Some of the biggest stars at SXSW 2025 spent the festival’s third full day of music at Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch, where everyone from Julien Baker and Torres to Jessica Simpson and Lucinda Williams all showed up. Others were at Rolling Stone‘s Future of Music showcase, where música mexicana heartthrob …
Read More »Sunflower Bean Reject the 'Myth of the Tortured Artist' on 'Nothing Romantic'
Performing in front of a crowd is fun — but there’s not much to celebrate about the loneliness that creeps up during the lulls of being on tour. On Tuesday, Sunflower Bean debuted their new single “Nothing Romantic,” which captures those feelings of dread after being away from the stage …
Read More »Sunflower Bean Usher in 'Mortal Primetime' Season This Spring
If you wandered into a New York club at any point in the last decade or so and spotted the words Champagne Taste on a flyer tacked onto the door, you were about to get lucky: That was actually a fake band name used by the fantastically fun rock trio …
Read More »SXSW Adds Jack's Mannequin, Sunflower Bean, and More to Lineup
SXSW has announced a third round of artists who will be performing at the festival in Austin, Texas this year. The 2025 event will include Jack’s Mannequin, Sunflower Bean, and Holy Fuck, who have performed at SXSW in the past, along with newcomers like Mexico’s alt-maverick NSQK, J-Pop boy band …
Read More »Sunflower Bean Got Their Hands Dirty (Literally) to Make Their Raw New EP
One evening back in May, Sunflower Bean found themselves in the woods of upstate New York, caked in 200 pounds of clay. They were shooting Shake, a short film to accompany their EP of the same name, and their goal was to look as muddy as possible — a direct …
Read More »Sunflower Bean Bring the Fury on 'Teach Me to Be Bad'
Sunflower Bean have dropped the scorching new single “Teach Me to Be Bad” off their upcoming EP Shake. “I don’t even know your name,” Julia Cumming sings in the opening lines across a searing riff. “But I love you all the same.” According to the band, the track is about …
Read More »Sunflower Bean Return to Their DIY Roots on Heavy Metal 'Shake'
Sunflower Bean are back with the riotous rocker “Shake,” the title track to their upcoming EP of the same name. The track opens with a searing Master of Reality-style guitar riff, paired with a video of the New York trio caked in mud. Directed by Isaac Roberts, the clip is …
Read More »Austin Rages on Despite a Freak Thunderstorm
A freak thunderstorm that hit Austin around 9 p.m. on Thursday threw off what was shaping up to be SXSW‘s biggest day: All outdoor events after that hour were canceled outright (including some highly anticipated sets, like Lil Yachty at the Moody Amphitheater), while other showcase schedules got all jumbled …
Read More »Mitski, Bartees Strange, Wet Leg: Your Guide to the Best Indie Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Mitski released the soaring, melodic Laurel Hell; Bartees Strange jumped genres and blew minds with Farm to Table; Wilco went warm and melodic, if not truly country, with Cruel Country; Wet Leg revived the post-punk revival with their endlessly entertaining self-titled debut, ending up on Glastonbury’s main stage. And those …
Read More »Celebrate Pride on Twitch: King Princess, Soccer Mommy, and More
Rolling Stone’s Twitch team celebrated Pride 2022 by inviting LGBTQIA+ artists and allies to join the channel for live interviews, performances, and even a bit of competitive gaming. In case you missed it, here’s some of our favorite guests we featured. King Princess Premiering alongside her digital cover story, the …
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