[So we decided to try our hand at some live recording this weekend at South by Southwest. We did it on the same equipment we tape our interviews on, so the quality ain’t gonna blow you away. But the crowd noise and whatnot do make these taped versions pretty fun…
Kid Sister, looking fly and keeping it tight. (Pete Freedman) Saturday night was a freaking marathon, man. Throbbing feet, bleary eyes, sweaty brows. It was painful and pretty gross. Except for the music. That was cool. More specifically, here’s What It Was Like on S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night… Band: Monotonix, the craziest…
A Place to Bury Strangers was L.O.U.D. (Pete Freedman) Saturday saw another slew of impressive day-time shows. I spent most of my afternoon at the Hot Freaks party at Mohawk, then made it to the Convention Center and, finally, found my way over to the Cedar Street Courtyard for the…
This past Friday night was the last night ever for Deep Ellum’s Club One–so that’s another the city can cross off the list. The 18 year-old dance club was a decent venue for, well, dancing, and the event that lasted through to the end was Lord Byron’s Panoptikon which went…
…as in: It’s coming, I swear! Yesterday, when I wasn’t driving and/or sleeping, and I tried to sign onto our server, it wouldn’t work for some reason. And each time, dismayed, I returned to driving and/or sleeping. Now, unfortunately, I’ve got real work to get to this morning — i.e…
A taste of his own medicine. (Pete Freedman) Stick to crotch-shots, jackass. You’re not welcome here. — Pete Freedman…
Is it possible that Robyn’s Friday night set was even better than Vampire Weekend’s? Don’t laugh! (Pete Freedman) So the all the hype caught up with me tonight; after fighting it and fighting it, I decided to give in to Vampire Weekend. Catching Helio Sequence during the day had something…
British Sea Power does it epic at the Mohawk. (Pete Freedman) Oh, Friday. You weren’t as hot as hyped weather-wise. But, musically, you were simply en fuego. Delightful stuff again, Austin. Here’s What It Was Like on Friday afternoon… Band: The Black Keys, the greatest blues rock duo to ever…
Drug Rug takes it to the Spiro’s crowd. (Pete Freedman) Last night brought some of the best performances I’ve seen yet at this festival. Here’s What It Was Like on Thursday night… Band: El Remolon, a two-piece electronic dance act from Buenos Aires Where: Ninety Proof Lounge What It Was…
So, you’ll have to wait a bit for our updates on last night’s gigs from The Remolon (an electronica act from Buenos Aires), Florence and the Machine (a songstress from the UK), Wild Lights (indie rockers from New Hampshire), MGMT (psych rockers with dance fever from Brooklyn), Drug Rug (low-fi…
Proof that Vampire Weekend could be worth it. (Pete Freedman) Thanks to some helpful commenters and some sleuthing on our own, we found out about Vampire Weekend’s two unofficial showcases this weekend. One was today at about 5 p.m., hosted by National Public Radio at The Parish. Only, uh, one…
The Old 97’s at Club de Ville on Thursday. (Pete Freedman) Day Two was a pretty warm one in Austin–made warmer with hordes of people crammed into venues to check out the day-time parties. For Austinites and hangers-on, it’s the lack of badge-holding preferential treatment that makes the day parties…
Grand Ole Party having a ball (Pete Freedman) Saw plenty of stuff on night one in Austin… here’s a quick rundown, in an SXSW feature we’ll call “What It Was Like”… Band: Hey Willpower, a two-piece dance duo from San Francisco Where: Ms. Bea’s (unofficial party) What It Was Like:…
There’s something to be said for the ability to take on a task and turn it around quickly. In the real world that gets you promoted. In the performance sphere, it gets you One Day Only. That’s the name of the recurring Rover Dramawerks project that assembles a group of…
This Russell Hobbs guy—the one who runs The Door and The Prophet Bar down in Deep Ellum along with a handful of other The Door entities around the region, the one who had a hand in bringing forth the Deep Ellum golden days of the ’80s and ’90s—he sure is…
Well this looks fun. Just two weeks after blowing people’s minds with computer-based beats, whiny vocals and contagious energy at their Melodica Festival performance, the three young men of Sydney Confirm are back on stage performing, this time at Club Dada and in a billing that looks ripe for dancing…
Once upon a time, Evan Dando was the fresh-faced savior of indie-rock. And boy, oh, boy did the girls find the Lemonheads front man dreamy. That whole idea would’ve been utterly sickening—no boy bands in indie rock, please—had the fellas not embraced his act’s tunes, too, nodding along at the…
What a great shot this is! (Pete Freedman) Driving to and from lunch today, we noticed something going on at the old Tower Records location on Lemmon Avenue. You might remember it going out of business about a year and a half ago? Anyway, there were people there today! Doing…
Uggggh. How pretentious Fact: There are three standard SXSW questions. 1) Where are you staying? 2) How inappropriate is it to be drunk by noon? 3) What bands are you most excited about seeing? Ah, Question Three. There’s the rub! Well, the big blog buzz band of the moment–literally, at…
Beach House…on the boardwalk Well, the weekend’s finally here, and with it comes some noteworthy shows. Some come from the SXSW overspill we told you about in this week’s paper, and others just come from our own backyard. Either way, there’s plenty for you to see out in DFWd this…
The Cavern offers you some serious South by Southwest bang for your buck with this Austin-bound line-up. The Evangelicals, of Norman, Oklahoma, don’t seem to actually be evangelical—they’re not preaching, and we’re OK with that—but they are boasting some serious backing for their sound in the form of an 8.1…
First Chomsky reunited a few weeks back. Then Light Bright Highway got back together during the throes of the Melodica Festival. And now Macavity? Reunion fever seems to be spreading around the Dallas area even faster than that cold-and-flu bug everyone’s been catching. With a sound the band describes as…
