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SXSW Watchlist: Matt Pond PA

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mattpondpaMatt Pond PA is a band that we’ve been following for years now so they were an easy choice for us to spotlight on our SXSW watchlist.  Matt Pond PA have been around for a loooooong time and they seem to be that band always coming in just a bit under the radar.  You won’t hear these guys on the radio nor will you read much about them on P4K or The Gum.  Regardless, we’ve always found the songs of Matt Pond PA a soothing mixture of slow pop jams that best fit in with a good cup of coffee during your Sunday morning hangover time.  Their 2004 release Emblems has also got to be one of my favorite “indie” albums of all time.  Continue after the jump to read our short interview with leading man Matt Pond.

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New Tunes From We Were Promised Jetpacks

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Earlier today The Gum premiered this new track “A Far Cry” from Scots We Were Promised Jetpacks.  If you read our site often, you know we have a thing for those UK (particularly Scottish) bands.  This new jam will appear on upcoming EP The Last Place You’ll Look due out march 9th on Fat Cat.  The band will also be stopping in next month during the SXSW music festival.

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Download: We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Far Cry [MP3]

Announcing The ATH Day Party!

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We are finally pleased to announce our very own day party during the SXSW music festival week.  We’re also happy to announce that our friends Knuckle Rumbler will be jumping on to help promote along with sponsors Bird’s Barbershop Dominican Joes Coffee, Taco Cabana, and college radio station KTSW.  Free coffee!  Free Tacos!  Beer specials coming soon.  Deets:

Date/Time: (3/18) – Doors @ 11am/music @ noon

Price: Free with RSVP @ https://austintownhall.com/rsvp

Lineup: The Loom(Brooklyn, NY), Crayon Fields(Melbourne, AU), Let’s Wrestle(London, ENG), Lovely Feathers(Montreal, CA), Dappled Cities(Sydney, AU), Surf City(New Zealand).

It’s no doubt an international affair.  Feel free download our fancy poster below and share it with everyone you know.  Start gettin’ those RSVPs in now! Early arrival is strongly recommended as RSVPs do not guarantee entry.  More info. about our showcasing bands to come soon.  For now, try a search on the site to find yourself some MP3s and album reviews.

Click here to download the full-size show poster.

New Tunes from The Bewitched Hands on Top of Our Heads

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Occasionally you get an email with an MP3 from a band you really know nothing about.  Usually, you listen once, realize you don’t dig it, and discard.  Just the opposite happened when I first put on The Bewitched Hands on Top of Our Heads.  Their single “Hard to Cry” went by easily at first, but something about the building harmonies caught me, and I had to play it again. Made up of six folks from France, The Bewitched Hands will grab hold of you, tugging you into their world of intelligent pop music.  The band will be around all during the week of SXSW, and we’ll be sure to keep you posted on those events soon.

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Download: The Bewitched Hands on Top of Our Heads – Hard to Cry [MP3]

SXSW Watchlist: Still Life Still

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slsWe continue our highlight on a few SXSW bands this week with Canadian outfit Still Life Still.  Having formed close to 10 years ago, you would expect this band to be a lot more well known in the national blogosphere.  However, when you take into account that the guys formed up as teenagers and have had a few band names changes, it’s not surprising that they still fly a bit under the radar.  Still Life Still even fly a bit under our radar, as we sort of missed out on their admirable debut LP of 09 Girls Come Too.  The stand out track from that album “Kid” can be found below.  It sounds a bit like some old school post-emo bands with a bit more of a pop beat backing it.  Also, our SXSW watchlists from here on out will now include a brief 5-6 question interview of questions we generated for our favorite SXSW artists.  We hope this helps you to get to know these artists a little bit better.  Still Life Still band member Brendon Sarinnen answers our questions after the jump.

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SXSW Tip #1

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Today as those infamous SXSW wristbands go on sale, please take a minute to read our Top 5 SXSW myths post from last year.  Please refer to #4 and see our thoughts on those lil pieces of plastic.  Also, check out SXSW pages from our friends do512, Donewaiting, The Peen Scene, Showlist Austin, Ultra8201, or We Shot Jr. for information on free/RSVP parties.  In the coming weeks we’ll make a short list/seperate site of the parties we recommend to you.  Also stay tuned next week for details on our very own international extravaganza of a Showcase during the festival.  That is all.

SXSW Watchlist: Fergus and Geronimo

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f&gWe all know what a great music scene Austin has, but SXSW gives us all a chance to support our Texas brethren, and we’re here to do our part by highlighting Denton’s Fergus and Geronimo.  Primarily the work of Andrew Savage and Jason Kelly, the group expands to a raucous foursome for live purposes.  You might find them in the same line as The Strange Boys, though I’ll definitely have to give it to this group for their vocal qualities over our Austin compatriots.  If you want to get a head start on the band, you will be happy to know that they currently have three 7 inches up for grabs, all of which feature the band’s traditional American garage sound.  After seeing them open for The Dutchess and the Duke earlier this year, I found that they are the sort of band you can get behind every single night.  Fergus and Geronimo have several shows during SXSW, one being at the Woodsist showcase, so be sure to catch hold of them now, as they’ll be a hot ticket for the rest of the year.

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Download: Fergus and Geronimo – Tell It In My Ear [MP3]

SXSW Watchlist: Happy Hollows

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happyholowsWhen talking about L.A. band Happy Hollows, it’s all about lead singer and primary songwriter Sarah Negahdari.  She’s been called many things like “one of the coolest women of rock” by Wired magazine and a “rock goddess” by The Huffington Post.  All of these tags being fully deserved as evidenced by her intense and energy packed live shows.  No slouches themselves, band-mates Charlie Mahoney and Chris Hernandez joined up in 2006 to form the 3 piece band after Negahdari had done mostly open mic nights for several years.  Coming into 2010, The Happy Hollows just released their debut LP Spells to mostly positive reviews.  I expect these guys to bring some rock n roll to our SXSW festival in these times with rock bands gettin’ more and more mellow.  Stay tuned for details on shows during SXSW week featuring Happy Hollows.

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Download: The Happy Hollows – Faces [MP3]

SXSW Radio Stream

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So as you’re gearing up to head out to SXSW this year, you probably want to know about what’s hot or what’s cool.  We’d love to help you out, and we will, but now SXSW has set up a radio station where you can stream all the artists that are showcasing at this year’s event.  Keep a note pad handy, and start making that schedule for yourself.  The radio is HERE.

SXSW Watchlist: We Are Wolves

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wolvesWe continue our SXSW watchlist coverage this week with Montreal based band We Are Wolves.  Formed in 2000, the 3 piece outfit began as a small project amongst friends that later grew until a full time touring band circa 2005.  The guys currently sport 3 LPs with their most recent effort, Invisible Violence, seeing the light of day last week (our Canadian friends got that one back in October).  Now with several North American and European tours under their belts, We Are Wolves are heading down to SXSW in March for our little festival.  We’ve come to enjoy the dance oriented garage rock sounds these Canadians bring to the table and think you will too.  To quote the band directly, the sound is “A post-punk landscape filled with analogue trees. It’s like rock after the post-modern explosion.”  Hell yeah.

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Download: We Are Wolves – Holding Hands [MP3]

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