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Best of South by Southwest 2025
Best of South by Southwest 2025

This year’s South by Southwest festival delivered nine days of nonstop entertainment and top-of-the-line music showcases. Here’s some of the best of the fest!

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 25, 2025claire hookstra
Concert Recap: The Driver Era at Stubb’s Austin
Concert Recap: The Driver Era at Stubb’s Austin

Pop-rock band The Driver Era brought the ‘Obsession Tour’ to Stubb’s on March 21 with support from Thomas Day.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 24, 2025natalie anspach, stubb's
Interview: Fetch Tiger Talks Past, Present, and Future … and “Much Melancholia”
Interview: Fetch Tiger Talks Past, Present, and Future … and “Much Melancholia”

Lorenzo Montali of Fetch Tiger chatted with Afterglow about how the band’s sound and aesthetics have evolved over the past five years and offered a glimpse of what the future holds for the upstart act.

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InterviewsAfterglow ATXMarch 22, 2025zachary bolash, sxsw 2025, indie rock, interview
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 5
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 5

On March 14, performers Borderline, Mikky & The Doom, KUCKA, Ny Oh, and Chris Lanzon took the stage in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Music Festival. A few blocks over, Antone’s celebrated its 50th anniversary with performances from C.J. Chenier, Suzanne Santo, John Primer, Ian Moore, and The Rumble.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 21, 2025elina carrasco, natalie anspach, sxsw 2025, sxsw, antones
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 4
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 4

On March 13, performers Pacific Avenue, Black Polish, Xavier Omar, Chace, Saint Blonde, and Dope Lemon took the stage at Parish for BMG’s SXSW Showcase.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 21, 2025elina carrasco, sxsw 2025, sxsw, parish
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 3
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 3

On March 12, performers The Criticals, Claire, Rosinkranz, Yoke Lore, Jack’s Mannequin, Band of Horses, The Molotovs, Wishy, Maruja, and Die Spitz took the stage in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Music Festival.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 19, 2025natalie anspach, elina carrasco, sxsw 2025, sxsw, mohawk, stubb's
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 2
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 2

On March 11, performers Mills, Case Oats, mary in the junkyard, Monobloc, Cardinals, John Fogerty, Aly and AJ, and Ginuwine took the stage in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Music Festival.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 19, 2025elina carrasco, natalie anspach, sxsw 2025, festival
Concert Recap: A R I Z O N A at Emo’s Austin
Concert Recap: A R I Z O N A at Emo’s Austin

Electropop and rock band A R I Z O N A performed with Moody Joody at Emo’s on March 5 as part of its ‘Victory Lap’ tour.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 18, 2025mackenzie coleman, emo's austin
Concert Recap: Saint Motel at Stubb’s Austin
Concert Recap: Saint Motel at Stubb’s Austin

Indie-pop band Saint Motel performed at Stubb’s on March 8 the ‘Symphony in the Sky Tour’ with opener Angel White.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 18, 2025naina srivastava, stubb's, indie pop
Concert Recap: Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
Concert Recap: Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion

On March 13, a mix of country, folk, and rock performers gathered at Luck Reunion, home of Willie Nelson, for a day full of ranch festivities, local foods, and good music.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 18, 2025natalie anspach, festival, folk, folk rock, americana
Interview: DJ Cassandra Innovates and Inspires Through Lively DJ Sets
Interview: DJ Cassandra Innovates and Inspires Through Lively DJ Sets

Afterglow sat down with Texas’ DJ Cassandra after her vibrant Sips & Sounds set to discuss her influences, creative process, and future plans to advocate for music and women’s rights.

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InterviewsAfterglow ATXMarch 18, 2025valeria mota, dj, interview, austin tx
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 1
Concert Recap: SXSW Day 1

On March 10, performers Bee Blackwell, Of Good Nature, JC Stewart, The Dumes, Laila!, Aiko, Lizzie Berchie, Gen and The Degenerates, Glaze, and Gus Baldwin took the stage in Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Music Festival.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 17, 2025natalie anspach, elina carrasco, sxsw 2025
Concert Recap: Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW
Concert Recap: Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW

Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW on March 12, held at ACL Live Moody Theater, featured performances from Brittney Spencer, Larkin Poe, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Megan Moroney.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 17, 2025elina carrasco, acl live, sxsw 2025, larkin poe, megan moroney
Wine and Cheese: America and Janet Jackson
Wine and Cheese: America and Janet Jackson

America’s and Janet Jackson’s sounds are incredibly different, but their “collaboration” and technical similarities embody Camembert and Cabernet as a satisfying contrast of rich and moody.

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ANALYSISAfterglow ATXMarch 16, 2025maren bell
Concert Recap: Magic City Hippies at Stubb’s Austin
Concert Recap: Magic City Hippies at Stubb’s Austin

Magic City Hippies grooved out to indie-funk tunes with opener Mustard Service on March 7 at Stubb’s for the Austin show of its 2025 Enemies tour.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 16, 2025charlotte keene, pop, funk, stubb's
Interview: Inhaler Is Ready to Rock Austin
Interview: Inhaler Is Ready to Rock Austin

Irish indie-rock quartet Inhaler shared inspirations and insights about touring with Afterglow ahead of its ‘Open Wide’ tour stop in Austin.

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InterviewsAfterglow ATXMarch 16, 2025janie bickerton, pop-rock, interview
Wine and Cheese: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
Wine and Cheese: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

Two art-pop legends complement each other thematically in their musical explorations of intimacy.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXMarch 15, 2025zachary bolash, Wine and Cheese, kate bush, peter gabriel
Concert Review: Rolling Stone: The Future of Music Showcase at SXSW 2025
Concert Review: Rolling Stone: The Future of Music Showcase at SXSW 2025

On March 11, 2025, Rolling Stone returned to SXSW for its third annual Future of Music Showcase at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. The night featured sets by Duplexity, jasmine.4.t, LAILA!, Hannah Bahng, and headliner Benson Boone.

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Concert CoverageAfterglow ATXMarch 14, 2025claire hookstra
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