Per The Hollywood Reporter, married morning talk show hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos caught up with Kimmel after the show for a bit of light behind-the-scenes banter. At one point he recounted the moment when he decided he’d go on stage and read Trump’s rant deeming him the “WORST HOST.”
“They’re like, ‘You’ve got a little bit of time’ and I was like, ‘I’m reading the Trump tweet,’ and they’re like, ‘No, no, don’t read that,’” Kimmel recalled. “[I was like] ‘Yes I am.’”
Here’s what Trump wrote about the show on his rinky-dink Twitter clone, which Kimmel read without telling the crowd who wrote it:
“Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and never can be. Get rid of Kimmel and perhaps replace him with another washed up, but cheap, ABC ‘talent,’ George Slopanopoulos. He would make everybody on stage look bigger, stronger, and more glamorous. Also a really bad politically correct show tonight, and for years – Disjointed, boring, and very unfair. Why don’t they just give the Oscars to those that deserve them. Maybe that way their audience and TV ratings will come back from the depths. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
After reading the gibberish to peals of laughter, Kimmel asked the crowd, “See if you can guess which former president just posted that?” After revealing the author, Kimmel said he was surprised Trump was still up, cracking, “Isn’t it past your jail time?”
When it comes to bourbon over $100, the bottle better freaking bring it in the flavor department. Branding, bottle design, and hokey stories about grandpappy’s secret recipe don’t mean shit if the bourbon is over $100 and tastes mid (cough, cough, current Kentucky Owl, cough, cough).
Asking you to spend serious money on what’s probably going to be a special gift means that the whiskey in the bottle should be stellar. Period.
To that end, I’m calling out 15 bottles of bourbon that are stellar — all in their own ways. The bottles listed below are between $100 and $125. Each one is unique with a throughline of excellence. That standard doesn’t mean that I didn’t rank these bourbons though. Not all created equal — some are crowd-pleasers and some are acquired tastes.
My advice is to read my tasting notes and find the ones that speak to you, hit those price links, and go from there!
Also Read: The Top 5 UPROXX Bourbon Posts Of The Last Six Months
Barrell puts out a lot of whiskeys every year. We forgive you if you can’t keep up (we barely can!). This edition is a mix of whiskeys finished in pear brandy, Jamaican rum, and Sicilian Amaro casks that are then batched. The juice then goes into the bottle uncut to help highlight the disparate yet similarly cozy flavors given by each of the barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Pear drives the nose with a pear compote or pear butter made with plenty of dark spice and just a hint of dark chocolate and tobacco.
Palate: The taste is warm but slightly rummy with a clear eggnog note acting as a driving force, leading towards hints of black licorice next to creamy toffee next to hefty chocolate bars filled with nougat and walnuts.
Finish: A slight black tea bitterness takes over at the end as the nuttiness, spiciness, and sweetness all come together for a big finish with plenty of warmth and boldness.
Bottom Line:
This has become a mainstay of the Barrell Bourbon line. It’s deep, cutting, and delicious. The best part is that the proof doesn’t overwhelm the overall profile. There’s a silkiness here that makes this a great slow sipper. In the end, this feels like a gateway pour to bigger and more unique flavor notes, so treat it as a palate expander.
14. 291 Bad Guy Colorado Bourbon Whiskey 10th Anniversary
This Colorado whiskey is made from a mix of local corn, malted wheat, malted rye, and beech-smoked malted barley. As per 291’s classic aging methods, the whiskey is aged for about two years with aspen wood staves in the barrel to accelerate the aging process. Finally, this is batched and bottled as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose on this is a wonderful medley of winter spices — clove, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon — rolled into a leathery tobacco pouch with a deep sense of green tea leaves marmalade, and buttery salted toffee.
Palate: The taste leans into stewed apple and pear candy while the spice really starts to kick up with a deep heat of the ABVs buzzing on all of your senses as old leather, oak, and tobacco sneak in under the heat.
Finish: Dried peach and apricot tie to the tobacco and oak as the spice starts to burn and numb your tongue on the finish with a dark sense of old marmalade tobacco and winter spice barks.
Bottom Line:
This one is big — big flavor notes, big ABVs, big buzzing on that finish. So if you’re looking for something bold, this is the play.
13. Penelope Straight Bourbon Whiskey Double Cask Finish Rio
This is damn near a classic now. This year’s Rio is still Penelope’s batch of four-grain bourbon (the blends of barrels work out to 74% corn, 14% wheat, 9% rye, and 3% malted barley). The ripple is that once batched the whiskey is re-barrelled into American honey and Brazilian Amburana oak casks. Those casks are then batched, proofed, and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The honey is super creamy on the nose with a hint of pine forest next to hot cinnamon sticky buns with melting buttercream frosting and plenty of winter spice next to a hint of pecan.
