SXSW Review: Cinema Hearts, March 15, Lazarus Brewing

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SXSW Review: Cinema Hearts, March 15, Lazarus Brewing

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21 Mar 2025

by

Paul

As a longtime attendee who has seen the festival go through a lot of changes over the years, it’s easy to get jaded about SXSW. As the focus has shifted away from music to interactive and with the film component seemingly now the main draw for many, it’s tempting to think that SouthBy has lost its way.

But for artists looking to make a name for themselves and garner some attention, or for those simply looking to hang out with like-minded music lovers over several days in March, the festival does still hold some appeal. And as Washington DC-based band Cinema Hearts reminded us during their early Saturday afternoon set at Lazarus Brewing, SXSW is what you make it.

The indie rock trio, led by Caroline Weinroth, may not have been an official performer at this year’s SXSW, but they were still there to make the most of it, playing six shows over the course of four days and even racking up an injury in the process – Weinroth’s legs were bandaged up after she tried to “slide in for a home run” at a previous show (the band were wearing matching baseball caps and jerseys for their shows this week and I guess she really committed to the bit).

Weinroth spoke about how meaningful it’s been for her to come down to Austin the last couple of years and make the rounds, citing the write-up that they got from Rolling Stone last year calling them one of the best live bands of SXSW and stating that despite having one of the worst injuries of her life (she claimed it looked “like a Halloween costume” underneath the bandages), the band had come back to Austin this year to “defend the title.”

During their set, Cinema Hearts played a bunch of new unreleased tunes (“so don’t even bother trying to look for them”) alongside older numbers like “Fender Factory” and “Your Ideal,” a song off their Bartees Strange produced EP of the same name which was inspired by her time competing in the Miss America pageant. The band put on a fun show full of strong, power-poppy melodies that brought to mind the likes of Illuminati Hotties, Pom Pom Squad, and The Muffs and which helped to get the final day of SouthBy off to a good start.

Thanks for making me a little less jaded, Cinema Hearts.

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