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SXSW: Sticky, Dirty, Salty, Stinky

By Chris

Mar 21, 2007

There's no easy way to sum up a week without vegetables. There's plenty of one-sided banter, live audio and interviews on our daily SXSW podcasts. But, in short, here's what I'm still thinking about, two days home from South By Southwest.Best Show: Cold War Kids Click the photo to watch...

Shake It: The Stooges at SXSW

By Annie Zaleski

Mar 19, 2007

Riverfront Times freelancer Jaime Lees is a huge Stooges fan. Here's her report on the group's set at Stubbs. It's hard to find the line between journalistic appreciation and gushing fan girl. There have been quite a few occasions when I've had to put aside my love of Converse-wearing guitarists...

Last Night: Kings of Leon at Stubb's

By Chris

Mar 18, 2007

Click the photo to watch an audio slideshow of last night's show featuring live audio from KOL's set. Kings of Leon: After Palo Nutini; before Spoon; even more before The Stooges Would Meatface Approve? Yes. And he'd give a kick to the Scrabble bag to any hipster who said otherwise...

Riverboat Gamblers: Austin's own swings from the rafters...literally

By Niki Dandrea

Mar 17, 2007

We figured that most of the people packed onto the patio at Red 7 on Friday, March 16, were there to see seminal punks J Church. The SxSW Pocket Guide listed "special guests" as the act that would follow J Church, and we hadn't a clue as to who the...

Last Night: Perry Farrell's Satellite Party at Stubbs

By Camille

Mar 17, 2007

Stalking. Shimmying. Hands-on-hips swivels. Tight-ass visible through blinding glitter pants. Just play one of the old ones and we’ll eat out of your hands. Perry Farrell’s back catalog gives him the right to make those giant gestures onstage --grandiose, tai-chi movements, arms cutting through the air as if altering time...

Preaching to the Converted

By Chris

Mar 17, 2007

Click the photo for an audio slideshow for Rev.'s set. Please forgive my brevity, but I just fell asleep for 10 minutes with this computer on my lap and I can't afford to let that happen again. I hear the computer-in-lap consequences are a lot worse than if I bored...

The Quotable Breakup Society

By Niki Dandrea

Mar 17, 2007

On Friday, March 16, Phoenix-based band The Breakup Society rocked the patio stage at Habana Calle 6, during the Get Hip Records showcase. It was a miracle the garage/pop/rock band made the gig at all -- the group left Phoenix to make the drive to Austin late on Wednesday night,...

Iggy & the Stooges

By Chris

Mar 17, 2007

Our associate, Victoria Renard, was all up in Iggy's grill when The Stooges played (Seattle radio station) KEXP's broadcast from Austin City Limits. Click the photo for an audio slideshow...

Sheepish

By Chris

Mar 16, 2007

The Bravery slept through their set at the Village Voice Media Party But, I have to say, they appeared well groomed and clean. They probably got a shower this morning. Maybe that's why their set lacked in the rock category. Although, I'm willing to be convinced otherwise. I could only...

Oh, The Horrors

By Chris

Mar 16, 2007

Click the photo for an audio slideshow of The Horrors at the Village Voice Media Party at South By Southwest. The Horrors just played a three-and-a-half song set at La Zona Rosa. Frontman Feris Badwan was in top form showcasing his ticks. He wrapped himself in some kind of paper...

The Trucks: No, they won't sit nice and be quiet

By Niki Dandrea

Mar 16, 2007

"Move here! You guys can stay with me!" Such was the offer of an Austin native to Seattle synth-pop band The Trucks, who rocked the stage at Tap Room @ Six on Thursday, March 15. The four-piece all-female band definitely looked like the grooviest potential houseguests ever, wearing dark green...

Day Tripper: Pelican don't need no stinking lyrics, and Busdriver don't need no stinking hooks

By Niki Dandrea

Mar 15, 2007

While much of the music action goes down with the sun at SXSW -- when fans fill the streets and hustle from bar to bar, bathed in the light of neon signs -- there are plenty of afternoon gigs and showcases in the sun, too, and some are well worth...

Oakley Hall Hits the Spot

By Chris

Mar 15, 2007

Click the photo for an audio slideshow of Oakley Hall. I'd love to sit around and talk about how great of a sunny afternoon dance band Oakley Hall was, but I just got word that Pete Townshend's gonna play an acoustic set across town in a few minutes. Hopefully I...

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