Palate: The spiced rolls drive the palate toward a darker gingerbread with fresh and orange-infused honey adding a sharp contrast before the barkier elements of the spices and nuts roll back in.
Finish: The end leans into almost savory figs and date leather with a sense of winter spice barks, burnt orange rinds, and singed vanilla pods next to a hint of marzipan tobacco and soft fresh honeycomb.
Bottom Line:
This is one of those “acquired taste” bourbons I mentioned in the opening. There’s a lot of that’s classic here, but then this goes into new feeling territory with that cask finish. It’s savory and kind of funky in all the right ways. Take your time nosing and tasting this one and it’ll repay you in palate-expanding brilliance.
12. 2XO The Phoenix Blend Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This is the new whiskey from famed blender Dixon Dedman (former head of Kentucky Owl). The whiskey is sourced and highlights the best of the best barrels that Dedman was able to get his hands on.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose draws you in with a deep sense of creme brûlée drizzled with salted caramel and cut with a woody tart apple and light yet sweet oak.
Palate: Red berries and vanilla pods lead to warming winter spices with a woody edge next to apple pies and orange chocolate candies.
Finish: The end has a deep pepperiness that leads back to the winter spices before descending toward that creamy vanilla and soft apple pie filling with a touch of brown butter.
Bottom Line:
This is an excellent essential yet fruity bourbon. It’s almost light but not in the sense that it’s thin. It’s approachable while offering depth and balance. This is the bottle you buy for someone who likes their bourbon without the side of homework.
11. Baker’s Single Barrel 13 Years Minimum Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This brand-new re-release of Beam’s Limited Edition “Minimum 13 Year” Baker’s just dropped. The whiskey in the barrel is from single barrels that hit just the right mark for something special. Beyond that, there’s not much else to know besides this is Baker’s at a high age that shines bright.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There’s a nice sense of dried sweetgrass, salted ballpark peanuts, and old vanilla pods that leads to softer notes of marzipan, vanilla sheet cake, and mild cherry.
Palate: Soft winter spices and minty tobacco drive the palate toward smudging sage and roasting herbs with a sense of marzipan slowly building on the mid-palate with a minor key of orange and cherry.
Finish: The vanilla sneaks in on the finish with more roasting herbs and dry grassiness with a hint of menthol, peanut shell, and distant oak.
Bottom Line:
Baker’s has always been the rye lover’s bourbon. The whiskey is so funky and fresh and this expression takes that up a huge notch. This is a great sipper that’s sure to expand your palate and enjoyment of Kentucky bourbon as something more than just a sweet cherry bomb.
10. BLACKENED x Wes Henderson Master of Whiskey Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This new collaboration from Metallica’s whiskey finds Master Distillers Rob Dietrich of BLACKENED working with Wes Henderson, Co-Founder of Angel’s Envy, to create a new expression. The whiskey is a classic Kentucky bourbon aged for six years. Those barrels are vatted and then refilled into white port wine casks for a final rest. Finally, the port barrels are batched and the whiskey is bottled at cask strength.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There’s a good bit of fruit on the nose with pear skins, rum-raisin, and burnt orange next to dried-up old cinnamon sticks and tobacco leaves.
Palate: The palate stews the pear with honey and wintry spices while a hint of dried chili flake leads to walnut cake and a very mild echo of old wet straw.
Finish: The end is lush and full of oranges studded with cloves and allspice next to pear tobacco and old cedar humidors.
Bottom Line:
You don’t have to be a fan of Metallica to enjoy this whiskey. It’s so succinct and runs truly deep. It’s also an easy sipper that works for the everyday pour or something you share before you finally see the band live. This one also makes a killer old fashioned.
9. Peerless Double Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This whiskey from Kentucky Peerless is around five to six years old and comes from one barrel that lets the grains shine through before it goes into another new oak barrel for a final maturation to let the oak shine through. That final barrel is bottled at cask strength, allowing all that beautiful bourbon and oak aging to shine brightly.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: This opens with a nose full of salted butter next to hints of very soft leather, light notes of vanilla bean, a touch of toffee sweetness, and freshly cracked walnuts with a dry edge.
Palate: The taste leans into that oak barrel with dashes of woody spices (think allspice berries, star anise, and cinnamon sticks), dry cherry tobacco leaves, salted caramel, and more of that super soft leather.
