Written and photos by Neal Cribb Fantastic Negrito, hailing from Oakland, California, brought his bluesy, soulful style to ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas on August 22, 2024. His stage presence that night was hotter than the temperature outside! His songs of love, pain, and vulnerability filled …
Written and photos by James Cudjo Fantastic Negrito returned to Austin on Thursday night at Antone’s in support of his latest release, “Please Don’t Be Dead”. The follow-up to his 2017 Grammy Award winning, “The Last Days of Oakland”. Fantastic Negrito is the consummate story-teller, from the moment he stepped …
Black Pistol Fire‘s Deadbeat Graffiti album release, benefit, and tour kick off party was exactly what you’d expect from one of the most energetic bands on the scene! The set took you on the same roller-coaster ride that is their fifth album Deadbeat Graffiti. The crowd released their demons and got …
Fantastic Negrito (Xavier Dphrepaulezz) owns the stage from the moment he steps on until the last note! His emotive “blues with punk attitude” filled the room and no one could take their eyes off him. Xavier, along with his band comprised of Tomas Salcedo (guitar), Nathan Pedley (bass), Joshua Nash …
Barns Courtney creates beautiful roots rock music with soul for days! From bio: Originally born in Ipswich, Barns Courtney spent most his childhood in Seattle before returning to his native UK aged 15. He was recently spotted by The Libertines’ Carl Barat, with whom he’s collaborated on a track; he …
The SXSW 2016 Top 20 is incredible artists in an eclectic mix of genres. From EDM to bluegrass it’s all here. We are adding more artists as SXSW add more to the lineup check back or follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Andy Clockwise (Electronic) has a dark husky voice backed with …
The Fantastic Negrito (Xavier Dphrepaulezz ) held church in a small room above Lambert’s BBQ in Austin. He was joined by Tomas “The Chilean” Salcedo {guitar) , Nate “I gotta go” Pedley (bass), Ruthie Price (drums) and Demarea Dunwood (keyboard). Fresh off a short trip to jail, they had the crowd …
