MH: OMG, I almost managed a morning start! Not quite pre-noon, although I did manage to get back down to 6th Street in order to catch Feathers play a lunch-time slot. I was curious about these. Their PR image is of a very glossy 4-girl band, almost too glamorous to be real, and I’d been …
PD: Friday morning came like a dull thud. Fell out of bed and down to breakfast just before the kitchen shut. The morning was more challenging than any previous that week, and I hated missing perfectly good sets starting at noon, but there are only so many 03.00 roll-ins one can manage without deleterious effect …
Mike Hughes: Thursday was another hot one in Austin. I was playing with that ‘SXSW conundrum’ — do I go and see British bands, especially ones that are going to be playing down the road from me in a few weeks? The decision today was a resounding yes, so I said farewell for a few …
Mike: Wednesday was going to provide no respite on the sleep front. You gotta have a plan for SXSW and mine was to aim for one or two main ‘must-do’s per day, then fill in the rest. Today’s first imperative was to see Tegan And Sara, who I last saw in 2010 at the Roundhouse …
So, Mike speaking here. I’m sitting in Austin-Bergstrom Airport at the end of my second SXSW. I’ve got the cans on to drown out the sound. You can’t knock it, there’s 3 live bands playing in the airport departure lounge on the Monday after it’s all over, but I need to concentrate. On the way …
Regine Chassagne from Arcade Fire walked past me earlier while I was chatting in the street with members of Alpine, then found myself standing next to Peter Buck at the Continental in SoCo. Spent some time at Alejandro Escovedo’s showcase, then rounded off the night by being guest listed (thanks to Dennis Shin) for the …
As an antidote to the awful Miley Cyrus video, here is something worthy of your time. She seems to have impressed everyone who saw her at SXSW or indeed anywhere else. – Mike Hughes (Catshoegazing) [Beware, there’s a prominent breast in this video.] . AUSTRA "Beat and the Pulse" by domino .
Firstly, a short introduction: By way of The Joy Formidable and SXSW, I first met Dave Kennedy at the NPR showcase. His own enthusiasm for a little band from Wales was on par with my own, and that was enough for me to begin inquiries into his mental state. But he’s alright and now he’s …
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Friday Another important aspect of SXSW is that it is truly an international affair, with many new and established music acts from around the world. I heard a lovely Columbian singer yesterday who was channeling …
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No word yet if EastPortlandBlog.com correspondent Peter Dysart was caught up in this or if he’s OK. Just say a quick prayer for him anyway…
To view the Youtube playlist of video recorded live performances from South By Southwest, go here.
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 This leads me to another interesting fact about SXSW. As I headed across town to Mellow Johnny’s for the next show, I took note that businesses far and wide participated in this event. That meant …
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Wednesday was a trip to Fader Fort to see my favourite rock band make its SXSW debut on a big stage. A hasty cancellation allowed The Joy Formidable to take the stage and give an …
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Every year in America, the coming of spring is celebrated with March Madness, a competition among 68 of college basketball’s most passionate teams to gain the title of National Champions. It’s great fun but it’s …
This just in from South By Southwest: Supercute! Take Their Act to the Streets of Austin at SXSW.
. This could be useful also: Youtube has assembled a playlist of 50 awesome videos from acts to perform at SXSW. Click on this link and the Youtube page which opens in a new window will start and run continuously through all fifty vids or just click the “Up Next” option in the video screen …
Here’s Meklit Hadero, one of the many artists showcasing at South By Southwest. This delicate sonic flower of modernity, called “Leaving Soon,” is informed by jazz, hip hop, folk, moody, string-laden chamberpop and a grownup’s instinct for romantic risk vs. reward analysis. Nonetheless it’s playful and catchy from beginning to end and makes my adrenal …
Love Will Make Our Ears Bleed, Again: The Joy Formidable, “The Big Roar,” by Peter Raffington Dysart
The Joy Formidable – Music – More Music Videos Valentine’s Day has come and gone and good riddance. In what could be antithetical to modern analogs of Valentine’s Day, the Joy Formidable’s debut CD, “The Big Roar,” is a release of mammoth proportions, dark emotions, and impossibly gigantic and brilliant sounds. It’s an effort is …