Finish: That leads towards a mid-palate of dark red fruits stewed in mulled wine spices and cut with a dollop of fresh honey before the (long) finish dries out towards an old wicker chair, a very distinct hint of a cellar funk, and a touch of dried mint.
Bottom Line:
I know this is a cliche, but if you only buy one bottle of Peerless, this is the one.
Michter’s fills their barrels with 103-proof hot juice off the stills. After a handful of years spent aging, that proof inches upwards as the angels take their share. Usually, the whiskey is cut with that soft Kentucky limestone water before bottling but not in this case. This is pulled from single honey barrels that were too good to cut and bottled at the Fort Nelson Distillery on Louisville’s Whiskey Row.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose draws you deep into the classic bourbon ecosystem of rich buttery toffees next to salted dark chocolate-covered cherries, a touch of smoked stone fruits, and a minor note of spicy tobacco leaf.
Palate: The palate delivers on those notes as the tobacco spice amps up before being smoothed out by rich and creamy vanilla, salted caramel, and apricot stone dryness.
Finish: That dryness drives the mid-palate towards the finish with a pecan shell vibe next to slightly bitter singed cedar bark.
Bottom Line:
Michter’s at cask strength is a mighty fine pour of whiskey. This is quintessential Kentucky bourbon that runs deep but never overwhelms the senses. There’s a soft warmth that accents the flavor profile, leaving you with that iconic Kentucky hug at the very end.
7. Chestnut Farms From Barton 1792 Master Distillers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled In Bond
This particular release is part of Total Wine’s Spirits Direct (their barrel pick program). The whiskey in the bottle is a six-year-old high-rye bourbon made at the famed Barton 1792 Distillery (Sazerac’s other famed distillery in Kentkcy — besides Buffalo Trace). The batch of whiskey is bottled with a touch of limestone water to bring it down to 100-proof and bottled otherwise as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: This whiskey is a vanilla bomb from the jump with a deep sense of vanilla malts layered into a white cake with white vanilla frosting cut with a rush of sharp and fresh mint.
Palate: Soft vanilla pudding drives the taste as hints of winter spices via eggnog creaminess mingle with a touch of ripe peaches and pears next to a whisper of mint syrup and orange oil.
Finish: The end leans toward rich and salted buttercream with a nice layer of dark fruit leather, sharp winter spice barks, dried red berries, and a hint of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Bottom Line:
This is the biggest sleeper hit on the list. This bourbon quietly wins big awards (Double Gold in San Francisco) and then quietly goes along sitting on shelves in the best whiskey shops and bars. This is fantastic Kentucky bourbon that’ll stir your emotional nostalgic core like Egon tasting Remy’s ratatouille for the first time.
6. Nelson Bros. Whiskey Black Brier A Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys Finished in Imperial Stout Casks
This whiskey takes Nelson Brother’s bourbon (sourced from Indiana and Tennessee) and re-loads it into beer casks for a special finish. The bourbon is re-filled into freshly emptied imperial stout casks from Blackstone Brewing Company for a final maturation before batching and bottling as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There’s a fascinating balance of mocha lattes made with cream counterpointed by orange creamsicles on the nose with a deep and most vanilla white cake frosted with a whisper of Almond Joy icing.
Palate: Almost waxy cacao comes through on the palate before the almond and toasted coconut drive the taste toward Nutella-smeared croissants and a flutter of cinnamon-heavy mulled wine with a nice sweetness and a whisper of dried red berries.
Finish: Cinnamon bark and dark chocolate-covered espresso beans come through late with a creamy sense of that Nutella and mocha latte layering into a faint burnt orange tobacco vibe.
Bottom Line:
If you love a good stout, then this is a no-brainer. But it’s so much more than just a good stout-finished bourbon. This is a deep and delicious whiskey that rewards you for patience and time. It also makes one hell of a Manhattan.
The second batch of Booker’s 2023 releases was a banger. This batch is named after the relationship between Booker Noe (who helped define Beam in the 20th century) and his mentor, Carl Beam, back in the 1950s. The whiskey in the bottle is a blend of a lot of barrels from prime spots in several warehouses across the Beam campus. The end blend ended up being 7+-year-old bourbon that’s bottled completely as-is without proofing or filtering.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose opens with a brandy-soaked holiday cake with a deep layer of rich vanilla, candied orange, candied cherry, stewed pear, and deeply sharp winter spices.
