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We ready, are you ready? Somehow it is March and now officially THE month of SXSW is upon us. If you are feeling unprepared, we are here to try and get things in order for you with our annual previews of artists coming into town in a couple of weeks. Today I am pleased to share with you some answers from Montreal based group Le Couleur. You can see everything after the jump.
Well it is officially March now so we should all be feeling at least some level of excitement for the madness of SXSW ahead in just a couple of weeks. We are continuing some coverage today with yet another interview of showcasing artists, this time from Boston based Izzy Heltai. Full interview, along with some tunes and possible show dates are all after the jump.
First there was Covid, then I had another kid, but I’m back this year to reignite the annual AustinTownHall vs SideOneTrackOne SXSW Party. It’s a 3 stage extravaganza over at Hotel Vegas, bringing in some of our favorite acts from all over Austin and having them throw down ridiculous sets that make us all proud of our music scene. Huge shout out to John at SOTO and 101x Homegrown for the organization, and thanks to the Vegas crew for having us back here. This year, we’ve even got a fun playlist for you to sample the tunes and share around to get your friends excited.
Show starts at 3 PM on March 12 at Hotel Vegas/Volstead! FREE! See you there!
Now that we are starting to churn out some of these SXSW previews, you can sort of start to feel the excitement growing for the festival. Say what you will about the current state of things either in Austin or with the festival itself, we will still support these artists and have a good time all week. While you’re out there looking for some new bands to follow or check out, might I suggest the Norwegian trio known as Orions Belte. You can scope their interview along with music and current SXSW dates after the jump.
As we mentioned in our premiere post yesterday, that ‘lil festival called SXSW is going down in just a few short weeks and we at ATH are trying to support bands and artists as best we know how. Before we head to their shows and buy some merch, the best thing we can do is simply talk to the artists and get their varied perspective on what it means to play SXSW. Today I am thrilled to be sharing the next artist in our series, PENDANT, which is the musical moniker for Los Angeles based recording artist Christopher Adams. He offered some truly thoughtful and detailed insight into the festival. See his response along with tunes and current show dates after the jump.
Well SXSW has somehow snuck up on us once again and things will be kicking off in less than a month now with the usual mass influx of artists coming to town. I’m sure everyone has heard the chatter this year about artist fair pay, and we totally support the movement in full, but in the immediate future we have bands coming to town, and we want show our support however we can. One way we can do that as a music site is to give them a platform to introduce themselves and even get their opinion on the fight for fair pay. Today we are kicking off our initial coverage with an introduction and interview featuring SoCal based band Dream, Ivory. Hit the jump for interview, music, and initial set times.
ATH is back on our BS this Friday as we try to kickstart your weekend right with some tunes spinning on the tables over at Tweedys bar near campus from 5pm-8pm(ish). As per usual, the music will feature an eclectic mix of random tunes we like with requests taken but not always honored. All music comes straight from our very own record collections and is sure to get your feet moving, so bring your party pants.
We’ll also have some used LPs and 45s for sale from the legend @djrayray_ath. Prices are cheap and always negotiable. Bring it.
Austin’s favorite left of center festival Psych Fest is making a come back this year and will return to its original, single location style event at The Far Out Lounge April 28th-30th. After the excitement of the initial festival announcement, we are happy to share the full lineup drop with you all today. The days are packed with heavy hitters and I’m sure you’ll find plenty of reason to spend your days and nights at The Far Out in April. Tickets for the weekend and individual days are also on sale now!
Full lineup:
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
TORO Y MOI – YVES TUMOR – CRUMB
MDOU MOCTAR – ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
AUTOMATIC – ANNABELLE CHAIRLEGS – BEING DEAD
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
THE BLACK ANGELS: playing Directions to See a Ghost
ACID DAD – WINE LIPS – DAIISTAR – HEY COWBOY
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Why Bonnie is one of those local(ish) bands we feel like we grew up with as we were there from the beginning several years ago, the move away from town, and their rise in fandom over the past year. Of course much of this new found buzz has come after the release of the absolutely stunning, and ATH year end list hogging album, 90 in November. Since the band took their talents to the East Coast, we don’t get to see them live as much as we’d like, but they are back in town on Sunday with a headlining show at Antone’s downtown. Prior to the Sunday show, leading lady Blair was kind enough to answer a few burning questions about her band, their last album, and what the future holds. Hit the jump for Q&A along with ticket link and music.
Hola friends and family of ATH fandom. We are closing down our events for 2022 with a DJ set at Oddwood Brewing on Wednesday evening and we’d love to see you there for one last jam session before we close out the year. We’ll be spinning our usual brand of randomness on the tables from 5 till around 8, or maybe 8:30ish, followed by a Holiday film screening of the classic flick Black Christmas at 9:30. I’ll also have a few boxes of records for sale and Nate will have some choice ATH Records LPs, 45s and tapes available at markdown Holiday prices. See ya there!
Here’s my most recent vinyl mix up over on Mixcloud if you need more motivation. Preview?
