Subject: BLK JKS

• What It Was Like: Pete Tong, Late of the Pier, Peter Bjorn & John, Angus & Julia Stone, School of Seven Bells, Zee Avi

  Pete Freedman School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis at Buffalo Billiards.The first night of SXSW saw four pretty major draws around town--Echo and the Bunnymen at Emo's; The Decembrists at Stubbs; St. Vincent, Department of Eagles and M. Ward at the Central Presbyterian Church; Peter Bjorn & John and Glasvegas at Vice--and a whole bunch of other worthwhile draws...

  March 19, 2009

• Dallas Doings At SXSW: Brandon Curtis Produces BLK JKS, Shara Worden Joins Decemberists

  We already mentioned that Dallas native and Secret Machine Brandon Curtis produced the new record from BLK JKS, an act that hopes to bring South African rock 'n' roll to the international forefront. (We'll have a review of that band's performance at Mohawk's Patio last night up shortly...) But here's another note worth passing along: At Stubb's on Wednesday night, one-time Dallas native Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond, played guitar and sang with Colin Meloy and the rest of the Decem

  March 20, 2009

• What It Was Like: These United States, Phosphorescent, BLK JKS, Foreign Born, Akron/Family, Dinosaur Jr

  Pete Freedman Phosphorescent captivates the crowd at Mohawk's Patio.Night two at SXSW 2009 very much encapsulated everything I love about SXSW: Writing down a schedule of shows to see, throwing it out the window and catching a whole different lineup of acts that were probably better than any of the ones you'd originally planned to see. Act: These United States, an alt-country five-piece from Washington, D.C.Where: ElysiumWhat It Was Like: Like watching a group of kids who'd gro

  March 20, 2009

• BLK JKS

  Mystery (Secretly Canadian)

  March 26, 2009