Palate: The taste is winter nut bread forward and spiced with real clove, allspice, and nutmeg next to apple-cider-soaked cinnamon sticks, eggnog creaminess, and floral honey.
Finish: The end really amps up those spices with a very barky vibe as the orange turns to marmalade and just keeps going and going until the heat overtakes everything and then crashes down, leaving your tongue buzzing.
Bottom Line:
This is a spicy and warming bourbon. It’s going to be hot neat — which some people seek out. So I’d recommend pouring this one over a big ol’ rock and taking it slowly as a sipper. It’s a fine example of spicy and creamy Kentucky bourbon with a huge Kentucky bear hug at the end.
4. Nashville Barrel Company Straight Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel 6 Years Old UPROXX January 2023 Barrel
The barrel was chosen and bottled at the tail end of 2022 on a visit to Nashville Barrel Company. The whiskey in the bottle is a 6-year-and-two-month-old bourbon from MGP of Indiana. The high rye mash bourbon (75/21/4 corn/rye/malted barley) aged for five years in Indiana before moving to Nashville for an additional 14 months of resting. The bourbon went in the bottle at cask strength straight from the barrel.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose opens with toffee, mild leather, orchard barks, blood orange, soft sweet grains, cinnamon sticks, cherry tobacco, plum, and a whisper of old pine accented by a touch of thyme.
Palate: The taste meanders through salted caramel, dates, cinnamon bark, cardamon pods, clove buds, and soft vanilla cake before leaning slowly into a spiced warmth.
Finish: The end arrives with sweet and chewy pipe tobacco, orange bitters, rock candy, and very light yet creamy cacao lushness next to hazelnut Manner Neapolitan Wafers and dry oak.
Bottom Line:
This barrel pick from last year is still one of the best whiskeys that you can get at this price point. Only a scant few bottles are left. So act fast for one of the best cask-strength bourbons money can buy.
3. Fortuna Rare Character Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Last year’s Fortuna release was an instant classic. This year the Rare Character team has upped the ante with a cask-strength version and, ho boy, they hit it out of the park. The whiskey in the bottle is a small batch of minimum seven-year-old barrels that were expertly batched and bottled 100% as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose opens with a sense of deeply roasted walnuts, almonds, and chestnuts dipped in salted toffee with a sense of darkly charred old oak staves countered by a lush vanilla cream cut with winter spices.
Palate: The nuttiness drives the palate toward vanilla buttercream next to winter spice cakes filled with rum raisin, candied orange rind, and brandy-soaked cherries before a hint of sticky toffee pudding arrives with a whisper of roasting herbs and sweetgrass.
Finish: Nutshells and dried pipe tobacco round out the finish with a deep winter spice bark vibe before the luscious vanilla creates a creamy landing for the pour that’s part eggnog and part malted vanilla shake cut with peppermint, clove, and sasparilla.
Bottom Line:
This is one of the most solid whiskeys on the list. There’s a deep sense of iconic flavor notes that run so deep that you’ll need two or three sipping sessions to get it all. Start neat, add water, pour over ice, and try it in your favorite cocktails — have fun with it!
2. Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1924 10-Year-Old
This brand-new release from Old Forester is new in more ways than one. The whiskey is their first age-statement whiskey at 10 years old. It’s also a new mash bill for the heritage brand with a recipe of 79% corn, 11% rye, and 10% malted barley. The whiskey aged in the Brown-Forman warehouse until just right for batching, proofing, and bottling.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Freshly fried cinnamon doughnuts, soft chocolate shavings, and buttery salted caramel drive the nose toward dry nutshells, a hint of apple fritter, and dark brandy cherries dipped in creamy dark chocolate.
Palate: That chocolate is just kissed with Graham Cracker and marshmallow on the palate with a good dose of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice leading toward a dark brandy cherry tobacco on the mid-palate.
Finish: The dark cherry tobacco and S’mores drive the finish with a sense of dark stewed red fruit, stone fruit, and pear/apple before the oak arrives with a sense of an old cellar on a warm day.
Bottom Line:
This is going to be on a lot of “best of” lists at the end of 2024. This is one of the best Old Forester releases and is highly coveted. That aside, this sips like a dream.
This whiskey heralds back to Michter’s historical roots in the 19th century before the brand was even called “Michter’s.” The old Bomberger’s Distillery in Pennsylvania is where the brand started way back in the day (1753). The whiskey in the bottle is rendered from a very small batch of bourbons that were aged in Chinquapin oak. The staves for that barrel were air-dried for three years before coppering, charring, and filling. The Kentucky bourbon is then bottled in an extremely small batch that yields around 2,000 bottles per year.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Sweet mashed grains — think a bowl of Cream of Wheat cut with butter and molasses — mix with sticky toffee pudding, old saddle leather, old cellar beams, and sweet cinnamon with a hint of candied orange and dark chocolate next to luscious eggnog with a flake of salt.
