Concert Recap: Afterglow’s Fall 2025 Concert at Chess Club
On Nov. 6, singer-songwriter SRIYAM and indie-rock band Study Break performed at Austin’s Chess Club for Afterglow’s Fall 2025 Concert.
Photos by Ellis Jarvis, Charlotte Keene, and Mckenna Sefcik
Sriyam and her band kick off their set at Afterglow’s Fall 2025 concert at Austin’s Chess Club. Photo by Mckenna Sefick
Lead singer Sriyam and her band perform both covers and originals for Afterglow’s Fall 2025 show. Photo by Ellis Jarvis
Sriyam and her band perform covers of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag,” and The Chainsmokers’ “Roses.” Photo by Mckenna Sefick
In between songs, Sriyam and her guitarist, AB Brown, tell the audience jokes. Photo by Ellis Jarvis
Sriyam energetically strums her guitar as she performs her original song “HUMBLING!” Photo by Mckenna Sefick
Sriyam and Brown harmonize together. Photo by Mckenna Sefick
Sriyam gets the crowd to dance along with her as she performs TV Girl’s “Lovers Rock.” Photo by Ellis Jarvis
Nevin Varghese smiles into the crowd as Study Break opens its set with “Sleeping Dogs.” Photo by Mckenna Sefick
Indie-pop quartet Study Break performs “Picturesque” from its 2025 debut EP Eastern Approaches. Photo by Charlotte Keene
Study Break performs its unreleased song “Sleeping Dogs.” Photo by Mckenna Sefick
Study Break’s vocalist and guitarist AB Brown covers crowd pleaser “Valerie.” Photo by Charlotte Keene
Max Kinser sings during Study Break’s first live performance of “Drive,” a single from the Eastern Approaches. Photo by Charlotte Keene
On the night before the release of its first EP Eastern Approaches, Study Break excites the crowd during its set at Chess Club. Photo by Ellis Jarvis
Drummer Layton Thacker, Kinser, and Varghese meet together on stage as Study Break performs “Tough Cookie,” the first song it ever released. Photo by Mckenna Sefick
For Study Break’s encore, Kinser and Varghese jam out together as they perform the 2025 single “Tough Cookie.” Photo by Ellis Jarvis