Announcing Welcome to the Jangle – March 15th @ Tweedys/29th St Ballroom
Not going to lie…it’s been a minute since we’ve put on a proper show during SXSW season. Sure, we have the annual SOTO vs ATH Party, and that’s a blast, but that’s a team effort with our friend John Laird. So, this year, the opportunity arose to bring back our Welcome to the Jangle, as there were quite a few jangling and adjacent acts coming into town. So, here we are, announcing its return at 29th Street Block Party Day 3; it’ll be 18 of the rippingest, raddest bands in town. We’ve got bands from Japan, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all gracing the three stages we’ve got. There’s a rad playlist attached below so you can sample the super rad tunes we’ve got coming! More info about the event on the Facebook Event Page.
A special shout out to our sponsor for the event, Cain’s Hot Sauce, who will be on hand with some snacks and hot sauce to sample on the day of the event!
Okay, okay. So we didn’t crush it this last week, but I still feel like if you’re looking for a pound for pound playlist of solid hits under an hour, our coverage is primo. We’ve got brand new stuff from We Are Joiners, featuring one of my favorite chorus moments of the last several months. Plus, if you haven’t heard Lola, which I hadn’t, you should fix that before it’s too late. Like me, maybe a subtle guitar pop tune from the New Tigers makes your week, or maybe you want to get swept away in the synth pop of Pet Owner. I’m not sure where to lead you, but I promise there are worst places to spend an hour of your Monday.
The humidity outside my window is such that there’s a wall of condensation building, meaning we’re likely in for a rainy day here in Texas, and 
It’s that time of year when singles begin to dry up a bit, and everyone’s already sending us a reminder of all the songs/records we should have covered. But, there’s still great music to be had, thus why we’ve got some real bangers to enjoy below. There’s the expected from Dry Cleaning; I mean you can’t miss that one anywhere. Personally, I think the Melby and Twain records are my highlights this week, so don’t skip out there…especially to Melby (if they were from the States or UK, they’d be huge). Then, we’ve got a few others, including a look at Lucid Express, who visit next week for Levitation. Plus, Paul Thomas Saunders new LP gets love.
Sort of stuck on those middle of the week vibes, so I’m being totally consumed by the latest track from Hong Kong’s