Palate: The palate is super creamy with a crème brûlée feel that leads to soft winter spices, dry cedar, and orange chocolates with a hint of pear-brandy-soaked marzipan in the background.
Finish: The end has a creamed honey vibe next to brandy-soaked figs and rum-soaked prunes with fresh chewing tobacco and salted dark chocolate leading back to dark chocolate and old cellar floors with a touch of smoldering orchard bark.
Bottom Line:
This is the best all-around sipper (and amazing cocktail base) at this price point. Every time that I do a tasting, this whiskey wins — and then the bottle is killed by excited whiskey drinkers.
Ryan Gosling was one of the inarguable peaks of this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. He didn’t win an Oscar (that one went to RDJ), but he did bust out a spirited, super-sized, star-studded rendition of “I’m Just Ken” — a strong contender for the best musical performance in the show’s history. Some people did notice a big part of his life was missing, though: Eva Mendes, his longtime partner, with whom he has two children. Predictably, there’s a perfectly understandable reason for her absence.
Per People, a source says she simply decided to stay home to look after their kids. “They try their best to stay out of the spotlight,” the source said of the two. “For them, the most important job is their girls. Everything else comes second.” They added, “Of course Eva is proud and excited for Ryan. She still sees it as a job though.”
The source also said, “It seems like a healthy way of living. They’re amazing as a couple and very happy together.”
Another source echoed those sentiments, saying that Mendes is simply “not into” playing the celebrity game these days. “She’s moved past that part of her life for now — the glam and the red carpet and the photographers,” the source said. “It’s just not important to her. She knows that it’s part of Ryan’s job but it’s not part of hers at the moment. She’s content doing her thing with her family.”
On Sunday, Mendes showed her support with an Instagram post, in which she shared a video of her standing outside his dressing room. In the caption she wrote, “Always by my man.”
Mendes and Gosling met on the set of the 2012 drama The Place Beyond the Pines, which costarred another 2024 Oscar nominee, Bradley Cooper. Though not officially retired, Mendes hasn’t acted in a film since 2014’s Lost River, directed by Gosling, and she hasn’t been on TV since a voice role in a 2021 episode of Bluey. In 2022, she admitted she’s in no hurry to return to the screen, saying, “I don’t really miss it.”
Most people like to check out all of the Oscar contenders before the big day, but the real cinema lovers wait until all the hype has died down to dive in. Yeah, it’s pretty important to see each movie and come to your own conclusion during awards season, but then you are left disappointed and hurt when your favorite doesn’t win and therefore you wasted a perfectly good Sunday. Why not just wait a few months or years or even longer before throwing your opinions into the mix? There’s already enough opinions out there anyway!
If you want to check out this year’s biggest Oscar winners, here’s where you can stream them. But be warned, if you watch them, people are going to want to talk about them with you. Watch at your own risk.
Oppenheimer
For an award-winning performance from Cillian Murphy (besides Red Eye), you can head to Peacock for Oppenheimer. The streamer has made watching the film practically unavoidable, and every time you log on you are bobared with ads for the film, but there are also several bonus features available on the site that make it worth the long runtime.
Poor Things
To watch Emma Stone’s Oscar-worthy performance in Poor Things, you will have to head over to Hulu+, or you can rent or buy the film on Prime Video or Apple TV. You can also check local showtimes to see if the film is still playing in your area.
Barbie
Best Original Song winner Barbie is over on Max, Hulu, and Prime Video, or you can rent the film on Apple TV and Prime. Even though Barbie did not receive the accolades it deserves, we will always have Ken.
Maestro
Bradley Cooper and his conducting skills in Maestro can be seen on Netflix. Though the film was shut out from winning any awards, it also features a lovely performance from Carey Mulligan. Netflix is home to a number of other Oscar-nominated films like Ruston, Nyad,Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, and Nimona.
Anatomy of a Fall
To watch Messi’s breathtaking performance in Anatomy of a Fall, you’ll have to purchase or rent the movie on Apple TV or Prime. No streaming date has been announced at this time.
The Holdovers
Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s award-winning performance in The Holdovers can be streamed on Peacock, or purchased on Apple TV or Amazon Prime.
