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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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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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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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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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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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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Two art-pop legends complement each other thematically in their musical explorations of intimacy.
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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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The second-ever Sips & Sounds Music Festival featured a dynamic range of artists who performed memorable sets at the welcoming Auditorium Shores.
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre presents an ambitious sound that blends multiple subgenres of rock music. The band’s innovation spans beyond their broad musical palette and serves as a cultural auteur to the parasocial relationship phenomenon in “(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six.”
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Coca-Cola held day 2 of its third annual Sips & Sounds Music Festival at Auditorium Shores in Austin on Mar. 8. The festival featured Paul Russell, Austin Ashtin, Nessa Barrett, DJ Cassandra, Chelsea Cutler & Jeremy Zucker, Arcy Drive, AJR, Claire Rosinkranz, and Benson Boone.
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The closing track of the iconic Highway 61 Revisited finds Bob Dylan painting an elaborate picture of a hopeless, bleak place representing 1960s America. Yet, the song’s chilling relevance prompts listeners to rethink the country’s current political landscape.
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Coca-Cola held day 1 of its third annual Sips & Sounds Music Festival at Auditorium Shores in Austin on Mar. 7. The festival featured Dazzle Camouflage, Ashe, Disko Cowboy, Suki Waterhouse, Blusher, Khalid, and Gus Dapperton.
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Whether you’ve traveled far or live nearby, supporting local bands this year at South by Southwest is a must. Here is a guide to some upcoming local Austin talent to catch at this year’s festival.
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When presented with the category “dance or die,” Lady Gaga chooses dance to battle her self-deprecative voice in the “Abracadabra” music video.
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On the second stop of its Spring tour, alternative-rock band Movements performed at Stubb’s on Mar. 3 with support from Citizen, Scowl, and Downward.
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Indie-rock band Bright Eyes performed at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Feb. 27 with support from folk artist Hurray for the Riff Raff.
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Indie-pop artist Role Model brought ‘No Place Like Tour’ to a sold-out Stubb’s on Mar. 3 with support from Debbii Dawson.
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