Emma Weidmann

Music

  • Review: ‘GUTS’ is unoriginal, but not unenjoyable

    Review: ‘GUTS’ is unoriginal, but not unenjoyable

    With the release of Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “GUTS,” it’s time to admit the truth. For an album called “GUTS,” it sure has very little gusto, as Rodrigo doesn’t dare to make music that sounds new and doesn’t borrow — or more accurately, slyly slip elements from other music into its pockets like a thief in Target. Read more

  • Review: Hozier brings Dante’s ‘Inferno’ to life with new album

    Review: Hozier brings Dante’s ‘Inferno’ to life with new album

    Hozier’s first album in four years, “Unreal Unearth,” is not only his most compelling work, but also his most literary to date. For the Irish singer who constantly draws from the poetry of his homeland, that’s a tall feat. “Unreal Unearth” is a modern and musical retelling of the poet Dante’s descent into hell, guided by the Read more

  • Halloween Organ Concert electrifies at Jones Concert Hall

    Halloween Organ Concert electrifies at Jones Concert Hall

    On a dark Halloween night, a crescent moon hung low overhead as an autumnal breeze blew costumed concertgoers like Cruella de Vil, Spider-Man and Princess Peach to Jones Concert Hall for a Halloween Organ Concert that was sure to cause Waco’s ghosts and ghouls to stir. The concert was brought to life with one of the most Read more

  • Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ will put you to sleep

    Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ will put you to sleep

    At the risk of poking the bear that is the Taylor Swift fandom, it must be said that “Midnights,” Swift’s 10th studio album, is not exciting. It’s an album full of songs that sound the same, and not in a conceptual, purposeful way. Some tracks are good, but the majority are excruciatingly boring. Swift claims this Read more

  • Concert Review: Harry Styles is ‘Golden’ on first night of Austin residency

    Concert Review: Harry Styles is ‘Golden’ on first night of Austin residency

    Stadium lights go down, thousands of flashlights go on as Austin’s Moody Center is lit up with scores of Harry Styles fans standing at the ready for the popstar to take the stage. When he does come out, Styles is just one among a sea of feather boas and flare pants. With light-up cowboy hats Read more