American Fiction
Best Adapted Screenplay winner American Fiction is currently available to stream on Prime with the MGM+ add-on, or purchase through Prime Video or Apple TV. The film can also still be seen in select theaters.
Killers of the Flower Moon
As for Killers of the Flower Moon, which unfortunately went home empty-handed, you can stream Martin Scorsese’s epic western on Apple TV+. Or you can watch all of Francesca Scorsese’s TikToks.
The Zone Of Interest
Zone of Interest is currently only available to rent on AppleTV and Prime Video, though it will likely land on Max later this year.
Past Lives
Celine Song’s film can be streamed for free with a library card (!!!) on Kanopy, or it can be purchased or rented on AppleTV or Prime Video.
There are two types of people in this world – those who panic and fill up their cars with gas when the needle hits 25% or so, and people like me who wait until the gas light comes on, then check the odometer so you can drive the entire 30 miles to absolute empty before coasting into a gas station on fumes.
I mean…it’s not empty until it’s empty, right?
But just how far can you drive your car once that gas light comes on? Should you trust your manual?
Now, thanks to Your Mechanic sharing this information in a recent post, you can know for sure. Of course, they also want to warn you that driving on a low fuel level or running out of gas can actually damage your car.
These are, of course, approximations that depend on several factors, including how you drive, your car’s condition, etc. So don’t automatically blame Your Mechanic if you find yourself stranded on the side of the road.
What most people don’t know is that the whole city of Austin is ignited with curated events and parties — many of which happen outside the official SXSW programming. In fact, SXSW outlines a whole page dedicated to wristband-free exhibitions, music performances, and special events that are open – and sometimes even free – to the public. Added on top of the city’s eclectic event curation from its acclaimed music venues… in short, this next week in Austin is going to one for the books.
From Just Blaze, PaulSellsTX, and Uproxx’s highly-anticipated, two-day The Takeover to Lady Bird Lake’s SXSW Community Concerts, check out Uproxx’s curated guide of this year’s best “unofficial parties” of SXSW. Many of these are also in walking distance to any of these hotels perfect for your SXSW experience.
‘The New Normal’ Vol 4: SXSW Showcase
Tuesday, March 12th, 3 pm – 12 am
THE NEW NORMAL VOL 4
They say the “unofficial” SXSW showcases are some of the best ones. Held at Parlor Room, the free event benefitting Austin Pets Alive! will feature some of the biggest global underground DJs and producers including D Jes, Curtis Bledsoe, Mauricio Meade, Erin Millington, and more.
Tuesday, March 12th – Friday, March 15th, 5:30 pm – 12:00 am
DUSANA RISOVIC FOR ROLLING STONE
Returning for a second year, Rolling Stone’s Future of Music will showcase a roundup of artists “shaping the music of tomorrow” including Peso Pluma, Teezo Touchdown, Young Miko, Flo Milli, Uncle Waffles, Faye Webster, and more.
The four-night concert series will take place at ACL Live at the Moody Theater and are free and open to the public.
Those without a SXSW credential may RSVP for admission on a first-come, first-served basis here.
The Takeover
Wednesday, March 13th – Thursday, March 14th, 8:30 pm – 1 am
Last year’s event brought legends State Property, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Bun B, Redman, Dave Chappelle, Anderson .Paak to the stage. This year, attendees can expect performances by Just Blaze, Redman, Soul In The Horn, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Talib Kweli, as well as a comedy showcase with Donnell Rawlings, Wil Sylvince, Matt Richards, and more. The two nights (plus daytime programming on the 13th) are supported by Rabbit Hole and Farmer’s Gin — with both brands creating exclusive cocktails and tasting experiences on-site.
Tickets for the Open House and Soul In The Horn takeover are on sale now, with proceeds for the event going directly to charity.
Hazy Humpday
Wednesday, March 13th, 11 am – 6 pm
HAZY HUMPDAY
Presented by M for Montreal, The Haze Connect, and Resound, this day party will host over a dozen artists at Empire Garage. Kicking things off at 11 am, attendees will be able to dance at two stages soundtracked by Daniel Dnato’s Cosmic Country, TAUK, Proxima Parada, Angelo Moore & The Brand New Step, Field Guide, Hot Garbage, and more.
The event is free and open to the public with a formal RSVP here.
Marshall Funhouse
Wednesday, March 13th – Friday, March 15th, 12 pm – 6 pm / 7:30 pm – 2 am
MARSHALL FUNHOUSE
As the name implies, this three-day funhouse-themed festival will feature performances from more than three dozen genre-spanning artists, including Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Shannon and the Clams, Dinosaur Jr., Dry Cleaning, Therapy?, The Black Angels, The Armed, Fugitive, and more. Attendees will be able to explore a playful scene at 6th Street’s Parish club full of local food bites, games, and more.
