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March 13, 2026

Anastasia Hera: “Ambitions” [Live In Studio 1A]

By: Taylor Wallace

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Austin’s Anastasia Hera has been blending her brand of rap and R&B for almost fifteen years. In addition to releasing her own solo work, leading her group Anastasia and the Heroes, and putting her mark on various other projects, she’s also the founder of CAKE (Creativity, Abundance, Knowledge, Education), a non-profit empowering and educating women pursuing music careers.

Her deft lyrics, sultry vocals, and smooth, earwormy beats led her to becoming our February 2025 Artist of the Month. And tonight she’ll be performing at SXSBreaks at Lefty’s Brick Bar.


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April 21, 2026

Reyna Tropical & Xiuhtezcatl: “Camino”

Cumbia meets Afro-indigenous rhythms in this one-off from Mexican-American artist and activist Xiuhtezcatl and duo Reyna Tropical. Debuted last month at Vive Latino, one of Latin America’s biggest music festivals, the song “bridges the worlds of Indigenous wisdom, diaspora, community, Queer Love and Afro Mexico and the unity and pathways that these bridges are establishing […]

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April 17, 2026

Club Coma: “You Can Take My Spirit”

Austin’s Club Coma are back, this time with more tricks in their bag and an added touch of fuzzy sweetness, adding Lani Thomison AKA Street Peach to their club mix. The new, absolute banger “You Can Take My Spirit” sees the quartet extending the fazers into experimental territory, adding a little crunch to the beat, […]

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April 16, 2026

Billie Marten: “Feeling” [Live In Studio 1A]

Billie Marten is an English singer-songwriter known for her delicate folk sound, warm finger-picked guitar, and quietly powerful songwriting. In 2025 she released her fifth studio album, Dog Eared, on Fiction Records, expanding her signature folk style with richer arrangements. Marten’s music blends elements of folk, indie, and jazz-tinged pop, creating an intimate and timeless […]

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April 14, 2026

I’MMORTAL: “Floor Siren”

Have you ever needed a dance break in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon? Today’s Song of the Day, “Floor Siren,” transports listeners to the dance floor no matter what day or time it is. New York-based artist I’MMORTAL builds an experimental, deconstructed club sound – similar to contemporaries such as COBRAH and Shygirl – […]

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April 13, 2026

Eyelid Kid: “What Happened”

Born and raised in Austin and now based in L.A. (after a stint in Brooklyn), Eyelid Kid is back with more of that smooth, bedroom pop bop action. Produced by Flora and Fawna’s Mason Ables, “What Happened” is cozy and laid back with a midtempo pulse of drum machine momentum and affixed with lots of […]

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April 9, 2026

Ratboys: “What’s Right?” [Live In Studio 1A]

Formed in 2010, Ratboys began as a humble duo by Notre Dame Freshman Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan. By 2017, they’d become a fully-fledged four-piece, relocated to Chicago, and were opening for acts like Soccer Mommy and Diet Cig with heaps of critical praise to line their nest (I assume all ratboys build little nests […]

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