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Sabrina Claudio Brought the Room Down at Echo Lounge

Echo Lounge is the right size for Sabrina Claudio. Not too big, not intimate enough to feel like a secret — just enough room for the kind of show she puts on, which is mostly about stillness and how much tension you can hold in a quiet room before it breaks. Dylan Sinclair opened and set the tone well. His sound sits in a similar emotional register — the kind of slow-burn R&B that asks you to pay attention — and by the time Claudio took the stage the crowd was already there. She didn’t need to do much. That’s

LOVB Austin Survives Madison in Five

There is a specific kind of volleyball that only happens in a fifth set. The score resets, the crowd gets louder than it’s been all night, and every single point feels like it costs something. LOVB Austin found that version of themselves on Friday and it was worth the three sets it took to get there. Austin took down LOVB Madison 25–19, 14–25, 23–25, 25–20, 15–13 in a match that had no business being that tense and was better for it. The win moves them to 6–5 on the season. Madison came out swinging in sets two and three and

Austin Keeps Finding Ways to Win the Fifth Set

LOVB Austin is building a reputation for themselves in fifth sets and Wednesday night at Cedar Park was more of the same. Atlanta pushed them to the limit across five sets and Austin came out on top anyway, 25–22, 21–25, 25–14, 21–25, 15–13, moving to 5–3 on the season. It wasn’t clean. Sets two and four belonged to Atlanta entirely and there were stretches where Austin looked like they were still working something out. Head coach Eric Sullivan said as much after the match. “We still have some stuff we have to smooth out and figure out,” he said, “but

LOVB Austin Survives Five-Set Battle in Season Opener

The home squad proved they can dig deep when it counts If you showed up to H-E-B Center on Wednesday night expecting a clean sweep, you clearly haven’t been paying attention to how professional volleyball works. LOVB Austin’s season opener against Nebraska was messy, intense, and exactly the kind of back-and-forth battle that makes this sport worth watching. Austin took it in five (22–25, 25–20, 22–25, 25–22, 15–9) but not before Nebraska reminded everyone why they’re not to be taken lightly. The Give and Take Nebraska came out swinging and took the first set off a series of long rallies

Mario at Echo Lounge

Nothing But Us Tour. Close enough that the hits felt personal. Dallas got a good one.