The event is free and open to the public with RSVP required for entry. Check out the full lineup and schedule here.
FLOODfest
Thursday, March 14th, 11 am – 6 pm
FLOODFEST
Taking place at the legendary Mohawk, Flood Magazine will present its eighth annual much-anticipated event featuring artists from around the world across two stages. The day will be soundtracked by Chromeo – the duo’s only SXSW appearance – as well as Hinds, Kneecap, Estevie, Fat Dog, NewDad, Porji, Caleb Landry Jones, and more.
FLOODfest is free with RSVP or with a valid SXSW music badge. The event is 21+.
SXSW Community Concerts at Lady Bird Lake
Thursday, March 14th – Saturday, March 16, 2 pm – 7 pm
CHIA HSIEN HU
Held at the largest stage at SXSW overlooking the city skyline, the three-day concert series is free and open to the public. Over 18 artists will take to the stage from 3pm to 7pm each day, including local heroes SaulPaul, Parker Woodland, and Sabrina Ellis & Andrew Cashen (A Giant Dog) to alt-country legends Waco Brothers, to Taiwanese dinosaur-themed duo The Dinosaur’s Skin.
Additional information and the performance schedule can be found here.
Planetary Presents: SXSW 2024 Day Party
Thursday, March 14th, 12 pm – 6 pm
PLANETARY GROUP DAY PARTY
LA’s Planetary Group will present an eclectic lineup of artists spanning the globe for an epic day party at Valhalla. London-based multi-instrumentalist and producer will kick off the day at 12:20 pm, followed by Dublin post-punk fivesome Gurriers; South London outfit Fat Dog; lo-fi alternative Brazilian-Austrian artist Vijil, and more. Montreal indie rockers Corridor will conclude with a performance at 5:35 pm.
Tickets and additional information can be found here.
Billboard Presents THE STAGE at SXSW 2024
Thursday, March 14th – Saturday, March 16th, 7 pm – 1 am
THE STAGE AT SXSW
Taking place at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, THE STAGE at SXSW will see a party-fueled lineup soundtracked by electronic superstar ILLENIUM, Canadian singer-songwriter PARTYNEXTDOOR, TJ the DJ, Christian Nodal, and DJ Sober.
Single-day tickets are available here, with the event benefitting the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy.
Spaceflight Records at Central Machine Works
Thursday, March 14th – Saturday, March 16th, 5 pm – 10 pm
Presented by Spaceflight Records, the three-day festival will feature live music, visual art, and the debut of the company’s Spaceflight Japanese-inspired rice lager. Taking place at Central Machine Works, each day will feature an array of performances from 18 Austin-based artists, including Kalu and The Electric Joint, S. L. Houser, Big Bill, Anastasia Hera, Billy King and The Bad Bad Bad, Garrett T. Capps, and more. Additionally, attendees can walk around and experience live visual art from local creators and shop at a vintage market curated by Decades In Retro.
Jodie Foster was in movie mode last night at the Oscars, but of course Variety could not give up an opportunity to ask the actress for even just a drop of info regarding True Detective: Night Country. Even though she probably just defrosted herself from those frigid temps.
The Oscar-winning actress starred in season four of the anthology series, which followed Foster and Kali Reis as two detectives taking on one chilling case in Alaska (really it was Iceland, but it does look similar). While the series has been renewed for a fifth season, Foster says that she’s not involved.
The actress told Variety that season four was a “one and done” situation for her, and emphasized that the show is an anthology, meaning that there will be a whole new group of characters. When asked directly if she was coming back, she said “No.” There is no ambiguity there.
Foster also made it clear that she didn’t see any of the hate from Nic Pizzolatto because she’s not on social media. The series’ creator was initially on board with the series before handing the reigns over to Issa Lopez, only to criticize the season on Instagram. Being not online can be very useful sometimes!
As for season five, Lopez will return to run the show, but no casting announcements have been made. Hopefully, they will go somewhere warmer.
With SXSW in ful swing, it’s almost time for UPROXX’s Takeover at the Summit Rooftop & Lounge in Austin (tickets here). There’s going to be amazing shows — music and comedy — and amazing drinks. We’ve partnered with Rabbit Hole out in Louisville to bring the crowds at SXSW great whiskey pours and cocktails this year. One of the signature cocktails that we’ll be pouring is a S’mores take on the old fashioned.
