Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 8, 2022 flipbook.
Wande Isola’s rap career started in an unlikely location — a high school classroom. When Isola’s freshman biology teacher...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 8, 2022 flipbook.
Lights dim as the crowd’s murmurs subside into anticipatory silence. The first act of the night makes their way on the stage...
Sage Dunlap, Life and Arts reporter
• March 20, 2022
Following its March 15 launch at SXSW, EqualizeHer — an organization aiming to combat gender inequality in the music industry-sponsored a series of events at the festival to raise awareness for the organization...
Angela Lim, Life and Arts senior reporter
• March 20, 2022
With a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Record of the Year under her belt, Afro-fusion artist TÖME has received acclaim for her distinct, rich sound inspired by her multicultural experiences. Her latest...
Sage Dunlap, Life and Arts reporter
• March 17, 2022
On March 14, in conjunction with the SXSW world premiere of the documentary “Mama Bears,” director Daresha Kyi took to the Texas Capitol south steps — along with Texas state representatives and transgender...
Sofia Treviño, Life and Arts Associate Editor
• March 12, 2022
Mexican American sister trio, The Tiarras, released their new single, “They Don’t See Us,” a lyrical ode to invisibility and unrealistic beauty standards, on March 11. Composed of singer and guitarist...
Hailing from South Korean record label AOMG, five hip-hop and R&B artists will make their first stop in Austin for their Above Ordinary USA tour. While you’re at SXSW, catch their three and a half hour set on March 18 at the Elysium. 705 Red River St.
Sasha Haynes, Life & Arts Reporter
• March 6, 2022
After what felt like a longer-than-usual winter, believe it or not, spring is peeking right around the corner. With compounding amounts of work and break only days away, many students may be in dire need...
SASAMI, a 31-year-old singer-songwriter out of California, wants fans to proudly and unapologetically accept her mantra — to “just say it” — with her new album “Squeeze,” released on Feb....
Fiza Kuzhiyil, Associate Managing Editor
• February 28, 2022
Back pressed against lead singer Rob Laska, bassist Alex Dimauro plays a chord strong enough to vibrate through Antone’s. Guitarist Mickey Brandolino and drummer Karah James exchange laughs as the crowd...
Angela Lim, Life and Arts senior reporter
• February 25, 2022
In a fluorescent, rose-colored room, Susannah Joffe’s cold gaze pierces through her heartbreak. The radio-television-film and Plan II senior courageously shares her untethered state of mind through her...
Jessica Garcia, Life and Arts general reporter
• February 23, 2022
Standing in front of a crowd of her high school peers, with a bass guitar strapped to her chest, Isabel Helal turned to bandmates, Diego Yañez-Laguna and Raúl Basualdo, and shared a smile. As they strummed...
