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Austin at SXSW: The Black
Rock ‘n’ roll band The Black will play their official SXSW showcase on Wednesday, March 17 at 12 a.m. at
The Ghost Room. The band is comprised of Jason Chronis on bass, Matt Simon on drums, Alan Schaefer on guitar, and lead vocalist and guitarist David Longoria, who answered our SXSW questions via e-mail.
Describe your sound. Rock ‘n’ roll music influenced by Elvis Presley, the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, The Beatles. Like all of these, but not really like any of these.
What can SXSW attendees expect at your showcase? You can expect to see four males playing rock ‘n’ roll music. No beard show. We’ll shave these huge mops we have on our face.
What other acts are you excited to check out?I haven’t seen the list! maybe somebody will show this to me soon.
Are you planning to go to any panels? Where are these panels? If Bruce Springsteen is going, I will too.
What are some Austin must-do or must-sees for out-of-towners? The Greenbelt is really amazing if you like the outdoors.
Where do you like to hear live music, when it’s not SXSW? Some cool Austin venues are Beerland, Emo’s, Continental Club.
What’s your favorite ‘only in Austin’ thing to do? Sweat buckets and buckets full. Though I think you can probably do this in Houston, too. I’ll have to think about this.
Complete this sentence: ‘Industry folks and visiting bands, while we love having you as guests of our city, please don’t…’ Please do enjoy yourself, place your litter in wastebaskets, wear sunscreen, smile. I find if you tell people to do things, rather than don’t things, they’ll listen to you.
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