: JEFF the Brotherhood signed to a major label to 'make two albums and get dropped,' and that's exactly what they did (Playing Saturday, March 14, at Exit/In; Wasted on the Dream out March 24 on Infinity Cat Records)
Freakin' Playlist: Twenty-one tunes to prepare you for this year's Freakin' Weekend (Playing Thursday through Saturday, March 12-14, at Exit/In and Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, at Fort Houston)
Austin Calling: Missing SXSW? Check your FOMO at the door — plenty of Austin-bound artists are rolling Nashville's way
Into the Vortex: A daylong festival celebrates the music of American mavericks Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison
In The Spin: Future Unlimited Wins Road to Bonnaroo Round 2
Plus Critics' Picks on Hiss Golden Messenger, Friendship, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Murder By Death, Amanda Shires, ELEL, Gang of Four, Lindi Ortega, The Trinity Schill Kill, Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sherbert, Fleetwood Mac and more.

