All Photos by Samantha Ysaguirre 📸 Paramount+ returned to SXSW 2026 with its annual activation, The Lodge, at Clive Bar on Rainey Street. This was my first year experiencing it, and the streaming giant made it worth the wait, blending its Western dramas with high-profile live sports on its platform.…
“Biaf <3” Channels Sexiness and Confidence Into a Statement of Unapologetic Self-Expression Puerto Rican artist Young Miko continues to tease fans with the release of her new single “BIAF <3,” offering a confident preview of what’s to come on her upcoming deluxe album and arena tour. The music video opens…
Coca-Cola Sips & Sounds Music Festival returns to Auditorium Shores in Austin this March, serving as one of the highlight events during this year’s SXSW. This will be my second year attending, after having an awesome time seeing Halsey and Suki Waterhouse last year. It is a smaller-scale festival compared…
Paper Tiger’s side stage was absolutely packed out for Vancouver-based band Meltt this past November 10th. These guys have this really fun indie rock with a psychedelic blend that I always fall for. I first heard them through a Spotify playlist recommendation, the song “Within You, Within Me,” and I…
Making their final stop on the U.S. leg of their “portals//polarities tour,” Night Tapes chose San Antonio of all places to close this trek and I’m so happy they did. They engulfed the main stage at Paper Tiger with every shade of blue imaginable, creating an incredible dream-pop atmosphere that…
SpaceCon returned to San Antonio this past weekend, drawing fans to the Freeman Coliseum Expo Hall to see their favorite sci-fi legends and comic artists. After navigating the horrors of city traffic, thanks to the Spurs having their home opener at the same time (thank you for the wins, Wemby),…
📸 Kyle Dehn Arizona indie rock group Breakup Shoes has returned with its newest studio album, Standing Still. Formed in 2015, the band—Nick Zawisa on vocals and guitar, Matthew Witsoe on drums, Michael Montiel on bass, and Michael Cully on guitar—has continued to evolve their alt-indie sound for this record,…
I’ve never craved Olive Garden more after a concert in my life. Rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer The Alchemist have now teamed up for two albums, 2020’s Alfredo and its sequel, Alfredo 2, which came out this past July. The first was Grammy-nominated for Best Rap Album, and I’m really…
All Photos by Lauren Hernandez 📸 Celebrating two decades in the music industry, Chris Brown brought his Breezy Bowl XX to the Alamodome. It’s his first stadium tour ever and his biggest headline show to date in San Antonio, enlisting R&B standouts Bryson Tiller and Jhené Aiko to open up…
All Photos by Lauren Hernandez 📸 PUP & Jeff Rosenstock rolled into San Antonio as part of their co-headline tour, with a name being just as chaotic as the performance we got – A Cataclysmic Rapture of Friendshipness brought pure punk mayhem to the Paper Tiger. I hadn’t heard of…