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Show Review: Vampire Weekend @ Austin City Limits (3/17)

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As SXSW 2013 came to end on Sunday, dotted by emerald wardrobes and the overwhelming scent of corned-beef and Guinness, NYC’s Vampire Weekend rounded out their trio of shows for the week atop the Moody Theater stage. Serving as the opening act for the 39th Season of Austin City Limits and for many festival goers, the pièce de résistance, the quartet served up a short, yet tight set leaving many wishing for more. Follow the jump for the rest of the review…

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New Music from TEEN

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homepage_large.01eb35c2This song surfaced last week, but I was actually out catching the band at hand.  They played a tight little set swirling with noise and wonderful melodies.  Now that I’m back in the world, I feel like Teen‘s new song needs some attention, as it was one of the hits they played during their set.  Interestingly, I felt like it was a bit noisier live, but I like the group holding back here, allowing for the powerful songwriting to make it’s way through.  The group has their new Carolina EP coming out your way on May 28th via Carpark Records. This is someone you should give some attention to in the upcoming weeks.

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Straight Rocker from Radical Dads

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raddads-za800crop2.145244.120753I’ve always liked Radical Dads.  They’re not necessarily trying to reinvent the wheel musically, they’re just focusing on delivering solid rock tunes, much as they did with their first effort Mega Rama.  Now that they’re back, let’s focus on the fact that the group is growing increasingly consistent at providing chugging guitar lines and hooks galore in the vocals.  Not only does this make the band enjoyable, but it illustrates that we’ll all have our hands full when their newest record, Rapid Reality, is released in May by Uninhabitable Mansions.  Sometimes simplicity is the best formula for success.

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Download: Radical Dads – Mountain Town [MP3]

Show Review: Starfucker @ The Mohawk (3/7)

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Another show on the eve of SxSW we had to attend was Starfucker at The Mohawk. They always throw down the jams and recent IT Department favorite Blackbird Blackbird were opening.

It was severely sold out and though I did not witness it, I am pretty sure there were more than a few that managed to sneak in. By the time Blackbird Blackbird took the stage, the entirety of the lower area was jammed. Impressive crowd, they came to dance.

Read on for thoughts and a ton of pics including backstage stuff with furries, a spaceman and Gumby.

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You Should Be in Love with The Wilderness of Manitoba

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TWOM_PR_alternate1_small2It seems like I’m all over the place today, musically speaking.  But, it’s hard when so many good songs come my way at once to ignore things.  The Wilderness of Manitoba have just recorded The Leslieville Sessions (April 9th) in hopes of bringing about their live sound to their recorded material.  If this is what they sound like live, then I think I might just have yet another band to hunt down during SXSW.  When I first encountered the band they had a sprawling folk feeling, but this new track demonstrates a broader pallete, almost referencing a simplistic power pop/indie pop formula.  It’s just such a wonderful track I couldn’t help myself.  Hope you enjoy this song.

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New Punk Jam from Wire!

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Wire-Change-Becomes-Us-608x608I won’t lie about my adoration for Wire; they’ve been the soundtrack to my life on and off for over a decade (yes, I was late to the party).  But, they’re revisiting some old tunes laying around, and this one sounds so good.  This jam has the perfect blend of pop warmth and steady punk pace-making that really indicated the band’s branching out.  You’ll find this gem on Change Becomes Us, which is filled with a bunch of tunes the group never got around to recording.  Glad they got it to us now; the new record comes out on March 25th.

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Download: Wire – Love Bends[MP3]

Bright Pop from Fi/she/s

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14966_340379512744791_1491863383_nOur site has expressed love for the work of Local Natives, and there’s an up-and-coming that comes from the same ilk, though that might not be quite fair to Fi/she/s.  They have a similar vocal structure to their tracks, and I can see how the percussion might have a bit of resemblance, but there’s some slight differences that I have really warmed up to.  For one, there’s a meandering guitar solo in the middle of the track, and one of the vocalists has a higher pitch, which gives the track a poppier feel.  Be sure to save yourself for the exuberant jam near the end, with electronic beats included. Loving this.

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ATH + PPI + No Play Music = SXSW @ the New Movement

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newmovement_webWe’re really happy to be teaming up with yet a bunch of other rad Austinites to help promote a great little day show over at the New Movement Theater on 7th and Lavaca…its close to all cool happenings.  Bryan over at Pop Press International is the big organizer, and he’s gotten some great bands together, including traveling acts and local acts (we’ve got rep our town bro!). There will be adult beverages from Adelberts and Lone Star, free tacos til they’re gone and more…so show up and have fun. Click on for more info on the show! Read more

Lets Have Fun with All Tiny Creatures

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alltinycreatures_by_chris_rosenauAt first I didn’t really know what to make of this new jam from All Tiny Creatures, but like all good things, I came around. Sometimes it’s best if we sit back and revel in bands that are just making joyous music.  There’s definitely a hodge-podge of sounds working within it: I hear modern electro-pop and even some eighties guitar riffs.  It’s funny how it all actually fits together in one rad little track.  This tune and more will be on the band’s new record, Dark Clock, which comes out May 28th via Hometapes.  It’ll be interesting to see what they do with a whole album!

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Download: All Tiny Creatures – Quickest Cut [MP3]

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