Meet the SXSW Band: Dream, Ivory
Dream, Ivory // California
euphoric, melancholy, safe, introspective
Our most recent release was a stripped down version of our debut album About A Boy from last year. We plan on creating a ton more music this year and diving into different sounds/moods.
A lot of the bands we look up to have had sick sets at SXSW so it was always kind of a mental goal we had. It feels pretty surreal now being an official artist. We also have never been to Texas before and a lot of our fan base is from there so it would be sick to give them an opportunity to see us live.
It would definitely take place somewhere where the weather is decent like Southern California in the spring or summer. The name would have to be cool like “Forever Festival”. As for artists playing (disregarding the rules of time and space), that would be a very hard question. Probably older bands like Cocteau Twins, The Pulsars, The Sundays and more.
We have been listening to various genres and artists ranging from Pearly Drops to Blur to Bladee to Beach House to U2 to many more. We also find it refreshing to put on podcasts every once in a while. Our fav currently is probably Song Exploder.
In short, we feel that artists do deserve fair pay when it comes to playing shows/gigs and while it does seem like performing is all fun (which it is for the most part) and easy, performing still takes a lot of time, work, and effort. There’s a lot of preparation that goes on before putting on a show.
We’ve been seeing more and more artists get into the food and beverage game, whether it’s pierogis from Pavement or Deftones’ beer. If you ever got into the game, what would be your food or beverage and what would it be called?
A red wine would be cool. Like a nice Cabernet Sauvignon that could be titled off of our song “Red Love”. Classy.
Thanks again lads for making this time to speak with us. See you in Austin!
Here are the dates, times and locations we know about so far on the Dream, Ivory schedule. Be sure to follow their official SXSW page and on socials for updates.
- MNRK Showcase – 3/15 -10:15pm –Lefty’s Brick Bar
- Luminelle / GvB Showcase – 3/16 – Time TBD – Seven Grand/Las Perlas
- Pond x Winspear Showcase -3/17 – 2:15 – Cheer Up Charlies
And hey! Get out there and support these hardworking bands – go to the show, follow them online, buy their merch, buy their music, and tell all your friends.