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We’re continuing our preliminary work for SXSW, and today we bring you a brief stopover with LA Salami. The music of LA always has this Tom Waits feel to it, either in the way he pulls that vocal from the throat. Here’s a few words from the songwriter, and some videos I love after the jump. Read more
In the last few weeks, Dead Oceans announced they’ll be releasing Alex Lahey‘s B-Grade University EP. You take that, and great quality music, and there’s going to be some buzz for Alex when she comes into Austin in a few weeks. We caught up with her to have her answer our SXSW questionnaire. Click on to read her responses and check her latest video! Read more
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There’s something about band’s just doing their own thing that’s really appealing, which is how I’ve felt since I first caught wind of Trudy and the Romance. They’ve definitely got some obvious marks to the current musical climate, but they tend to ignore those indicators quite often, making them all the more captivating. For instance, the vocals here offer a main croon, but an emphatic teen gang vocal serving as its counterpart. Musically, the guitars encircle the vocal performance, which sits in the front of the mix here. Looking for something more than your average fare? These guys just keep banging out hits, and they’ll be back for SXSW!
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Let’s get the artist notes and pics kicked off with our first party of the week. It was an all day affair, oh the huge manatees. So many great locals with some true talent from overseas. We were thrilled to get this SxSW started with so many friends. If you were there, you have probably told your friends about how rad the night was. I mean, Bushwick Bill was there to hang with the locals and talk about the biz. Only South By…
Click through for some thoughts from the team and plenty of pics…
You haven’t seen enough bands yet? Well, I’ve got another act that’s coming from over sees that I’d like you to keep an eye on, Amber Arcades. She’s making her way over here, her first visit to Texas from the Netherlands. Read on below and meet someone new, won’t you?
SXSW is officially started, and as we get ready to head out and hit up as much as we can, we’ve got one more interview for you. This round comes from Electric Eye, one of the many acts boarding a plane to make the long trek and try to impress us all. Read what Oystein had to say below. Read more
So close to SXSW that it’s actually already started…just not the music part yet. We’ve got another one of our interviews with Howard, who were actually just here the other day. If you can’t get enough, why not turn around and come back. Check below for their responses. Read more
Didn’t Guts Club just release a record, you ask? Well, it was almost exactly a year ago, and Lindsey Baker is back at it with a brand new record, Shit Bug. She’ll likely be compared to a lot of other folk songstresses, but I appreciate the fact that she seems a bit more out of the ordinary, a bit rougher around the edges of things. I really think that this new effort will show us more of her unique songwriting, as well as growth; it’s going to be released by Moderate Fidelity Records on July 1st before she goes off to write another, I reckon. Lindsey will also be about town in Austin for SXSW, so if you’re here, keep an eye out.
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We hope with our interviews you guys are getting some exposure to a few acts you may not have known about coming in for SXSW. That’s the goal with these things anyway… It’s hard to believe that we are now under a week to go, but I’m finally feeling ready. Today let’s look at another band’s perspective on the festival from Minneapolis based group Carroll. Follow the jump for more.
