture in 2026 🔮
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UPDATE: Playing Bowie all day in honor of his birthday 🎶⚡️👨‍🎤https://youtu.be/t365MuktYQs?si=pN7zfT5S2GZYgwWF
#HappyBirthdayDavidBowie

Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor I have a deep love for The Get Up Kids. Their 1999 classic Something to Write Home About is an all-timer for me—one of those records that somehow still hits the same decades later. (I’ve been caugh…

NEW - Live music preview: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids is coming to 13th Floor this month thecosmicclash.com/2026/01/08/l...
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#MattPryor #livemusic #preview

Live music preview: Free Week starts January 9 with over 80 bands Free Week in Austin’s Red River Cultural District returns this coming weekend on January 9 and 10, bringing yet another array of cover-free showcases to the downtown area to kick off 2026 with live…

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#FREEWEEK #livemusic #preview

Eulogy to those we lost: It was a rough year for the Austin music scene It was a rough year for the service industry and the Austin music scene. We lost plenty of global legends, but also some of the folks who make this city special — the ones who make Austin… Au…

NEW - Eulogy to those we lost: It was a rough year for the Austin music scene thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/30/t...
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#RIPDickChalmers #eulogy #Austin #music

Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well If you haven’t taken a trip to the new location for Austin’s legendary metal stronghold, The Lost Well, put a pilgrimage to the East Austin music venue high on your to-do list. The Lost Well return…

NEW - Live music review: Weedeater played Austin metal stronghold The Lost Well thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/24/l...
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📷's: Justin Clark
#Weedeater #livemusic #review #MerryChristmas

OUT NOW - RECAP & PHOTOS of @resoundpresents.bsky.social Holiday Hootenanny at RADIO/EAST is now live on our website 👇👇👇

Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured Tune-Yards, Shannon and the Clams The second annual Resound and Pooneh Presents Holiday Hootenanny on December 13 at southeast Austin venue Radio/East marked another musical holiday celebration, bringing national talent and local a…

NEW - Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny at Radio East featured @tuneyards.bsky.social , @shanandtheclams.bsky.social & lots more thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/21/l...
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#livemusic #review #HappyHolidays

Live music review: Portland act Portugal. The Man showed no creative bounds at ACL Live with La Luz Alaska natives and Portland-based musical collective Portugal. The Man is an outfit that knows no creative bounds. Built by visionary John Gourley and rounded out by a laundry list of collaborators…

NEW - Live music review: Portland act
@portugaltheman.bsky.social showed no creative bounds at
ACL Live with La Luz
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Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary The 1990s saw many monumental alternative rock and indie releases that many music fans, new and old, hold dear. For some, it’s The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse, Slanted & Enchanted by…

NEW - Live music review: 90s alt-rockers Belly resurfaced at
Mohawk to celebrate King album 30th anniversary thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/17/l...
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#Belly #livemusic #review

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Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire in Austin for rare late-year gig It can be hard to gauge what attendance at late-year gigs in Austin will be like. There are tons of shows, festivals, and other events going on in town 365 days a year. People’s wallets can run dry…

NEW - Live music review: Primitive Man played Empire Control Room in Austin for rare late-year gig thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/15/l...
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#PrimativeMan #livemusic #review
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Live music review: Neko Case returned to the Paramount Theater in Austin for Thanksgiving So on a warm Tuesday night, a two days before Thanksgiving, Neko Case and her touring band returned to the Paramount Theatre in support of her latest album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, her eighth stu…

NEW - Live music review: @nekocasefans.bsky.social returned to the @paramountaustin.bsky.social for Thanksgiving thecosmicclash.com/2025/12/11/l...
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