the bilinda butchers - Austin Town Hall

Show Pics: Craft Spells @ Red7 (3/3)

March 5, 2015 brian.gray Leave a comment

Tuesday night had a couple of shows and this time around, we made the tough choice to go with the touring acts hitting Red7 over a sweet local show at Cheer Up. We know it is overwhelming right now, trying to think about waht bands to see with SxSW just around the corner.

Craft Spells brought along an ATH favorite The Bilinda Butchers; call it a Captured Tracks mini-showcase. Locals Whiite Walls opened the night. I ended up shooting in black and white just for fun.

Hope you enjoy. Click through for more thoughts and plenty of pics…

News
Shows

Show Preview: Craft Spells @ Red 7 (3.3)

March 2, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

There’s always a lull right before SXSW, so you’ve got to grab onto the great shows while you’ve got the time. Tuesday night offers the dream pop of Craft Spells, and you’re really going to want to be in attendance for this gig. The band have capitalized on two great albums, Idle Labor and Nausea, both on Captured Tracks; they’ve built a name for themselves on creating music that will entrance you, erasing everything around you so that you’re lost in their work. Personally, I’m also really excited to see openers The Bilinda Butchers who I’ve been onto for years, and locals Whiite Walls. It’s going to be a beautiful night of tunes, so join me at the show, won’t you?

Here’s song from Craft Spells and Bilinda Butchers. Tickets are $12; you can buy them HERE.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/10.-Breaking-the-Angle-Against-the-Tide.mp3] [audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Bilinda-Butchers-HEAVEN-02-Less-Than.mp3]

Another Gem from The Bilinda Butchers

July 16, 2014 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I’ve written about the Bilinda Butchers on several occasions, and their label has put up the album for the lucky NYP…but I suggest you also order the white LP version of the band’s new album, Heaven. One of the reasons I love their approach to the album is they’ve taken the story of a Japanese woman’s diary being written in the 1800s and allowed it to inform the record. You have these interesting little instrumental pieces, or songs like the one below, all adding depth to the life of the character, Nakajima Ume. The more pop oriented tracks remind me of the Comas (who I miss). You can order the LP from Orchid Tapes if you so like (and you should).

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-Bilinda-Butchers-HEAVEN-02-Less-Than.mp3]

Download: The Bilinda Butchers – Less Than [MP3]

News
Tunes

New Music from The Bilinda Butchers

June 5, 2014 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you’re into lo-fidelity pop music or quirk-pop, you should really keep your focus on Orchid Tapes. It seems like every band they’re supporting is incredible, and it looks to be the same from The Bilinda Butchers. This group has a little bit more of a straight-forward approach, as opposed to an Alex G or Elvis Depressedly, but that makes the songs immediately accessible, using dreamy guitar lines and warm vocals. You’ll be able to grab the band’s Heaven LP from the label on July 15th, so keep an eye out for more good tuens from the label.

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/150631893″ params=”color=ff9900&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

News
Tunes

Dream Pop from The Belinda Butchers

August 31, 2012 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

The last several years have left me with a pretty solid impression of what to expect with San Francisco bands, so I was surprised when I started checking out the latest EP from The Bilinda Butchers, Goodbyes. If you can catch the allusion in the band’s name, then surely you’ll think you’ve got them locked-down, but they’re not out to blaze the trails of their namesake…though you could possibly throw the haze/gaze word around a bit. I like the rhythmic electronic of this track, with it’s vocals immersed beneath the song a bit. This definitely gives me a different idea of what San Fran is all about.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-bilinda-butchers-goodbyes-02-hai-bby.mp3]

Download:The Bilinda Butchers – Hai Bby [MP3]

News
Tunes