S’mores are the ultimate backyard firepit treat, so it’s the perfect time to infuse that vibe into a great whiskey cocktail. For this drink, we’re using Rabbit Hole’s key flavored whiskey, Mash & Mallow. While flavored whiskeys can be tricky (that’s a nice way of saying “bad”), Rabbit Hole has perfected the style. Their Mash & Mallow pulls off the flavor profile by offering a drink that actually tastes like real S’mores — all the way down to the brown butteriness in the Graham Cracker on the nose and a whisper of firepit smoke on the finish.
In short, it’s pretty delicious.
If you can’t make it to this week’s UPROXX Takeover in Austin, then follow the recipe below to make this nostalgic elixir at home. It’ll be a pour of summer backyard festivities in a glass. Let’s dive in!
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The key ingredient is the Mash & Mallow. You can easily buy it online here. It’s $30 and worth every penny. That’s especially true if you’re already a s’mores fan. The rest is easily available at any good liquor store, even the Cinnamon Bitters.
Zach Johnston
What You’ll Need:
Rocks glass (prechilled)
Cocktail mixing glass
Cocktail strainer
Barspoon
Jigger
Paring knife
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Method:
Add the whiskey, syrup, and bitters to the mixing glass, add a large handful of ice, and then stir until the glass is ice cold — about 15 to 20 seconds.
Fetch the rocks glass and add a large ice cube. Strain the cocktail into the glass.
Express the oils from the orange peel over the glass and drop in. Serve.
Bottom Line:
Zach Johnston
This sounds like a fall cocktail on paper. I get it “cinnamon maple” is very coded for that season. This is not that. The s’mores aspect places this right in the summertime flavor-wise. The drink is lush and sweet with a nice touch of earthy maple and sharp cinnamon that elevates the s’mores vibe to something richer.
That all said, this is very much a dessert cocktail. It’s sweet and silky with a vibe that’s all about that singed marshmallow, chocolate, and spice — all very dessert-forward. So if you’re looking for a sweet and spicy cocktail, this is a great play.
Tickets for the Open House and Soul In The Horn takeover are on sale now, with proceeds for the event going directly to charity.
On Sunday, Kensington Palace released a Mother’s Day photo of Middleton that triggered a kill notice after several news agencies spotted several signs that the photo was digitally manipulated. The photo was pulled from publication, but it was too late. The damage was done. Social media sleuths pored over the image, which showed sloppy signs of photo editing. Needless to say, that only further fueled unfounded theories that Middleton is divorcing Prince William or in a far worse medical state than the royal family is disclosing.
However, in a bizarre twist, Middleton came forward and took responsibility for the doctored photo. Or at least a tweet from the royal couple’s official account claimed she did. Pretty suspicious, right? Not if you ask Goldberg.
While Monday morning’s episode of The View tackled the latest development in the ongoing #WhereIsKate mystery, Whoopi wrote the whole thing off as much ado about nothing.
“I’m sorry, I know very few people who don’t manipulate their own photos. I mean all your gotta do is swipe. Those editors swipe, God knows people look how those photos look,” Goldberg said via Page Six. “You know what, I have to tell you, she may be the future queen, she’s still an amateur photographer. That’s what they do!”
Alyssa Farah Griffin brought up the online conspiracies and how the photo just added more fuel to the fire. She then suggested that Middleton release a selfie video to put the matter to rest, but Whoopi wasn’t having that either.
“She doesn’t need to do it! She doesn’t need to do it!” Goldberg said before saying that photo editing has been a longtime practice for magazine covers and celebrity Instagrams for years.
The future is female — the future of science, fashion, and tech, specifically.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring the women who paved a path to a better, more equal present, it’s also inspiring to look forward to a future designed and built by some of the brightest women working in their respective fields. That’s what host Drew Dorsey is doing in the latest episode of Wom/n Worldwide.
Wellness is the game for some of the most promising fashion and tech designers hoping to help us improve our fitness routine fits. Iambic co-founder Maeve Wang is customizing footwear using artificial intelligence, serving up one-of-a-kind kicks with the perfect fit while SUPA is a fashion company crafting high-tech leggings that use biometrics to improve your workouts.
But these women aren’t just saving humanity, they’re saving the world. Whether it’s the entrepreneur building bikes out of bamboo in Ghana, the Peruvian engineer developing smarter ways to keep our air clean, or the Mexican researcher creating plastics from cactus juice, female inventors around the globe are solving sustainability for the rest of us.
To learn more about these and other femme inventors, watch the full episode above.
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